My Do It!

Drew likes to do everything all by himself these days. He tells me "My do it" a gazillion times a day. He's gotten pretty good at doing a lot of thing all by himself, such as: taking his pj's and diaper off, putting them into the hamper and getting into the bath all by himself, putting on his flip flops, climbing into the car and his car seat and buckling the top clip, putting movies into the DVD player, washing his hands in the bathroom or the kitchen sink, and getting cold water to drink from the fridge. But I had a good laugh when I saw him get himself dressed. He chose his basketball shorts and wanted to put them on by himself. He was so proud that he did it all by himself too! It didn't phase him at all that both legs were in one leg hole :-) He's too cute!

The Final Field Trip...

April 3, 2009: This is our 3rd field trip this year for Allie's preschool class. The first one was to a Fire station, the 2nd one was to Udder Delights (an Ice Cream shop), and this was their last one - to Bounce U. They had been studying the body, body parts, healthy foods, and how to keep our bodies healthy with exercise. So, they ended their body unit with a fun day at Bounce U. Most of the kids had a blast. There were both of her morning and afternoon classes combined, so there were a lot of little kids running everywhere.

Within the first 10 minutes, Allie went down one of the large slides all by herself, but another kid ran over her finger with their mat and it jammed her ring finger on her left hand. She cried at first, but then she toughed it out. She continued to play, but would hold her injured hand up, so to not use it. Within about an hour, her finger was pretty swollen and red, but she didn't want to keep ice on it. She couldn't bend it or move it. It bruised up over the next few days. Dan was pretty proud at how brave she was with a jammed finger. She just avoided using it for about a week, until it was healed.... We really know she secretly loved it, b/c it was an excuse for us to be at her disposal and help her with small tasks she normally does by herself. She loves to be doted on... Our little princess!

Drew LOVES any type of interaction with Allie's preschool class. Every Tuesday and Thursday when I'd drop her off, he'd ask "Where Drew preschool?" He would grab his backpack as we'd head out the door, just like his big sister. He's definitely going to be ready for preschool when the time comes!

He held his own with all the bigger kids at Bounce U. He loved the obstacle course jumpy thing the best. He wanted me to help him do it over and over and over. After bouncing, we had pizza in their party room, and Drew hopped right up to the tables with the big kids and wanted his juice and pizza just like everyone else. Drew and Allie worked up an appetite jumping - they each ate 3 large slices of pizza! After lunch, the preschool kids had a song to sing for the parents that came to help out. It was pretty cute. Drew went right up there like he was suppose to and did his best to fit right in. He elbowed his way between two kids, and sang the song like he knew it. (I was pretty proud of how well he tried to sing and mimic the actions - it actually looks like he knows what to do :-))

Allie has grown so much this year at preschool - physically, emotionally, and mentally. (Although she still is the shortest one in her class!) Mrs. Kerri has been a wonderful preschool teacher - we will miss her dearly next year!

Sleeping Beauty Play at Hale Theatre

March 21, 2009: Allie and I went to see Sleeping Beauty at the Hale Theatre in Gilbert for her friend Breckon's bday. Allie was so excited and liked to watch the play. It was a little different than the Disney version, so she wasn't too sure about that, but it was fun to watch. She loved to dance on the stage during the breaks. They'd play music for the kids to come dance. It was also fun to meet the performers after the play. We didn't wait in line for all their signatures (it was just too long), so, we just got Sleeping Beauty's signature and picture.

Makutu's Island

March 19, 2009: On one of Dan's days off from work, we decided to go to Makutu's Island with our kids. They had a blast! Allie was so brave, and would just go off by herself in the tunnels and the slides. She was like the Energizer bunny so we would have to track her down every few minutes. Drew was still a little unsure about the dark tunnels.


I let Dan take the kids in the smaller tunnels and crawl spaces - b/c it was so hot in there and I HATE small confined spaces... The last time we came here was when I was pregnant with Drew, and Allie did not like to go on the rope bridges or climb in the higher tunnels at all - she was afraid of heights, but it didn't seem to phase her at all this time.