Go Fly A Kite..........................No I mean really...............

 Kite day 2014.  We are hoping our "kitty" kite will make a showing.

For a little cheap  one that we snagged at Target just in the

nick of time...............

Griffin is so happy that his Daddy and his Gran could make the event!

 Son........you have to open your eyes!

 He's doing it!!!!!!  He ran all over this park trying to get it into the air........

Griffin's school has just over 40 students and it was so cool to see

the kids do something "Old fashioned" for fun.  40 kites up in the

air was something..........I got teary.....of course........

I have to admit.....I don't know who had more fun, Gran or Griffin.....I haven't seen

Gran laugh and smile that much in years.   Good for the young, good for

the soul.  What a memory!

Nothing like a cool snack on a hot hot evening...............

My idea of a perfect summer evening after swimming....

eating a BUCKET of mint chocolate ice cream

in the buff!  How cute, wish he could be this free

and innocent always!  

Summer fun!

Guess who?  Yes it's SpiderMom.......

cute glasses from McDonald's happy meal....

my child who loves nuggets with NO sauce,

NEVER eats the french fries.......

asks for EXTRA apples.......

and gets furious when the smoothie machine is down!

What a day!  I have played Old Maid, eaten my lunch in a fort, picked snacks

out of a chip bag that I would never eat on my own, played Mousetrap and Busytown

board games!

UNCLE!  I want to watch the Spurs win Game 7!!!!

Mother's Day 2014

I must say..........I feel like the luckiest Mommy in the world (or least in this dry, drought ridden

land called West Texas).  

Look at these beautiful boys! And little girl! They are so special to me and those around them.

I take my "Mommy" job very seriously!  I'm going to keep plugging away

and shape and mold them with my best ability.

I solemnly swear:

to cook good meals

navigate the washer and dryer

water the flowers and garden

play board games

watch Cartoon Network

text older boys and ask :where are you now:

pick up boots and socks

gripe about how messy everything get sooooo fast

run the Swifter 2 x a day (at least)

clean up messes, big and small

enough already.........

I LOVE MY JOB!!!!!

Field Trip! On the go.........

Abilene Zoo is amazing.  Just big enough to get your fill

of exotic animals and a good walk.  You can even feed the giraffes

from a tall bridge!  

Magic Man..........How does he do it???????

We went to a "magical" birthday party with a real magician and the party favors

were hats, capes and magic "trick" toys!

Well.............this proves it takes a little magic along with a lot of hard work

to do such great school work!  For a little boy who didn't want to recite his ABC's in full

or sit down with mommy and learn to write "G" for Griffin......I think he's got it!

Thank you Mrs. Smith for working your "magic" with Griffin!

We are finally Griffin CyperRt.  Not Griffin CyPET.  Our new identity is born!

Yes sir!  Another check +  .  Yes!!!!!  

Growing Up Is Hard To Do...............

WHO?  WHAT?  WHEN?  WHERE?  WHY?  HOW?

Some of you already know this story.....but it's worth posting!

One Saturday morning I awoke to a little boy with a one sided mullet!!!!!!!

Before panic set in..........he says "Don't worry Mommy, I walked with this scissors pointing down!!

Okay it goes like this!

Who?  Griffin

What?  Took it upon himself to cut one side of his hair OFF!!!

When?  After being tucked into bed......while I'm enjoying my warm bath.

Where?  Upstairs bathroom/downstairs trash compactor.

Why?  Because Grandma didn't brush that side of his hair YESTERDAY!

How?  With the "grown" up scissors!!!

Found in the trash!  This beautiful blond blob of silky perfect

curly baby hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And...........the dreaded "little boy haircut".  I'll have to admit it I knew it was coming one day!

Just not this dramatic of an entrance.

Chilly cold front......mind begins to wander..........

Straight back to our favorite winter spot!!!

Vail, Colorado............just love everything about it...

weather, yummy food, shopping, reading the Vail Daily, breakfast at a slow pace,

bloody marys, scarves, boots, snuggling, active people.........

just daydreaming on this chilly March morning.............

Does this Mom look happy???  At least Griffin stopped for a quick hug before heading

back up!

Geared up!  Right after I snapped this.......he collapsed!

Where else on earth do they hand you a free piece of pizza before you get on the gondola?

Beaver Creek of course...........the little skier is starving!!!!

Annual Colorado Ski Trip highlights..........

Does this man look happy??

Does this child look tired but happy??

This is why!!!!!!!  They are in their element!  Beaver Creek Colorado in front of the

Buckaroo Express!!!!!!  Yep!!!!  Wore that gondola out!

Griffin is skiing by himself down the "big" hill!  What a guy!!!

Those tears that Mom shed for a couple of years while leaving him at ski lessons

when he was 3  1/2 have paid off!!!!!

Way to go Griffin!

Happy End of Spring Break!!!!!!!! Flashback--------New Year's Eve!!!

Okay!  Gotcha!  Now I'm officially only 65 days behind if I want to post daily.   So if I count back when I actually got back in the saddle (which was 5 days) ago........let's see........

I'M RIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED!

Stay tuned.........I'm trying to pump them out!

These crazy stories and pics of everyday life are mounting up by the heaps!

Wait and see what I have for tomorrow!!!!!!!!

Never a dull moment!

Bryce and his buddies going out for a New Year's Eve

get together!  No you aren't going Griffin!!!!

Opening the champagne!  Here she blows!!!!

Family selfie!  We all almost didn't fit

thank goodness Bryce was out having some real 

New Year's Eve fun!

Dr. Pepper kicking in!!!!!

OMG!!!  IT's finally midnight, can we go

to BED!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah!  That Dr. Pepper at midnight is a kicker!

The Cutest Harry Potter ever..............judge for yourself!

So stinking cute........I can't stand it!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully I'm not turning into a Mommy toad........

Ready for action!  And spells...........

The criteria for the trade shop at the Renaissance Day  Festival was

relating it back to the old days when the people celebrated Halloween with showy costumes,

sword fights and knights in shining armor.

So Mommy Potter races to my closest (86 miles away) Hobby Lobby!

Desperate in deed for ideas!!!!!!!!!!

Found these little storybook charms and strung them on leather laces.

Alls well, by midnight........Daddy Potter and Mommy Potter

put the finishing touches on.............

Griffin Cypert's Renaissance Shop is

now open for business!

Growing up...........

Griffin got a b-b gun for his birthday from Bryce.....

But Preston takes charge and teaches him how to hold

and shoot it!  Oh this summer is going to be fun!

Run Daisy Run!

Let's be real.........those of you who know me!  Always late, but reliable.  Fly by the seat of my pants, but get the job done.  So here goes.......

Only 70 days behind!!!!

Story #1.............

Tales From The Tooth Fairy.....

1st lost tooth.  Fell right out and guess what?

The beautiful fairy  brought a GOLD COIN and a one $ bill!

We are rich.....he says.....we are rich!

2nd lost tooth!  Fell out at lunch at school and he ATE it.

So..........the tooth fairy gets a letter explaining the "lost" and I do mean lost tooth

and....she does it again .  She leaves a 2nd gold coin and a $5 bill.

What???????

3rd lost tooth!  Major meltdown........hanging by a thread!  Top tooth...won't pull it, won't let me

pull it, won't close his mouth or eat or drink.  Gross!  Then, after drooling for

a good hour , reaches up to wipe his mouth and his sleeve hangs on the dangling

tooth and what do you know?  Out it comes and slides across the floor!

Glory days!!!!!

4th lost tooth?  Bottom again, came out very easily. No drama!

5th lost tooth!  Proceeds to come out during the night, we had decided after totally

tearing his bed apart that he swallowed it!  WHO DOES THAT?  SWALLOWS 2

TEETH WITHIN A MONTH?????????

Turns out,......the tooth was on the floor under the bed the whole time!

This tooth chapter is exhausting!!!!

But he sure is a cute snaggle tooth!

New Year, New Goal, New Look????

Well.............the new look.....books!  Chapters!  Pages!  Thoughts!  Words!  

LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2014 a new chapter in the Cypert household!

Tune in..........

3 awesome boys! + 3 very busy schedules! = 1 very proud and tired Mommy!

Whoosh!!!!!!!!!  Time is flying by so very fast!  Keeping up with the 3 boys schedules is a job in itself.  Preston continues to thrive in grad school at TTU.  He has been asked to speak at a Digital Humanities conference this winter.  He was also awarded a scholarship to study in Victoria British Columbia this summer.  He is super excited and so are we!

Bryce is doing very well here at WTC.  He continues to follow his passion of farming!  Cotton stripping season is upon us and he is happy and in his element

Griffin, well what can I say?  He has amazed us around here by just taking in this new "everyday" school routine.  We are talking about a child who loved his Mommy time until late hours and would sleep until 10:00 every morning.  But he has been a prince about the new schedule.  He loves his school and his teachers.  He is learning so much and has beautiful handwriting, excels in mathematics, sings beautifully and bosses everyone around in his class to the hilt!  Yes, he is definitely a leader and by george won't stop "talking" until it has been accomplished!

Little boy toys................

Big boy toys.............

Museum fun!  Lego train?  Are you kidding me??

Perfectly precious and priceless pics.....

Ummmmmm!  I'm not so sure about this.........

Careful......caught!

Love , love, love "Flutterby Butterfly" weekend in Grapevine!

I think we are onto yet another "must see" every year.....

Coolest thing, they provide chunks of watermelon on a stick

and you wave it around in the netted area to catch a beautiful

Monarch butterfly!

My precious baby boy is  going to kindergarten TODAY!

As Daddy says......the dream is over........now he

is on a schedule.  No more jetting away for a couple 

of days in the middle of the week..........no more

late nights with Mommy and him sleeping until noon.......

no more spending random nights in the pool until

9:00.......no more catching up on Disney shows that he

has missed...so many favorites like Jake and the Neverland Pirates,

Sophia and Jungle Junction!  (Way to do Disney Jr.!)

But it's all good because we feel blessed to have enrolled him into the Snyder Christian School for

his education and know that he will love it!!!

My gorgeous middle child!  Here is the final photo for

senior announcements!  

WOW!!!!!!!

BEHIND!  BEHIND!  BEHIND!

NO you are not trapped in a time warp.......

it's my fast and quick memory of winter holidays!

Super duper Walmart special Valentine card

collecting box!  He is STILL eating candy

off of this baby!

Our delightfully tye-dye Easter egg bounty.

So I get it!!!!!  I own it!!!!!  I'm only 2 seasons behind on

blog posts.  My only excuse is......................

a graduating college student, a graduating high school

student, and a very busy 5 year old!!!!!

So here goes winter in a flash!

We were very lucky with our ski instructor.

Griffin and he became buddies immediately!

And by the end of a 2 day lesson, our

little guy was riding the gondola and skiing

down "the big hill"!  

So proud!!!!!!!!!

On the "magic carpet" practicing for

the real hill!

Oh the little "mogul mice".  Funny...he comes out of

the kid zone with goggles down , carrying skis, and announces

he can't SEE a thing!  He didn't know Mommy was

watching and listening.  I cried when I left him at

lessons.  What will I do in about 5 weeks when I 

leave him for Kinder every single day!

Ohhh!  They are happy it's dinner time after

 a long day of skiing.....All you can eat scallops...

at Zeno's.  This is a "must" Italian eatery in

Vail....you have just got to go!

Who's up for some serious snow ball making????

He is so brave and sneaky........

He didn't care how big the kids or the snowballs

were!!!!!!!!!!!

So sweet.............

is that smile trying to trick me!

Such a little toot!

Our traditional family picture outside

Cordillera 

Edwards, Colorado.  We've been coming here for

7 years now and know we need to venture

out on our ski adventures.....but why change

a good thing!