The Crafty Culprit Strikes Again...

Now that we are back home and settled into our routine a bit more we are back to doing some of our favorite things like "Project Time." I have always tried to a little school time with McCoy since he has always been an eager learner. Last year since he only went to school 2 days a week I home schooled him the other days and we had so much fun together. He goes to school everyday this year (and I love teh break but I miss him soooo much while he is gone) so we don't home school anymore but he still loves doing his projects so I hope we can continue with them. He loves to cut, paste, paint and create! His favorite of course is painting - the messiest of them all!

Last week we tried a new style of painting that we dubbed, "Shake Rattle and ROCK N ROLL" Painting. We took an old shoe box, taped a paper on the bottom of it and dunked bouncy balls in different colors of paint and then threw them in the box, closed the lid and sang a little rock n roll while we shook the boxes up. We tried one ball at a time and then eventually threw them all in. It was a lot of fun and turned out pretty cool.


McCoy's latest infatuation is Robots so we decided to do robot crafts and of course he never ceases to amaze me with his explanations for things. So we made the flat paper version first and he cut and pasted various objects on a piece of paper to create a robot and when he was all finished he stood back and looked at it and said, "Ah, shoot. We forgot to give him a brain. He will be useless without a brain!"


The Recycled Robot project was really fun for me because I got to watch McCoy piece together objects of various size and try to figure out how to glue, tape or tack them together. It was so neat to watch him work. He set aside a Red Lid and when I asked him what it was for he pointed to the robots chest and said, "It goes here. He is going to need a Heart Don't you know!"

My Baby is a BOY!

When McCoy woke up this morning I picked him up and he snuggled into me like he always does and I said good morning and Happy Birthday and then I asked him, "Do you feel like a 4 years old Boy today?" He thought about it, looked himself up and down and replied, "Well, I kinda still fell like a 3 years old boy. I don't look any different or feel any different? And I don't see any presents? That means it must not be my birthday." So we went to our measuring wall and I just prayed that he had grown since the last time we measured him. Sure enough he had grown since last months measurement and he was so shocked! It was proof that he was indeed a Bigger boy now. (Tear! My baby is growing).

After a special birthday breakfast we got dressed and headed out to pick up a few things and get his cupcakes for his classroom party. He loved celebrating with his class today. He started after his birthday last year so this was his first classroom birthday and he was quit pleased.

When he got home from school he got to open his special Birthday package (Thanks Nana & Pops - He loved it all!) and he got to open his birthday cards that came in the mail. He LOVES mail! Thanks to those who sent birthday wished to our big fella!

For his birthday dinner he didn't want to go out, he just wanted some turtle food (pizza) so the birthday boy got a pizza dinner and after dinner he got to open his gifts. He is so easy to buy for because he loves anything and everything and he is so thankful for everything. And daddy gets the present prize. One of McCOy's favorite gifts was the ACDC poster daddy picked out for him. Little stinker loves that band!




Glade and I just feel so lucky to have such a great kid! He makes us laugh everyday and we are so proud just to be his parents. I know he is going to be a great big brother. My heart overflows with so much love for this little man. It makes me tear a bit to think about how much he has lived and how much he has done and grown in just these four short years! I can't believe it. And I look forward to watching grow and achieve so much more in his many years to come.

Happy Birthday Big Fella!!!!

First day(s) of school 2009

He has an A day and B day, (Green Classroom Day and Yellow Classroom day)so he actually got two first day's of school! He loves getting ready for school. Drop off's are another thing but as soon as the doors closes I check in the window and he is laughing it up and having a ball. That little stinker. He always comes home with stories and cute stuff he worked on. Pick up is my favorite part of the day!

Back and hitting the ground running...

We are finally back from our yearly Idaho Trip! We have such a wonderful time while we were there but you know what they say - there is no place like home! We got back midnight Monday night and then McCoy started school Tuesday. Pre K M-F every afternoon. The darn little stinker "Bodders" me constantly when we are home but as soon as he is gone I miss him like crazy. So far the new schedule works great for us though. He is not an early riser so it was hard last year to fight with him every morning to wake up for school so this year he gets to sleep in and have the whole morning to prepare.

We had the second baby appointment for future little brother or sister yesterday. We got to hear the heartbeat and did some blood work. Everything sounds good. I thought we were going to have the ultrasound too but there was a mix up and it didn't get scheduled so next month will be the first ultrasound and we can't wait to see our baby. Glade and McCoy even came to the hospital in hopes to see the baby but I guess they will just have to come with me next month too. Can't wait to post his/her first picture! I am still feeling pretty puky but luckily the all day nausea subsided before my trip. Now I just get a sudden upturned stomach and heave and go. I know it sounds pretty gross but I have become a master of the Puke & Play. I never know where I will be or what I will be doing so I carry a zip lock bag everywhere and have become a HUGE fan of the Colgate Wisps and never leave home with out them. That bitter binge bug has hit me at restaurants, grocery stores, parking lots, parade's (You better send it to me or delete that picture Sarah), even while driving. Luckily it is just second nature now. I take a minute and then I'm back doing whatever I was doing. In a weird way it is like I have never been pregnant before because I never had these symptoms (as unpleasant as they are) with McCoy so it is all new to me. Its like I get to be pregnant for the first time (again LOL).

As things settle down around here I will try to get some pictures posted of our fun trip. We are already missing all the fam like crazy and can't wait to go back next year with baby!