Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day 2013 - Hannah (2-1/2), Andrew (7-1/2), Jonathan (5)

Firemen visit Preschool

ladder truck demonstration

Jonathan and his class waiting for their turn to climb inside the fire truck.

The first Friday in May, some local firemen visited Jonathan's preschool. The firemen gave a presentation to both kids and parents, separately. They taught the kids what to do in a fire, while the parents were presented scary facts about the dangers of fire. (Nice, especially for those of us prone to anxiety.) Then we got to go outside and see the fire trucks - the main event. Unfortunately, it was another freezing cold day and the kids weren't very interested in spending a lot of time outside, but they did like climbing in the trucks and looking at all the gadgets.

Andrew's Field Day

Brothers and snow cones. Does it get any sweeter?

Andrew and his friend, Gavin, competing together.

It was cold, but Jonathan was tough and ate the snow cone in the cold wind without a jacket. Hannah is rebelling against the constraints of the stroller, but I kept her strapped in for as long as she would let me!

Andrew's school field day was the first day of May. Generally the weather is perfect for this, and sometimes hot. But by the time we got the school, it was freezing. A north wind came out of nowhere and I foolishly left Jonathan's jacket in the car. I offered to go and get it for him, but he said he was fine, but by the time we left, the poor child was freezing. Andrew had a great time running from one event to another. He was so fast I had trouble getting many pictures of him. We are hoping next year is warmer and that I'm quicker with the camera.

A Modified Car Wash

 

A bucket of water plus a couple of sponges equals hours of fun and happy children.

Jonathan's Spring Program

The theme of Jonathan's Spring program was "Summer Fun."

The whole preschool - Jonathan is on the top row, third from the left.

Jonathan did such a great job of singing all the songs and doing all the motions. 

There were lots of cute photo ops set up, but getting all three to look at the camera was quite the challenge.

Carmen joined us for the program. Unfortunately, we didn't think to take a picture of her with the kids inside with the cute props. Fortunately, everyone in this photo is cute enough that you don't miss the decorations!

Bike Riding!

Look mom, no training wheels!

Jonathan took off within minutes after his training wheels were removed.  

Hannah was happy to watch her brothers' success from her swing.

Andrew was also a super star without his training wheels. There's no stopping these boys now!  Look out world, or at least the neighbors.

Hannah loves sweets!

Hannah loves the Oreo frozen custard treats at Freddy's. The only catch, they are just a little messy, but oh, so yummy!

Hannah was very happy to be my taste-tester when I made some homemade strawberry ice cream.