Strange Rabbit Spotted This Weekend

Ben was obviously the one that created and posted this grotesque bunny. I possess neither the skill or desire to waste my time on such odd things. Audrey seems to think it's pretty funny though. Ben is lucky there is 4 year old humor in this house.

First Day of School

Showing her excitement for school to start.
Her Strawberry Shortcake backpack is bigger than she is.
Outside her school.
Putting her stuff in her cubby.

Audrey and Tyler on their first day. Tyler is in 3s and Audrey in 4s.

Audrey finally started school on Friday. This year she's in 4 year old preschool. They meet 3 days a week for 3 hours, a big jump from last year! It will be strange to have her gone. I think Sawyer is really going to miss her. They have been playing together a lot over the past couple months. Sawyer and I do get to take a music and play class together one of the days she's in school. Maybe that will make up for it.

As you can see, Audrey was very excited for school to start. She was the most chatty in her class, just like last year. She told the teacher she was going to bring her lipstick when she got the "Sharing Bag". I'm not sure if that will fly.

Next year she'll be boarding the bus for kindergarten! I'll be cryin' then big time!

Bye-Bye Crib

November 6, 2007

Our independent toddler - August 2009

I can't believe we are going to be moving Sawyer out of the crib, but it's true. First he mastered the pack and play and now he's moved onto the crib. His climbing skills are better than Audrey's, and she's 4! She is still nervous to climb out of Sawyer's crib when she gets in there with him. Not wanting her to be such a wuss, I always force her to climb out.

Yesterday I was carrying a laundry basket into my bedroom and I turned around to find Sawyer standing behind me with a huge smile on his face. I almost screamed/swore or kicked him because he startled me so bad. I felt like he was an intruder or something! This morning I heard him verbally talking himself through the climbing process, sounding something like this in his ever improving toddler lingo, "foot, foot, foot, stuck, climb, climb, fall, fall, bum, boom, all done. Door, door, door, ADA (which means Audrey), come." I then opened his door and found him sitting on his rug playing with his blocks. When he woke from his nap today I only left him in his crib for 1 or 2 minutes. I then heard BOING, one of his favorite noises. He was playing with the door stop.

So, we have one of two choices...keep him in the crib and risk injury or move him out. One part of me does think he's OK since he's such a skilled climber but the mom part of me thinks I'll be heading to IKEA to buy new furniture this weekend.