Fun Fact of the Day

Parker informed me today that he'd been chosen to provide the day's "Fun Fact" at school.
This entails making an announcement over the school's intercom as part of the morning announcements.
Parker said that the WHOLE school hears the morning announcements, and that he was SO nervous. He said he could "barely get a word out."
Parker's script was as follows: "Hi. My name is Parker Hancock and I am in Ms. Evaro's class. Did you know that President Obama reads Harry Potter to his oldest daughter every night before bed?"
So that was Parker's 15 seconds of fame.

As a side note, this morning I was wiping off the dining room table and Parker looked up from his cereal and said, "Mom, you're very hygienic."
I just cracked up.
He even knew what it meant.
Did I mention he reads a lot?

Parker's sleepover

Parker's friend, Kyle, spent the night.
This is what 9-year-old boys do when you make them
turn off the PlayStation and use their imaginations.
(The weird music in the background is Jeremy
rehearsing for the musical he's accompanying.)

Those LOL cats at it again...

Ice Skating

Parker's 2nd time ice skating. He definitely fell several times, but did stay upright about 80% of the time! I had a blast. No quarter-sized blisters this time-- I rented hockey skates instead of figure skates.

I spy, with my little eye....

....a kid singing! He was really wailing before Jeremy snuck up there to take a video, but quieted down for some reason. Anyway this is a typical evening in the life of Parker- singing to American Sly and playing with Legos.

Happy Birthday, Grandma Williams!

Happy Birthday Grandma Hancock!!