Halloween 2011

My little Zebra and flower ventured out on a beautiful night with their little friends, Tana and Hunter. We began with a dinner at our house then 6:20 rolled around and we loaded everyone into the car. We headed off to Glen Valley neighborhood where cars were lined all the way up to Cherry Valley. We started walking around and JJ was super excited. He took off and was going up to house after house. Reese did a great job tagging along in the stroller. She looked so cute with her little flower hat on. JJ was amazing, he was carried hi Halloween bucket block after block. He kept running up and down the street from house to house. I kept on asking him if he wanted to ride in the stroller, "umm, no.". I asked him if he wanted me to carry his pumpkin bucket, "umm, no!". I asked him if he was having fun? "yeah!". He was an animal! He walked around for about an hour and a half. As it approached his bedtime he began to get a bit fussy and I carried him back to the car. All in all it was a great night.

Trunk or Treat

We decided to try our first trunk or treat tonight as Halloween falls on a Monday and we're not quite sure if we will be going on Monday. JJ loved it. He galloped all around at the church. He went from car to car gathering candy. He was saying yes?! Every time they would ask him if he wanted candy. They had quite a few things going on, horses, a game room where JJ got a whistle and made the tweet sound while trying to blow into it. We also went waited in line to go inside the church where there were more candy stations and food. As we were waiting in line JJ was galloping all around never letting go of his bucket. He was a wild animal that could not be caged. The Coates family joined us too. Tana was a cowgirl that was riding a horse and Hunter was Tigger. We had a great time.

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Bedtime Routine

As we get ready for bed JJ has come up with his own nightly routine. When he is done playing with his toys (not a moment sooner), we clean up and put all our toys back. James then proceeds to the bathroom where he first turns on the light, grabs his stool from Mimi and papa and carries it over to his sink. It's quite a long walk from the bath tub to the far sink, and I'm impressed every night when I watch him do it. He pushes the stool up to the cabinet so there is not any gap and it is less likely to tip. He climbs up and turns on the water. As I brush his teeth he wants to wash his hands. He grabs the soaps and I squirt some on his hands. We practice rubbing his hands together under the water as we sing row, row, row, your boat. When we finish he tries to spit in the sink, he wipes his hands and mouth on the towel, gets down from the stool, and turns off the light. He then proceeds into his room where he turns on his sound machine as well as the projection parts that display fish up on the ceiling. He is becoming so independent.

Mom Let's Me!

Jim told me a very humorous story today that I wanted to make sure got put on the blog. Today while I was at work Jim was playing with JJ and Reese in the living room. JJ kept pointing to the entertainment center at something that he wanted. Jim thought that he was pointing at the DVD's and repeatedly kept telling him no. JJ then said, "Mom," in a way that made Jim sense that JJ was trying to tell him, but mom let's me! Jim said no again, but our little man is relentless. He continued to point and finally Jim began to take things off of the shelf to ask JJ what it was he wanted to play with. When Jim pulled down the nesting dolls that my mom had gotten for me on one of their trips JJ said, "yeah!". Jim said that he must have played with the nesting dolls for an hour.

Halloween Cookies

James made Halloween cookies with Mimi and Papa before they left for Texas. After he tried one of his cookies he couldn't stop saying more, more, more. I guess they did a great job.

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Happy 7th Anniversary

I just had to put this on the blog. I have such a great husband and I'm so lucky to be married to my best friend. I'm so lucky that we get to share so many memories together. Even when we can't be together I feel like he's right there with me. I loved all of the texts that I received today. I'm truly blessed to have him in my life.

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Ask and You Shall Receive

I was going to get JJ water with his breakfast and he said, "no, joooce." So I did just that. I gave him the entire juice box. Which he drank without breathing. Then when he was done he said, more.

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Apple, Mama, and Bulldog

JJ and Reese had a great day with Grandma today. They played a lot and had a lot of fun. JJ was doing great with his letters too. We worked on a puzzle before he went to bed. He picked up the letter M and said mama, A and he said Apple, D and tried to say dog. Then he looked at my Byron Center shirt and said a pretty good "bulldog."

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School Update

Monday : today at school JJ went on a nature walk to collect leaves. He then made a collage out of the different sizes and colors of leaves. He also enjoyed playing with legos and blocks. He tried to use the potty again today, but was unsuccessful. As far as his skills that he is working on, it says that he no longer needs to work on his social-personal skills. :-)

Costume Time

In preparation for Reese's first Halloween we all tried on our Halloween costumes. needless to say I was not let down by the cuteness. My babies went above and beyond.

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My Little Lion

As JJ was getting ready for bed he began to roar at me. He was crawling on all four and roaring like a lion. I could not stop laughing. This was one of those moments.

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He Never Stops Amazing Us!

Today I was cooking dinner and JJ was watching his Little Einsteins show. Jim and I were talking then all of a sudden Jim walked over to JJ and saw that he had grabbed my phone and called grandma Abbott. She said that she had been talking to him for a minute. What an amazing little man. He's such a techy.

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School Update

JJ wasn't feeling well today so he slept in. He was coughing a lot at school today and made a page about doctors. He searched for rectangles and the color orange. However he did try to go on the potty today!

Anderson and Girls Orchard

We decided to venture up to Anderson's Orchard in Sheridan today to enjoy the 80 degree fall day. We had so much fun. JJ was enjoying running around to all the animals and other things that they had there.

Drinking From a Big Boy Cup

Today JJ drank out of his big boy cup for the first time at home. He was so proud of himself. He actually did very well, only a couple of spills. He kept asking more? More? Then later on when we were playing I asked Reese for a kiss and she gave me one. It was my first kiss from my baby girl. She kisses just like JJ did, mouth wide open

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Big Boy Cup

Today JJ drank out of his big boy cup for the first time at home. He was so proud of himself. He actually did very well, only a couple of spills. He kept asking more? More? Then later on when we were playing I asked Reese for a kiss and she gave me one. It was my first kiss from my baby girl. She kisses just like JJ did, mouth wide open.

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School Update

Monday
Today JJ was a good eater at school, he napped from 12:35-2:00. He explored an aqua doodle, made a box, and purple quilt for art class. Of course JJ loved dancing in the activity room today.
Wednesday
He was not a very good eater today, only fruit and he slept for an hour. :-(. He explored window crayons, made an airplane, and worked on colors and numbers. In the special notes it said that enjoyed dancing today! He also did a great job helping to clean up the classroom several time today! That's our boy!

Art Prize 2011

Mimi, JJ, Reese, and I went down to art prize again this year. It was a little different than last year having two kids down there, but both kids did really well. JJ went on a scavenger hunt around GR and at the end of it all, he got a whistle (which he could figure out how to blow it) so he made his own high pitch sound when he put his mouth up to it. Reese was amazing and she only lost one sock. We ended our day with a hotdog and two tired kids.

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One of JJ 's favorites at Art Prize

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JJ Checking Out Art Prize

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