Drew's presents
Both boys were sooo excited that it was finally time to eat the cake
I'm two today!!!!!
Opening presents
Jack was more interested in eating his cake
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Drew's 2nd birthday
All of Mommy's hard work on Thanksgiving paid off. The Wubbzy cake turned out great and the kids couldn't wait to dig in. 
Drew's presents
Both boys were sooo excited that it was finally time to eat the cake
I'm two today!!!!!
Opening presents
Jack was more interested in eating his cake
Drew's presents Both boys were sooo excited that it was finally time to eat the cake I'm two today!!!!!Opening presents
Jack was more interested in eating his cake
Daddy with his boys and Thanksgiving dinner
Jack's preschool celebration of his 4th birthday
Jack's cupcakes for his preschool birthday celebration. Don't know how I managed to miss getting a picture of Jack in his birthday hat, but alas I did. His teacher puts together a portfolio of their school year and a picture will be included in that, so I guess I'll just have to wait until May :)
Friday, February 11, 2011
Funny Jack and Drew stories
I was making ham steaks today for dinner and Jack asked what it was. I said, "Ham." "What's ham?" "We get ham from pigs." Jack then asks, "Do they make it in the mud?" "No honey they don't make ham, they are the ham." Jack, "Ewww gross!!!!!" Needless to say, he wouldn't even try it.
Last night I was out so my husband fed the children. Later I found out he gave them both carrots and ranch dip. Drew had on his first Spiderman T-shirt (pie-der-nan) as he says it. My husband said that Drew was dipping the carrots into the ranch and then pressing them to his shirt trying to feed Spiderman. :) Guess he was listening when we said that superheroes were so strong because they always eat their vegetables! ...s he was listening when we told him Superheros are so strong because they eat their vegetables!t :)
Last night I was out so my husband fed the children. Later I found out he gave them both carrots and ranch dip. Drew had on his first Spiderman T-shirt (pie-der-nan) as he says it. My husband said that Drew was dipping the carrots into the ranch and then pressing them to his shirt trying to feed Spiderman. :) Guess he was listening when we said that superheroes were so strong because they always eat their vegetables! ...s he was listening when we told him Superheros are so strong because they eat their vegetables!t :)
Letter to Jack on His 4th Birthday
To Jack on his 4th birthday,
Jack, you have grown so much this past year. We moved you all the way across the country and you had a little bit of trouble adjusting. You started to become afraid of the dark, so you would sneak into our room and night and crawl in to bed with us. Some nights I would take you back to your room and tuck you in and others we didn’t even notice until morning that you were there. You adapted well to your new surroundings and seem to love your new home and backyard. You almost always have a smile on your face and are at most times a very happy child. This is not to say you haven’t had your fair share of discipline problems though. You still test Mommy at every turn and serve a great deal of time outs. You have improved leaps and bounds over the year and rarely ever have to serve time outs anymore.
You tried swim lessons this summer and did well until they wanted you to put your face in the water and then you bailed. Mommy decided not to force the issue and try again next year. You LOVED going to the pool! We are lucky enough to live in a neighborhood that has three of them available to us. Most days we were the only ones there but whenever there was someone else in the pool you quickly made friends with them and played. You are very outgoing and people young and old really seem to like you. You say the funniest things and have learned to intentionally make jokes to make Mommy and Daddy laugh.
You have started to learn to write your letters and can do a decent job of spelling your own name. You seem to remember every detail of everything, something Mommy is herself very jealous of. Your favorite shows this year have been Wow Wow Wubbzy, Little Bear, Yo Gabba Gabba, Little Einsteins and more recently Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, Batman and Scooby-Doo.
You have become much more self-sufficient and take it upon yourself to clean your own room, undress and dress yourself, drink from a regular cup and even set the table for dinner. You can buckle yourself into your car seat and open and close the door by yourself as well. Now that you have a booster seat you can even buckle yourself in with no help at all from Mommy or Daddy.
You love and get along most days with your little brother and always try to protect him from hurting himself, unless it’s you doing the hurting. You still push, hit and kick him at times but he’s starting to give back as good as he gets. You still love your trucks and have passed on this love to Drew. You love your playgroup friends and enjoy going to new places and doing new things. You started preschool this year and seem to love every minute of it. The teacher says that you are very popular in class and everyone wants to play and sit next to you. If only you could keep your hands and feet to yourself. You tell me of all the “bad” stuff you do in class and always tell me that you will behave better next time. It seems you have already improved as your teacher called to tell me how good you were being in class these days.
It has been fun to watch you turn into a tall skinny kid this year. I can’t believe how fast you’ve grown. I’m enjoying every minute of being a stay-at-home mom with you and Drew. I’m very thankful for the opportunity to do so because it is so fun to see the world through your eyes. We have a lot of fun together and enjoy many of the same things. When I leave the house, even if it’s only for a few hours, I’m greeted with such enthusiasm and a big bear hug around my legs. I’m looking forward to all of the fun we are going to have the next 14 years my little man.
Love,
Mommy
Jack, you have grown so much this past year. We moved you all the way across the country and you had a little bit of trouble adjusting. You started to become afraid of the dark, so you would sneak into our room and night and crawl in to bed with us. Some nights I would take you back to your room and tuck you in and others we didn’t even notice until morning that you were there. You adapted well to your new surroundings and seem to love your new home and backyard. You almost always have a smile on your face and are at most times a very happy child. This is not to say you haven’t had your fair share of discipline problems though. You still test Mommy at every turn and serve a great deal of time outs. You have improved leaps and bounds over the year and rarely ever have to serve time outs anymore.
You tried swim lessons this summer and did well until they wanted you to put your face in the water and then you bailed. Mommy decided not to force the issue and try again next year. You LOVED going to the pool! We are lucky enough to live in a neighborhood that has three of them available to us. Most days we were the only ones there but whenever there was someone else in the pool you quickly made friends with them and played. You are very outgoing and people young and old really seem to like you. You say the funniest things and have learned to intentionally make jokes to make Mommy and Daddy laugh.
You have started to learn to write your letters and can do a decent job of spelling your own name. You seem to remember every detail of everything, something Mommy is herself very jealous of. Your favorite shows this year have been Wow Wow Wubbzy, Little Bear, Yo Gabba Gabba, Little Einsteins and more recently Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, Batman and Scooby-Doo.
You have become much more self-sufficient and take it upon yourself to clean your own room, undress and dress yourself, drink from a regular cup and even set the table for dinner. You can buckle yourself into your car seat and open and close the door by yourself as well. Now that you have a booster seat you can even buckle yourself in with no help at all from Mommy or Daddy.
You love and get along most days with your little brother and always try to protect him from hurting himself, unless it’s you doing the hurting. You still push, hit and kick him at times but he’s starting to give back as good as he gets. You still love your trucks and have passed on this love to Drew. You love your playgroup friends and enjoy going to new places and doing new things. You started preschool this year and seem to love every minute of it. The teacher says that you are very popular in class and everyone wants to play and sit next to you. If only you could keep your hands and feet to yourself. You tell me of all the “bad” stuff you do in class and always tell me that you will behave better next time. It seems you have already improved as your teacher called to tell me how good you were being in class these days.
It has been fun to watch you turn into a tall skinny kid this year. I can’t believe how fast you’ve grown. I’m enjoying every minute of being a stay-at-home mom with you and Drew. I’m very thankful for the opportunity to do so because it is so fun to see the world through your eyes. We have a lot of fun together and enjoy many of the same things. When I leave the house, even if it’s only for a few hours, I’m greeted with such enthusiasm and a big bear hug around my legs. I’m looking forward to all of the fun we are going to have the next 14 years my little man.
Love,
Mommy
Monday, February 7, 2011
Jack's 4th Birthday Party!
On our way to Jack's 1st birthday party ever! He was so excited to go to Chuck E. Cheese for his fourth birthday :)
Drew was ready to go too!
On of Drew's favorite things there
Drew riding with Peter
Daddy and Jack playing Air Hockey, this was Jack's favorite.
Getting crowned the birthday boy!
Happy Birthday to Jack!
Thinking about his wish
Spiderman cake
Not a great place to try to take a group picture. Right in front of them was a TV monitor in which they could all see themselves on TV.
Drew really enjoyed the cake
Ticket grabber. Jack did really well in here.
The lady let Drew take a crack at it but he didn't really get the concept. He stood in the corner and let them all pile up on his shoulder. He got quite a few that way though :)
Dancing with the Chuck E. Cheese robot
Opening presents from the party
Mommy and Daddy's gifts
Criss Cross Crash! From Grandma Jeanne and Papa Steve!
Drew was ready to go too!
On of Drew's favorite things there
Drew riding with Peter
Daddy and Jack playing Air Hockey, this was Jack's favorite.
Getting crowned the birthday boy!
Happy Birthday to Jack!
Thinking about his wish
Spiderman cake
Not a great place to try to take a group picture. Right in front of them was a TV monitor in which they could all see themselves on TV.
Drew really enjoyed the cake
Ticket grabber. Jack did really well in here.
The lady let Drew take a crack at it but he didn't really get the concept. He stood in the corner and let them all pile up on his shoulder. He got quite a few that way though :)
Dancing with the Chuck E. Cheese robot
Opening presents from the party
Mommy and Daddy's gifts
Criss Cross Crash! From Grandma Jeanne and Papa Steve!
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