getting creative

Jake is having a hard time writing the letter k by himself, he only wants to trace it. He can do it he just seems to get frustrated and want help. I was talking to Therese who gave me the idea to let him practice writing letters in shaving cream. And of course what Jake does Nathan needs to do to. Lets just say there was not as much letter writing as I would have liked but they did have a great time and they are already asking to do it again.  Note to self: next time this needs to be done just before baths and use whip cream instead.

cooking class

For the next 15 Mondays Nathan and I are taking a parent toddler cooking class. While our projects bakes there are songs, arts and crafts and free play. This morning we made cheddar biscuits. Nathan loved the cooking and could not to eat his biscuits. I have a feeling Nathan is going to LOVE this class!

elmo live!!

This morning we headed downtown to the Fox Theater to see Sesame Street Live with Macy and Hannah. We picked today since Jake did not have school and he join in on the fun.  Nathan was a little nervous when the show started but within a few minutes he was mesmerized. I think he was the most excited of any of the kids. He was so into the show he was not even asking for snacks!! He sat so nicely on Sara's lap I was super impressed with him. Jake of course is such a big kid these days and was on perfect behavior too.

being brothers

I love my kids don't get me wrong but let me tell you they do not play well together for the most part. It seems like they are always fighting over the same toy even if we have two! This morning was a rare moment that they played nicely.  I'm aware playing on the stairs is not a good idea but they were locking the dogs up and took a little break.

parent teacher conference

I meet with Jake's teacher yesterday to talk about how the year is going. Over all it was a good conference, he is doing everything he should be doing. The only thing we need him to work on is his overall independence.  I'm not shocked by this at all. He has made great strides since the beginning of the year but she gave us a long list she wants him doing by the next conference in April.  Including picking out his own clothes, I'm not sure I'm ok with that. The rest is more doable making his bed, setting the table, helping to load the dishes, working on his homework independently and taking care of the dogs. It is hard to belivehe  is going to be 5 in just a few short months,  he really can do alot more for himself.

snow!!

Finally we have snow!! The boys were so excited to finally be able to play in the snow. Austin came over this morning and they had a fantastic time sledding down out little hill. Maybe tomorrow we will take them to a real hill.  

party at enzo's

We had a fabulous time as always at Montante's house last night. It turned it to a wii playing party. Therese brought over a wii Nickelodeon dance game that even Nathan could play. All the boys played so nicely together. Thanks again for having us over for dinner!

Aidan loved keeping up with the big boys

Nathan loved riding the bike in the house

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family fun event

Last Sunday Jake's school had a family fun event at the JCC. 

Jordan, Austin and Jake

life at 2

Nathan and Macy are both a little obsessed with technology. I promise you they did play with age appropirate toys too. 

take 2

The new train is finally up and operational. They rode around for hours last night. The boys had seen the broken train so there was no big reveal which was a bummer but they still had a great time.