Halloween Partay

We had our annual Halloween Parade at Rising Star today, and Preston joined in the fun. He LOVED it and cried crocodile (or dragon) tears when he had to leave. Some pics of the madness.

My girls. The Sock Monkey costume was my favorite. My boys. Notice the Whoopie Cushion on the far right- classic. Costume came with a farting machine. (Which I -of course- had to take away several times throughout the day. Oh, the drudgeries of being a responsible adult.)

The two dragons.

Love my mama! (I'm dressed as a Wildwood Camper- complete with lanyard earrings, bugs taped to tie-dye shirt, and owl pellet necklace. EW.)

Some computer time with the kids.

Waiting for the parade to start...

And a little bit of video- not great, but it shows what the morning was like. (Yes, we do this first thing in the morning. What a GREAT way to start a day of learning!) At the end, there is a little singing from Preston (robot style) at bedtime. Gotta love "Wheels on the Bus".

Pampers Thongs?

Could thongs be the next big trend in diapers? You decide. A little head trauma doesn't keep P from smiling.

Cutie in the bath.

G week at school- Goat coloring, Glue project, and Glitter picture.

F Week, Friday Night Lights, and Pumpkins

Some projects from F week at school. Flower Garden and Fabric Collage glue projects, Ferris wheel sheet, and Fern pictures for helping clean up. P finally seems to be over the hump, and even had a few days without tears at drop-off! Hooray for progress! One thing they wanted us to work on at home was drinking from a REAL cup. Coordination is NOT P's biggest strength, so it has been a challenge.
But we'll keep working on it!

Last night we took him to his first high school football game. Really, his first football game ever. He's been to several tailgates, but not to actual games. I have decided this is the perfect place for a loud, energetic 2 year old boy. PERFECT. See video at the end of the post for more on the game. We walked to Miege and watched them slaughter Mill Valley.

Then off to the Louisburg Cider Mill with some friends today. A BEAUTIFUL day for it!

Sup'. I want all of deez pumpkins.

Not the greatest start to our time here. He REALLY wanted to take this green pumpkin with us right away. Ew.

Cider Mill distraction works wonders.

Mmmmmmm...smashed apples.

Sleepy Jack arrived and wanted to cuddle with Clint.

Just plain cute.

Runnin' on the HAAAAY with Jack.

Posers.

What blue eyes you have, Mallory!

I got some good smiles from Kate, but failed to capture any of them on film. But she's a beauty.

Ellen sitting on pumpkins. I don't recall seeing her jump around on the hay. Ahh, to have a sweet girl.

Jack taking a break from it all.

Mmmmmm- apples!

And some footage from the Football game and the Cider Mill.

E week

Well, Preston survived week two of preschool. I'd like to say he has adjusted 100%, but that would be a lie. He did have two really good days, but every morning was full of tears and screams for Mommy and Daddy. Mila says that he is resisting because he is smart and realizes that we are messing with his regular routine. Lower intellect children tend to be more easy-going. And I quote, "He iz highly intelligent, there iz no doubt about that." (My attempt at typing her Russian accent.) I like when people I'm paying tell me my kid is smart. At least he isn't a freak of nature. Although there was one morning when he was throwing his temper tantrum at drop off and she said to Clint, "Vell, I've never zeen zis before." Nice. The woman has been doing this for 16 years and our kid brings new challenges to her. We are hopeful that next week will mark the beginning of smooth sailing.

Here are a few of his E projects from this week. Eruption picture for helping clean up, Easel painting, Elephant made with his own choices (long trunk, big eyes, grey ears...), and Eagle tent.

And a few clips for your enjoyment. For those who doubt that P is mine due to the fact that he looks just like Clint, here is proof. He likes to help clean- he DEFINITELY gets that from me. And a little birthday song for the kitties. MC and Phoggy turned 3 yesterday. Love those kitties! BTW, I think they know baby #2 is on the way because neither of them really want to have anything to do with me anymore. Clint is now the Alpha Cat of the house.

Old School and New School

Last week Preston had his last day with Steph. She was a great daycare provider for the first 2 years of his life!

Taking some brownies to share with his friends on his last day.
Preston and Steph.
Preston, Alex, Payton, and Steph.


This week Preston started Preschool at The Purple Dragon. A rough week to do it since I was at Wildwood, but he survived with (hopefully) minimal damage.
Here he is on his first day.
"I got my backpack on, my shoes tied tight...I hope I don't get into a fight."

With Miss Mila at his first drop-off. His face says it all.

Waving good-bye to Daddy out the window.

Some projects from his first few days. He gets pictures when he helps clean-up. This week was D week, so everything has a D theme. DOG picture for clean-up reward, Dinosaur drawing, a Doll that he painted, and Dot Art.

I'm loving the little projects that come home since we didn't get any of that at his old place.

Here is a little dinosaur worksheet inspired song he was singing/making up today. Apparently he learned to read sheet music this week...

It has been a rough transition for him, and we are still working through it. Hopefully next week will be smoother!