Surprise!

Jared LOVES school, but he does not love discussing the every day happenings of classroom life. I only get small bits of info here and there.

So I was totally surprised when he jumped in the car with a blue backpack full of this.


This is Brown Bear. She goes home with a student every weekend in a backpack full of clothes, a bear story, a book put together by all the students, and a notebook to record your weekend at home with Brown Bear.

I asked him why he's never mentioned Brown Bear before.

He said he wanted it to be a surprise.

I told him if he never tells me about anything at school, it's not a surprise, it's just a mystery.

He's ok with mysteries.





But at least I got to meet Brown Bear.

Fun Dip

Fun to eat.

Fun to spread across the table.

Fun to draw pictures and designs in.

Fun to lick off the table.







Also, super uber fun to smush into the cracks of the table with a rolling pin.

Meltdown

So I guess sometime in the past, before I knew him, when he was a kid, or a teenager, Nathan knew of someone making or made himself, a hot air balloon out of a garbage bag, or maybe a plastic shopping bag, candles and straws.

You clear on that?

He saw that plastic bag that protects the Sunday paper from the rain and was inspired.





But as it turns out, those plastic paper covering bags are very narrow, and very thin, and melt into nothingness when they are within five feet of flame.

But still lots of fun for the kids...


...and Nathan too.

Movie Time

Time for a movie with some friends.

It's a Sign

This is Abby eating her goldfish. The cracker that is.


This is Abby asking for "more". It's baby sign. And it's so darn cute!




And this is Abby wondering why mom is taking pictures when she's already asked nicely for more food.


Fine then, Mom, whatever...

Not really. Can you imagine a one year old with that kind of attitude. Imagine the terrible twos!

If mom won't put down that silly camera and feed me, I'll just drink my milk.