Visit to Crown Center

Double X for the win!

hiding in the sea weeds

found an abandoned ship

every ship needs a good captain

thank goodness he is a good swimmer or that shark would have caught him.

reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Love my boys!

The moms and I took our little ones to Crown Center to see the Under the Sea exhibit. Every few months Crown Center will host a free exhibit for little kids to explore and play in. Several months ago we went to the Clifford exhibit and Dane loved it. This exhibit was quite a bit different because it was like a maze. Dane wore me out running around in there. Thank goodness Jacob went with us because we needed his extra hands! It didn't help that there were lots of other kids there too. The exhibit had all kinds of places to hide and interact like steering a ship, mirrors, and stairs to climb. They also had a table of books about fish and underwater stuff. Although we were exhausted I think the kids enjoyed it. Dane did get a little overwhelmed towards the end so we decided to get some lunch at our favorite pizza place D'bronx and then we stopped by the Crayola store. Dane enjoyed playing tic tac toe while he was there.

Playdate with Mattie

Dane can't help but give a cheesy smile when he sees the camera!

Mattie shows Dane how to color.

Although Mattie lives 2 houses down we don't seem to make very many opportunities to get the two kids together. They are 6 months apart but so very different. I think this summer they will be best of buds playing outside. Lately Mattie has been talking about Dane a lot though so her mom has to make time for us. :) A few nights ago we let them play for an hour or so and they played pretty good. They ate pigs in a blanket, fed the dog pigs in a blanket, colored, and played in her cool ball pit.

Dr. Seuss at Barnes and Nobles

 

 

We took Dane to Barnes and Nobles last Saturday for story time and it was Dr. Seuss Saturday! This was the perfect day for us to go because all 3 of us love Dr. Seuss.  Although the story time at Barnes and Nobles is not as age appropriate for Dane as the library's it was still fun. The lady read Green Eggs and Ham to the kids and then Dr. Seuss surprised all the kids. After they visited and took pictures with him the kids get to color or do a craft while drinking a Starbucks vanilla frapp all for free. What a deal huh?

First experience at Fun Run

Last Saturday I took Dane to fun run because Jacob was working and it was rainy outside. We had never been but I heard they had a toddler area so we decided to check it out. Unfortunately Dane was too scared to get into the bounce houses. I thought he would enjoy them since he loves the trampoline so much but he wasn't having any part of going on those things. Besides the bounce houses they had a few big toys to push around, which Dane loves to do. They also had an arcade too. I managed to get a few pictures of him playing with other toys before he found the arcade. Once he feasted his eyes on this race car driving video game it was all over. This kid was glued to this game. At one point a 3 year old boy tried to come over and pull him down but he had a death grip on that steering wheel. When it was time to go home he kicked and screamed all the way out the door and proceeded pretty much the whole way home. It was kind of comical how he tried to keep himself crying. I guess I give the kid an A for effort. It is so crazy how much he loves video games already. Of course you know who is to blame for this right? All in all we had a good time.

eIntense driving taking place

Asher and Dane both had lots of laughs at the crocodile game

Day at Oak Grove Park

Parks are the best! Nothing like being out in the nice weather enjoying a free activity. Last week we met some friends at Oak Grove park to enjoy being outside. Dane is now at the point where he can get up and down off of the big toys and slides all on his own. I thought this would really be nice because I could sit back on the bench and watch but this also means he can take off running places he shouldn't as well. Oh well who needs rest anyway right?

The cost of saving a few dollars

It was time for Danes 7th or 8th haircut (lets face it I have officially lost count now) and I forgot my coupon at home. I had put off taking him so long that his hair was starting to look like Justin Biebers, Jacob was having a fit. One night I was so determined that even though I forgot my coupon I wanted to get it done and done cheap. While driving down North Oak I remembered there was a beauty school. I figured it wouldn't be his best hair cut but hey it would be cheap.

HORRIBLE IDEA

After sitting in the hair dressers chair for an hour I finally decided that he was done. I told the lady that what she had done was enough and we were finished. At the time I didn't think it looked that bad and he was soooo tired. It was already 45 mins past his bedtime. He was so great the entire time too. The next morning when he got up I noticed that one side was about half an inch longer than the other. As the day progressed I couldn't help but laugh at how uneven the whole hair cut was. I know the whole premise behind is the beauty school is that they are learning but seriously an HOUR LATER and it is still looks horribly uneven? It was as if she had never done a hair cut before. Don't they have to work on a mannequin before they touch a live being? So long and frustrating story short: we had to buzz it with the clippers to save him further embarrassment. The crazy part about it is that he has less hair now then when he was born. I had a hard time getting used to it but it is pretty cute. I will probably buzz it all summer long since it grows so fast. So I guess it wasn't really worth saving the $5 was it?

Pics of Dane post buzz and bath

Fun outside

The weather has definitely warmed up and he has gotten a taste of what it is like to run around outside. If he had it his way we would just spend every minute outdoors. We are working on getting him some toys or activities to do in our backyard but for now he is totally content mowing the grass with his bubble mower, riding his little bike, playing with sticks, and knocking on the neighbors door. He has so much energy to burn so it is nice that he can run around. Hopefully we will get some type of play place for him in the back yard so I don't have to chase him as much in the front yard.

Getting tips from daddy about the proper way to mow the grass.

learning how to mow "superman" style.

playing with sticks

riding his little bike on the sidewalk