Tooth Fairy and Violins

Well, Morgan lost another tooth the other day. This time it was on the bottom left side second from the center. So at least there is some symmetry to the gap. Adrian says the gap looks like a phone because the opening resembles the handset of a phone.



The kids decided that they both wanted to take violin lessons so I found a lady here in the area who agreed to take them both on a trial period for weekly lessons together. We picked up their violins today and they couldn't wait to start practicing. Their first lesson is the first Monday in June.



Morgan has been wanting to take more cheerleading classes and I finally found a place that offers weekly lessons without having to compete. They are at the Woodlands Gymnastics Academy. She took a trial class this week and loved it. Adrian was bored while waiting for her class to finish and he wanted to get out there and play on the equipment. They have a gymnastics class for his age that meets at the same time as Morgan's class so I signed him up. They are both really excited about all the activities they are going to be starting.

Water Day

Yesterday was "Water Day" at ELP for Adrian's class. They had ice cream sundaes and then splashed around in wading pools and a slip-n-slide for half an hour. Adrian had fun even though he said it was cold.



Today was Adrian's last day of this school year. He is very excited to be able to stay home with me but he will miss his friends. He received his final progress report yesterday and he couldn't have done any better. The comments written by his teachers were nice to see too. They wrote, "Wow! What a brilliant, sweet little boy you have! We love listening to Adrian explain his ideas and share his thoughts. He learns easily and has so many interesting observations about every subject we discuss. We marvel at his recall ability as well. He continues to interact well with others. He is happy joining in with his classmates or exploring and creating by himself. He is very well-rounded and has such an inquisitive mind. Adrian is a wonderfully bright student. We have enjoyed every moment that he has been in our class. He will be missed." I am so proud of him!

Birthday Parties

Yesterday Morgan went to a classmate's birthday party at Libby Lu. Afterward they ate Chick-Fil-A in the food court and then rode the carousel. Andy, Adrian, and I caught up with the party at the food court and we bought Adrian lunch there and let him ride the carousel at the same time. The Libby Lu party was a "Hannah Montana" party and Morgan decided that she thinks she looks better as a blonde.





Later in the afternoon we drove down to the Houston Zoo for Gus Wellner's birthday party. The kids got to ride the carousel there also. It was fun.

Disney World

I am finally getting around to doing a post of our trip to Disney World a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome! The weather was great and the lines were almost non-existent. We only used Fastpass one time at the Magic Kingdom. We were able to walk right onto a lot of the rides. Mom and Dad met us there and we stayed together at the Wilderness Lodge Villas. We had a 2 bedroom, 2 bath villa with a washer and dryer and kitchenette. The location, setting, and atmosphere were perfect for us.



The first park day was devoted to Epcot. We went to Future World and World Showcase. We visited all the countries. Morgan loved the boat ride in Mexico so we went on it twice. We ate dinner at the Biergarten which was lots of fun. The food was delicious and all you could eat. There was a bit of dancing with the kids at the end with the oompa band. We did the chicken dance!







The second day we went to Animal Kingdom and Jeremy and Angie met us there. Our favorite ride there was Kilimanjaro Safari. The kids also enjoyed the shady dinosaur dig area.





The third day we visited the Magic Kindgom which was everyone's favorite park. We went on so many rides and did lots of walking. We were there from the park opening until the park closing. Mom and Dad and the kids were such troupers. We saw the afternooon parade and the evening fireworks, both of which were very well done. I particularly enjoyed the Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger ride which was like a video game as well. Morgan's favorite was the Mad Hatter Tea Cup ride. Adrian liked It's a Small World so much that he begged us to ride it a second time, so we did. We had a character dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern. The kids were able to get their picture taken with Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Chip, and Dale during dinner.














The fourth day we went to Disney MGM Studios. It was the least favorite of everyone. Morgan did enjoy The Little Mermaid production and Adrian liked the Lights! Motors! Action! stunt show but was a little frightened by the fire which put off a lot of heat into the audience. We left the park about lunch time after the High School Musical Pep Rally and went back to the resort to wind down and let the kids swim. They swam every day except for Wednesday when we went to the Magic Kingdom.



The following day we checked out and went to Jerm's house to swim and hang out. I got to ride in his new Lamborghini. It was an experience. People, especially guys, go crazy over that car. We spent the night at Jerm's and then drove to Mom and Dad's so that we could pick up Dad's Amigo. It is a fun little vehicle which will take the place of the van we are currently leasing. The lease is up next month and we are turning it back in so that we won't have a car payment anymore, yea!! Thanks Dad!



We finally made it back home the following day and it took me nearly a week to get things back to normal after being away for a week. It was so worth it though. It was the best family vacation ever for us. Hopefully my memories of this trip will last longer than the ones from my previous trip there about 22 years ago.

Mother's Day Tea

Yesterday Adrian's class hosted a Mother's Day Tea for all the moms of the class. They sang songs, gave us handmade gifts, and served us tea, grapes, cheese, and chocolate chip muffins. Yum! It was very sweet. Adrian was so excited to have me there. I could kick myself for forgetting the camera though. I had charged it and everything. Oh well.