Max Graduates from Preschool

 After four years of coop Max graduated yesterday for the last time before Kindergarten.  He helped me pick out the hat teacher Suzie is wearing as an end of year gift! I am the parent I am today because of coop. I have enjoyed it as much as he did and I will cherish the time together forever! 

More Nature School Fun

 The blog website has made some changes!

 Here are some pictures of our last adventure to Golden Gardens with Nature School. We brought along Max's friend Jacob and had a good time in the sun and sand.

Vivian is talking up a storm and showering us with hugs and kisses. As I write this she is playing on the phone pretending to talk to dada. For the record I'd say she officially sleeps through the night. Bedtime is 7:30 and she gets up at 6-6:30am. PHEW...I think we are all getting along a little better as a result.

Max is playing Tball and Charles is his coach. He is also taking a storybook drama class. That ends soon then we are onto summer camps and adventures!

Bird to Frog

This week was a perfect week for Max to be his hammy self. At nature school the kids took turns in the center of a circle pretending to be something that hatched out of an egg. Max decided to be a frog but first he had to trick everyone and flap his wings to throw them off........it was so funny! He starts drama school this month and I can't wait to see how he is in his element.

The picture of the branches leaned against the tree was done by all the kids. It's supposed to be a nest.

Max also finally got his superstar week at school where he gets bring things from home everyday to share with the class.

Since Viv is screaming her head off refusing to nap I can't post as much as I'd like about her.

I think there are double the words we wrote for her vocabulary and she can put two words together at this point. Favorite two words......mama milk.......of course!

I might try some night weaning soon but like Max she is quite the happy nurser. It's been 17 months since I've had a full nights sleep so if we can night wean I'd be happy. She can go to town during the day for as long as she wants!

Vivian at 16 months

Just like her big brother, and maybe even more so, Vivian is a big talker. She communicates very well at 16 months, will answer most questions with a cute "yeah" or "no" and tries to say most things you ask her to. Like Max did at this age, if you ask here where the table, door, window, fridge, etc. are, she'll walk right over and point to it. She loves music and dancing, and will mimic you after you stop singing. Too cute. Here's her big list of words she regularly says at this point:

No

Yeah

Hi

Bye

Night night

Boots

"Nack" for snack

Ball

Apple

Book

Belt

"Jack" for jacket

"Wok" for watch

Elmo

Mama

Dada

Bubba

Mat for Max

Cat cat

"Aipipe" for airplane

I go

"Shzzz" for shoes

"Fsssh" for fish

"wa wa" for water

"Gock" for sock

"Muck" for milk

Guys

Out

Up

Hat

Nose

Mouth

Knees

Feet

Poo poo

Yogurt

Happy St. Patty's Day!

A few pictures while Charles is away

Charles is down in Houston this week so it's just me and the kiddo's. And of course, we are all coughing, sneezing and blowing our noses!

I'm tired for sure but we get into our groove as three and have a good time.

Max is all about the puppet shows these days. Seeing them and putting them on. He has created puppets with Popsicle sticks, tape and crayons. Tonight he went in his tent with a flashlight and it was a shadow puppet performance. I can't really say what it was about????

He is practicing singing his song for his Easter performance with the Angel Choir. He loves practicing his song It's a wonderful world, Hawaiian style.

Here are a couple recent pictures. Max is starting to learn a little guitar with his dad and Vivian has music in her soul. Watching her dance is so cute!!

She has so many words! Charles is the record keeper and he needs to get the list on here but a few that come to mind are:

milk, backpack, (gock for sock), milk, I go, apple, hat, up, ball and so many more....

Instant classics

Joi took the kids down to a local studio and got some great shots: