Cupcakes and Commentary

As the school year is about to begin my sister and I brought the boys to my Mom’s school for a few hours. They loved running around in Granna’s classroom and seeing all of the cool things that third graders get to use as learning tools! They loved the desks and each wanted to sit [...]

Super A loves airplanes. We spend a lot of time looking outside for airplanes, he turns his Daddy’s running shoes into airplanes and rocket ships, and he will stand for hours with his nose pressed up against the window at the airports watching the planes. Explaining how to spin the propeller Needless to say Super [...]

“I want to” (with serious exaggeration/whine, depending on whether he wants to, or he doesn’t want to) “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star, Ready? I sing. And…” (then he sings the WHOLE song in a bit of a dirge/monotone chant) “ABC Sing with Me!” (From his favorite show Super Why) Sometimes it’s best to not try to [...]

It had been about three evenings since we had the chance to take Super A outside. When her boys where young my Aunt Lisa used to say that sometimes they needed to “just go outside and run”. A boy who has not had the chance to go outside and run will break things in your [...]

“I tired tree…Shhhh.” (What Super A says when he’s sleepy) “SMASH IT!” (What Super A says when he finds a bug) “I sad…need pass (pacifier)” “I hide, you find me…10, 9, 6, 3, 2, 1!”

I have been so pleased with the story time program at one of our local library branches. I was disappointed that we didn’t start going earlier this summer because Super A has enjoyed it so much! We are now on a break until September and I’m wondering what we are going to fill our Thursday [...]

After nap time is over and snack time is completed, Super A loves to sit in the afternoon and build with his mega blocks and watch “Down Home with the Neelys”. I wish the Neelys could convince Super A to eat some of the tasty vegetable dishes they make on the show! I highly recommend [...]

Can it be that Super A is three months away from two?? Well here is an update of what is going on in Super A’s world… Super A is about 35 inches now and around 26.5 lbs. I’m having trouble finding shorts that are the right length, but don’t fall off of him as he [...]

Please take a moment to notice that the two dogs are looking at me while Super A ignores me for cartoons. No the dogs were not coached. HA!