I never realize how much the gray and cold of winter affects me until there’s a mid-winter gift of sunshine and warmth and I feel myself come back to life a little bit.
Xander and Roman and I soaked up the sunshine this morning…playing with sidewalk chalk, climbing the climbing wall, riding bikes, and visiting with neighbors.
Roman had his first day of preschool today!!! He was beyond excited and could not wait to get into his classroom. He be bopped in, washed his hands, and got right to work playing. When I picked him up, he didn’t want to leave and kept trying to get back into his classroom. Amazing…go Roman!!!
Here’s a recap of some things the boys and I did over the winter break to keep busy: painting, making bracelets and necklaces from pipe cleaners and beads, making sticker scenes, playing with water beads, making and decorating salt dough ornaments, drawing with sidewalk chalk, and hanging out in the triangle woods.
Roman took his first trip to the dentist today and was SUCH a big boy!!!
My sweet little boys are so excited about Christmas…here they are the night before and the morning of…so precious. Merry Christmas!!!
Roman was super excited (as always) to have Addie come and play this morning…we hung out at home and then went to the library to make Christmas ornaments. They both helped pick out gifts for each other…so sweet…so we had a little gift exchange when we got back home.
While the boys were in school, Roman helped me make brownies to share with the carolers from our mom’s group who are coming tonight to bless us with joyful song.
MeMe and PaPa stopped by to spread some holiday cheer with stockings for the boys…
The boys loved Breakfast with Santa! It’s really so well done with tickets to see Santa and crafts and games to keep little hands and feet busy while they’re waiting. Among the favorites were the Christmas card making, the gift tag stamping, and the glittery pipe cleaner ornament beading. It was great fun to help the boys out with their Christmas crafts, eat a yummy (second) breakfast, say hello to friends, and see Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Once we got back home from our Thanksgiving trip to Grandma and Grandpa’s in Virginia and got settled back in, we busted out the Christmas decorations. Here are a few of the crew helping out with the lights…
Tom discovered the AWESOMEST playground yesterday when he was out driving, and we took the boys today. They had a total blast!!!
Xander, Roman, and I went downtown to the Frist this morning to check out ArtQuest, an interactive exhibit for kids. The admission was free with canned goods donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank. They had a blast (and amazingly enough it was not super crowded which was a big plus)! They loved painting with watercolors, doing touch screen art, building with magnetic blocks, drawing on windows with dry erase markers, sketching on an easel, making crayon rubbings, and printmaking.
We had our first snow this morning…what a delight! The boys couldn’t wait to get out there with their spoons and eat some…haha.
The boys had a day off from school today, so we went downtown to the Nashville Public Library to check out their favorite story time with Professor, Mary Mary, J.J. the Lamb, Cedric the Dragon, and the Spanish Fox. Afterwards, they worked on a turkey pinecone craft and made wishes in the courtyard fountain.
In his thirty-second month, Roman is: loving gymnastics; trying to drop his nap; developing his newfound ability to play by himself (he’s so super extroverted that this is a tough skill for him); and enjoying fall with all of its festivities (pear picking, pumpkin farm, pumpkin carving, nature walks, Halloween parades, trick or treating, etc.).
Here are a few of his most recent one-liners:
“What are Rice Krispie Treats made from?”
“That’s what turkey’s eat…turkey bacon!”
We were SO excited this year to get to celebrate Halloween with my brother, Kerry, who moved back this year after many years in Taiwan!!! It was CRAZY cold and blustery, so it wasn’t quite the party in the streets in our neighborhood that it usually is. But we still had fun dressing up and watching the boys trick or treat around the block, and enjoyed giving out a few pieces of candy and eating a bowl of warm chili on the porch after we got the boys snug in their beds. Here’s to having fun on Halloween with family!
We picked up Adelaide, Roman’s best friend, on the way to preschool this morning. It was so sweet to watch her and Roman holding hands in the hallway, after we dropped Xander off. I could not resist taking pictures of the love and cuteness. We played for a little while at home, and then I helped them put on their costumes and we went to Trick or Treat storytime at the library.
We joined several families from our moms’ group at a church down the road for a Family Pumpkin Carving Party tonight. The food was delicious, and I’m totally going to be hitting some people up for some out-of-this-world cornbread and cobbler recipes. The boys had a blast playing on the playground with friends and were very interested in helping Daddy with the pumpkin design and carving.
Xander, Roman, and I went to a Halloween Party at the park this morning with our moms’ group. The boys were not long for their costumes as it felt more like summer today than fall. But they loved sampling all of the different kinds of snacks, drawing with sidewalk chalk, building with Mega Blocks, making arts and crafts with Halloween stickers, checking out the Halloween games, and playing on the playground with friends. How rich we are in community here…it’s a blessing that I am thankful for every day.
Roman and I went out to visit MeMe and PaPa this morning and very much enjoyed picking pears, sitting on the porch, walking down to and playing in the creek, and catching up over lunch. Here are a few super sweet pictures of Roman doing some pear picking with MeMe.
