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Friday, May 24, 2013
Preschool Graduation
Wednesday morning, the boys preschool had a preschool graduation program. The 4 year old wore graduation caps and got little preschool diplomas since they would be going into kindergarten next year. The kids put on a cute little performance of songs they had been practicing for awhile. Greg was able to come, so he took video on my phone and I took picture. It was so cute to see all the kids singing. Evan has actually been singing a couple of the songs around the house for several days, so I was super excited to see them perform.
The teachers warn you that the kids will lift up their dresses, pick their noses, turn around and stare at the older kids, etc. They say to expect them to see you and want to come sit with you right that minute, so it was nice to have a heads up on what to expect. I thought the boys did good. I was SO proud of Evan. He did exactly what he was supposed to do and sat quietly and followed all the directions. He saw us as soon as they came in the room and he was so excited! Carter was partnered up with his best friend and was just so hyped up! He wasn't being bad (in my opinion) but it was hard for him to concentrate on singing and dancing when there was playing to do. ;)
Evan loved looking back at the older kids while singing.
I thought all the kids did really well and were so cute.
As they were singing one of their songs about a spotted frog on a log, the kids would go and sit down as they counted down the frogs. Here's Carter and his friend, Konnor.
Once the kids sat down because their part was over, I think it was hard for them to stay focused. They didn't have to sit long, but they're 2 and sitting for any amount of time is hard. Evan did SO well, he still clapped and listened. I was so surprised! They have such different personalities at school than they do at home and they never do what I assume they will--they like to keep me on my toes.
I think he was just super excited that Greg was there.
I tried to zoom using my phone, but they came out a little blurry, but just look how happy he is!
Carter had a blast. He gets so hyped up around Konnor (both boys do) they really adore him. There's another boy in their class that they were sitting next to and they roped him into their shenanigans. :)
The teachers warn you that the kids will lift up their dresses, pick their noses, turn around and stare at the older kids, etc. They say to expect them to see you and want to come sit with you right that minute, so it was nice to have a heads up on what to expect. I thought the boys did good. I was SO proud of Evan. He did exactly what he was supposed to do and sat quietly and followed all the directions. He saw us as soon as they came in the room and he was so excited! Carter was partnered up with his best friend and was just so hyped up! He wasn't being bad (in my opinion) but it was hard for him to concentrate on singing and dancing when there was playing to do. ;)
Evan loved looking back at the older kids while singing.
I thought all the kids did really well and were so cute.
As they were singing one of their songs about a spotted frog on a log, the kids would go and sit down as they counted down the frogs. Here's Carter and his friend, Konnor.
Once the kids sat down because their part was over, I think it was hard for them to stay focused. They didn't have to sit long, but they're 2 and sitting for any amount of time is hard. Evan did SO well, he still clapped and listened. I was so surprised! They have such different personalities at school than they do at home and they never do what I assume they will--they like to keep me on my toes.
I think he was just super excited that Greg was there.
I tried to zoom using my phone, but they came out a little blurry, but just look how happy he is!
Carter had a blast. He gets so hyped up around Konnor (both boys do) they really adore him. There's another boy in their class that they were sitting next to and they roped him into their shenanigans. :)
I tried to upload the videos using the blogger thing, but I'm not sure if it worked right. I'll do a separate post with the videos, using links from youtube. We didn't want one super long video, so Greg filmed each song separately. I also got one of the boys while they were sitting.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Fun at the Pool
Tuesday afternoon, we met our friends at the pool. It was sunny and hot and perfect pool weather. It was my first time taking the boys without Greg. I was a little worried, but it went great. It wasn't too busy when we got there and we ended up having the baby pool all to ourselves for awhile.
The boys worked up quite an appetite. We had fresh pineapple, teddy grahams, goldfish, etc. I'm pretty sure Evan ate almost the entire container of pineapple himself.
I know we'll be spending a lot of time here this summer.
The boys worked up quite an appetite. We had fresh pineapple, teddy grahams, goldfish, etc. I'm pretty sure Evan ate almost the entire container of pineapple himself.
I know we'll be spending a lot of time here this summer.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Babies and the Big Room
We had a pretty relaxing weekend. We went to the zoo on Friday. Saturday we went to the gym and ran some errands. We were supposed to have some friends over to bbq on Saturday evening, but it ended up raining all weekend, so we just ordered pizza and hung out inside. We had a lot of fun. I wish I would have had my phone on me and got more pictures. I did snap this one of Carter with the baby. I'm pretty sure everybody is tired of hearing this because I say it all the time, but he is so sweet with babies. He's so gentle and patient. He went over there to help him with the toys and told him what everything was and handed his toys to him. It was the cutest thing. I can't get him to share with Evan or his friends, but he's happy to hand over his toys to a baby.
He was so cute showing him what everything was. I used to call all babies "baby" to the boys because it was easy and it was so cute to hear them say "baby" and now I've got into the habit of it. I should refer to him as his name, but I like using the word "baby" with smaller kids because the boys immediately know that means to be careful and gentle.
They have a basketball court inside Adventure Central. Carter just wanted to go in there and look at the basketball hoops, he was so excited to just be in there. Greg got them a couple of balls and started playing with them in there. Carter was just so excited and Evan had a good time too. They both really love any kind of ball-football, basketball, baseball, soccer, etc.
He was so cute showing him what everything was. I used to call all babies "baby" to the boys because it was easy and it was so cute to hear them say "baby" and now I've got into the habit of it. I should refer to him as his name, but I like using the word "baby" with smaller kids because the boys immediately know that means to be careful and gentle.
Sunday morning, we went to the gym and then after the boys naps, we took them to the Big Room at Adventure Central. It was so nasty and rainy out, I was kinda disappointed because it would have been nice to go to a park or the pool. The boys seem to like this big building block section even better than the slides. One kid went over to Carter and tried to take the block he had and Carter got upset and started hollering. Evan immediately picked up another block and ran over there and tried to give it to the kid so he would stop trying to take Carter's block. I thought that was very sweet. I was so proud of Evan for doing that.
I got a watermelon last week, thinking that we'd have a nice day out and could go out enjoy on the deck after swimming. But...it ended up being just so rainy last week, so I finally cut it up for the boys and let them have for dinner last night. They were in heaven. They LOVE watermelon. Evan was just giggling. It's so funny how excited they get over fruit.
The mom that hosted the playgroup today has had a stomach virus going around her house, so we decided to skip it. We're going to Georgia next weekend and I didn't want to risk anybody getting sick right before our trip. So, we just stayed home this morning and played. It was another rainy, gloomy day. I'm not complaining though, I'm so thankful we haven't had to deal with tornadoes or anything like that.
This is the last week of school for the boys. Wednesday, they have their little graduation program that they put on for the parents and Thursday, I'm volunteering. So, tomorrow is my last morning without the boys until fall. I'm not sure how I'll spend it, I should clean and be productive, but I might take the time and go get coffee and walk around some stores. :)
Friday, May 17, 2013
Richmond Zoo
Let me go ahead and warn you now before you even start reading this post--there are a TON of pictures. I know I always post a lot of pictures, but there's really a lot in this one. Over 50 pictures and over 20 of those are just of the giraffe part of the zoo. You've been warned. ;)
I've been wanting to take the boys to the zoo for awhile. We took the boys to the Reston Zoo last year about this time, but that was more of a large petting zoo. We're actually closer to the DC zoo which is supposed to be nice (and it's FREE!) but parking can be difficult and the thought of trying to park and take the metro with two toddlers stresses me out. The Richmond Zoo has giraffes that you can feed, which I thought would be so fun! I read some reviews that it was a little small, which actually works out for us and the boys at this age. It was calling for about 30% chance of rain all week, so I've been checking the weather a million times a day. We got so lucky and it was warm and sunny. We got left a little before 8:00, so we could get there right at 9:30 when they opened.
When we first walked in the zoo, they had the flamingos, which the boys thought were really neat.
They had so many primates. The boys are 2, so we just referred to them all as monkeys. :) When they're older, it'll be fun to read the different names and learn about them. Greg has actually wanted to sell our stroller for awhile now because we never use it, but luckily we haven't because we needed it today. The boys did a lot of walking, but Evan liked having it when we started and when they got tired, they used it.
When I told Carter about the zoo, all he talked about were ducks. Haha, I told him that there were going to be zebras, giraffes, monkeys, lions, etc. He just wanted to know if there were going to be ducks. So, luckily, there were a lot of ducks.
I read somewhere that the Richmond zoo has one of the biggest primate collections. I believe it because there were monkeys everywhere!
The Richmond Zoo website said that only a few zoos nationwide let you feed the giraffes. I was so excited for this. I thought it would be so much fun for any age, but especially for the boys being so young to do something so hands on. We ended up getting to that part before anybody else and had the whole are to ourselves--which was perfect.
I loved how close they were able to get to the giraffes.
They had the longest tongues! You can see Evan's expression as he's putting the piece of food on it.
I love Evan's face. They were so excited.
I thought the boys might be scared, but they weren't at all.
I know there's so many pictures of this, but it was just so much fun and I love them all.
It looks like Evan has the giraffe's tongue, but I swear he doesn't. It's just the angle, he was putting the food on the giraffe's tongue. The boys are so gentle and nice with animals.
There was a bird atrium where you could go in with a stick of bird food and the birds come and eat it out of your hand, but it hadn't opened yet. We did that at the Reston Zoo, so it wasn't something we planned on doing anyways, but it's nice that they offer that. I felt like this zoo was so hands on and perfect for young kids.
The boys loved the things you sit on and ride, but I don't think they know that you can put money in and make them move. They think they're just fun things to sit on. We're going to enjoy that for as long as possible. ;)
There was a huge petting zoo area where you could feed the animals, but the boys were so hyped up at this point. We didn't spend a lot of time here, the boys were ready to explore the rest of the zoo.
I love how sweet the boys are with the animals. It's surprising to me because they're so high energy and definitely "all boy", but they're always so gentle with animals.
Evan got so tickled at this goat. He's laughing in this picture.
And they're off. This was why I wanted to come on a weekday before school got out and first thing in the morning, I knew the boys would want to walk and be independent and we were able to let them.
The boys both stopped to look at the alligators. They know what those are from "Peter Pan" and "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" they were so excited to see a real one.
There were some deer to feed too.
There was this huge play set for the kids and a picnic area in the shade next to a concession stand. The boys spotted it a mile away and ran for it. At first, I thought it was silly to spend time on this at a zoo, but the point of the trip was for the boys to have fun, so we let them play. They climbed and played and just had the time of their lives. We were right next to the safari train station that we had bought tickets for, so we let them play until it was time to take our train ride, so almost 30 minutes. It was perfect that we had the train ride, actually, because they were happy to get off when we said "Let's go ride the train" I don't know how we would have got them down otherwise.
There were so many levels and so much climbing, I wish we had one of these at a park or something close by.
The boys were so excited for our safari train ride. They were exhausted at this point and it was a perfect way to rest and still get to see animals.
There weren't really any rails or anything and the ride was bumpy at some places, so I just stuck my leg up as a way to make sure the boys didn't fall out, so don't mind my leg in these pictures.
I will be happy if I never, ever see an ostrich this close again. I think they look evil and I about had a heart attack when this thing got so close to us. They give me the creeps, but the boys loved it.
After we got done, the boys were ready for a snack, so they rode in the stroller and ate while we looked at a few more animals. Carter got out to walk the last couple of minutes and he thought the big turtles were so neat.
They had some little riding things as you left the zoo, so the boys had to go sit in them before we left.
Carter looked like this for a little bit, but then fell asleep too.
I've been wanting to take the boys to the zoo for awhile. We took the boys to the Reston Zoo last year about this time, but that was more of a large petting zoo. We're actually closer to the DC zoo which is supposed to be nice (and it's FREE!) but parking can be difficult and the thought of trying to park and take the metro with two toddlers stresses me out. The Richmond Zoo has giraffes that you can feed, which I thought would be so fun! I read some reviews that it was a little small, which actually works out for us and the boys at this age. It was calling for about 30% chance of rain all week, so I've been checking the weather a million times a day. We got so lucky and it was warm and sunny. We got left a little before 8:00, so we could get there right at 9:30 when they opened.
When we first walked in the zoo, they had the flamingos, which the boys thought were really neat.
They had so many primates. The boys are 2, so we just referred to them all as monkeys. :) When they're older, it'll be fun to read the different names and learn about them. Greg has actually wanted to sell our stroller for awhile now because we never use it, but luckily we haven't because we needed it today. The boys did a lot of walking, but Evan liked having it when we started and when they got tired, they used it.
When I told Carter about the zoo, all he talked about were ducks. Haha, I told him that there were going to be zebras, giraffes, monkeys, lions, etc. He just wanted to know if there were going to be ducks. So, luckily, there were a lot of ducks.
I read somewhere that the Richmond zoo has one of the biggest primate collections. I believe it because there were monkeys everywhere!
The Richmond Zoo website said that only a few zoos nationwide let you feed the giraffes. I was so excited for this. I thought it would be so much fun for any age, but especially for the boys being so young to do something so hands on. We ended up getting to that part before anybody else and had the whole are to ourselves--which was perfect.
I loved how close they were able to get to the giraffes.
They had the longest tongues! You can see Evan's expression as he's putting the piece of food on it.
I love Evan's face. They were so excited.
I thought the boys might be scared, but they weren't at all.
I know there's so many pictures of this, but it was just so much fun and I love them all.
It looks like Evan has the giraffe's tongue, but I swear he doesn't. It's just the angle, he was putting the food on the giraffe's tongue. The boys are so gentle and nice with animals.
There was a bird atrium where you could go in with a stick of bird food and the birds come and eat it out of your hand, but it hadn't opened yet. We did that at the Reston Zoo, so it wasn't something we planned on doing anyways, but it's nice that they offer that. I felt like this zoo was so hands on and perfect for young kids.
The boys loved the things you sit on and ride, but I don't think they know that you can put money in and make them move. They think they're just fun things to sit on. We're going to enjoy that for as long as possible. ;)
There was a huge petting zoo area where you could feed the animals, but the boys were so hyped up at this point. We didn't spend a lot of time here, the boys were ready to explore the rest of the zoo.
I love how sweet the boys are with the animals. It's surprising to me because they're so high energy and definitely "all boy", but they're always so gentle with animals.
Evan got so tickled at this goat. He's laughing in this picture.
And they're off. This was why I wanted to come on a weekday before school got out and first thing in the morning, I knew the boys would want to walk and be independent and we were able to let them.
The boys both stopped to look at the alligators. They know what those are from "Peter Pan" and "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" they were so excited to see a real one.
There were some deer to feed too.
There was this huge play set for the kids and a picnic area in the shade next to a concession stand. The boys spotted it a mile away and ran for it. At first, I thought it was silly to spend time on this at a zoo, but the point of the trip was for the boys to have fun, so we let them play. They climbed and played and just had the time of their lives. We were right next to the safari train station that we had bought tickets for, so we let them play until it was time to take our train ride, so almost 30 minutes. It was perfect that we had the train ride, actually, because they were happy to get off when we said "Let's go ride the train" I don't know how we would have got them down otherwise.
There were so many levels and so much climbing, I wish we had one of these at a park or something close by.
The boys were so excited for our safari train ride. They were exhausted at this point and it was a perfect way to rest and still get to see animals.
There weren't really any rails or anything and the ride was bumpy at some places, so I just stuck my leg up as a way to make sure the boys didn't fall out, so don't mind my leg in these pictures.
I will be happy if I never, ever see an ostrich this close again. I think they look evil and I about had a heart attack when this thing got so close to us. They give me the creeps, but the boys loved it.
We went through a little gated part of the zoo and got to see animals up close and personal. it was about 15 minutes and definitely worth the money.
After we got done, the boys were ready for a snack, so they rode in the stroller and ate while we looked at a few more animals. Carter got out to walk the last couple of minutes and he thought the big turtles were so neat.
They had some little riding things as you left the zoo, so the boys had to go sit in them before we left.
We were only at the zoo about 2 hours and it was the perfect amount of time. We ended up getting to see almost everything because it was a small zoo. The boys were wore out when we left. Evan fell asleep almost immediately.
Carter looked like this for a little bit, but then fell asleep too.
We grabbed sonic for lunch and then drove home. It was an easy drive and we got home about 2:00. We had so much fun and I'm so glad we went. I know the boys really had a good time. I love doing things like this with the boys.
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