Presidents Day means a day off from school and work. Well, a day away from the office at least. There is plenty of work.
We spent the afternoon bowling with SuburbanCousins. Followed by Sweet Frog frozen yogurt by the pound. And finally an impromptu game of freeze tag in the somewhat mild February weather.
We had a Disney first today. No, not that Disney first. I’m nowhere near ready for Disney World with the 4 Things, although I am sure that day will come. No, today we experienced our first Disney On Ice.
It was a milestone in that we took all four kids to the event. We rarely do anything that involves the entire family. It’s usually divide and conquer planned around nap schedule.
The day went well. Thing 3 probably enjoyed it the most. Thing 1 was too busy eating donuts and cotton candy and popcorn to notice he was watching Disney characters and not a sporting event.
Thing 4 was very squirmy and didn’t want to stay seated, but all things considered she was well behaved. Again, the donuts didn’t hurt.
And this is what Thing 3 looks like, wearing his Mickey Mouse crown that comes free with a $12 cotton candy, after a 2 hour ride home because it took 45 minutes to get out of the parking garage and we had to stop at SuburbanUncle’s house so Thing 3 could go potty.
Thing 2 is anxiously awaiting his first visit from the tooth fairy tonight. Let’s hope she doesn’t get too tired tonight and forget like when Thing 1 lost a tooth.
I knew Thing 3 reminded me of someone.
If Friendly’s Ice Cream is looking for a model for an advertising campaign, could they ever come up with anyone cuter than this?
Hey Friendly’s, you owe us for this free advertising. If you want to see more pictures of your products with Thing 4, she only works for ice cream.
It’s probably an understatement to say Thing 3 does not like change. If his routine, food, clothes, and conversations were the same every day, he would be just fine.
Today he had a new teacher in swim class. Considering how long it took him to feel comfortable with the last one, it was no surprise he was less than cooperative.
The new teacher cheerfully said, “Hi! What’s your name?”
Thing 3’s reply: “My name is Stinkpot.”
We’re always looking for new activities. The more active the better. Today we found a new place called Rebounderz. Two giant trampoline arenas, video games. What more could you want?
First, they got instructions and the rules.
Then they got to jumping. For an hour non-stop. I have never seen them so sweaty.
After a while of practice, maybe they can be as good as this guy.
This is what Thing 3 looked like at the end.
The winter shows at preschool have become an annual tradition. It’s always unpredictable. Who will sing? Who will have stage fright? Who will run to us crying?
This year, Thing 3 had his best performance yet. He stayed on the stage the whole time. A little bit of stage fright, one silly outburst, but overall a good showing.
This was Thing 4’s first show. She’d been practicing and seemed excited about it. But the excitement quickly turned to fear, and she ran to SuburbanMommy’s lap to watch her classmates. Oh well. At least she looked cute.
