11 going on 2

Why is it that my 11 (almost 12) year old son acts worse than my 4 year old son? I am trying to get him ready for his 1st boy scout camp and all I hear is complaining, whining and rudeness!? Oh it just gives me a headache. I am at my wits end with this behavior.  Something has got to give.  It has been going on for far too long now.  We came straight back from a trip to the store without buying one darn thing on our long list because of his behavior.  Right now as a punishment he will be spending time in his room.  I have a few things that we are going to start doing this summer to rememdy this, but I am open for suggestions too!

One of the things that I told him will happen, is that I will not sign him up for anything else.  If he wants to participate then he will have to be the one to take the responsiblity.  I refuse to hear complaints about how he doesn't want to do it again.  It is time that he takes that responsibility and has no one to blame but him.  I love him dearly, but I know that I can not tolerate this any longer.  I want my child to be kind and helpful, not whiny and rude!!!

I made a lunch every day :)

I am proud to say that I made my boy's a lunch every day they went to school this year!!  They did not eat cafeteria food one single time!  It was easy because I bought Ziploc containers that had 3 compartment's that fit a sandwich, chips and a treat perfectly.  I didn't have to throw away anything, everything was used again.  I am sure that I saved money too!

School is starting soon and I am going to start playing catch up since last spring.

Halloween 2009

Aaron and I went to order our carpet today, while the boys went to Grandma's for a while. When we came back we got the boys ready for Trick-or-Treating. We had a quick dinner at Kathy's and then went out with our whole family in the neighborhood to get treats. Zac was so proud to get something in his basket! Alex was a Rock Star, Parker a Ninja, and Zac was a Giraffe first then a Cowboy. The girls were super cute too! Mya was a Cat and Kennady a Fairy. They all got more candy than they needed, but we had lot's of Fun.

Yea for Snow-Cones!

Aaron is on vacation all week, so we have some little things planned here and there. Monday, the big boys went to the dentist for fillings, Yuck! (I am pretty sure the dentist would say to not have sugary treats). My boys are so awesome, they just let the dentist get the job done without painkillers, so that they can go home. Tuesday, we had snow-cones and watched Speed Racer. Wednesday, we went fishing/swimming at lake Thunderbird. It looked rainy when we got there so we didn't stay long and there wasn't a good place to fish from. Thursday, Aaron cleaned out the garage and did a GREAT JOB! We are not sure what we are going to do Friday.

Water Fun Day=Last Day of School

It's the last day of School, YEA! So far our summer looks full.

*Cooking Classes start June 15th
*Summer reading program kick off is tomorrow, with a Parade thru Downtown and ice cream social
*VBS is June 22-26. I signed up early this year and they get a shirt and chick-fila sandwich free
*We have free tickets to events at the Library so far. OKC philharmonic string quartet, Howard Hangar, Art Lesson
*A local furniture store has Family Zoo Passes for $15 off. Yippee
*Work sent home from school for the summer every afternoon Monday-Thursday
*The boys will have to read a Book everyday (especially if they want to play WII)

Boy's music program

A music director comes to the boys school every spring and each grade puts on a performance. It takes 3 days of practise and on the 4th day the school has a program for the families. I am really amazed that these kids can learn how to make music together in such a short amount of time, but it is Fantastic! I can't wait till next year.