Sports Banquet

Since Kelsey lettered in Cross Country this last fall, she was invited to the Sports Banquet tonight.  She suckered me to the mall saying she needed a new dress, but when we arrived she did not want one too dressy.  I think she just wanted a new outfit - but finding something modest was a bit of a struggle.  Jeesh.  You would think all teens wanted to look like ho's (which if truth be told Kelsey would not mind).  I was not so excited for my 14 year old to look like a ho.

Anyway, this is what we agreed on...

Now, we only have 3 million things left to do until school is out....

In Case It Is Still Snowing Where You Live

We are swimming.....

But don't worry, come August and September I will be cussing the heat, and you in your cooler climate can say I'm glad I don't live there!

My Babies Are Growing Up

One of the rites of passage when you are a Pearson girl is getting your ears pierced.  This is done at the ripe old age of 9.  Funny, I thought Kelsey was so grown up at 9 - and the twins still seem too young.  Maybe still referring to them as the babies is not such a good thing?  My brother Patrick recently said the following to me, "The twins, while it pains me to say so, are no longer babies. You need to reexamine that paradigm and perhaps in a way that will fit with you still seeing yourself as 34..."  Thanks Patrick.

Back to Allie and Caroline.  Their birthday fell during soccer season this year.  If you have newly pierced ears and you play soccer you need to put band aids on them and it is kind of a pain.  So, I convinced them to wait until the end of the season.

Well, they are done and they were ready for the piercing to begin!  We went to Claire's at the mall - the same place both Kelsey and Sophie had their ears pierced.  Here are the pictures.

Allie had to go first because she is the brave one.  This is while she is waiting for it to be done:

You can see she is a little nervous, but not much.

All smiles - see it did not hurt at all!

Caroline practicing her breathing techniques.

All smiles when it is done.

I was really proud of both of them.  Neither one cried, although Caroline did have herself pretty psyched out.  Once it was done, they were both very happy.  Now I am hoping we have better luck with them than we did with Sophie.  She had a mess and it got infected etc.  She did admit she was not really good about taking care of them.  The twins seem to be on top of it.

11 1/2 days of school left - will we survive??

Life Pearson Style

In case you have forgotten, I HATE this time of year.  The end of school kicks my butt each and every year.  I think all the teachers wake up one day and say, "Hey lets torture not only our students but their families as well and give them 18 projects between now and the end of the year."  If you add in my crazier than usual travel schedule, end of  the year band and choir concerts, athletic banquet (which in case you did not know REQUIRES a new dress),  you will get a family hanging on for dear life.  I know we can make it - just 3.5 weeks to go....

A sample from Sophie's biology project.  She had a to write a children's book on the digestive system.

You have got to love a project that has a potty on the last page!

Allie not happy with something during her game...

Of course, we still have soccer during this.  Soccer does seem a constant in our life.  Allie and Caroline are done with their season, but Sophie (who pretty much plays year round) is still going strong.

We have also done some fun things.  There is a restaurant in Tomball named Mel's.  It is classic small town cooking, and clientèle I might add.  They are famous for their Mega Mel burger.

If you eat this thing within two hours, and don't throw up, you get your picture on the wall, and your name on the wall.  The wall is filled with Elder _____.  It is known throughout the mission.  One of our Elders was being transferred to another area, so we took the missionaries to Mel's.  Only one made the attempt on the Mega Mel - he did not make it....

Our pool is open for business for the summer.  We had some issues with it about a month ago...

But now it is all better.  Thank you Cypress Pool Service.

It is cold, but the twins have used it a couple of times....

You are now up-to-date with the Pearson clan.  Remind me when the summer is dragging on and I am ready to kill some kids that this is worse.

I Love Technology

Kelsey, Sophie and Allie chatting with Elder Pearson

(ignore the messy office around them)

There are two times a year you get to talk to your missionary.  Christmas Day and Mother's Day.  This year for Mother's Day we not only got to talk, but Ryan got permission to skype.  It was really cool to see him as a missionary.

Elder Pearson caught mid sentence

We only had under an hour, but it was fun to talk to him.  It was great to see him smile and see that same little dimple in his cheek I remember he had as a baby.  He has cut his hair short and he looks good.  To listen to him talk about his mission, the people they are teaching, and to feel his love for them was pretty amazing.  I have heard to be a successful missionary you need to love the people you are serving.  I think that is the case with him.  He really loves what he is doing.  And we are pretty proud of him.