Building a Ramp

Robert had some wood he was throwing out so I convinced him to build a ramp with the boys so they could have something to ride their bikes on. (Of course it was an after thought on my part that this is where true head injuries come from). Anyway, Owen had fun messing around with the air compressor. And both boys liked the finished product. And after a few times over the ramp Robert was actually the one to tell them to put their helmets on. Even though it will probably only last for the summer, it is out in front of our house and the boys have been using it daily. It's a good thing Robert is such a handy man!

Easter Egg Hunt

Since I work on Saturday and Sunday night, Easter is usually cut pretty slim for us as a holiday. Thankfully, Hutto has an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning so I can be part of the boys in their egg hunting endeavors.

This year, Kayla, Dustin, and Jackson joined us. The boys LOADED up on candy (which I took 99% to work and gave away).

Jackson had no problem getting to the egg hunt. He kept yelling "Candy Candy Candy". And he was not such a big fan of the humans dressed up as extra large animals. I can't say that I blame him... something about a 6 foot rabbit with an extra large head can be pretty intimidating. Especially if you are only 2 feet tall!

Lately Owen has been obsessed with making strange and wierd faces. Here he is posing as a monkey. I of course tell him-- the standard motherly phrase-- Your face will get stuck like that, you better stop it.

Owen lost a tooth at school

Owen's 2 front teeth have been growing in and the teeth next to those huge rabbit chompers have been loose. Well, he lost it at school today, and couldn't be more proud. The school puts the tooth in a small treasure chest, and Owen gets to bring it home in the little chest. Owen asked me if I got up in the middle of the night and drove to the store to buy a toy acting as the tooth fairy. And when I asked him what HE believed, he said no, that he thought the tooth fair was a girl and she was able to deliver toys when he lost a tooth. I love the innocence of it all. I hope he never grows up!

Rockport for the weekend

I had a Saturday night off so Robert could hang out with his brother David while he was in town for his bachelor party (which was 1 week long, but that is another story).

Anyway, I decided to take the boys down to Rockport to visit my grandpa and brother. My dad was also down there for the weekend, so we all got to have a little fun.

Papa attempted to do a little pier fishing with Truett one evening. Well, it was definitely fishing ADD style. Truett would cast his reel, then immediately say "well, the fish aren't here, let's move to another spot". And that is what Truett did. He moved back and forth and up and down the pier for about 30minutes and then he was done fishing...and of course did not ever catch one fish.

We hung out at Rockport beach and Jeff took us for a boat ride in his new boat. The boys enjoyed driving the boat, but once we went out in the bay and the water got a little rough, Truett was scared and squeezing my arm so tight I lost feeling in my fingers.

But we got to dig in the sand, build some sand castles, fly a kite and attempt to ride the waves a little, although the waves at Rockport Beach are quite small. It was still fun hanging out at the beach.

Truett and Owen picked some wild flowers when we went exploring around Grandpa's house. Truett has been obsessed with not touching bluebonnets since I told him it was against the law. He is so upset about the fact that an animal might mess up some bluebonnets and get in trouble with the police. I had a lot of explaining to do with that one!

Grandpa got a lesson in the PSP from Truett. Since he is 85 years old, I am sure he has seen some technology advances in his time!

Mutton Bustin' and The Star of Texas Rodeo

This year, at the Austin Rodeo, I signed up Truett to ride the sheep (better known as mutton bustin'). In the past, when Owen did this event, I had signed him up in the "mutton bustin' mania" which was held in the show barn, and there would be about 50 kids riding sheep. Well this time, I signed Truett up to ride during the actual night-time rodeo, where there was about 9 kids riding sheep during the ACTUAL rodeo. And much to my surprise, Truett won! I'm not exactly sure how the judges "score" this event, but Truett received the highest score and won a shiny belt buckle as the prize!

Truett held onto the sheep all the way across the arena, until the sheep basically rolled over to get Truett off. And in that process, Truett was scared, hurt, and crying and the rodeo clown carried him back down to the shoots. Well, all of that was forgotten once Truett one the belt buckle. He was walking around that rodeo like he had won a gold medal at the Olympics; shaking everyone's hand, flirting with the girls. It was a fun evening and fun to watch. Big brother Owen even did a good job of congratulating his brother.

Prior to the rodeo, the boys took in some carnival rides, rode a mechanical bull (which Truett said was fake and nothing but some tubes and wires), and of course Robert had to ride the rides too.

It was a good time, but expensive. We paid $5 for a box of popcorn! And the wrist bands to ride those silly rides was 25 BUCKS! But I suppose that highway robbery was worth it, because Truett was the champion of the night, and we all had a really good time. Truett even tried cotton candy for the first time, and he was in heaven and described it as something special that melts on your tongue.

I was so excited as I filmed this that I was screaming like a crazy person. Sorry for the noise... I was a proud mama!

Truett's 5th Birthday Party

All Truett wanted to do for his 5th birthday was play minature golf. Well, I set up for just a few friends to play glow-in-the-dark minature golf, and when we arrived at the place, the entire place had been rented out for a party! So after a quick change of venue, we ended up at Austin's Park and Pizza where the kids could play mini-golf, ride go carts, drive water boats, play lazer tag, jump in the bounce house and play video games. So I suppose the change ended up better for the kids.

Truett's friend from school Bella (which we must clarify is NOT his girlfriend per Truett's exact words) rode with us from Hutto to the place. Truett was very happy to have his friend in the car with him, and at his small party.

I think the kids enjoyed the go-carts the most. There were smaller go-karts for the not-so-tall kids, and their ability to get to control their own car was fun to watch. Owen was extremely serious of course, wanting to make sure and pass everyone so he could be the "winner". Truett was just cruising around the course smiling.

We ended up having the party early (on March 10th) because Truett's BFF Artie was going to be gone for the entire week of Spring Break when Truett's actual birthdy was. Those 2 went thru the entire 18 holes in about 10 minutes.

Truett's 1st T-Ball Game

Well, Truett decided he wanted to try baseball, so we signed him up with the Hutto Little League.
This has been a challenge I think mostly because it is very slow-paced, which Truett is NOT. He is trying though, and has actually come a long way. On one of his 1st practices, when he was playing 3rd base, a runner made it to 3rd and Truett got up in his face and yelled, "Hey- get off my base! This is MY Base!"




His team name is the Sluggers, and they had their 1st game on Saturday.
Truett spent most of his time on his knees playing in the dirt. But he did get to bat a few times, which he tried both left and right handed. It seems to me he hits better from the left...maybe this will lead to a mega fortune in the future. But for now... I will just have to hope he doesn't get pegged in the head with a ball while he is spaced out having dirt parties by himself at shortstop.

Robert actually had to help with the coaching because one of Truett's coaches couldn't make it to the 1st game.

It is funny to me that it takes at least 4 adults at a time to get these boys playing this game. And even with that, it seems unorganized and chaotic. Glad Robert was the one helping, and not me!

He really does look cute in his uniform. I am sure this counts for something, even if he never does excel at the sport! ;-)