Proud Parents

We are the proud parents of a special preschooler. We went to Alex's preschool parent-teacher conference on Thursday. His teacher said she had no concerns with him and gave him a great report, which made us feel good as parents. We will continue to work on his "reporting" as his teacher called it (or "tattling" as we call it), but we are proud of him and how well he has done at his new preschool. I was also quite proud of the project he brought home from preschool that day. He made his very own grocery store and got to choose which items he wanted in his store.

The outside of his store

 

 The inside of his store with essential items...

...like coffee (love it)...

...and beer! On the back was a picture of a vegetable tray. Clearly he made the right choice by flipping it over to the beer side. That's my boy!

12 months

Weston had his 12 month check-up last week. It came as no surprise that he was at the high end of the charts again. His doctor literally said, "I have 3 year olds with those numbers." Here are his latest stats: weight: 29 pounds, 12 ounces (99th percentile), length: 32.25 inches (97th percentile), and head: 19.5" (99th percentile). He has started drinking regular milk now and is down to one bottle a day. We also pulled one of his reflux medications this weekend so we will see how that plays out. Weston's newest tricks include pointing at anything and everything, throwing things on the floor, taking a single step forward without holding on, throwing balls, and tackling anyone lying on the floor.

 

Preschool Halloween Parade

Alex's preschool class did a Halloween parade for all of the parents to come see. They each had a chance to stand up and introduce themselves and show off their costumes. Alex went up when it was his turn but was a little too shy to speak. Teacher Michelle helped him out. He told me afterwards that, "There were just too many people there."

The whole class (Alex is in the back left, behind the fairy)

After the parade, the class recited their Halloween poem.

 

Happy Halloween!

The boys got good use out of their costumes this year between a daycare party, a preschool party, a practice round of trick-or-treating at Shakopee Town Square, and then actual Halloween night. Alex did a great job of saying "trick-or-treat" and "thank you" this year and Weston was content going along for the ride (at least for a little while anyway).

 My little lion giving his most ferocious roar!

Super Why!

The whole crew! Super Why (Alex), Daniel Tiger (Henry), Batman (Jack), Lion (Wes), Care Bear (Aubrey), Ladybug (Morgan), Minnie Mouse (Claire), and Izzy the Priate (Bailey)

Action shot

 Sweet girls in adorable costumes!

Pumpkin Carving

The boys and I had fun carving our pumpkin this year. It was no surprise that Alex wanted a big spoon to scoop and Weston was happy to dig right in with his hands.

Wes wasn't quite so sure at first...

but he was swinging around pumpkin guts in no time!

"Hey Mom, how about we get a spoon to scoop?"

 Our finished Elmo jack-o-lantern