Thursday, April 23, 2015
Mommy's taking us to the zoo
We headed to the Indianapolis Zoo this morning - just Mommy, Nana, Mr. 6 and Mr. 3 - and a great time was had by all. We only had a few hours so fit in what we could but took it at kid speed. Meaning we stopped for hot chocolate and playground time halfway through and rode the train and the carousel. Mr. 6 only wanted to see the cheetahs (although seemed excited to see everything along the way). Mr. 3 was enamored by the orangutans. The main exhibit was closed so they were in smaller indoor enclosures which gave us some close-up time watching them. Mr. 3's favorite was Katie which he decided was really Maizie. We couldn't leave without our own special friends - an orangutan named Maizie for Mr. 3 and a cheetah named Supercheetah for Mr. 6!
Happy birthday Mr. 6!
Mr. 5 turned 6 on Earth Day and we had a special cousin celebration in Indianapolis to celebrate. There was a lot of Pokemon which he is currently very excited about and we made volcanoes and oobleck at his request. And of course a chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream and double fudge brownie ice cream.
Mr. 6 makes us smile with his antics but he's as sharp as they come. He spent most of the trip out to Indy working on puzzles in his new brain games book - crossword puzzles, logic puzzles, word searches. His one complaint about kindergarten is that he doesn't get to do real math and he tells me that he has to learn math so he can program games on the Wii when he gets bigger. He's become quite the reader in the last few months and is reading his way through all the Magic Treehouse books. We started The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe out loud because that's how all our boys have started the series - once you read the first one, you're hooked!
He was really excited about learning to swim this spring and decided he would rather take swimming lessons that soccer - until the week soccer started when he decided that he really did want to play soccer. So he's a late addition (and we're going to miss the first 2 weeks) but an enthusiastic one. He learned to skate this winter and tells me he's excited to play hockey in the fall - we'll see about that one.
He is definitely my best dressed kid with his own fashion sense - typically this involves superhero shirts and colorful soccers and his beat-up sneakers but he definitely has style! He loves being one of the big brothers. On Sunday we stopped to pick up a few things at Trader Joes and the checker offered Mr. 3 stickers which he happily took. She then offered Mr. 10 and Mr. 12 stickers but they turned them down. She turned to Mr. 6 who looked at his big brothers and then told her that he didn't want any either!
He is becoming quite the cello player and has enjoyed playing this year - once you convince him to actually sit down to practice. Until then he's too busy with other things!
Mr. 6, we love your smile, your big eyes, your funny comments, your dance moves and your cleverness! We're so glad to have a 6 year old in our family!
Mr. 6 makes us smile with his antics but he's as sharp as they come. He spent most of the trip out to Indy working on puzzles in his new brain games book - crossword puzzles, logic puzzles, word searches. His one complaint about kindergarten is that he doesn't get to do real math and he tells me that he has to learn math so he can program games on the Wii when he gets bigger. He's become quite the reader in the last few months and is reading his way through all the Magic Treehouse books. We started The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe out loud because that's how all our boys have started the series - once you read the first one, you're hooked!
He was really excited about learning to swim this spring and decided he would rather take swimming lessons that soccer - until the week soccer started when he decided that he really did want to play soccer. So he's a late addition (and we're going to miss the first 2 weeks) but an enthusiastic one. He learned to skate this winter and tells me he's excited to play hockey in the fall - we'll see about that one.
He is definitely my best dressed kid with his own fashion sense - typically this involves superhero shirts and colorful soccers and his beat-up sneakers but he definitely has style! He loves being one of the big brothers. On Sunday we stopped to pick up a few things at Trader Joes and the checker offered Mr. 3 stickers which he happily took. She then offered Mr. 10 and Mr. 12 stickers but they turned them down. She turned to Mr. 6 who looked at his big brothers and then told her that he didn't want any either!
He is becoming quite the cello player and has enjoyed playing this year - once you convince him to actually sit down to practice. Until then he's too busy with other things!
Mr. 6, we love your smile, your big eyes, your funny comments, your dance moves and your cleverness! We're so glad to have a 6 year old in our family!
Gym time
The cousins introduced us to a great place to work off some energy - open gym with a zip line, trampoline, and slide into a ball pit. These guys had a blast and by the end, even Mr. 3 was going down the zipline!
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Dusting off the day
Today did not go as planned. I'm on my own and did manage to get everyone to school with lunches and clothes mostly matching (with a little help from our neighbor as I had forgotten I had to be in two places at the same time) but Mr. 3 was clearly not in a helping mood. After speech, I had a few errands to run to see us through the rest of the week and he would have none of it. He either ran away, laid on the floor, or screamed at me most of the time. We finally made it home and I was still holding it together. I knew he was so tired so we had a snack and headed out on a walk. It was actually a lovely time and I hoped that the running would wear him out. We came home to more of the same and no nap. Not even walking with him on my back to and from school to pick up Mr. 5 and Mr. 10. Not even while running to the store after that to get apple cider and art supplies. Our upstairs neighbor offered to watch him for an hour so I could take a shower and that helped my flagging spirits.
After dinner, we headed back to school for Literacy Night. The theme was Elephant and Piggie who we love and I had volunteered to help with the drinks (thus the apple cider run earlier). I loaded up the wagon and we walked to school. It was a great night. Yes, Mr. 3 either stood in the middle of the story or ran away, most of the time in bare feet while carrying his shoes, but I got to meet one of Mr. 10's favorite teachers, see my boys greeting friends, feel a part of the community, and generally appreciate how well taken care of my kids are during the day. We walked home in the dark and the boys were excited to see the stars (and Venus) and we even managed to squeeze in a little lazy lion time after Mr. 3 went to bed.
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