First K4 Field Trip=

Tons of fun!

Especially when you get to go INSIDE a real fire truck!

And pretend to DRIVE a real fire truck!

And post for a class picture. Okay, that was mainly fun for mommy. Still.

Of Mice and Men

Remember that book? And the quote: "The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew..."

Well.

That happened over the weekend. My best laid plans of taking the kids to a fundraising character breakfast for the American Cancer Society, thinking we could support a great charity and enjoy some fun time with Mickey and Minnie, Donald and Daisy, Buzz and Woody, princesses galore, etc...

...it didn't really work out as planned.

We drove into the parking lot and Levi spied a "giant" Donald Duck. He was worried.

This pic is of him eyeballing some of the princesses who had gathered outside for photo shoots with excited, joyful children. Other people's excited, joyful children.

Not ours.

Shiloh was also unimpressed and distrustful of everyone in dress-up attire. Even the other children!

Needless to say, this was the only picture we got of either of the kids with any of the precious children's characters. I snapped this shot right before Shiloh started screaming and crying.

Levi was under the table about half the time.

So much for best laid plans.

Precious Moments

There have been a lot of them lately.

This one is of Levi starting "big school" on the first day. He doesn't really understand that he's still in preschool. He just knows that it's "school" and not "daycare." There IS a difference, mom. GEEZ. Can you see how proud and excited he is in this picture? :)

This is after we got into Ms. Allison's classroom. Belle was there, so that was exciting and cut the nerves a bit. He's still a little too shy with everyone looking while his crazy mother was snapping pics. He tried to cover himself up with his nametag, but it didn't work.

We've now settled into a daily routine at our new school and things are going well.

Some more precious moments are brother/sister lovefests that occur on a fairly regular basis. Most of the time they're initiated by Levi who LOVES his sister. Here's a picture from last May (2010) at the beach when Levi first decided he could hold "his baby" himself.

This picture was taken this past Sunday morning. The kids were in the playroom having some train table fun and watching a Cedarmont Kids sing-a-long video. I walked back in and caught them in the middle of another cuddlefest. Too cute for words. :)

Shiloh is of the opinion that the best place to watch tv is in a lap. I hate to break it to Levi, but I don't think she really cared if it was my lap or his. I just let him enjoy the moment. :)

The Aftermath

The aftermath of going to work with mommy for two days.

Here's what it looks like after day one.

Here's what it looks like after day two.

It's ugly. :)

Books

Much like Levi at this age, Shiloh loves to "read." Sometimes I'll lose her for about 90 seconds and I'll find her in her room with 40 books strewn on the floor. The Tortoise and the Hare is on of her current favorites. In this video, she's reading it to herself. :)