Watch out Chuck Norris!

Can you see the Chuck Norris resemblance? Hahaha!

Nathan began his 1st 'official' Karate class at The Houston Karate Academy! He is SOOOO excited! I have never seen him so into learning something new. The Instructor fitted Nathan for his Gee and showed Chris and I how to put it on him before class started. Nathan paid attention, yelled "Yes sir!" when he was supposed to, raised his hand to try and be picked for a demonstration; which he did get picked for TWICE, and he's a VERY quick learner!

Nathan went two days ago to participate in a class to see if he would like this or not, and that's all he's been talking about for two days! When we left class today, he asked if he was coming back tomorrow! Poor kid, he only gets to go to class twice a week! Mondays and Wednesdays...

Nathan is our little Chuck Norris in the making! Hehehe!

Back to School; Finally!

Whoo-hoo! Katie and Nathan went back to school today! Katie entered the 3rd grade, and Nathan entered Pre-K! This is Nathan's first year attending what he calls, "Katie's school"... HA!
Katie picked out her '1st-day-outfit', and Nathan just put on what I set out for him... I'm sure that will change in a couple years. I have signed up to be "Room-Mom" for Katie's class; I figured this would give me a little practice for my next career of trying to be a children's program/event coordinator some day! Hehehe!

This was taken just this morning! Almost all of his friends from daycare are all in the same Pre-K class this year, so making friends has already been established! Did I mention that Nathan woke up at 4:45 a.m. ready to go to school!! Yikes! I hope he doesn't make a habit of THAT! Hehehe!

Ironies of Motherhood

Top 10 "Ironies of Motherhood"

1.) That you could miss your little one SO much all day at work, but be unbelievably relieved when he falls asleep an hour after you get home.

2.) You ask your child to share toys and she won't, but if Dora the Explorer asked her to remove someone's pancreas, she'd grab a scalpel.

3.) How your son is his basketball team's MVP, but heaven forbid he could get a pair of socks in the hamper.

4.) It was inconceivable that you'd pay for sex. Now you shell out $15 an hour for a sitter so you can go to a motel with your husband.

5.) That you looked forward to girl's night out for weeks, then spent it debating if Hannah Montana is a good role model.

6.) You always dreamed of having a convertible. You never dreamed it would mean a co-sleeper that turns into a bassinet.

7.) Until he was 11, your son thought girls were yucky and nothing you said convinced him otherwise. Now you just wish he would find Alexa next door (and her belly shirts) less appealing.

8.) You spent years begging your child to eat veggies, then last night she called you a murderer for serving steak.

9.) How quickly giving your child an allowance for chores turned into her refusing to do anything unless she's paid.

10.) Tough as it was when your child clung to you at the entrance to her pre-K, it's worse when she hisses, "Don't kiss me!" as you drop her off in fourth grade.

(Source: July issue of Parenting magazine)