Theo's old playgroup toured the fire station today and we tagged along. The kids got to see the parts of the station and then the trucks and gear. Isn't Theo a handsome fire man?

Crafting

Jack's 100th day of school is Friday and we had to do a project for it on a poster board. We didn't end up using the whole thing so I cut it in half and let Theo have fun with the rest. He put stickers all around and surprised me by writing his name in the upper left part (just like Jack does for his school work). He's been writing his name for a while now but it was just a sweet surprise to see he had done it all on his own accord. He also drew a picture of me. Aren't I beautiful??

Lately

We've been staying busy around here. We cheered the LSU Tigers on to victory at home and then mourned the Saints loss with friends. Theo couldn't resist the urge to play princess with his friends. He even donned high heels. It was all in good fun :)

I took Theo to Toddlearn today to play indoors. It's been so cold and windy here so we're sticking to the warm places we know and love. He carried this guitar around and played songs for 15 minutes or more. It was the most darling thing. He's such a loving, sweet boy. And the dimples.... well, they definitely help!

One of our favorite haunts on Tuesdays is The Beach House by the lakefront. They have Taco Tuesday with $1 tacos. There is a sandy area for the kids to play in but tonight the kids didn't last long. They mainly stayed indoors and ate up. Jack had 3 tacos. I think that boy is growing!!

Touchscreen

Theo loves playing games on the touchscreen computer. Here he is playing a Dora game :) Of course, the touchscreen doesn't work as well when he sucks his finger and it's wet. Eww.

Books for bites

We made a family trip to the library yesterday and checked out some new books for Jack to read. It's always very overwhelming at the library since there are so many books of varying levels in the Emerging Reader section. We really have to pull them, one by one, and read through them to see if they are appropriate or not. I know there must be an easier way so please suggest if you are a teacher or librarian! I don't know authors (even some Suess books are too high level) at this level. We're just needing a combination of sight words and words that can be sounded out fairly easily. It's harder than you think.

I try and keep if fun for Jack so I gave him Mike & Ikes to eat while he read to me (and Theo). It worked :)

Breakfast of champions

I treated the boys to powdered donuts this morning. It's a big treat here and they love it (of course). We're celebrating the LSU big win over Texas A&M. Geaux Tigers. Now..... on to cheer the Saints to victory.

Pilots

Aunt Jen gave Jack a toy helicopter for his birthday. He and Dave took it out soon thereafter and promptly got it stuck in a tree. The helicopter hasn't seen much action since then until today. Jack has a friend down the street who comes over a lot after school. He and Brian had so much fun with the helicopter today. They successfully flew it all over the front yard with only minor tree or roof delays :) Brian has really been a blessing for us. He's a couple of years older than Jack but is very kind and polite. Thanks Aunt Jen for the fun helicopter! Having our pine tree cut down in the front yard really helped the flight path!