Friday, I took Spiderman cupcakes to Nate's class at snacktime, to celebrate his birthday with his classmates. He lit up when I entered the room and was so excited to have me there and show me off! :) He had on a birthday crown & sticker, and everyone sang him "Happy Birthday"...his teachers did such a great job of making him feel special. He introduced me to the kids at his table, and loved showing me his cubbie, spot on the carpet, and chair pocket full of supplies. He loves his school!! (Sidenote: I got asked to be "Room Mom" and I can't wait!!)
Saturday morning, I cooked Nate his favorite breakfast - chocolate chip pancakes and sausage!
He opened a few cards and presents, and by far his favorite was the remote control Lightning McQueen from Uncle Kevin! (I love Abby's face in this picture - she was as thrilled as him!)
That morning, we headed to the
Children's Hands-On Museum downtown, and were the first ones there :) It is such a great place! Thanks to Mum-Mum & Granddaddy, we have a year membership, so we will be going there often. There was so much to do and not enough time before lunch. So we are excited to go back soon and try out more of the exhibits.
Trying on silly hats & practicing his letters in the "classroom"
Of course, Abby gravitated towards the tea set in "Grandmother's Attic"
Nate HATED this....cried until we let him out. The fan blows all the balls up in the air and you try to catch them. Abby, on the other hand, loved it and laughed her head off. Go figure.
Nate would not stop talking about this computer after he came here last week with Mum Mum & Granddaddy. He loved drawing designs on it!
This is Office Nathan's MEAN FACE:
Abby's favorite thing - you hit the buttons and it made animal noises. She would squeal each time!
Of course, no visit is complete without a few trips down the slide...
After wearing ourselves out at CHOM, we headed to Toys R Us to let Nate pick out one present for his birthday (yeah, we are cool parents like that). He came away with a Spiderman webshooter and has not put it down since. He even rushed through his lunch at McDonald's and hardly played on the playground, just so we could get home and play with his webshooter. Hilarious!
We topped off the day by attending a "Summer Social" in the neighborhood. Once again, it appears as though we are going to have an awesome neighborhood....we sure know how to pick 'em! It was about 8 houses over, so we loaded up the kids & the wagon and headed over. Both kids - though not in their swimsuits - decided to get soaking wet in the kiddie pool about 3 minutes after being there. They both made a few new friends, as did Greg and I! It is crazy how many people in this neighborhood work for UA. We had hoped to stay for the cookout, but Nate insisted on leaving because the "bugs were attacking him." Yes, that's my son....afraid of flies. They were both nasty from sand/bubbles/pool though, so we went home for early baths and then had an impromptu pizza dinner. What a day!
