A Trip to the Fire Station

Andy's class went to the Neenah fire station last week. My mom came up to watch Jack and Emily so I could go with him. I think there were almost as many parents there as kids :) We rode the bus there, which was a highlight itself.

Andy wanted me to sit next to him, he was very excited for the fieldtrip.

We got a tour of the fire house (kitchen, living room, bedrooms) and then got to the exciting stuff. They showed the kids all of the tools on the fire truck and also got all dressed up in their fire gear.

Andy's class with the fire truck and firemen

After the field trip, I stayed at school with Andy and we had a pizza lunch after playing for a bit.

Andy had a great time, and Jack can't wait to go to the fire station when he is a Bear in 2 years!

Losing Things

We've lost 3 things in the pasts few days....

1. Andy lost his first tooth!!! The tooth was wiggly for awhile and was bothering him sometimes when he ate. It was getting SUPER wiggly this weekend, but we definitely weren't going to yank it. All of a sudden, Andy walked out of the living room to us in the kitchen and said "Hey, my tooth came out." And that was it :) The tooth fairy came last night, although that wasn't too big of a deal to Andy. Here are some "great" photos of him, highlighting his tooth loss...

2. We're losing the baby bath tub! Less clutter in the bathroom will make me happy. And the boys were thrilled to have Emily in there with them. Maybe the lack of space to play will make them less than excited soon. But for now, they were 3 happy campers in there. Emily sat so well and loved playing with toys, getting doted on by here brothers!

The boys liked pouring water down Emmie's back. You can see how long her hair is getting here.
Happy girl.

3. Lastly, I managed to lose a stroller while out at the park. As I was loading up the car, parked on the side of a street, I must have left the stroller on the sidewalk after getting Emily, Andy, and Jack into the car. I went back when I realized it (more than a day later) and of course it was gone. Oh, well, we only needed that one for a few more months anyways, and I can make do with the 4 other strollers we have in the meantime. But talk about absentminded!!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Jack!

Jack turned 3 years old today - I can't believe how big he is now. We had a wonderful day, despite the afternoon thunderstorms. Jack brought a treat into his class both for his birthday and to celebrate his last day in the Bees class. He is officially on summer vacation now :) After school, we had a picnic and then played at a park we haven't been to yet this spring.

Jack running across the bridge

Andy in his secret hideout (gazebo)

Emily enjoyed the almost 70 degree weather. She was snacking on yogurt melts for the first time at the park - she loved them.

The boys both enjoyed climbing this equipment. Andy got really high - Jack would climb up to about where this picture shows him and say "I'm as high as Andy is!" They were both pretty proud of themselves.

This picture shows why the boys refer to this park as the "purple dinosaur park" (Doty)

The minute Chris walked through the door this afternoon, Jack had grabbed a present and unwrapped it (througout the day he kept asking when he got to open his presents and we kept saying when daddy gets home from work)

Jack's favorite gift today was the Playmobil policeman and motorcycle. The policeman has a visor, and that seems to be a key to Jack's favorite toys. He's currently sleeping with him up in bed :)

Emily got Jack a truck, and Andy got him a Lego crane set

More legos! We're going to need to turn our office into a Lego Zone soon :)

Jack got a football helmet too. (it replaced the bucket that he was wearing on his head earlier in the evening)

Jack thought it was hilarious when Bailey rested his head on him.

After Andy got his cookie cake for his birthday, Jack definitely wanted a cookie cake for his. It was a firetruck, which Jack loved.

What a cheesy, fake smile, birthday boy!

Yum! Jack requested the ladder (lots of frosting is his favorite of course)

Playing a little "tackle" football to break in his helmet...

Jack's Early Birthday Fun

Jack, Emily, and I went to Monkey Joe's today while Andy was in school. Jack turns 3 tomorrow, but because he has school in the morning, we did something fun to celebrate this morning instead. He LOVED it (it was our first time there) and we can't wait to go back with Andy.
Finding his way through the maze...
Down the huge slide

"Let's do it again!" says Jack. I did slid down the first couple of times with Jack, to make sure he was comfortable with it. It IS a lot of fun :) But he didn't really need me - he could do it all on his own.

His windswept hair shows how fast he got going.

Climbing the wall

Inside one of the many bounce houses

The three of us having a snack. (Out of pure coincidence we ran into 2 separate families that we knew, which was pretty fun to have other moms to chat with. )

Emily doing some stretches on the mat.
A few extra pictures from Mother's Day. We went for a hike at Highcliff. Emily is asleep in the baby bjorn, and the boys are not being patient for a picture...
Andy's highlight of the hike - climbing the tower!
Emily in the swing