Spring Fling at Hilltop

Oscar's preschool had a "spring fling" event last night.

It was a showcase for the kids. They have been learning about how baby chicks are hatched (we got to see the fluffy babies) The kids also got to show off all thier hard work. It was fun to see all his art, science projects & writing.

Our mothers

As a kid my mom did things that I swore I'd never do when "I was a mom". Come on.. you know you were the same way. Well now that I AM a mom I know why she did what she did. And I know that they were for great reasons. (And for the record if I could go back I wouldn't change her one little bit.)

That being said, one of the things I remember thinking I'd never do was take food places. Popcorn to baseball games, home-made snacks in the car (rather than the drive thru that called to my brother & I).

Today we were driving to Forest Grove for a playdate. That is 45m one way. I have 3 boys. They need to eat.... constantly. I hate drive thru food. Both because of how un-healthy it is & because of the cost (The 10year old me would roll her eyes now). Anyway after I got all of my kids home-made snacks together & lined them up on the counter I realized that I had become like my mom. Thanks mom for being a good example. I'm proud to be like you!!

my legacy....

I broke a lot of bones when I was little. I guess I must have been either very clumsy or just un-lucky. Regardless I have apparently, against my will passed my tendacies towards freak-accidents to my children. All of them.

Oscar was 2 1/2 when he broke his arm. He was running, tripped & fell.

Calvin was also 2 1/2 when he broke his arm. But not wanting to be under done by Oscar he did it twice. He fell off a chair & broke his arm, then 2 weeks later fell off a bench breaking the same arm in a different spot.

Jack is 14 month now & has just broken his first bone. And not wanting to be under done by either of his older brothers he broke his 1st bone a year earlier & he broke his LEG ....in 2 spots. Nothing too dramatic really. He twisted his leg falling down a step. But a cast on a 1 year old sure does have a "wow" factor!

Sweet moments....

The boys love it when Grandma brings new books over. I love this picture.

Starting them young....

I was cleaning windows this morning. Calvin wanted to help. Then Jack wanted to do whatever Calvin was doing. Before I knew it... I wasn't cleaning windows anymore... THEY were. As soon as they are taller I've got a sweet deal... until they go to University that is.

Grapes!!

You know how kids go through food phases? They eat bananas every day for months then BANG they won't touch them? Well my kids ended a grape phase the day I bought grapes at Costco. My mom suggested freezing them. Brilliant (thanks mom). So I made a group project out of it. We got an ice cube tray & some toothpicks. Popped them in the freezer for about an hour & ta-da!

Yummy!

Jack eats!

More specifically Jack started feeding himself this morning. He just grabbed the spoon & started eating!! WOOHOO!

Oscar's 1st Field Trip

Oscar has his first preschool field trip today. The whole class went to the Northwest Children's Theater & School to watch a production of "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus". It was super fun. I got to be a chaperone & driver. Incidentally I googled the definition of chaperone & it is "an older married woman". Hmmm. Guess that is about right.