Batmobile

Cameron's school had an awesome event the other week. At the beginning of the year we were told that they were to build a box car for the "best day ever." Well Brian let Cameron choose (thanks google) and he went with the not-so-simple selection of a batmobile! Brian did not disappoint and with Cameron's "help" they built an absolutely amazing car. It was completed with decals, steering wheel, instrument panel (Cameron designed solo) and of course bat wings.
The school put in an equal amount of the effort and the day was incredible. I got to see their preperation first hand and it was impressive. Here's just a taste of the degree to which they planned this event.
- the kids arrived to find parking spots specially marked on the floors outside their rooms
- the teachers (with matching pit stop t-shirts) greeted the kids by giving them a drivers license (with their picture) and a key for their car
- the kids got to drive their cars through a pretend car wash- but complete with real bubbles
- the kids went to a "drive in movie theatre" and watched a movie from their cars in the gym
- the theatre was had a concession stand with popcorn for the kids!
- their was even a repair shop to fix cars

In short, it was amazing and the kids not only learned about traffic signs and car safety but had an amazing time. The event was even featured on the local news- link below.

http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/watch-preschool-kids-learn-about-car-ownership/281-534316698

More Visitors!!

Last weekend we had visitors in town, which we always love, and we had the best time. My friend Ally came to visit with her husband Tomas and their daughter Bronwyn who is about 6 months older than Cameron. I think Ally wins for the friend who has visited most often and without fail she brought some great weather with her. We showed them around (in the man-van) and did a ton of walking and site seeing, even though Bronwyn wasn't feeling the best. Besides that, the only thing I'd change would be for them to stay longer!

T is for Tea Party

Cameron's school celebrated the letter T by having a Tea party and the kids were encouraged to wear fancy clothes. Cameron was all fancy from the waist up and still ready for sports from the waist down. He had a lovely time at the tea party and is quite a cultured little boy.

 

A Declaration

There are some stages of raising kids that you don't even notice changing and there are others that are much more obvious. This is an example of the latter.

March 14, 2018, Adelyn declared: I am never taking baths again, from now on I am only taking showers. Baths are for little kids. 

It's been over a week and she's stuck to her promise and doesn't hesitate to remind us every time we ask her to get ready for bathtime. "I DON'T TAKE BATHS ANYMORE, I ONLY TAKE SHOWERS!"

So we say good-bye (for now) to Addy's bath stage, it was a good run. What will be the next one to go?

An update: March 24th: We had a roller skate night for Addy's school and got home late and Addy declared she was too tired for a shower and wanted to take a bath. I guess her definition of "never taking baths again" is a little different than mine.

An Opinion

Adelyn's writing has really taken off this year and I am constantly amazed at the level at which she can write. Her class spent a lot of time talking about opinion papers and how to convince someone to believe your opinion. Each child got to write about anything of their choice for their opinion paper. Adelyn kept it a big secret and wouldn't even let Brian know what she was working on when he would come to volunteer in her class. 

When she brought her paper home, I really couldn't disagree with anything she wrote which I think is the sign of a very good writer.

Dear Mom and Dad,

Have you ever wanted a cute little pet to watch on rainy days?

In my opinion a fish would be the perfect family pet. Here's why:

One reason I think a fish would be the perfect pet is, fish are very quiet so it wouldn't distrub you all the time. Another reason I think a fish would be the best pet is, it will make me more responsible. A fish would make me responsible because I would need to clean its tank and feed it. 

Finally, a fish would be the best pet because, you wouldn't need to pay for everything. I would pay for food and more! 

I hope I have convinced you that a fish would be the perfect pet for many reasons. 

Love, 

Addy

Fun with G&G

It was a busy visit with Grandma and Grandpa. In addition to the zoo, lots of games were played, (Monopoly for 2+ hours!) books read, and Addy did some sewing and crafts with Grandma. Cameron showed off his baseball skills with Grandpa and all enjoyed some time at the beach and on a hike and even some time bowling!  As always it went by too quickly but we had a great time and can't wait to see them again. 

Happy Retirement Grandpa!

Grandma and Grandpa were just visiting and we got to help Grandpa ease into retirement life, or as we like to say, become a teenager again. It was another wonderful trip where we enjoyed some of the usual traditions (crab dinner) and took them to some new things (the zoo)

We enjoyed a beautiful sunny day and luckily their flight back wasn't canceled despite the snowy weather in the midwest.