Brian’s School Picture (Fall 2014)
Brian’s first grade fall school picture is here! His shirt has a dragon on it, to commemorate how much he’s into dragons this year. 🙂...
Read MoreMonday
Happy Monday, y’all! 😉 Yeah, I grumble about Mondays, too, but I don’t mind taking Kendall to school by myself while Brian is at OT. She was so cute drinking her milk today. Tonight, Brian made much of using his “computer”–the paper one he had made for me much earlier this year! I laminated it, I thought it was so cute. 🙂 Less cute was him insisting he couldn’t take his bath tonight because he had to do his...
Read MoreSunday
Today we had a fun Sunday at home! Brian built this wooden pirate ship, from a kit he’d gotten from Lowes. He decorated it a lot more (with colorful electrical tape!) after these photos were taken. Some neighborhood kids came by, and OMG, do they lack boundaries, impulse control, and any sort of parental supervision. After only a few interactions, we’re now super wary of these kids, who will just walk up into the garage and start messing with stuff, and are constantly banging...
Read MoreAva’s 4th Birthday Party
Today was another super-packed Saturday! We started off the morning with a Build and Grow session for Brian, where he made a cool fire truck. I stayed home with Kendall, who continued to be interested in painting today. We also did a lot of puzzles! When Brian got home, he did some painting and puzzles, too! But not for too long, because we had a party to get to! Our cousin Ava’s 4th birthday party was today, and we knew it was going to be a Frozen party with a special guest! It...
Read MorePirate Ship
It’s a Teacher Workday on the Wake County Public School traditional calendar, so Brian and I hung out today while Alison and Kendall were at work and school, respectively. We did various things throughout the day. In the morning I got a stew going in the crock pot. In the afternoon, I thought we could take some corrugated cardboard to the recycling convenience center. While breaking-down boxes, Brian spied this one that he immediately thought should be made into a pirate ship! So,...
Read MoreRocks!
After the van got broken into, Brian expressed some interest in rocks–spurred on by questions about the type of rock that was used to smash the window, I guess. 🙂 When I saw this rock set in the Scholastic catalog, I thought it would be a fun way for him to explore a bit about geology. As it turned out, both kids really liked the rock kit, especially the tiny little magnifying...
Read More