Open House @ School

Open House at Robert Down is one crowded night! There is so much parent involvement at this school it amazes me. The night pretty much turns into an interview process for parents to seek out who they want their kids to have for the next year based on their classroom and speaking with them. Lets just say I'm not that intense. The boys showed off their artwork, the seats they sit at and some of the projects they have been working on around their classroom.  Cohen's favorites: being an Otter, tetherball and jumping off the swings.

Pinewood Derby

This was Ethan's very first Pinewood Derby as a scout. He was involved in the shaping and painting of the car but I must say, Eric put most of the finishing touches on it. He applied all the weights underneath the car (which fell out mid-race = shame). Ethan didn't win fastest car but coolest design/use of color!

 

Bixby Bridge

Molly & KC were in town for a day or so, so we hit up Point Lobos and the Bixby Bridge in Big Sur. It was a great day out - and there is always stuff to photograph!

Pictures around town

Just a few random pictures taken of scenery around Monterey and Pacific Grove. Some with my iPhone some with the Canon. Such a beautiful place to live!!

Ethan's Basketball HEAT

Ethan signed up for basketball this year and was put on the Heat team with a few of his buddies from school. It is fun to watch Ethan get better with every game. He is not the most aggressive basketball player, nor the most skilled but this is only his second time playing. You can definitely see what kids have been playing for years. I am hoping Ethan will stick with it, he's a great defensive player!

Pregnancy is a four letter word...

And it's spelled L A Z Y. I am seriously whack this time around. I feel like i am in a daze. Can I blame it on the fact that I have a female growing inside of me? I don't know why that would make it any different than my previous pregnancies. I am seriously LAZY with a capital L. Look at the last time I blogged...Lazy. There are so many examples I could list it's sickening. Starting with...

I can shop for groceries, even carry them into my house, but for some reason they stay in their bags for most of the day or even 2 days until I get them put away.
I can do the laundry, rotate multiple loads, but when it comes to actually bringing the clothes up from the basement it's just too much for me. They sit down there until Eric is yelling at me at 6:30am while trying to get ready for work, "where are all my whites?"
I don't shave my legs until Sunday.
I seriously cook out of guilt. The same boring meals we've been having for years that everyone is sick of. Why can't I bring myself to plan a menu, try new things, surprise myself and Eric once and while - Lazy.
Just today I actually accomplished something I have been meaning to do for months. Yes, months. I ordered stuff online before Christmas and just got around to sending it back today. Problems.

Sometimes I just stand in the kitchen staring out the window with a whole sink full of dishes in front of me but I just can't turn the sink on.
I truly don't care all that much that I look homeless when I take the boys to school.

For the first three months of this pregnancy I was for sure exhausted. You'd be correct in assuming that that's before the kids go to bed. I've since snapped out of the crazy tired stage but it's turned into Laziness and I can't turn it around. Please help me!! My mental status has been compromised.

My only conclusion is that the universe is trying to prepare me (and mostly Eric) for the absolute lazy ass I will become once this baby comes. And for good reason. I have had it easy with both boys in school. I have been able to accomplish most of the stuff I had on my list for the day. I cleaned the bathrooms weekly, changed the sheets weekly, helped out in Eric's office, ironed the ironing pile before it became a mountain, dusted, prepared decent meals, went to the gym, actually got myself ready in the morning, I took more pictures, and I think I was a lot nicer to my kids. Sadly, if I had to guess, most days they probably wish they still lived with Ed and Diane. I am kind of a chonch this time around. Maybe it's because Eric is already talking about the sibling this one is going to need since the boys are so much older than her. Maybe I am subconciously putting it out there that having me pregnant isn't good for anyone because I can't fathom having another child. I am old and feeling it. I think my overall view of this pregnancy and life in general would be greatly enhanced if I could just get over the laziness that currently exudes from me. Is there such a thing as pre-partum depression? Please advise.

Kindergarten DDS

Every February the ADA sponsors oral health month. Eric was asked to come speak to Cohen's Kindergarten class about keeping your teeth clean. Cohen was very proud to introduce his dad to his class. The kids were very eager to share what they knew about keeping their teeth clean. Eric gave them each a toothbrush and toothpaste to go home with.

Sonora, CA

Bill & Angie have a cabin up close to Yosemite in Sonora, CA and we decided to go for a quick weekend to the snow.  Eric and Bill got in a day of snowboarding while Angie and I took the kids sledding.  We had to drive pretty far to find snow, there really hasn't been any this year but the boys still had a great time!

  

The next day we took a drive to Columbia, CA where they have an old historic ghost town.  The boys panned for gold, dipped candles, bought old school candy from the general store and saw a blacksmith at work.  It was a great quick weekend.  

San Diego

After Christmas my parents planned a trip for us to go down to San Diego for a few days. Our first stop was Legoland. Eric forced Ethan to go on this ride once again...memories of the past/first time on this ride came flooding back and Ethan was not pleased. I don't know what it is about him compared to Cohen but Cohen truly has no fear. Poor Ethan.

       

We also toured the SS Midway - Cohen again loved this, Ethan not so much.  Apparently Ethan is afraid of tight spaces and the entire tour thought the steel doors were going to shut and lock him in.  Where does he get this?  He wanted out of there.  A navy man he is NOT!