A Boy and His Daddy

Kyle loves the weekends when he gets to hang out with Daddy all day.  :)

 Giving Daddy some hugs!

If you notice above, he had already taken off his pants.  After a few pictures, he decided he needed to get rid of his shirt too.  The diaper stayed on for a while after that.  When he decided to ditch that as well, I had to run after him to get him to put on a new one.  He thought that was the BEST game ever! 

Playground Fun

Today we stayed after school to enjoy the playground and the warm (but not hot) sunshine.  :)

 He was pulling out the grass and then examining the pieces on his hands.

 I bet I can climb this tree.  Nuh uh, I bet I can climb it first.

 And so you can see him in all his phone glory, we have the following short videos . . .





 Also, I wanted to plug Connor's school.  Next week they are having the annual Sutterfest.  It is so much fun for the kids to play all the games and activities.  It is inexpensive fun and the proceeds go to a great school!  Come and join us if you wish!  :)

What's more fun than a Jack in the Box?

A Kyle in the box of course!  

Or a Nicholas in the box... though he kind of tore it open... oops!

 Connor was doing his homework, but stopped to say 'cheese' for me.

If you give a baby some chocolate . . .

You get a big chocolate mess! 
I only gave him a tiny square off my dark chocolate with almonds candy bar, but it seems like I gave him the whole bar!

 Nicholas is showing off that he didn't get any chocolate on himself.

Today was my turn to volunteer in the PreK classroom.  Nicholas got to be a special helper and got to bring sharing.  He made some stairs out of legos and brought in Officer Bob (not sure why they named their policeman lego guy that, but that's besides the point).  He brought in Officer Bob because he knew they would be talking about Police in class and because it is safety week.  We also got to bring in snack, which was a big hit with the kids.  We brought in some dried blueberries, string cheese, and goldfish crackers.  Even the teachers and the super picky eaters had some snack!  Mrs. Vanderwyk even showed the parents the kind of blueberries so they could get them for their kids. 

Rides

It is a good thing I had lots of quarters the other day, because the boys wanted to ride all of the rides.

Here you can see the excitement and energy that Kyle was experiencing riding all the fun rides with Nicholas.

Swim and Walk

We started Connor at an indoor swim school so he could keep working his swimming skills.  He LOVES it and so do I.  He has an awesome teacher for half an hour and she focuses on him and another student exclusively.  Meanwhile, Nicholas can play in the adjoining room with their toys and write and draw on their boards. 

 Before swim class, Connor and Nicholas were both drawing.

 Nicholas was very proud to show me that he can write his name.

 The swim room

Connor was very proud of himself that he swam the length of the pool only taking one breath,
which was one of the goals his teacher had set for him.

Friday was the Walk-a-thon!  Connor was so excited.  He was determined that he was going to do all 70 laps that are on the punch card this year.  He started off very strong and ran the first 12 laps in half an hour.  The walk-a-thon is three hours long, so I thought at that rate he could definitely do it.  I made him stop for water after each lap he did.  After the 12 laps, he took  a longer break and then told me he was too tired to keep running them so he was going to walk the rest.  I told him that was fine and he could stop whenever he wanted.  In Kindergarten, he walked 10 laps.   In First Grade, he walked/ran 12 laps.  This year, he ended up at 35 laps.  He was disappointed with his number but Charlie and I were very impressed.  We kept telling him he did an awesome job!  When we got home, I had him soak his legs in a hot bath and then gave him Tylenol just in case he got sore from all those laps.  Thankfully, he was fine and very worn out. 

Nicholas, Kyle, and I only did four laps.  Once Kyle fell asleep, we sat down and watched Connor go and Nicholas played on the playground next to me.   Charlie was unable to attend the walk-a-thon but told Connor they would train together to be able to run longer for next year. 

 On a water break after lap 3, I made him stop for a picture.

 When we did our laps, Nicholas decided he would rather ride than walk.

 Kyle eventually passed out.

 Nicholas decided his cap needed to go sideways.