Christmas Break

Jordin is on Christmas break so we have really been enjoying our time together. Max really likes having him home too. Jordin and I had a night out together to go watch an Allen Americans hockey game. We had a really good time. They won too :)

We have also been busy decorating the house. Jordin got an elf on the shelf this year and his name is Flynn. He has been moving all over the house and Jordin looks forward to finding him every morning. We also did our first gingerbread house as a family this year. It was a pain in the butt, but it turned out really cute. All Jordin wanted to do was eat the candy.

Jordin starts 1st Grade!!!

Jordin started first grade today. He was so excited to get to school and see all of his friends. His kindergarten teacher moved to the first grade and is Jordin’s teacher again. We were excited about that because Jordin is comfortable with her. It was a little easier this year letting him go. I didn't cry like a baby like I did last year.  Here are a few pictures of the first day.

    

Let them eat cake!!

Jordin and I were grocery shopping and decided we wanted to make cupcakes so that is what we did!

We have a Graduate in the house!

Jordin has officially graduated Kindergarten. It feels like yesterday I was walking him into class on his first day of school. I could not be more proud of him. He made all 3’s on his final report card which in kinder means all A’s!! He made great strides and lots of progress this year.

They had a little ceremony for the kids to come on stage and receive their diplomas. It was very cute and Jordin was very proud.

 

Sorry the pictures are a little blurry…I was trying to hold Max in one hand and take pics with the other.

Here is an official Graduation picture.

Congrats Buddy!!

Pretty and Handsome pancakes!!

Jordin and I have been trying to find fun things to do lately. I like to cook and bake so we have been having a lot of fun with that.

We made pretty and handsome pancakes for breakfast one morning. They are pretty for girls and handsome for boys…say Jordin.

The finished product!! We had so much fun!!

Jordin's 6 year check up

Jordin had his 6 year check up the same day as Max’s 2 month check up. We killed two birds with one stone :) He hated the idea of Max having to get shot and plugged his ears when he started crying. He had to have a hearing and vision screen, which he passed with flying colors. He also had to have blood drawn to check glucose and cholesterol. He was not happy about it, but he was very brave.

His stats are 45 pds and 44 3/4 inches. Almost 4 feet!

He is learning to read and getting pretty good at it. He loves to count, do activity books, put together Legos and make his little brother laugh!!

SMU Homecoming – Jordin’s first SMU game

Yesterday was SMU homecoming, so I took Jordin with me so he could see his first Mustangs football game.  He was so excited to wear his new SMU shirt and go to the “party” before the game…

 
of course, we had to hit the bounce house…

when we helped my friend lower his canopy when it was game time, Jordin thought it was awesome that we made it kid sized…

he thought it was “wicked” that the band spelled out SMU on the field

 
Jordin wanted a souvenier, so we got him a clapper

 
Jordin took a picture of me and my friend Jason, who I’ve known since high school

This was the first place float in the parade, and on the way out, the sorority girls were taking pics with it – and Jordin asked if he could get a picture on it

Jordin doing his best Doak Walker impression…

Field Trip Awesomeness

Jordin’s kindergarten class took a field trip to Owens Country Farm in Richardson on Friday, and I got to go along as one of the chaperones.  The kids had a blast and didn’t want to leave when it was over.

The guys REALLY didn’t like the smell downwind from the animals…

They got to take a hayride around the little farm pond…

and everyone LOVED the scarecrow on the tall chair

  
every kid got one cup of “Oats for the Goats”

the longhorn was a huge hit

a nice class portrait…

 
and a funny one…

all the kids got to go into the pumpkin patch and pick a pumpkin

there were tons of pumpkin stems on the ground… i couldn’t resist…

all the kids wanted a picture by the “hay spider”

all the boys were being strong and lifting their pumpkins up…

Protecting the Bakugans with a death grip…

So Jordin fell asleep on the way home the other night, and we snapped a picture cause it was awesome how he still had a death grip on his Bakugan case…

Red Ribbon Week

So this last week was Red Ribbon week at Jordin’s school – a big anti-drug campaign. On Monday, he got a bright red plasic bracelet with a monkey on it that says “Don’t Monkey With Drugs” – he told us when he came home that they talked about how you don’t talk to strangers or take candy from them cause drugs are bad and “drugs are for losers”

So throughout the week, I’d randomly say, “Hey munchkin – I’ve got some drugs, ya want some?” – to which he’d reply, “no way! drugs are for losers! and you’re a winner daddy greg!”

So for each day of Red Ribbon week, there was a theme for the kids to dress up to:

Monday was “tie up drugs” – all the kids were supposed to wear a fun tie to school

Tuesday was “Don’t get mixed up in drugs” – the kids were supposed to mix and match outfits

Wednesday was “put a lid on drugs” – the kids were supposed to wear a hat to school (but Jordin was grumpy on Wednesday and didn’t let us take a picture)

Thursday was something to do with cowboys or the west or something – the kids were supposed to wear western wear… so we skipped that day…

And Friday had something to do with showing spirit (sorry, don’t remember the tagline) – the kids got to wear either their school spirit t-shirt or a shirt for their favorite sports team