Happy Birthday to me...wait...

I had a Hot Wheels themed birthday party today. If you're confused, you're not alone. When I told mommy that I'm five now, she said that I was still four. Huh? When I have a birthday party, don't I become a year older? Mommy explained that my birthday already happened, but we're celebrating it later because I wanted an outside party at the park and the weather is too unpredictable in March. Um...okay.

Uncle Edric and Auntie Char made an awesome hot wheels race track and race tournament for all the kids. Everyone got to a hot wheel in their goodie bag that they could race. Most of my friends (and the adults) really enjoyed the race track. The winner was Nate; not my cousin Nathan, but mommy's friend's son. He's a baby too, but older than baby Nathan. Second place went to Rheanne; she's from my school. In my book everyone was a winner!

Mommy was smart. Instead of having daddy slave over the grill, she hired a taco caterer. Everyone raved about how yummy the tacos were. Even though everyone ate loads of tacos (someone said they ate 15 tacos!), we still had lots of leftovers. I have a feeling we'll be eating tacos for the next several days. I wasn't too into the tacos, but the cake was delish!

Thanks to everyone who came out to help me celebrate my 4th birthday!

Fathers day weekend

Daddy's are special people. They do everything, but no one ever says thank you or recognizes them for all their hard work. At least that's what daddy always says.
But it's true. Daddy is AMAZING. He gets me and Mason ready every morning while mommy is out walking Tachi. He drives us to school and picks us up. He takes us to classes. He even makes dinner some nights. Most important, he puts up with all of our whining, complaining and selective hearing.

To celebrate daddy, my teachers helped me make a card for daddy. I had to answer questions about daddy. Ms. Diane gave me strict instructions to hide the card until Sunday. Daddy really appreciated my answers, especially about his age, weight and height.

Mason made an art project that involved puzzle pieces.

Today, we spent the day at Gilroy Gardens with grandma, grandpa, Ethan, uncle Jeff and auntie Jeanette. We had a great time riding all my favorite rides. We also got to watch a special Octonaut show. The new water park wasn't opened yet, but it looked like they were making progress. I can't wait until it opens!

Happy Father's Day to daddy and grandpa!

Triathlons are fun!

Today was my very first triathlon. Mommy had been talking to me about what we were going to do - swim, bike and run. I like to do all those things, so I was looking forward to it! Plus my pals Kyden and Matthew were doing the race too.

Since I'm a little kid, I get to have one parent race with me. When mommy asked me who I wanted to do the race with, I immediately pointed my finger at daddy. I'm no dummy. I've heard that daddy's an excellent coach and racer.

On race day, I checked in, got body marked (some one wrote on my hand, arm and leg with a marker!) and then headed to the transition area to set up my bike, helmet and shoes. Then I waited for my wave group to start. I was in the very last wave. Even though I can pop-up to breath, daddy got in the water with me. When I got tired, he put his hand under my chest so I could rest.

After I got out of the water, Daddy and I ran back to the transition area. We put on our socks and shoes and walked out bikes out of transition. We were so speedy in transition that mommy and Mason missed us coming out of transition. The bike was a 1 mile out and back. I was so fast on the bike that Daddy had to jog to keep up with me.

One more transition and it was time to run. The run was a little more than a 1/4 mile. I was running and some girl passed me. She looked at me when she passed me, and I looked right back at her. Then I sped up! But she was fast and I didn't catch her. It's okay...everyone wins.

When I crossed the finish line, I got a medal! My official chip time was 23:53. I finished 179 out of 213 in my age group (6 and under). But most important is that I had fun! I talked about the race the rest of the day. When mommy asked me which part I liked best, I replied, "All of it!"

Daddy put together a video of my race. Check it out:
 

Promotion

Mirriam-Webster defines promotion as:
noun \prə-ˈmō-shən\

1. the act of moving someone to a higher or more important position or rank in an organization
2. the act of furthering the growth or development of something
3. what i celebrated today at Pre-K

We had a special promotion celebration to mark the end of the school year. To prepare for the celebration, we made caps out of paper bowls and card stock cut into squares and decorated our "gowns."


We also learned three songs that we would perform as a class in front of all the mommies and daddies: I'm H-A-P-P-Y; I've Got the Whole Alphabet in my Mouth (sung to I've got the whole world in my hand) and a special song we made up about our time in classroom 17 (sung to Mary had a Little Lamb). ------------------------------------------>
Daddy got it on video, but I can't post it because it's the entire class. If you want to see it, you should email daddy and he can send you a private link.

Many of the friends in my class who are 5 or turning 5 by the end of summer be leaving Cisco Family Connection (CFC) to go to Kindergarten. Mommy says its the end of an era because the crew that I started daycare with is breaking up. Chloe and Beatrix will be going to Kindergarten in the Fall. Since Rheanne, Henry and I will not be 5 yet, we'll be going to Transitional Kindergarten at CFC in Fall.

Sick

Everyone in our family has been sick. Who's the outbreak monkey? Mason!

He was sent home from daycare on Friday with a 103 degree fever. His fever broke on Saturday.  On Sunday, mommy started to not feel good. She ended up with a 103 degree fever on Sunday night.  Then I got sick on Monday afternoon. I stayed home with mommy on Tuesday.

The only one who's managed to escape is Daddy. He says it's like the zombie apocalypse. We're the zombies and he's the human we're trying to infect. I don't think we'll be successful in infecting him since everyone is on the mend.