Talent Show

Wednesday night about 10:00 I got an email asking if JR would host the school talent show.  JR was already in the show, but I told them yes, he would love to host.

 

 

(On a side note, Reed and Kyle had a rollerskating/stilt/hoola-hoop routine all worked up only to learn you have to be in 3rd grade before you can audition.)

 

 

I wrote up a script for him in between bug shows on Thursday and we worked hard trying to learn how to say everyone's name correctly. Since JR was in school all day Thursday and had Music Man practice that night, there wasn't much time to pull his hosting duties (and a hosting outfit) together.

 

 

(He's wearing black cargo shorts so he really looked cute!)

He hosted 2 shows for the entire school Friday morning, then hosted 3 separate shows (3rd, 4th, and 5th grade) that night. And I'm not just bragging like a mom here, I'm actually pretty sure an adult wouldn't have done as good of a job as he did.

 

 

BTW, I don't just scream out "that's my baby!" at baseball games.  As soon as he was done speaking (in the video you're about to see) the 3 moms next to me started saying how good he was. So I leaned over and said, "He's mine!"  (This was the 1st show during the school day.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_0_OyrWk-A

 

And when you're the host and in the show, you have to introduce yourself. His introduction of himself is the cutest thing ever. Ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40-1puc7NlU

Fashion Fabulous Friday on Sunday

It's been a crazy last few days, so I'm just now getting around to posting what I should have posted on Friday.

 

Thursday Kyle and Reed had two performances of their Bugz play.  One during school and one at night.

They both did a fantastic job, I think we might have two JRs in training.

 

PreShow:

 

Reed The Stink Bug with his squaredancing partner. (She's a gypsy moth.)

Kyle as a cricket.

 

 

And can you believe I didn't have to make costumes?! All I had to do was supply the black pants and make Reed his garlic necklace. It was almost too easy.

Leftovers

My leftover pictures for April fall squarely in 3 categories:

 

Kyle on his field trip, JR with dogs that don't belong to us, and Reed eating.

 

 

 Zoo Field Trip

 

riding the Hermann Park train

petting a snake

 

 

friends hanging out with new "friends"

Dogs that don't Belong to Us

JR with Abby before she had her summer haircut. 

 

 

JR with Abby after her summer hair cut.

 

 

JR with Amos

 

 

 

 Eating

 

Not bothering to cut it in to pieces...just enjoying a loaf of bread.

(BTW, I would quite enjoy a loaf of bread.)

 

 

Enjoying a sundae at Easter brunch

 

And enjoying Benihana'

Big Plans

The first grade has been studying jobs, so Kyle and Reed had a job project.

 

Reed had a few jobs lined up (none of which would be considered high-powered career paths) but decided to do his project on being a radio DJ.  He wants to be a DJ so "everybody can hear him talk on the radio and he can pick the songs."

 

 

He wanted to make a board "like JR's science fair project", but unlike JR's science fair project I didn't even touch Reed's board.  He only needed me to help spell (and figure out how to make headphones and a microphone).

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure Kyle will have no trouble living up to his career aspirations.

It was a toss up if he wanted to drive the snow cat or work the ski lifts at Telluride.

 

He decided he'd rather work the ski lifts, and we made a power point that includes a video of him skiing.

 

He says he wants to be a ski lift operator "so he can get a free ski pass and get a discount on food and drinks on the mountain."

 

Kyle also noted in his presentation that he's excited to learn to use the lift's big red on and off button...and that he'll need to get a shovel to keep the snow from piling up around the lift.

 

Big dreams this one has. Big dreams.

 

What Else Goes On

As I talked about in my last post, we've been having lots of baseball games lately.

And it seems we've fallen into a pattern.

 

 

Granny Sherry (and her dog, Daisy,) and I sit in the stands and scream, cheer, and talk about how nervous we are (even when they're winning by quite a bit).

 

 

Jason paces back and forth along the dugout and next to the field.

(Though the name on the back says differently, that's actually Kyle before he went out to hit.)

 

 

Besides being their biggest cheerleader, JR has taken over the scoreboard. Sherry and I love this because JR is seriously the best scorekeeper ever.  He has all the balls, strikes, and outs on the board as soon as they happen. We never have to worry if the scoreboard is right.

 

I also get a big kick out of Reed's team referring to JR as "JR Ingersoll" like his first name and last name are one.  They even call him that if they're talking to him.  I think it's from them hearing him say "this is JR Ingersoll" on the announcements everyday.

 

 

I don't see much of Kyle at the games.  He always finds friends to play with, and definitely keeps the concession stand in business.

 

 

But he's always sweet to share...he'll happily buy you a hotdog.

And here he is feeding Reed a snowcone through the dugout fence.  Reed's hidden behind the pile of equipment, but you can see the spoon in Kyle's hand.

Pretty Much the Best Game Ever

We've had tons of rain here since March.

Which means we've had tons of games cancelled (both soccer and baseball), and we've been trying to make them up.

 

And wouldn't you know it, it was storming yesterday morning during baseball time.

 

They were able to move the game to 1:00, but that took 2 kids out because they had things that really couldn't be missed.  I got a panicky phone call from Jason, and next thing Kyle and I knew, he was playing baseball...and I was running home to get him some shoes.

 

He wound up playing catcher (and doing a really good job) for the 1st inning in flip flops!

Just look at his feet.

 

 

Kyle did a great job, and he even scored a run.

Here he is on 1st base (with some real shoes).

 

Reed, on the other hand, was having a terrible game.

He struck out twice, then got out on 2nd base.

 

 

We were winning, and the other team was up to bat.  If we could keep them from scoring, the game would be over...no more innings. Done. And we would win.

 

They had 2 outs, and a kid on second.

 

The boy batting had 2 strikes, but then he hit a pop fly out to right field.

 

Right field...where Reed was playing.

 

Reed caught it.

 

His whole team ran straight for him and dog piled him.

And yes, I was screaming at the top of my lungs "That's MY baby! That's MY baby!"

(I have no pictures because I was too busy screaming and accepting my own congratulations from the other moms.)

 

Of course, they gave him the game ball (the kids all signed it) and I'm not sure he's ever been more proud of anything.

 

Everyone in the stands kept saying, "Those 5 stitches were worth it! Those 5 stitches were worth it!"

 

 

We were so proud of the two of them we even went to Benihana's to celebrate. 

(Yes, I guess we're those parents.)

 

 

And BTW, Reed still won't let go of the ball.

This was him falling asleep while watching TV yesterday evening. 

Jump Around

I'm starting to think circus performer might really be the best career path for these two.

They've been bugging me for about a week to get them some jump ropes because "they are awesome at it" (they've been doing it in PE).

 

 

And though they won't be winning any double dutch contests anytime soon, they're way better than I thought they'd be.

 

 

Here's about what I expected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6caz_bGN1I

 

 

 

But then they actually do have some tricks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBS4IMB8WT8

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPvobsZU9Bg

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvvOtDjqRng