Graduation Day!

Name: Britton Michael Wilson.
Age: 13 1/2 going on 26...
School: Canyon Ridge
Favorite subject: Math
Destination: Willow Canyon High School
high school plans: participate in the International Baccalaureate Program for college preparatory purposes, Play the baritone in the marching band, play lots of sports, not be distracted by silly girls.
Career Goal: NBA super star, back up plan, Architect



My handsome young man. We are so proud of Britton, he did so great all year. I can't believe he will be in high school in a few short months!!! How old I am! Cute, but old :-)

his teachers all just love him. I always get the most wonderful compliments at parent teacher conferences, except for the inevitable "he just talks to much." He keeps all of his teachers on their toes. He was even awarded "the most challenging" by his teachers. I hope that is a good thing! He also got awarded "All around most athletic" for the 8th grade!
Britton & his girlfriend Sierra. Weird huh? I'm not sure how to deal with the whole girlfriend situation. At least she lives pretty far away. Her parents drive her from Peoria out here to Surprise because Canyon Ridge is a Technological school & she is in the gifted program.

knuckle sandwich

So Jack was being his usual loud crazy self this morning & I asked him if he wanted a knuckle sandwich for lunch. He very excitedly said "YES, I sure do! That sounds yummy!" Then over & over again he kept asking for a knuckle sandwich. Finally I said well I'd be happy to give you a knuckle sandwich but I think we're out, how about a chicken quesadilla? He was insistant about having a knuckle sandwich though. He went up to Jim and said "Daddy, I want a knuckle sandwich for lunch!" We made him a quesadilla and he practically threw a fit saying "I WANT A KNUCKLE SANDWICH PLEASE!" Poor kid, what a mean mommy i am! Wait until he starts telling everyone he gets knuckle sandwiches.

i love my ball, my ball is blue!

Nolan is such a sweet little thing. He loves being outside with his ball and trucks. He is talking so much now! He is such a big boy at 19 months old. He hears the garbage truck or a motorcycle go by and says " What's that, a truck? Where'd it go, bye bye? Bye truck, see ya later!"

This is our new summer hairdo. It is already in the 90's here in Phx. We are going outdoors for playtime as much as we can before it is unbearably hot and we are stuck indoors for the rest of the summer.

Enchanted Island at Encanto Park

The boys just had the time of there little lives at Encanto park today! They ran as fast as they could from ride to ride with big smiles. Nolan especially loved this car ride, it was just his speed and he is absolutely fascinated with anything with wheels.

Feeding the ducks didn't go exactly as planned. Nolan went straight for the pond and wanted to get in. We stopped and bought bread just to feed the ducks, as soon as as those crazy birds saw the bread they swarmed us! Those geese weren't very friendly, they surrounded little Nolan and started biting his belly ( I guess they figured the chubby kid had the food :-) Daddy had to rescue the boys after about 30 seconds of the loudest duck feeding ever!



Jack just LOVED the airplane and helicopter rides! He was so happy when he found out he could work the control to make them go up and down. He is such a good big brother he will try to take Nolan's hand and say,
"Come on baby Nowen, let's go ride the airplane!"

Junior Pilot Training Camp.

This was so funny! We put Jack on this roller coaster thinking he would probably get scared and scream and want off. It started out pretty fast and got faster and Jack immediately was screaming " WOOOOHHHHHOOOOO!" and laughing and having the time of his life. He loved it so much he rode it over and over! What a character!


Baby bumper boats.


We rode on a "real" train all around the park, it was so beautiful out today.

"I three years owd!"

Happy Birthday to you, you live in a zoo.... no, really.
Jack is the big 3. We had a fun little pizza party with our good friends Joy, Cole & Aiden. Jack got some toys & books from the movie "Car" & some tee ball stuff. We almost have an entire baseball team in our house so we went across the street to the park and played ball.

Terrible threes?

I thought I was prepared for the terrible threes, after all I have been through it once already, albeit it was several years ago. I definitely don't remember it being this difficult. Jack's favorite word is "NO!" and he uses it constantly! He has also recently learned the phrase "Leave me alone!" which he screams at the top of his little voice and sometimes even swats us. I'm not sure why he is having such a hard time right now but I know that I am about at my wits end. Everything is so dramatic with him lately. I feel like I am constantly disciplining him. I have read all of the parenting advice books and I'm not sure what else to try. We ask him nicely to stop whatever it is he is doing: kicking the dog, whining (all the time) or screaming NO etc. The conversation is always like this, Mommy: "Jack please share with Nolan" Jack: "Why Not?" M: "because it's nice to share" J: voice getting 8 decibels higher and louder, " Why Not?" M: " Jack, Nolan cries when you take things away from him, it makes him sad so please share and be nice." J: " NO!!!" M: " O.K then if you can't be nice you can go sit in your room until you decide you can share/ stop yelling/ eat your dinner/ stop banging your toy on the window etc." Major ear piercing tantrum follows. I feel like I am failing some sort of test. I dread going anywhere for fear of the disapproving glances. I even got yelled at by some old grumpy man at Walmart recently. Any advice out there?

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! We had a busy but fun Easter. I had to work 13 hours on Sunday, Jim my mom & the boys all came to have brunch with me at the hospital which was really nice. Jim & the boys went over to Papa's & Nanas for Easter dinner & some egg hunting. Thanks Papa & Nana, it was really nice! The boys always have fun seeing all of their cousins. On Monday me & the babies went to our friend Lindsey's for an Easter brunch and egg hunt. It was a ton of fun. There were lots of little friends there. We had stuffed cabbage and veggies for Easter dinner & peach pie, YUM!!! Then we found our bunny baskets. whewwww!

Here are some pics of the experience...

TIP OF THE DAY

Act globally, eat locally. If you shop at a supermarket, the food you buy may travel in a plane from the other side of the world, burning fossil fuels the entire trip. Shop at a local farmers’ markets and you will find fresh and healthy food, and help save our climate.

Recent Fam Photo Shoot

Thanks for being our photographer dad! We are not an easy crew to capture the perfect shot! Gramma & Alec did a great job at providing the distractions & entertainment! These are the best of the bunch. If the babies were sitting still or even smiling AND sitting still, one of us had our eyes closed. Oh well, it's a good thing PaPa works for kisses.