The Boys are back in town

Charles and Thomas are back from their fun-filled week at camp. By all accounts they had a great time and were at no time homesick for Houston.

Charles won the “Leave No Trace” award for always picking up his clothes and making his bed every morning without being asked.




Thomas won the “Ironman” award for having the strongest faith.









The boys and I get to go back in July for an overnight so that they can show me all the fun stuff they did (sorry mom… guys only).

1st Grade Awards

Harvard's 1st Grade held their end-of-year awards this morning. Thomas' name was called out several times including the coveted "perfect attendance" :)

Baseball Season Comes To An End

The Giants' loss of their first playoff game marked the end of Thomas' first, and Charles' last season in the "coach pitch" league.

Overall the team did okay. But the boys really did well this year and had a lot of fun. And although neither the boys nor the team broke any records, we do have some bragging rights when it comes to team batting averages:

1. Charles .867
2. Enrique .818
3. Thomas .800

Hip Hop Class Performance

Charles and Thomas performed in Harvard's Hip Hop Class performance yesterday.

You might want to go "full screen" to watch... and switch to 480P if available. :)

Thomas' Thanksgiving Poetry

New Tiger Cub

Thomas earned his Bobcat Badge this week and is now officially a Tiger Cub!

Bicycles

We packed up the boys and the bicycles this afternoon with one mission: learn to ride bicycles.

Mission: accomplished.

"I caught the ball!"

So declared Thomas to the crowd after catching a fly ball, and then running it to second base for a double play! In the end, the Bees lost to the Rivercats 17-15, but it was a great game nonetheless.

A few other highlights include his inning as the pitcher where the threw a few runners out at first, and a single that eventually scored a point for the Bees.

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The festivities come to a close

After a birthday dinner at McDonald's (his choice) the family returned home tonight for a final celebration of Thomas' birthday. Its back to normal tomorrow :(

Thomas' 6th Birthday Party

Thomas had a blast celebrating his 6th birthday at Chuck-E-Cheese. So did Charles... and Jeff for that matter.

And the afternoon visit Wii-side was great... thanks everyone for coming, and streaming, and helping Thomas mark the occasion. A few more pics on the flickr site...

Harvard Science Night

The boys had a great time at this year's Science Night. They got to play with snakes, pet chickens, play with bones, eat cotton candy, and look at Mars.

Mardi Gras, Harvard Style

Thomas Cooks Dinner

Well, actually Mom cooked the dinner. But the recipe came from Thomas' new cookbook. And it was delicious!

First Day of School

The first day of school has come and gone. There were a few tears as the boys got settled into their new classrooms, but by the end of the day they were passed that and excited about the new year.

"Bad" Performance

Kids Fun Camp, the camp that the boys go to during the day, had their "Star Search" show to mark the end of the summer. Each age group put together a dance and this year's theme was Michael Jackson.

The Joke’s on Mom

I don’t know if its an April Fool’s gag, or if someone in the kitchen woke up late, but the “nutritious” breakfast at school this morning consisted of doughnuts and french fries.

Thomas on the Wii Fit

Thomas and Charles played with the Wii Fit this morning. Charles was a natural at the hula-hoop. Thomas... not so much.

Live Party Coverage

There's a new QIK group created for the birthday celebrations today. It's a live stream from my phone, or if I'm not doing that it'll show past clips from the day.

"Two Wheel" Thomas

Thomas took a spin on Chase's two-wheeler today at the park and declared himself "training wheel free".

Parent Lunch at School

Thomas' class had a Parent's Lunch today which began with a small performance.