Kerplunk!

Jack got some store money for a toy store here and used it today to buy Kerplunk! He is in love with it. It was all fine and dandy until one wrong move and the marbles went spilling everywhere. Ha.

And I've joined the world of glasses. Mainly for phone, tv and computer use. Maybe driving at night..... haven't used them for that yet though!

Cedarwood parade

Theo's class attended the school's St. Patrick's Day parade yesterday. Jack got to attend since he was already out of the school for the day. We had just given away a TON of beads too and "forgot" the bag that they caught yesterday at school. Shucks.

Guys in green

Happy St. Patrick's Day from my two leprechauns! Jack got to wear green socks to prevent being pinched and Theo's shirt is like a leprechaun suit.

Art Time

Here are the latest 3 projects from Jack's art class on Wednesdays. The zebra is the most recent one. I think he's doing such a great job and he sure enjoys going :)

Looking at things

This post is kind of a compilation of several days worth of pictures :) Dada and Gigi came over last week and watched the boys so I could go get my hair done. It was the only appointment I could snag and it just happened to fall during Mardi Gras break!! I put Dada in charge of helping Jack do his homework and reading. He gets homework to do on weekends as well. Fear not, it's not much :)

Dave got an iPad for his birthday and was reading a comic book on it with Jack tonight. Jack did really well with reading until he got tired. This time change has not been kind to my kids. Jack has to be dragged out of bed every morning and Theo was up till 11 last night. He napped at school......... never good.

Uncle Miller and Aunt Sarah gave Jack a Doodles book for his birthday and he loves looking and completing it! Especially now that he can read :) Here he is following the maze with his finger in the back seat. The boy loves him some mazes!

Lastly, we gave up tv before lunch time for Lent. Even though we are not Catholic! Most of the people here are and we just figured there was no harm in helping the kids understand the Lenten significance. So we've been supplementing morning time on the weekends with lots of activities. Discovery Toys are just the best for that!

Birthday continued

I cooked dinner yesterday for Jack and everyone gobbled it up (tomato basil chicken pasta). Sorry for the poor quality, I was still busy serving up dinner and just grabbed my phone. But notice the crown seat cover that I snagged at a local craft store. I think it's the perfect touch to the seating area! Gotta love my Etsy birthday banner :)

Jack helped Mimi make the cupcake toppers before his party. We ended up using them as tags for his treat bags for school instead but they turned out very cute!

Jack's 6th birthday party

We celebrated Jack's 6th birthday today at a place called the Bounce House. He wanted Phineas and Ferb decorations so Mimi customized his cupcakes with all of the fun colors. The kids just bounced and played and had so much fun. Our party attendant was our neighbor down the street so that made it really nice :)

Jack had mostly Mom's club friends there and a friend from his new school. We attended a party for a little girl in his class before his own party so we met some of the parents and classmates.

His big gift from family was a basketball goal for outside. Dave put it together all morning and Jack shot a few hoops after his party. It was a wonderful day and we're so thankful to Mimi, Mama, Gigi and Dada for driving over to share this day with us.