School Picture - PreK

We practiced smiling on the way to school, and I take full responsiblity for him inheriting a tendancy to hunch up his shoulders when smiling or laughing.  I'm going to call this pic a winner though.  Great job on picture day, Noah!

I'm Thankful For...

 

This week Noah asked me what I was thankful for.  I figured with all the prep for today's Thanksgiving feast that the holiday had been hot topic.  I told him I was thankful for my family.  And, he told me he was thankful for "toys."  Tonight, as I was cleaning out his school bag, I found his school worksheet.  First, I love that he drew a pencil as one of his favorite toys.  Second, he also listed Emma as something he is thankful for.  It's possible there was a bit of prompting from the teacher on this one, but I love the sentiment.

Update from Noah's teacher (I emailed her for a fact check) -  I wanted to talk to Mrs. B before I emailed you back because this was done in art. Mrs. B started with her example first and then Noah got to go to the table and come up with his own words. He thought of Emma all on his own J

School Holiday Bazaar

Noah's school had a fun holiday bazaar yesterday! It was fun to share Stella & Dot with teachers and school friends, and I loved that Noah got to stop by and see my display. He's well acquainted with Momma going to her "jewelry party," but now he finally got to see me in action. It was a fun day!

Noah stops by for a visit!

 

Yay for a great display!

 

Much better to play with then Momma's bardot bracelet!

Five Things Friday 11.09.12 - Dad's Day

 

1. Noah has our address memorized. And, apparently every other kid's in the class too.

2. Year two that Daddy is not happy with the snack situation. Thank goodness, I'm not the school snack coordinator anymore. He better take it up with someone else's Momma.

3. Thursdays are show and tell. The fact that Noah's routine is to go to his bag and say, "do you have one to share." proves that Momma forgets a bit too often.

4. Thursday is extra curricular day. During gymnastics, Coach B commented that Noah was having a great year and that he noticed a huge difference in his attention and interaction.

5. In karate class, they had a contest to see who could throw punches the fastest. It was immediately apparent to Daddy that Noah inherited his mother's competitive spirit by coming in dead last and not caring at all. Posting a time that quadrupled the next closest contestant. Master P made it a point after to let Daddy know that although the slowest, Noah's punches were the hardest.

Emma's First Carousel Ride

Emma and I hit the mall for a bit before picking up brother from school. It was around lunch time, so we headed food court for a quick bite. Emma spied the carousel across the way, and she seemed super eager to head over. Noah hates carousels. I usually have to bribe him to take a ride, so with Nosh at school, it was the perfect opportunity to give sweet Emma a spin. I can't say she loved it. She was a bit scared at first and pretty much clung to me. We stuck to the non-moving parts, and she did start to marginally relax and enjoy the sights as the ride went on. I have to admit, I felt a little motion sick after the thankfully quick ride. Looks like Noah is winning himself a get out of carousel rides for free card. Turns out neither Momma or Emma are much of a fun.

Driving Mr. Noah

Noah has decided that he only wants to ride in the "way back." You can only imagine my apprehension with our many, many frequently occurring bouts with car sickness. But, it's been about two weeks and so far, so good. As an added bonus, he's learned to buckle his seatbelt solo. It's just part of the rules for sitting in the back. It's up in the air whether its good or bad for still rear facing Emma. She pretty much wants whatever he wants and cries when she can't get it. Although, just today, I had him sing to her when she was fussing. She immediately started laughing and that really gave Noah the biggest smile on his face.

Saturday Plans

Me: "Were you planning on taking Noah to the cupcake house this morning?"

Dean: "That or ride bikes. I was going to give him a choice."

Me: "Do you mind adding another choice? I need a couple things from Target."

Dean: "Um... So instead of doing something fun for Noah, you're sending us grocery shopping."

Me: "Noah loves Target. Should we add 'Go to Target, and buy milk' as a choice, and see what he says?"

Dean (with confidence): "Sure!"

Me (two minutes later): "Noah, three choices to do something fun with Daddy. 1. Ride bikes, 2. The cupcake house, and 3. Go to Target and buy milk."

Noah (without hesitation): "Um... go to Target and buy milk."

What can I say the boy loves him some Target!