Educating for the future....of wrestling.

This week Robin has decided he would like to be a professional wrestler....apparently he is now a fan of Rey Mysterio....who I didn't know existed until this week.

He's had obsessions in the past.

He has been a professional football player, baseball player, but only plays college basketball (the pro's are ridiculous).  He has been a skateboarder, motorcycle rider, ninja expert, surfer, spy, police officer, professional video game player, and all of the Marvel comics characters, and he tends to combine these careers also.  For example, he's been a police officer who is a super hero, but his powers are to surf on the basketball court....it happens.

But apparently he's pretty serious about this wrestling thing.

I have been trying to figure out curriculum for school through the summer and next year.  But now that he's made this decision for his professional career, it helps me to really streamline and focus our education.

This week we've been watching a show we found on Netflix about the top 50 WWE Wrestlers of all time.  Needless to say, I've learned quite a lot about the Wide Wide World of Wrestling.

Sounds like I need to teach him to work a microphone.

He's going to need to look good in his underoo's so....more sit-ups at recess.

Bodyslamming 101.

He's already written his own entrance song....the trouble is how does he perform it live, as he's making his entrance.....that's a stumper.

Katie can teach him about costume design.

Smack talk is vitally important, might have to work on that multiple times a day.

Theatrics....nah, he's got that down okay.

He'll need a catchy name.  He has been asking to change his name to Tripp....Tripp-tastic, Tripp-onator, Tripp-o-lama-ding-dong...

He'll need to learn how to squander his wealth, mostly on velour body suits and gold chains...oh and maybe a cool sidekick animal...he could have a big walrus on a chain and be Tripp and the Big Tusk.

Mastering the jump off the top rope will be a challenge...but we have a front porch with a railing, we'll get creative.

Sequins, sequins, sequins.

We aren't called the Wrestlin' Rhino's School for Misfits for nothin'!

H :)

So, let's talk about vegetarians...

Robin and Katie were in the backseat of the mini.

They were listening to music.  Katie's favorite song is called "Katie", it's by Deana Carter.  It's about a little girl named Katie who is a vegetarian.

Katie asks Robin, "What's a vegetarian?"

Robin answers right back without even a pause, "It's a person who cleans houses."

Katie says, "Oh, but I'm not a vegetarian."

Robin just looks at her and says, "No, but you will be when you grow up."

And that's the end of the talk on vegetarians.

First baseball practice of the year...

Robin's playing in the farm league this year.

Basically that means he finally gets upgraded to the pitching machine.

Sean bought him all the gear.  New cleats, new batting gloves, new socks, a new throw back net, and a new cup. I guess you could also call it an "athletic supporter".  I only had sisters, so Robin is my first experience with a boy...I have a lot to learn.

Katie helped Robin figure out how to put the cup on.....thank goodness she's around.

All of the gear, coats, cleats, and children were dumped in the car and we rushed off to the first practice of the year.

Robin did well on his first outing.  Stopped grounders, snagged pop flies, his throwing mechanics need some work, but he swung the bat well and didn't pretend to turn into a Transformer or anything on the field like last season, so that's progress.

It was about 50 degrees with 25 mile an hour wind gusts tonight...so Katie didn't last too long watching from the bleachers.  In fact, she lasted a total of fifteen minutes and we headed back to the car, where we watched baseball like most North Idahoans do in April....through the windshield.

So, for the next hour and fifteen minutes Katie sat with me in the front seat of the mini and we chatted and watched brother play baseball.

Katie showed me how to work the bluetooth.

We talked about what age she can get her ears pierced.

We chewed gum and blew bubbles.

We made faces in the rearview mirror.

We discussed the value of a good pair of pink cowboy boots.

And if I remember correctly, there was a discussion about chocolate bunnies, why she has brown eyes...and how long it will be until she gets to drive the car.

It's now about bedtime.  Kids are brushing teeth and putting on pajamies.  They've eaten corn dogs for dinner and watched a smidge of the Chanel de Disney.

There's pink cowboy boots on the floor, sweatshirts scattered all over the living room, and an athletic supporter on the dining room table....and one day of baseball practice down.

Katie starts soccer this weekend....that should provide some blogger fodder....so stay tuned!

H :)