Mother's Day

After much thought and careful consideration I came up with what I thought to be a great idea. Apparently, no one else agreed with me though because we did not take Mom to McDonald's for Mother's Day. I thought for sure going to the one by Lily's ballet with the indoor playground would close the deal, but maybe next time I'll try for the fancy one by our house with curtains and a tree that lights up. Although this plan didn't work out, Lily and my plan of hiding Mom's gifts did! We enjoyed having her search this morning, and she found them in record time. It probably helped that my clue was "make sure to look under my bed" and Lily pointed at the closet her gift was in and opened the door for Mom. We were proud of ourselves for keeping it a secret for so long. We hid them as soon as we got home from school on Thursday, and never said a peep until this morning. Mom loved our flower bags and even more so when she found out each petal was one of our fingers. I've got a lot of great ideas for our new bags and hopefully Mom agrees with me on some of them!

Scooting Along

Today we just wanted to enjoy the beautiful weather and be a little silly with our scooters.

Boy Oh Boy

Another life lesson was learned today, and although it was hard to understand at first, we came to realize that it all worked out okay. I attended my first school birthday party for my friend, Ryan S. It was a boys' only party so Lily didn't get invited. We were both a bit confused at first, but we both got over it rather quickly and surprisingly well. Mom and I ended up having a blast at Jumping Country and Lily and Daddy enjoyed a morning of a little bit of work at the clinic and a little bit of play at Betty Brinn Children's Museum. Being that it was my first school birthday party I had to take it all in and enjoy every moment. I'm not sure what was the best part though, jumping on all of the inflatables or eating every last drop of my ice cream. All of the parents were so impressed that I ate all of my pizza and finished my ice cream, but Mom never doubted me. After today I'm ready for another birthday party, and Lily can't wait for a girls' only party (preferably something that involves princesses or nail polish).

"B" Day

Today was a Big day in my world...Beautiful Bedding, a new Bed, and I discovered Butterflies on my new sheets! I've been counting down the days all week to "B" Day and today I finally hit zero! The truck arrived at 10:47 this morning, and by 10:52 they were pulling out and I was ready to make my bed. I've never seen two guys build something so fast. My only comment was, "Daddy didn't build my vanity that fast!" My new bedding arrived last week and I've been anxious to use it. Thanks to the delivery men taking a short 5 minutes, I didn't have to wait too much longer. Whatever the wait, it was well worth it, and although I'll miss my little bed, I'm pretty excited about my new, Beautiful Big girl Bed!

Ryan's April School Art

The themes this month included rabbits, Easter, our Earth, and flowers. We even built our own greenhouse and we are anxiously awaiting the growth of our beans. We learned about the life cycle of a dandelion, which just happens to be one of our favorite flowers. We also made chocolate pudding bunnies, which smelled wonderful, but unfortunately we had to mix it with glue so we couldn't eat them. We're just hopping along here in 3K!

Lily's April School Art

183 Days of 4

We have been 4 years old for 183 days now and I think it is pretty safe to say that we have enjoyed each and every day. Don't get me wrong, there were a few days that weren't as good as others, but we survived them all which is an accomplishment in itself, and we can't wait to see what the next 183 days has in store for us (note the one extra day thanks to the Leap Year for us to enjoy). Mom of course broke out her camera for the big 4 1/2, but other than that it was just another typical day here in our world!

Two Little Monkeys

A few weeks ago while hanging out with Grandma Jackie the topic of coconuts came up. Don't ask me why we were discussing coconuts, because honestly I have no idea, but after learning we'd never seen a real coconut, Grandma decided we needed to buy one. That is much easier said than done though. This week, after searching many stores, Mom succeeded and found one at Pete's Market on the South side. It turned out to not be a very good coconut taste wise, but it was a coconut none the less and we had fun watching Daddy "slam" it with a hammer. Now we can say we've seen a REAL coconut, and everyone can rest easier here in our world!

Put Me In The Zoo

Since our dad was busy today, we decided to take a special trip to the zoo with our friends, Jack, Peter, and Nora. It turns out their dad was busy too so things worked out perfectly, and we got to squeeze into their minivan which made it all the more fun! We even managed to fit Elmer the Elephant in the car since Lily got to take him home from school with her on Thursday. We thought he might like to tag along and visit some of his family. I'm not sure who was more excited about that, Elmer or me?!?! We didn't manage to see my favorite animal since I answered Mom by saying "everything" when she asked, but I guess that just means we'll have to head back to the zoo soon!

Rhinosaur

Rhinosaur, Rhinosaur.

He's a little dinosaur.

Watch him climb up a tree. Watch him dance next to me.

Look out! Here comes the Rhinosaur!

This is a song that Dad started singing to me a few years ago. With Lily's help it has evolved over the years, and after today, Mom felt it was appropriate to share it with the rest of the world!

While Mom was busy pulling weeds I was up to my typical crazy stunts. This time it involved climbing a tree. Mom had caught me climbing the same tree a few weeks ago and warned me on just how dangerous it was, but I couldn't help myself so up I went. I had Lily there to watch me anyway so I was good in my mind. The only mistake I made was yelling for Mom so she could watch me...I kind of forgot she didn't want me climbing the tree to begin with. She wasn't too mad in the end, but she insisted on taking my picture so that I could remember how fun it was since she said I wouldn't be climbing anymore trees by myself for awhile. Look out! Here comes the Rhinosaur!

Painted Toes

To be blessed with a twin sister that is a princess like I was has its advantages. After all, she owns more nail polish than any other four year old I know, and her collection just happens to include my favorite color, orange. We knew that if we pushed Mom hard enough eventually she would paint my nails, or at least my toenails that is. Tonight was my lucky night, and although I didn't get the sparkly glitter top coat like Lily, I am still one happy little boy.

Easter Weekend

What a whirlwind of a weekend! It started with a little baking. While cracking eggs we discovered something crazy...twins (two yolks in one egg)! We thought it was one of the coolest things ever and I of all people insisted that Mom take a picture. Whenever these particular words come out of my mouth Mom happily obliges, and for some reason this seemed to happen a lot this weekend!?!? Next, we dyed Easter eggs, but not after another quick picture of me in my awesome white shirt! Shortly after starting, I insisted on taking off my awesome white shirt so it wouldn't get dirty, and Lily followed suit by taking off her shirt as well. Silly Lily! All of this hard work led up to one of our favorite holidays, Easter. Immediately upon waking up this morning I headed downstairs to find my Easter basket. Lily had a tougher time finding hers, but thanks to my good eyes we were successful. The chocolate bunnies were a hit, and even more so once Dad said we could take a bite out of them before breakfast. I crushed the ears on mine, while Lily took care of a foot on hers. Then it was on to solo picture number three of me and my new Bumble Bee Transformer! After breakfast we headed up to Green Bay to celebrate with our cousins. We patiently waited for everyone to arrive so the egg hunt could begin, but we couldn't help but peek out the windows for eggs a few times and I accidentally ran around the house once while getting my picture taken by Grandma Jackie. After one last solo picture requested by yours truly, Grandma gave the green light and I was off and running all over the yard with Lily taking her time to make sure she didn't miss an egg. We loved every minute of the day and cannot wait for the next fun holiday here in our world!