Happy Birthday Jack!

Jack's 3rd birthday involved jumping, running, hopping, zip lining, parachuting (the kind you play with ON THE GROUND) climbing, obstacle coursing, skipping, flying, playing and most importantly SMILING! Penobscot Valley School of Gymnastics is the perfect place to have a party for a 3 year old. My kids left happy and exhausted!

As far as my boy being 3? Well that is just unbelievable to me. These three years have zipped by faster than I wanted them to. But I would not have changed a thing. He is a B, O, Y for sure. Trains are his thing, especially Thomas, James, Percy, Diesel the whole gang actually. He's recently watched CARS from Pixar so Lightning McQueen has become part of his vocabulary too. He loves to play with any cars, trucks or trains but if they aren't available for entertainment, any old fork, spoon or carrot will do. Just come witness him at dinner time. He provides entertainment for all of us!
Fun on the air track!
Opening presents.

Happy Birthday My Big Boy!

Art work and puzzles

The kids were working on a puzzle this morning. Can you guess how long it was?

Mr. Snowman has "dancing arms" can you tell?
Alyssa brought home some samples of the art work she's been doing at school. My kids art work is one of my favorite things about school. The snowman is getting it's own frame as well as the "abstract" art piece above. Alyssa was unable to tell me what most of it was but can you find the ladder and the rainbow? Her assignment in the abstract art was to make squiggle lines all over the paper with marker and then paint it. I LOVE it! Below is her American quilt. You can't tell by the photo but she cut the ends to make fringe as on a blanket. She is having a lot of fun in school and often reports out exactly what has gone on during the day. She was very animated in telling me all about these art projects.


This next picture I took because it is her very first written piece that I've seen come home from school. She took upon herself to write a note to her friend Hayden. It reads, "Hayden, you did a very good job. Chocolate." So I asked Alyssa why she wrote the note to her friend and she said "well, I'm not done but I wrote it because she did a very good job." "A good job at what?" "Playing with me" she replied matter-of-factly. I was so proud of her on so many levels. First that she would think to praise another child, a peer no less, second to do so by writing a note and third that she attempted to spell this ALL on her OWN! Did I mention that she is in Kindergarten? Yes I am a very proud Mommy!

Winter Fun

Last Saturday Alyssa, Jack and I bundled up, threw the sleds in the car and went to find us a big ol hill in Orrington. We found all kinds of fun on top of King's Mountain. Once we got there all kinds of memories of sledding on that hill came flooding back. Must've been 25 years since I've been on that hill. It was warm enough to sled for hours, we managed a little more than one before we were soaked through. Jack managed the hill really well, although you can see he preferred the "pull me on the sled" method of going up the hill. (notice his hands behind his head) A great day was had by all! Next time Dad will join us!