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Jay and Jack just set out for trick or treating--pictures to follow soon!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween!
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Jay and Jack just set out for trick or treating--pictures to follow soon!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Pumpkin Patch
This morning we went to the pumpkin patch. The boys had a hard time waiting to go in.
This year...
...compared to last year.
They have lots of animals there!
Sliding
You'll notice that there is a slide over to the side. There are several others all around the pile. But what does Jack do? Flings himself off. Repeatedly. Since he broke his leg before stepping down less than a foot, it takes every ounce of restraint I have to let him do this. So far, so good.
Inside the hay maze we found some cool horse swings.
Ready for the hayride!
This is the pumpkin Jack picked. Tomorrow night is carving night!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Fall Fun
Last night we went with some friends to their church's Trunk or Treat. Jack had a blast. I was exhausted by the time we got home--of course, he wasn't.
Getting candy--We already have a whole carrier full and we aren't even to Halloween!
They had big and little animals to pet.
Trying to get the kids together for a group shot was hard, even with just three of them!
Jack would live in an inflatable if we would let him.
Getting candy--We already have a whole carrier full and we aren't even to Halloween!
They had big and little animals to pet.
Trying to get the kids together for a group shot was hard, even with just three of them!
Tomorrow we are headed to the pumpkin patch!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Jeepers Keepers
This month's zoo class was all about being a zookeeper. One of the zookeepers built a special play cage for Tinkerbell the ferret, so the kids got to see her try it out.
She was more interested in the kids than the cage.
They also practiced picking up snakes with a hook.
Later they had to design homes for animals. Yes, that's an aquarium with bars he's drawing right there.
After class we found that they do, indeed, sell snocones still, even though it's not summer. And we found out that snocones last a lot longer when it's not summer. This one took over an hour to finish, and there was still half a glass of snocone juice left!
She was more interested in the kids than the cage.
They also practiced picking up snakes with a hook.
Later they had to design homes for animals. Yes, that's an aquarium with bars he's drawing right there.
After class we found that they do, indeed, sell snocones still, even though it's not summer. And we found out that snocones last a lot longer when it's not summer. This one took over an hour to finish, and there was still half a glass of snocone juice left!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Halloween Party
This morning we went to a Halloween party. Jack had a great time.
...did a craft...
...and won a plastic pumpkin!
This is the best group shot I got. You know how it's hard to get a group of preschoolers to line up? Turns out it's even harder when they're in costume. Who knew?
He played games...
...did a craft...
...and won a plastic pumpkin!
This is the best group shot I got. You know how it's hard to get a group of preschoolers to line up? Turns out it's even harder when they're in costume. Who knew?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Staying Home
For quite a while I've been thinking that we need to be staying home more. It seems like we are always going somewhere for something--sometimes every day of the week.
When Jay was getting ready for deployment I hatched a plan that we would stay home almost all the time. And then reality hit. There were still all of the errands and obligations (plus some extras) as well as the need to lay eyes on other adults from time to time. So for over four months we went somewhere almost every single day.
Then came summer with all of its accompanying birthdays, holidays, classes, and trips. We were definitely not staying home.
When September rolled around (about a year since I first had the thought to stay home more), I decided I would make every effort for us to be home at least two out of five days a week--and we were successful all the way up until last week! Fall break meant that Jack went to Grandma and Grandpa's overnight (without us) for the first time. I wasn't going to be too upset about breaking our streak for that.
Sometimes it's hard to squeeze everything into three days a week without making an out day seem like some kind of death march. We have library, speech, music, and grocery shopping that have to be done each week. Then there are the extras--playdates, field trips, just because things. The four necessary things take us all over town, so combining them can make for a long day. I have noticed how much more we are getting done when we go out, though, since I am determined to have our two days at home.
We get so much more done at home, too. We have actually stuck with our schooling plans, loose as they are, without much trouble. We get in plenty of playtime. We don't eat out all the time. It's nice.
Tomorrow starts a streak where we have something every day for almost two weeks. It's going to be a long two weeks!
When Jay was getting ready for deployment I hatched a plan that we would stay home almost all the time. And then reality hit. There were still all of the errands and obligations (plus some extras) as well as the need to lay eyes on other adults from time to time. So for over four months we went somewhere almost every single day.
Then came summer with all of its accompanying birthdays, holidays, classes, and trips. We were definitely not staying home.
When September rolled around (about a year since I first had the thought to stay home more), I decided I would make every effort for us to be home at least two out of five days a week--and we were successful all the way up until last week! Fall break meant that Jack went to Grandma and Grandpa's overnight (without us) for the first time. I wasn't going to be too upset about breaking our streak for that.
Sometimes it's hard to squeeze everything into three days a week without making an out day seem like some kind of death march. We have library, speech, music, and grocery shopping that have to be done each week. Then there are the extras--playdates, field trips, just because things. The four necessary things take us all over town, so combining them can make for a long day. I have noticed how much more we are getting done when we go out, though, since I am determined to have our two days at home.
We get so much more done at home, too. We have actually stuck with our schooling plans, loose as they are, without much trouble. We get in plenty of playtime. We don't eat out all the time. It's nice.
Tomorrow starts a streak where we have something every day for almost two weeks. It's going to be a long two weeks!
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