Playdate

 Today Armando came over to play.  Will and Katie just love when Armando and Adele come over.  Will and Armando disappear upstairs and Katie and Adele hang out while Zarina and I chat.  It is the perfect playdate.  Everyone gets along so well.

It had been awfully quiet upstairs so we decided to go check on the boys.  They decided to take every toy off of Will's shelves in both his room and in his closet and put them all in the center of his room.  When we found them they were playing quietly on the bed with a crane truck - picking up different things with the hook and then raising them up.  They seemed unphased by the chaos on the floor...

Will's First Sleepover

Will had our neighbor Maddie over for his first sleepover this past Saturday night.  We all had a great time.  Maddie is almost 7 and she and Will play so well together.  Will just adores her.  We have been plotting a sleepover for a while, and we finally did it! 

Maddie came over had dinner and then all the kids took a bath together and had a blast.  Will and Maddie then watched a show on my iPad as a treat before bed.  Then, the fun began.  I loved listening to them on the monitor.  Maddie didn't know I was watching them on the monitor, and when I came in the room to "check on them" she was surprised that I knew all that had gone on!  They had been playing with Will's Star Wars characters and when I mentioned something about it she asked "how did you know that was what we were doing?"  I didn't reveal my secret.

They never came out of Will's room but instead talked and played until about 10pm and then Will woke up around 7am as usual.  I was so pleased they slept all night!  We celebrated the success with a morning trip to Krispy Kreme and to the park.  I have a feeling we will be having a lot of sleepovers!  They are really fun for everyone.  I think Katie loves having a big sister around and Will loves having someone in his bed.

Speaking of, Will is now officially sleeping under his covers!  Thank you Maddie!  He had resisted for this long, but when he realized that was how Maddie sleeps and that it was the best way for he and Maddie to sleep in his bed together, he was sold!

bedtime milk

Mighty Machines before bed

Video recorded from my monitor of Will and Maddie singing Twinkle Twinkle - it is really hard to hear for some reason.  Will then tells Maddie about a scratch on his nose before she tells him it is time to go to sleep!

 

Sunday morning at the park

School Update

 To say Will loved his first day of school would be an understatement.  He had a great day!  He loved playing with rice and scoopers, he talked about the table where he could color and also mentioned the playgrounds.  The rice was the biggest hit. 

Every night before bed I ask him what his favorite thing was that he did that day.  On Monday, it was school and specifically playing with the rice.  He is clear to tell you that the rice is not to eat.

Yesterday was not a school day and before bed I asked him what his favorite thing was of the day.  His answer - school.  I think he was still on the high from Monday.

This morning after he got ready - around 7:45am - he told Chad - "Let's go to school Daddy!"  We don't need to take him until 8:15am, but he would have preferred to go earlier. 

I tried to get a picture of him with his new school bag, but he told me he had a busy day at school and didn't have time for pictures.  I snapped these few on his way out the door.  Katie loves carrying his bag around - today it had a blankie and his teddy bear (the one you gave him Amye!).

Baby Katie

 I rarely put Katie in anything put pastels because she looks too grown up in bright and dark colors.  I just loved this cute dress and had to get it for her, and sure enough, she looks like a 2 year old (or more!) when she wears it.

Katie is busy being a little mama (as Chad calls her) these days.  She is always tending to her babies, pushing them in the stroller, using wipes on them, rocking them and taking them on car trips.  She just loves having her baby with her.  It makes my heart happy to see this - I was the exact same way when I was little and I was hoping she would like dolls. 

She is also keeping us laughing - she has quite a sense of humor and surprises us with her little tricks and jokes.  She is a joy to have in our family and I honestly have a hard time remembering what life was like with only Will!

Will's 1st First Day of School!

 Today is Will's 1st first day of school!  We don't have the concept of back to school yet since Will has never been.  Today is a big day - for him and for me!

I woke up early this morning and made him cinnamon rolls - it's the only breakfast item that he will eat before 10am!  When he got up, he was excited to smell the cinnamon rolls and I mentioned today was his first day of school.

He quickly told me that he didn't want to go to school.  Maybe he could just look in the windows instead of going inside.  Over the next 10 minutes he warmed up to the idea of meeting his friends.  Finally he said he wanted to meet his friends and see what toys they had at school.

At that point, I stopped talking about school...hoping that he wouldn't change his mind back to not wanting to go!  So Will played with Granddad for a while, collecting rocks for his rock collection and showing Granddad some of his toys.

When it was time to go, he was a trooper.  He was ready to meet his friends.  When we stepped foot into the classroom, he was hooked.  He went around and played with a bunch of different toys before settling in with some play dough and rolling pins.  That is when we snuck out.

I go get him at 10am.  It is usually 8:30-11:30, but today it is just until 10.  I cannot wait to pick him up and see what he thinks of his new school!

iPhone Pictures

Here are the latest images from my iPhone.  These are some of the spontaneous things that happen when I don't have my camera ready... luckily the iPhone does a decent job!

Kisses for her baby

Riding the shoe at Stride Rite - their treat for taking off the store's sample shoes

Outside looking in - I think this is ride #4

Riding in the Costco cart with cousin Andrew (who is 1 today!)

Reading before bed

In the pool with Marta and her grandson Mathias

Will on the "tallest bed in the whole wide world"

Prince in the Pea?

Sleeping in his Star Wars backpack

Trying on Katie's Halloween costume

Pumpkin Katie

Will in Katie's Octopus costume (too big this year, so maybe next year!)

Darth Will.  He loved this so much he slept it in!

Home Visit

Today Will's teachers came to the house to meet Will.  I thought this was such a great touch to helping Will prepare for his first day of school.  I was so excited to meet the teachers - arguably more so than Will was!

So the doorbell rang.  Will told them "Hi, I'm William, this is my sister Katie, my nanny Loli and my mommy Suzie.  I want to go watch my show."

Will is obsessed with his new favorite show Mighty Machines: Building an Airplane.  He loves it.  Apparently more than meeting his new teachers.

Luckily they were able to engage him easily.  He showed them his room, Katie's room, and our room.  He jumped on his bed (which he really doesn't do since he busted his chin open from jumping!) and was all over the place.

I wanted to get a picture of him with his teachers, and so this is the shot I got.  He wanted to make a funny face.  Of course, this is not the picture I dreamed of when I thought of a picture with his first teachers! 

My best friend Amye commented that he may not have known what to do and I think she is right!  I am not sure he really understands the concepts of "teachers" since this is his first time going to school.  He definitely was not himself so I now know that when he is in a new situation, he isn't shy... he's hyper!