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.

Say CHEESE... not CHEESY

Daddy Did WHAT?

Uncle Brian with the boys last summer. Uncle Brian, Brown... Hollywood and Blondy, White LOL

The other night my darling FFP shaves my children's heads into MOWHAKS before completely shaving their heads. I know they wanted to be bald like Uncle Brian who is serving his time in Iraq but that is a lot of baldness for one family, let me tell you. They did look adorable though and my Hollywood sure can Ham it up.

The next morning FFP pulls out clothes for Hollywood and so he's in Jeans and his Army tshirt from the PX. He says, " I look like Uncle Brian, only I'm not brown." LOL. I need to post a pic of Uncle Brian on here to compare. Sorry boys no latino blood in you to make you brown.

Fishin on the River

Hollywood, Blondy, FFP, Gpa Dennis and I went out on Gpa's boat yesterday to do some salmon and striper fishing. We didn't catch anything worth keeping but we had fun anyhow. Hollywood did his homework on the boat while we "waited" for the fish to bite. He helped reel in a baby striper on Gpa's line. We had a fun day!