The Shermans: April 2013

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Easter...

Yes. I know Easter was a few weeks ago. I'm doing the best I can.

Sam should have overdosed on Easter egg hunts this year. He had one at school, a neighborhood one at our house, and a church hunt after the Easter service. We always take the candy and put it up so we can dole it out bit by bit. At this point, we should have enough to last until Christmas. It's a lot of sugar.

Still trying to get a halfway decent picture of the two of them. One of these days Sam is going to show some interest in his little brother. One day.

These pictures were taken at Sam's school Easter party. I cannot express how sad I'm going to be on Sam's last day. It is SUCH a wonderful place. If you want a very small pre-k in the Jackson area, it's the school for you.

I don't think I got any pictures at our neighborhood Easter Egg hunt. That's pretty ridiculous considering it WAS IN MY YARD. Anthony got some, but I'm too lazy to upload them right now. For now, I'll just say that it was so much fun, and I can't wait to do it even better next year.

Easter day.

Anthony and I were talking about how completely exhausting Easter is. You get up, haul it to church, do an egg hunt post-service, haul it to lunch, and then the day is over. I feel like Christmas has a little more down-time in between events. And I don't even prepare the meal. I just show up with a dish.

Yes, my child is 5. Yes, he has a smocked top on. Yes, I know that this was the last time. (But isn't it cute?)

Alex's bubble was a little big. Maybe it'll be just right by the end of the summer.

Sometimes I can't believe how light Alex's hair is. Sam's was always dark. Apparently, my brothers' hair was lighter when they were younger, so I'm sure Alex's will get darker. His eyes are still an unusual hazel. Some days I can't decide what color they are.

All

he wants

to do

is climb.

Circus time...

A few weeks ago, my dad and I took Sam to the circus. Mind you, this was before the elephant got shot in Tupelo. (I mean, really...shooting an elephant?) Anyway, he enjoyed it. I'm not sure my dad knew what he was getting in to. The dinky light-up toy he bought Sam was $24. Sam got a light-up Buzz Lightyear in Disney for less than that. Go figure.

The circus has changed quite a bit. There seems to be more of a focus on the performers and not much of an emphasis on the animals. Sam was getting antsy, so we ended up leaving at intermission. I think if there had been more animals he would have really dialed in.

Rest assured, he got a haircut.

This kid can put away some popcorn.

It was nice to have some mommy time with the Samster. I am waaaayy down on his list of people, so I take what I can get.

St. Paddy's Parade....

One of our favorite days in Jackson is parade day. We have a great place to hang with friends and family, and Sam loves to go.

Until this year.

The parade has grown so much, and people are coming out of the woodwork. We have been watching it from the same place for years, but now others are setting up massive tents that block the sidewalks and make it almost impossible to get by. Anthony had to basically push his way through someone's tent just to get Sam a decent vantage point. Keep in mind we got there an 1 1/2 before parade start, and we had a 1-year-old with us. It was stressful.

And I didn't get to see a single thing. Alex was getting knocked around so much because of the crowds; I finally just strolled him down to the Catholic Church and sat on a park bench so that he could catch a nap. I was really frustrated. Maybe I'm just getting old an impatient. Regardless, we're going to have to move next year, which makes me sad, but I'll live.

Even Sam gave up about halfway through. He had a ton of beads, so he turned around to Anthony and said, "I'm done." Anthony took him at his word, came and got me, and we headed out. I'll say this, it was a GORGEOUS day.