The End of the Box

*This is another flash back from April.*

We decided it was time for the big box to leave the playroom. The boys had tons of fun playing inside, coloring, applying stickers, performing puppet shows, and being all kinds of crazy, but it was time for it to go. It started as a submarine, then morphed into a rocket ship, a house, and a puppet stage. In the end, we couldn’t throw it all away, so I cut out some of our favorite graffiti to frame. I hope we can find another huge box next winter!

The front

The back

The inside

The Alex

The Little Gym Update

Spencer’s semester at The Little Gym is almost over! We have three more classes, one of which will be a “show”. I have no idea how Miss Brittney will put together a show with these little guys … it will definitely be interesting! Spencer has really grown in leaps and bounds in this class. We’ve even attended a few bigger/older classes as make-ups and I’m relieved to say he’s no longer scared. This class has been great to teach him that it’s okay to play across the room from Mommy and how to interact with other little kids. I’m so proud of his willingness to try new skills with Miss Brittney, especially since two months ago he would just tell her, “no!”

Trampoline Play Date

Tim took last Friday off, so Alex and I left them to play at the house and went back to Defy Gravity with some friends. While Spencer had fun at Defy Gravity last December, I thought Alex would like a play date without Spencer for once. (Spencer was happy as could be … he and Tim played outside with the water table all morning). Alex and I met Liam and Ethan and their mommies (my closest Mommy friends here in Charlotte). The boys jumped and had a blast, then ate a tons of chips at a Mexican restaurant for lunch. What a fun day!

Alex coaxing Ethan to jump with him.

Ethan was pretending to be stuck.

All 3 boys at the top of the Dodgeball wall.

Alex was sooo tired!

Mr. Mischief

These days, Spencer is a handful! The boy is so sweet and so funny and so smart … but it gets him into trouble! Problem is, and I think I’ve mentioned it before, he finds “time-outs” to be funny. He is next to impossible to punish! Good thing he’s so cute … enjoy these funny moments from the past few weeks!

Spencer loves his “duck” towel (yes, we realized it’s a chick) so much that he wears it like a costume.

Sharing the bed with Daddy (and leaving crumbs on my side of the bed)

Hiding under the Lego table because I mentioned it was nap time.

Pulling sheets off the lint roller.

Spencer seriously made me play this game for 10 minutes … and laughed every time! The video will not show in the emails … you’ll need to click here.

Mother’s Day 2015

I had a great Mother’s Day! We enjoyed a lazy morning with chocolate muffins (thanks Mom!), bacon, and eggs. I also finally got to grind my new gourmet coffee beans Tim brought back from his work trip a few weeks ago … my Mother’s Day gift was a new bean grinder. The coffee was wonderful!! The boys and Tim gave me a card, then Alex remembered he had a gift and card for me from school (which I knew … I had to tell him to hide it in his dresser so I wouldn’t see it when I cleaned out his back pack). I was so proud of his hard work that I got all teary-eyed. Then Tim and I had to explain that silly Mommy cries, even when she’s really happy. Poor boy was so confused! I think what got me the most was that it’s the first time he’s written “Mom”.

After breakfast, we washed up and headed to a Lego expo. It was neat to see all the Lego creations … and we found out there’s a kid’s competition that involves building a car. There were very few entries, so we’ll have to remember to get Alex to enter next year!

I hope all my Moms and Grandmoms had a great day as well! We love you!

Front of my card from Alex

Inside of my card from Alex

Front of bookmark from Alex

Back of bookmark from Alex

The curly-heads together on Mother’s Day.

Mommy and her silly boys.

Mommy and Spencer on Mother’s Day.

Kid Senses Children’s Museum

This post is a month late! Oh well, at least I’m finally getting the pictures on here. So during Spring Break last month, the boys and I met Amanda and her two kids in Rutherfordton at Kid Senses Children’s Museum. We chose this museum because Cerys had previously gone on a 4K field trip there and told Amanda that Alex and the little boys would love it. She was so excited to show us around! It’s a small museum, but all the kids had a blast. I think Cerys and Alex really liked that it was small enough they could wander off by themselves and still be close by. We’ll have to go back at least once to explore the garden and outside area we missed this time.

Alex making huge bubbles.

Spencer kayaking in the toddler area.

Spencer and Ace playing with magnets (Happy Birthday, Ace!)

This kids’ only climbing structure was a hit! It took them between floors.

The only shot we got of all 4 kids!

Cerys pulling a bubble around Alex and me.

Dan Nicholas Park

The boys and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and venture up I-85 to Dan Nicholas Park with our good friends, Miss Donna and her son, Liam. The park has a mini train, carousel, a few animal exhibits, gem mining, a huge playground, and a pond. They also have paddle boats and a splash pad, but those attractions aren’t open quite open for the season. All three boys had so much fun! They even talked us into riding the train twice!

Alex refused to take normal pictures …

Posing by the engine.

Alex and Spencer are so proud of the gems they found!

Comparing gems and rocks. Spencer carried his favorite rock around in his hand the rest of the day.

Alex is showing his muscles.

My silly boys. Thanks, Donna, for taking pictures of us!

We had a blast and will have to do it again soon!