Jane and Walt had back-to-back last days of school, and they both had crummy weather. Jane’s day was even colder and rainier, so she went off to school in her winter coat, hat, and mittens.
I love how much you can see the transformation from her first to her last day of school pictures.
5, going on 25.
The best normal face we could get from this silly monkey!
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!
Jane and Walt said goodbye to Mrs. King together. (Remember, they had the same preschool teacher, and Walt will have her again next year). She is a wonderful teacher, and the kids both had a great year!
We had to snap a few pictures out front just like we did on the first day of school. This girl. How do you like the little pose with the foot action?
So much bigger!
Hard to believe our little girl is going to be a big kindergartener next year! Jane wishes it would start tomorrow. Between getting to wear a uniform, eating lunch with friends, and staying at school all day, the girl can hardly wait!
Jane and Walt had back-to-back last days of school, and they both had crummy weather. Jane’s day was even colder and rainier, so she went off to school in her winter coat, hat, and mittens.
I love how much you can see the transformation from her first to her last day of school pictures.
5, going on 25.
The best normal face we could get from this silly monkey!
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!
Jane and Walt said goodbye to Mrs. King together. (Remember, they had the same preschool teacher, and Walt will have her again next year). She is a wonderful teacher, and the kids both had a great year!
We had to snap a few pictures out front just like we did on the first day of school. This girl. How do you like the little pose with the foot action?
So much bigger!
Hard to believe our little girl is going to be a big kindergartener next year! Jane wishes it would start tomorrow. Between getting to wear a uniform, eating lunch with friends, and staying at school all day, the girl can hardly wait!
One of our current favorite books from the library, Pirates Don’t Change Diapers, by Melinda Long and David Shannon.
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Does your baby retrieve things out of the trash? Harry loved this pineapple core. On top of teething, he’s been battling an ear infection, so I was happy to let him gnaw on something that kept him happy for a few minutes. After snapping this pic, I relocated him to his booster where he could enjoy his pineapple core without Monty bothering him.
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“Jane, can’t you share that ice cream with me?”
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I caught Jane reading (singing) her own version of Dinosaurs Love Underpants to Harry. For Jane, all of life is a musical!
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These two kept me company while I cleaned out my drawers and closet earlier this week. At one point, I ran downstairs to grab more trash bags. When I came back up, Jane had positioned a book in front of Monty. “He’s reading a book, too, Mom!”
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The busy-ness of the month (and his ear infection and teething) got the best of Harry. He passed out on the family room floor before afternoon nap time yesterday. Poor sweetie pie!
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We’ve been enjoying evening family walks after dinner. A few nights ago, our shoes were filthy from walking through puddles and wet grass after the week’s rainstorms. Philip suggested we sit on the front stoop so that the kids could enjoy the leftover ice cream cups from our Mother’s Day celebration. Isn’t he brilliant? It was a sweet moment as a family.
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Walt celebrated his 4th birthday with his preschool classmates last weekend. After considerable deliberation, he finally selected the party theme:
Walt’s party was all about Despicable Me!
Well done, Cookie Company! They did a great job decorating this chocolate chip cookie cake for the party. Isn’t it adorable? It was equally delicious!
Have you ever seen the movie? I kept the party decorations relatively simple, but we had to have our own Box of Shame from the movie like this one:
We transformed a garment box from our move into a Box of Shame. The kids LOVED it! Walt tried it out before the other kids arrived.
The rest of the minions in the Box of Shame:
The kids mostly entertained themselves for most of the party. It was fun to watch their individual personalities shine through.
Monty was happy to have so much attention from his new buddies!
Note to self: No more balloon bouquets at a 4-year-old boy’s birthday party. They will get destroyed. This started as 3 separate balloon bouquets.
Things got pretty quiet when it was time for lunch. All of the playing wore ’em out–temporarily. Then the sugar ramped ’em up again!
We suggested Duck, Duck, Goose. The kids brilliantly changed the game to Yellow Minion, Yellow Minion, Purple Minion. There was so much giggling!
Look at Walt’s face. The joy!
One of my favorite pictures from the party. I love how happy he was to watch his friends having a great time at his party.
All good things have to come to an end, so we came upstairs to wait for parents to arrive. Meanwhile, the kids had fun playing with their treasures from their goodie bags.
Harry especially loved the party blowers. He thought they were HILARIOUS!
The next day, I helped Walt to create his own thank you notes for his buddies. He drew each one a picture on the front. Here’s one:
Very serious work, people. Look at that concentration!
After he finished his cover art, I transcribed whatever message he wanted to include on the inside, thanking the friend for coming to the party and for bringing a nice birthday present. Walt especially loved getting to sign each card.
Walt had a huge grin plastered to his face when he went down for his afternoon nap after the party. It’s a beautiful thing to watch your child forming friendships with children who will be a big part of his life for the next 12+ years in elementary, junior, and high school. I’d say the party was a success because the minions were exhausted at the end–just in time for parents to bring them home for naps. Love you, Walt!
Walt celebrated his 4th birthday with his preschool classmates last weekend. After considerable deliberation, he finally selected the party theme:
Walt’s party was all about Despicable Me!
Well done, Cookie Company! They did a great job decorating this chocolate chip cookie cake for the party. Isn’t it adorable? It was equally delicious!
Have you ever seen the movie? I kept the party decorations relatively simple, but we had to have our own Box of Shame from the movie like this one:
We transformed a garment box from our move into a Box of Shame. The kids LOVED it! Walt tried it out before the other kids arrived.
The rest of the minions in the Box of Shame:
The kids mostly entertained themselves for most of the party. It was fun to watch their individual personalities shine through.
Monty was happy to have so much attention from his new buddies!
Note to self: No more balloon bouquets at a 4-year-old boy’s birthday party. They will get destroyed. This started as 3 separate balloon bouquets.
Things got pretty quiet when it was time for lunch. All of the playing wore ’em out–temporarily. Then the sugar ramped ’em up again!
We suggested Duck, Duck, Goose. The kids brilliantly changed the game to Yellow Minion, Yellow Minion, Purple Minion. There was so much giggling!
Look at Walt’s face. The joy!
One of my favorite pictures from the party. I love how happy he was to watch his friends having a great time at his party.
All good things have to come to an end, so we came upstairs to wait for parents to arrive. Meanwhile, the kids had fun playing with their treasures from their goodie bags.
Harry especially loved the party blowers. He thought they were HILARIOUS!
The next day, I helped Walt to create his own thank you notes for his buddies. He drew each one a picture on the front. Here’s one:
Very serious work, people. Look at that concentration!
After he finished his cover art, I transcribed whatever message he wanted to include on the inside, thanking the friend for coming to the party and for bringing a nice birthday present. Walt especially loved getting to sign each card.
Walt had a huge grin plastered to his face when he went down for his afternoon nap after the party. It’s a beautiful thing to watch your child forming friendships with children who will be a big part of his life for the next 12+ years in elementary, junior, and high school. I’d say the party was a success because the minions were exhausted at the end–just in time for parents to bring them home for naps. Love you, Walt!
