Disney Vacation

One of the things Coker wanted to do during his sabbatical is to take a family vacation.  Where better to go than Walt Disney World?  We stayed at a Disney hotel for the first time.  The Contemporary is across the street from Magic Kingdom.  We could see it from our balcony and even walked to the park. Cinderella's castle is behind Paul to the left and Space Mountain is to the right.

 TJ holds the castle in his hand.

 Epcot was our first park to explore.

 Coker loved Captain EO.  The boys aren't embarrassed by Coker's dancing.

 The French gargoyle seemed to understand Paul and TJ.

 We stopped in Morocco

 Picture in front of the tree

 Magic Kingdom took our second day.

 TJ got a cookie for breakfast.  Is it any worse than eating a donut?

 Jungle Cruise

 Swiss Family Treehouse

 Paul in the stocks

 Haunted Mansion

 Dumbo

 Here's lookin' at you!

You'll Never Guess

Jangle the elf shared this story...
I decided to take selfies with everyone two nights ago.  You were sleeping, but I didn't mind.  Coker and Paul's passwords are common knowledge, but I wasn't sure of TJ's.  I got TJ's ipod and when Coker's and Paul's passwords didn't work, I stopped to think for a minute.  What would TJ use?  What is on his mind?  Poop.  Yep, that worked.

Frogs Basketball Game 1

Coker is the coach of the Upward Frogs, grade 1-3.  TJ is the star player.  Well, he did score in the first game!

Running out

He shoots

Coker coaches

 

dribbling

dribbling

passing

dribbling

passing

passed

dribbling

defense

defense

defense

defense

TJ talks strategy with Coach Coker

and talks

and talks

and talks!

Our Elf Jangle

For someone who is supposed to be watching the boys' behavior for Santa, Jangle has created a lot of mischief in our house.  Well, he's been pretty good so far THIS year.

So, he showed up in the car, ready to ride to school on December 1.

He got caught with his head and hands in the chocolate chip bag.

The Lego guys captured Jangle and taped him up.  I guess they fell asleep, because he got away the next night.

Jangle tangled with the tooth fairy and managed to get Paul $5 for his tooth, but wound up tied in floss.

He played some one-person (or one-elf) Scrabble.  The boys liked the letters on his block.

Jangle appears to have ridden down the stairs in a roll of TP.

What's next?

Honeymoon Pictures

I came across these and couldn't resist posting.  I think Coker looks the same, but I don't!

If You Had $194 Million

Paul would buy more washi tape and "Wubbles."

TJ would save most of it for college and a house and spend a little on candy now.

Fire Safety Poster Winner

Every year, the Hurst Fire Department holds a poster contest.  The kids in Hurst create posters at school  with fire safety in mind.  TJ won first place in his grade at Porter Elementary and third place for second graders in Hurst.  The Fire Department held a ceremony at the mall, where TJ received a t-shirt, a smoke detector, and a $25 gift card to Toys R Us!

TJ and his poster at the mall

Hurst second grade winners

TJ and friends from school