Preschool Orientation

Max had his preschool orientation the other day to meet his teacher, get him acquainted with the school and drop off his school supplies.

 Now, Max is a legacy Little Lamb, being that big bro graduated from the program...so of course he walked in like he owned the place. Ha!

What a difference from first child to second! Max has spent years watching his big brother go to school and is so excited that it is finally his turn. He actually asked me to leave him there for three days. Ha!

(How about 2 and 1/2 hours, two days a week there little buddy! Ah, too fast, they grow up too fast!)

Max was sure to save a seat for his twin, the Divine Miss Sawyer Kay. These two will be quite the pair together in pre-k. Max loves his Sawyer. Even though he tells me girls are "yucky,"...not his Sawyer, "She's not a gurl, she's family!"

The magnificent duo chatted it up with their new teacher for a bit. I see plenty of these little conversations in this teacher's near future.

Circle Time....Notice whose child is facing the wrong direction. Ha! Sawyer wanted Max to appreciate her new shoes and so he happily obliged.

In grand Little Lambs tradition, orientation ended with what we like to call here in our house a "Punch and Cookie Party."

Little Lambs finishes almost every major school event with a "Punch and Cookie Party."

(I think this is what my husband likes best about the school.)

So, our Little Lambie is all ready for his first day of preschool! I hope it gets here quick, because this little guy is about to explode in excitement!

Chicago

So over the weekend I got to run off to the city with the Mr. for a little fun.
And fun it was!

We stayed here.

Did some damage here....

and here...

Ate some of this stuff. (Can you tell my husband is trying not to be embarrassed by the fact that I am taking a picture in the middle of this dining establishment.)

Watched the Cubs play ball...

...from here.

My first visit to this iconic location...And guess who won?

The Cubs! ...Were you doubting?

A great weekend with this guy! I can't wait to get away with him again!

A superHEROES Welcome

Nothing like having your little bro waiting for you at the bus stop in his most appropriate superhero costume.

If your lucky, you have a fun bus driver that knows how to turn a potentially embarrassing situation into a good laugh!

That is exactly what happened this afternoon.

When X's bus rounded the corner, we could hear the bus driver announce over the speaker, "And if you look to your right, children, you will see the familiar superhero, Batman!"....As if she was giving a Hollywood Tour of the Stars.

Max played to the crowd and showed off some of his daring moves, as Xavier's bus mates threw open their windows and shouted "Batman rocks!"

I think I even heard one little girl yell, "Save me Batman!" Ha!

Too funny!

Party at the Park!

The ballpark that is...

Here are a couple of pics from X's little birthday party with his buddies at the baseball stadium.

The kiddos got to free for all in the inflatables. Way fun!

Mr. Shucks stopped by to play.

Most of the kiddos were thrilled to have Shucks partake in the fun.

Except for Max, who was terrified!

So Max took a long snack break with Daddy and then his "bestest gurl Ally," while the rest of the kids played.

(On a side note, Max has explained to us that Shucks does three things... gives high fives, hugs and scares him. Also he does not like his big baseball head or his tongue that sticks out all the time. Chris and I are starting to wonder if Max is going to require therapy over attending his brother's birthday party, as he has not been able to sleep a full night in his own bed since. Ha!)

When the bouncing was done, the kids filled their bellies with hot dogs, popcorn, chips, Gatorade, cake and ice cream....basically, all things ballpark and birthday party combined. Note: This is a key sequence of events. Reversing the order is not advised!

The party wrapped with the opening of some great gifts from some even better friends!

Good times in the life of a six year old!

(On another side note, X now has enough Nerf guns to form a neighborhood militia.) 

Xavier, 6 Year Old Extraordinaire!

Our little, Mr. Big Stuff turned six last weekend!

Six years of living the dream!

We celebrated with family. A little cake, a little ice cream and lots of presents. What more could a boy ask for?

Afterwards we headed out to catch a ball game.

Xavier played it cool when his picture went up on the jumbo tron and the announcer wished him a happy birthday. Ha!

We finished out the night by watching some great fireworks!

I'd say this little goofball got a good start to being an official six year old extraordinaire! Happy Birthday Little Man! We love you!

Neighborhood Backyard Movie Party

Loaded up and heading over to catch the backyard movie....

After securing himself with a glow necklace...X ate like 7 bags of popcorn and a tummy full of candy. He must have known he needed the extra weight, so the bugs would be unable to carry him off. Brilliant strategy if you ask me.

All in all, we had one fabulous and family, friendly evening! Hoping yours was just as fun!

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