and he is so smart!

I am so amazed by my son. He amazes me every day, several times a day. He's doing WONDERFUL at guitar lessons. He is participating in the chess club in school, participating in his first class wide tournament next week. Both his guitar instructor and the teacher in charge or the chess club are amazed by him. Things come naturally to him. School is just hard enough with the challenging teachers he has that he stays interested and looking for more. He still loves baseball, fighter jets and video games. He wants to be like his daddy, but without the guts and gore of a firefighter paramedic. He sleeps with his dog, who's twice as big as he is. He plays with Lego's and acts goofy. He crosses his eyes and sticks out his tongue when the camera comes out. He makes up his own knock knock jokes. He believes in Santa and the spirit of my grandpa (Poppy) and his dads grandpa (Derril).

Last week he said:

"Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left"

too true, and so smart. My little boy is a bit of a genius

gotta cup 'O' Joe?

Hollywood did so good at his baseball game today. For those of you not Little League savvy, when they hit Farm League they are the step up from T-ball. They only get 5 pitches since most of them swing for a good or bad pitch they generally will strike out if they don't watch the ball. they are being pitched to by one of their coaches. Hollywood did so good today. He had a couple warm up pitches then hit them HARD AND FAST every contact. Great Job buddy.

Now for the funny stuff. Hollywood tried out the catching position again today. All geared up and ready to play he went out and did his job. When I checked on him after the inning I asked him how he felt about it. He answered, "I did good but my cup slipped down all the way down my pants leg." I had the think about that for a half a second... being a girl and all. "Um, honey? You are supposed to put the cup INSIDE your underwear." He throws his head back and laughs. "That makes sense!" OHH BOY... the things you learn being the mommy of boys. That and that tadpoles and live indefinitely in the bucket outside your house. We're at 3+ weeks now.

Put me in Coach

FFP has been able to help out with Hollywoods Little League team this year. Their team is the Giants and they are playing farm so no more T's. They get pitched to by coach. Wyatt is doing pretty good, a little more confident each game. I love how they are figuring out the legistics of the game, you know like where to throw to first depending on who is on what base. That sort of thing. You can just see the wheels turning in their head. Hollywood tried catcher the first full game but the ball hit him in the upper thigh and that was that. He's back to being out in the field. He did great on Second today and has been doing a good job hitting the ball when its a good pitch.

we all put our pants on one leg at a time

Poor Hollywood. We bought him 3 pairs of new pants for Christmas (when they were way too big) and this morning he put a pair of his wranglers on and couldn't button them and they totally looked like high waters. He went from one of the shortest boys in the class before Christmas to one of the tallest in two and a half months. Now I know where all that food went. When he woke up this morning saying that his legs hurt I just cringed thinking about the food bill. At least we are getting close to shorts weather... and of course he needs those and t-shirts and new shoes. and a whole new baseball uniform and probably a bat too. LOL.

I know Karate

Hollywood started into the big kids karate class this last month. There is a lot more going on and he will have much more responsibility. As he moves through the belts he will get to learn about weapons and self defence. He will have harder and longer forms to preform and he loves every minute of it. I'll have to take the camera to class this week to post. He's not the big kid anymore. He still has his black belt from lil' dragons until his yellow belt come in but he is so excited to be moving onto more difficult and rewarding class.

Since we don't have enough to do... Hollywood starts Little League baseball this week. His first practice is on Wednesday then they move to Mondays. He is in Farm League this year which is where the batting machine pitches to you. FFP took Hollywood and his buddy David out to the batting cages this weekend to practice and we will probably need to go a few more times before his first game but he can't wait. He made it onto Coach Damon's team again this year. I just can't wait for those hot days out at the ball field with no time between baseball and swimming this year these kids should be beat.

Chit Chat

As Hollywood's teacher would say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree". Hollywood has been talking in class. OK I should really say he is excessively talking to a point that he has had a note or two or ... uhem... three home just since winter brake has been over. We have taken all the things that he treasures most away, computer time, best friend time, PlayStation 2 time... After a long talk with his teacher (who has known my FFP for a very long time), we have come to the conclusion that maybe he needs to be removed from the rest of his group (no it does not matter who he sits with, he will talk to ANYONE who just might listen). Maybe that will make an impression on not just him but the rest of the class too, that just might get his attention. I told her not to give him warnings today, since all the other warnings didn't work he's used them all up. Just move him. We will see. Although it has gone on all year its been pretty controllable as long as I remind him in the morning before he gets out of the car to have a good day and not to talk in class. Not only does he talk in class but he also has a smart alec response to serious questions about how to get his behavior to change. One more way he's just like his daddy, lighten the mood with a laugh. But when Mommy and Daddy are mad, that doesn't really work.

Hollywood and FFP are two peas in a pod. Funny and engaging, smart and sarcastic ... I just wish they had a volume down button or a mute button at the pertinent times, like in the classroom, or a restaurant per say.