Date with mommy

So as promised, I want to document ALL that my kids do, say, sing, perform, etc…

Mason, 9 & in 3rd grade, has HUGE dreams of becoming a football player. If he does not make it as a football player he says, he will then try basketball. This has all spawned off the fact that his daddy and I LOVE football and watch college and pro football a lot. We are Bengals fans (don’t feel sorry for us, we’re used to it), but he has taken up an interest in ALL players; I think he has a favorite on every team. He played flag football this fall and did great; it’s just that football is not really his thing. But he keeps insisting that he is going to play ‘real’ football next year in 4th grade and then everything will work out.  He doesn’t understand the dedication, practice, working out, getting good grades, etc it takes to play sports. So as he mentioned this huge dream to us the other night while watching the BCS Championship game, I had to explain to him that only about 4-5 of those kids on that field were going to make it to the NFL. He kind of sat there stunned. That’s when he said then I’ll try basketball then if I can’t play football after college. Again..had to explain to him that all those kids are in college; they are going to school to study in a field they like. He again got quiet. I said to him, you know Mase, you can go to school for Art, Science, Math, etc and not just sports. You will have to have something that you like and will want to study when you go to college. Again silence. He didn’t talk about this again until yesterday when he wanted to go outside and practice being a good QB. This scares me that he is already focused on sports alone and not school; he’s only 9 so luckily we have a few years left to figure things out. One step at a time with him. He is playing basketball right now and he’s really quite good. I think he shocked himself when he made the first basketball of the game. he wants to play flag football again in the Spring and then the dreaded ‘real’ football in the fall…baby steps. 🙂

Carson, 6 & in 1st grade, has some issues with his temper. I have blogged about this several times before so i won’t go into the story behind him. He has gotten a LOT better and thankfully has a wonderful 1st grade teacher that has worked with him on some of his issues. This kid is so stinking cute when he wants to be and so funny. He loves to dance and sing and can memorize just about any commercial jingle that comes on tv. It’s quite freaky at times. But he loves all the new hits and of course Gangnam Style is one of his favs. While his brother can bust out the moves like a natural, Carson has memorized the song. He and his brother recorded it in the car one day and I had to play it for all my coworkers. SO funny!! His Korean needs a little work, but boy does he nail the song. 🙂  Also for months now he’s been begging us to go eat at TGI Friday’s on a Friday. We haven’t had the time yet, but for Christmas I got a Friday’s gift card. I told my hubby that I wanted to take Carson on a date just to get some him and mommy time. So when I asked Carson if he wanted to go on a date with me, he gave me this weird look and said, “Mommy, I’m not going to date you. That’s gross!” LOL!!! So funny!!

Kacey. almost 22 months old, is the princess and boy does she know it. Her brothers adore her and call her Miss Fuzzy. She is also adored by her cousins, her grandparents, her aunts, her uncle, etc…she’s ADORABLE!! 🙂 Lately I look at her and think she has gotten so ‘old’ in the last few weeks and her vocabulary is expanding rapidly. She lays on the floor on her belly, with her legs up in the air, playing with toys, and I just freak out about how fast she has grown up. She now runs away from me when I go pick her up from daycare; she is also ADORED at the center and all the teachers love her-she loves them just as much. She eats at the regular table; with a fork and a spoon. She has a pillow and blanket in her crib; she’s attempting to climb out. She has gone on the potty a few times; she wears pull-ups because she’s so fast and squirmy. Bottom line is that she needs to stay this way forever!! 🙂