Both of my parents and step-dad went through the LAPD academy and since Anthony is a deputy he wanted to go and see where they went through their training and pick up some souvenirs for his deputy friends. It was fun taking the kids to the academy because I remember going there as a child. We took the kids to the rock garden where I used to play.

After our long 15 hour drive to California we thought the kids needed some time to get all their energy out. We took them to a family fun center. It was really, really hot, but the kids had a great time. They went on go-karts, bumper boats and played lazer tag.

As of 10:50 this morning Connor will have officially completed 1st grade! I can't believe how fast this past school year has gone. Many parents have told me once the school years start, time flies. They were right. Connor has had a wonderful year, he had a fantastic teacher that I will miss! I really enjoyed all the hours I spent volunteering in his classroom. He has become a math whiz! He's above grade level for math and reading and just where he should be for writing. I'm very proud of all the hard work he did this year and I'm looking forward to the time we get to spend together this summer. He's growing up so quickly sometimes I wish I could stop time but I'm also looking forward to what the future holds for him.

Crying. That's all I hear these days. And no, not from me. Charlotte. Cries. All. The. Time. Everything brings tears to my overly dramatic little girl. This morning it was the butter on her waffles. It's usually something so small and insignificant but it makes her cry, non-stop. This phase may drive me insane. It probably won't end until she reaches adulthood. AHH! It may make me cry.

The other day in the car Charlotte was playing on her Leapster and she says to Connor, "Can you help me get these parallelograms on my house?". WHAT?!? I didn't know she even knew what a parallelogram was. I was impressed she knew the difference between a square and a rectangle! I think she may be a genius ;)

Sometimes I think I may be losing my mind. I have a serious case of "pregnancy brain". This didn't happen to me in my previous two pregnancies and I'm not sure why it's happening now. I forget everything. I can't remember names or times of appointments or even what day it is half the time. Now I'm dropping things and it's really hard to bend over to pick the same item up two times, I actually can't breathe when I bend over. And just last night at dinner it took me three times to get one of my bites actually into my mouth (Anthony thought this was pretty funny). This is really annoying and it's one symptom I won't miss!

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