Pre-K

First day of Pre-K.

What does he come home with???

Homework. 

Seriously.

And I thought preschool was all about giving moms a break.

Guess I was wrong.

But he had a good time despite being nervous about a new school and new friends, because the teacher promised him at the meet-the-teacher-open-house he could play with the marbles the first day of school. So guess where he made a beeline to once his new Curious George backpack was tucked into his cubby...

right to the marbles. 

This boy doesn't forget stuff.

Paxton's First Tooth

After months of gnawing on everything and shoving his hand in his mouth until he would almost gag, Paxton's first tooth finally appeared on 8/20. This is the first picture you can actually see that tiny little white spot that caused so much drooling!

Ode to a C-17

Flying space-A is awesome.
Flying space-A on a C-17 is even awesomer.
The room...oh so much room!
The seats...so comfy!
The noise!...it's so loud you have to wear ear plugs (even the baby)...but you can't hear your four year old screaming! (Until he got so loud towards the end of the flight even the soldiers up front wearing head phones were staring at us. He still doesn't like loud noises.)
And when you get to cruising altitude...everyone pulls out their bedroll and takes a nap on the floor!
The other passengers are polite and happy!
No crazy, hectic airports!
And it's free! Even the luggage!
I'm forever spoiled now and never want to fly commercial again.

Movie time

Tavish's first trip to the movies...we saw Planes in 3D.
He wore a Planes shirt and brought his puppy, both courtesy of Auntie Lana.
His face looked like this the whole time :)
I love that he's getting old enough to things I want to do too!

Award Ceremony

We had dinner with Auntie Lana and Uncle Joe today to mark a very important occasion.
Tavish presented Auntie Lana with a medal and trophy he had made for her...his very own idea. And then we celebrated!!!

Seven Months

The many faces of Baby Paxton.

We've had many comments that he is looking more like Tavish, and there are times when he does remind me of how Tavish looked as a baby,especially as his hair is getting lighter. But totally different temperaments and personalities. And those blue eyes and that big smile...we can't get enough of it!

Getting ready

Auntie Lana came to visit today and brought Tavish a new Curious George backpack which is much more cool and grown up than his old puppy dog backpack so he was super excited. I woke up from my before-work-nap  to this...Tavish packing to get ready for Poland. Mind you we are not actually going to Poland until next year but he likes to get ready. Often when he gets a favorite treat or toy he will say "I'm going to save this for the airplane to Poland". So here is what one needs to go to Poland if you are four:

blue blanket
toy camping lantern-"for when it's dark"
red heart necklace-"in case it's Valentine's Day"
blue felt Christmas tree ornament-"in case it's Christmas"
rubber bracelet-"so I can look cool"
a few random toys-"for when I wake up in the morning"

I'm not really sure what the ribbon is for but all of this was packed in earnest and with great anticipation for the next trip to Poland...