Graduation

Last Monday was Ethan's preschool graduation. It was at the park under the bowery, and good thing it was because it was poring rain. Ethan was able to sit by his friend Cole and he even stayed in his chair the whole time.

This teachers Ms. Amy and Ms. Shelly made hats for all the kids to wear. They also sang us some songs that they had learned throughout the year. It was very cute to hear all those little voices singing the days of the week and about the months.



Funny side note: Before we left I asked Ethan if he wanted to wear a jacket because it was going to be cool. He looked up at me with his wide brown eyes and said, Mom 4 year old don't wear jackets. To which I smiled and said, Oh well now I know.

Happy Birthday Ethan

This year for Ethan's 4th Birthday we decided on a Batman party because he loves Batman. There were some really great ideas out there on the web so I decided that instead of re-inventing the wheel I would use some of the great ideas that I read about. We started out the party with decorating their Batman capes with stars and letters. All superheros need to look good. We also had all the kids get a Batman symbol painted on their face. They all looked so cute. Next we headed outside for an obstacle course which Aaron put together. All our superheros needed to learn to be quick on there feet and be aware of their surroundings because you never know when someone would try to attack you. The kids were really fast and had a fun time racing through the course. After going through the obstacle course the kids needed to be able to fight evil villains. I put evil villain pictures on black balloons and put them on the lawn then all the kids got silly string and attacked those evil villains. The silly string wasn't fun to clean up, but it was totally worth it.
Superheroes also have to have supper strength so all the kids had to lift 200lbs dumbbells, they were all so strong!





After attacking evil villains the kids had to use their minds to guess how many candies were in a jar. We also had one for the adults too. One of Ethan's friends from preschool was the closest and his Uncle Nathan won the one for the adults.




After all the activities we went inside for presents, cake and ice cream. The cake was yummy and the kids were great to eat it outside on the lawn.


Thanks for everyone who was able to come and support Ethan on his special day. Also thanks for all the extra help with watching kids and helping dish up the dessert.
My camera broke the day of the party, so I am still collecting all the photos, I will add more as I get them:)

The Train

Almost every night after Aaron gets home from work Ethan asks if he can pull them around on the train. Of course being the great Dad that he is he always says yes. Ethan will run to his room rip his lightning McQueen blanket off his bed and run it over to Aaron. As soon as the blanket is on the floor Landon immediately climbs on with Ethan soon to follow. It is so fun to hear the boys laughing and smiling as their Daddy drags them around the house. I sure love my little family.

Easter Weekend

We had such a great time at our parks Easter egg hunt. Aaron came with us this year because Landon was old enough to participate. Landon quickly grabbed 2 pieces of candy and didn't let go of them. I asked him if he wanted to get anymore and he said No. Aaron took off with Ethan to get away from the main group and he got some delicious treats. It was so cute to see all the kids hunting for eggs.



The night before Easter I put Ethan to bed and told him that if he got out of bed the Easter bunny wasn't going to come to our house. He stayed in bed and went to sleep, but that night he woke up with a bad night mare. Aaron went in to take care of him and I guess Ethan was so upset because he thought the Easter Bunny wouldn't come to our house now. I felt awful that morning, but the boys were so happy that the Easter Bunny did indeed come to their house.

We kept having to remind Ethan about why we celebrate Easter. It was cute to see his little brain thinking about the true meaning of the holiday.

We also had a wonderful dinner and egg hunt with Aaron's family. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter too.