A Trip to Hawaii

 

Pictured here is ARM wearing her lei from the Hawaii trip she just went on...at school. Their grade had the kids board the plane and took off to the gym, decorated Hawaiian style, and had a bunch of fun activities for the kids.  They loved it!

Egg-citing Day

All three kids had fun dipping and dyeing eggs today.  The youngest wasn't always very gentle when placing the eggs in the mugs, so we did have a few cracked eggs but they look really cool, too.  At the bottom of the PAAS box we found a few sheets of stickers that hadn't been used in years past so this year our eggs had an overabundance of them. 

Sidewalk Beautification Project

One of the best things about the house we are staying in right now is all of the great sidewalk space. The bikes, hotcycles and tricycles are cruising and no one runs out of room when creating chalk masterpieces!

Lego Plane

In his hand, EMM is holding a Lego plane he received as a birthday gift and put together.  This is one Lego loving boy.   

Blocks Rock!

Always building! If this guy grows up to become an architect, it would not surprise me. 

Three Funny Faces

Had so much fun with these little ones during our family game night playing a new game that Evan received for his birthday.  The game is called Funny Faces and we all know that these kids are good at making those!

When I Grow Up...

...I want to be a chef! Here is EMM at school on Career Day in the hat that was a group effort by Dad and Mom. Gram gave him this great apron and we luckily had a mini oven mitt in the house, so he was all set!   When asked why he wanted to be a chef, he said, "I think that would be a pretty easy job." Okay, so he is not extremely motivated at the age of five...we are hoping that changes!

   Another cool thing about him being a chef at school today was that his class was reading the stone soup story - so he really looked ready for the day.  All of the kids had to bring in a vegetable and then cook up their own version, which according to EMM, did not taste very good.

Cupid's Been Here

Yes, our daughter happens to have a major crush on a classmate of hers.  To her credit, she probably did pick the sweetest boy in her class. She told me she picked him because he is the boy that is "the nicest one and never gets in trouble."  Today she came walking out of school with this headband that she made in "art" class and I couldn't help but smile because she was so proud of it.  Her grand plan is to marry him after she finishes college so at least she is getting the order right.

UPDATE: Two days after this headband debuted, she amended this heart to say, "is NOT my boyfriend" since her crush apparently was playing with a different girl at recess!

Our Very Own Leprechaun

We are feeling very lucky that we have this wee little laddie for our very own leprechaun. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Grin and Bear It

"We're going on a bear hunt!"  EMM has LOVED learning this song in preschool.  He talks about it all the time.  In this picture, he looks a little "bare" himself!
Update: after learning this "classic" from Evan's preschool, I spotted the book in mint condition at a yard sale for fifty cents and Brooke loves it.

Brite Discovery at Grandma's House

Guess who found my old Lite Brite? ARM was having fun plugging in lights and it sure would be nice if this toy was still made! They do make them, but not the same.  Apparently the design they have now is terrible and all of the lights just fall out - what a bummer!

Peek!

Fun at the library with blocks!

I'd Celebrate Too...Would You?

March 2nd is a day recognized in many schools in our country because it is the birthday of one amazing author: Dr. Seuss!  EMM's preschool read lots of Dr. Seuss books, played games and made their very own versions of the Cat in the Hat. What is your favorite Seuss book? EMM's is If I Ran the Zoo and ARM likes Wacky Wednesday the best.

New Author's Club

Holding her book "The True Story of Hair" which she wrote and illustrated to tell about donating her hair to Locks of Love, ARM is awaiting her turn to walk up and get her certificate that makes her an official member of the New Author's Club at her school.  She did a great job on her book and we are so very proud of her!