The boys love to have picnics. We would have one every day if it was up to them. Today, I took them to one of the nearby parks for play time and a picnic. They donned their hats & sunglasses and dined on PB&J, grapes and cheese sticks. Our lunches are pretty predictable. As long as they enjoy them, right???
One of my kitchen helpers lended a hand this afternoon and we put together a double batch of Rice Krispie bars. Being pregnant means I’ve been pulling out all of my favorite treatsie foods. I just have to make sure not to have them all on hand at once.
As an end of the year outing, the preschool takes a trip to a local farm. This year, I was able to go along as a chaperone. 🙂 We boarded the bus in the morning and headed beyond the city limits. The great thing about the farm we visited was that we were the only group there. Once we all de-bussed, the kids split into two groups – one went on the “trolley” ride behind the tractor first, the other went to look at the animals. Then they switched. The farm even had a huge fenced in play are for the kids to explore. After the complete tour, everyone ate lunch and then we loaded onto the bus for the return trip home.
I think Nolan enjoyed himself. He wasn’t too keen on trying to feed the animals by himself, but he did let me hold my hand under his so that the goats could eat the alfalfa pellets. Not surprisingly, he liked the cats the best – probably because those were the animals he was most familiar with. The trolley ride was a big hit with him too because we got to see the farm’s “pirate ship” that is open for play during the fall. We may have to make a return trip later in the year…
Today, our bigger little man turns 4! I can hardly believe it! I’ve already spent some time reflecting back on the events of the day he came into the world 4 years ago. It was pretty crazy. My water broke as I drove to work, I ended up driving myself to the hospital (something Jake made me promise would never happen again,) I couldn’t find the admitting desk at the hospital and the volunteer at the front door was no help, and Jake couldn’t find me for at least 45 minutes once I was settled in the evaluation area. However, once we were situated in our hospital room and I had my epidural, everything else was smooth sailing. Nolan arrived in the early evening and I was instantly in love. But enough with the sappy reminiscing. 🙂
It’s been a fun 4 years, Nolan! Your daddy and I love you so much and are so proud of who you are becoming!
Nolan and Papa (my dad) have been going to Lowe’s nearly every other Saturday morning to complete a project. He’s made everything from a jewelry holder (for Valentine’s Day), to a mini basketball hoop, baseball field, and kaleidoscope. They really get to build some neat things! Today’s project was for Mother’s Day. It is a mini trellis. The kids were also able to go to the Lowe’s garden center to pick out a plant and decorate the outside of the plastic pot. The final project really turned out great! And he is so proud of what he builds, which is even more cute to see 🙂
In honor of Mother’s Day, Nolan’s preschool has a special “Muffins with Mom” event. We arrived at the preschool room and were serenaded with “skid-a-marink-” and then given a paper basket bouquet and flower seeds. Then we dined on muffins and punch. It was really sweet.
“Mom, I love you. You’re my good mommy!” Told to me as I was helping him put on his jacket so he could go play in the backyard with his dad.
I had an interesting conversation with Shecklet #2 this morning as we drove into the grocery store parking lot.
Shecklet #2: “I want donuts!”
Me: “Where do you get donuts?”
Shecklet #2: “Cub!”
Guess it’s pretty telling where we frequently stop after mass on Sunday mornings and what we generally pick up 🙂
Make sure you click on the pictures to see them “full size.”
The newest Sheck is set to arrive at the end of September!
Lincoln insisted on helping with dishes this afternoon. I went to wipe off the table and came back to a drenched 22 month old. He was trying to mimic me by putting his towel into the water to wash the dishes. The result of his actions was one wet kid. He loved it though. I think he thought it was like bath time with bubbles.
