Near the end of the school year and James' desk was a hot mess. Lots of papers, piles of books, little collectable objects. One day I organized it all.
His beloved collection of books. He's really into a few series now.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Easter 2015
We woke up to the Easter bunny's baskets for each of us!
James had the best basket of course, full of things he wanted/likes.
We headed over to Grandma Rose's house for an Easter brunch. First, James was excited to have them try his new jelly beans.
Green apple or grass? I think Grandma got grass flavored!
This Mom was excited to try a strawberry mimosa. No jelly beans for me!
The weather wasn't great for an outside egg hunt so Grandma his the eggs in the basement. James always has a great time finding the eggs.
I think Grandma Ross brings home samples from the bank she works at... The eggs always have dollar bills, sometimes $5!
Tia ChaCha and Uncle Rich were kind enough to gift James with some new books! He loved them so much he started reading them immediately.
Grandma always outdoes herself with the holiday decor!
My favorite bunny-
Thank you familia for always giving James a holiday to remember!
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Restricted
James had a note from his teacher sent home in mid February. I guess he got "in trouble" for improper use of electronics- meaning he was using his iPod at a restricted time. Not a big deal but we restricted his iPod use for the rest of the week. He was okay with this.
He decided to read books on the bus instead of play on his iPod. I really liked this idea.
The teacher note also mentioned some resistance to art work at school. It was a good opportunity to draw a picture together at home. James chose to draw a picture for his teacher about the bus.
James reading a book on the bus--
I like big books
James is quite the book worm. He loves his series of books that he gets from Tia ChaCha. We're still doing about 75% of the reading aloud but I know he's got mad reading skills. Spanish and English!
"Mom, I'm like that Francis kid. I'm smart and I take school seriously...wait... Am I a geek?!"
Monday, May 25, 2015
NYE 2014
I keep trying to convince James that his bestie is Noah. Noah's mom, Jessica, is my best friend so it would really help if we all like to hang out. Well, Noah is only 3 (on NYE) and James is kind and patient but he has more mature interests. Ha!
The Mesna family came over to hang out with us on New Year's Eve. Jess and I hung out, the boys played, and the bigger boys (Jim and Andy) hung out in the basement and pretended they were pool sharks.
The small boys headed up to bed and James was very helpful. He shared his bed, read Noah some books, and helped to keep the excitement down.
So they tried to sleep.
It didn't end up working out so well. Noah got up multiple times and asked for his Mom from the top of the stairs. Jess was pregnant and couldn't keep getting up and down, so we ended up abandoning our sleepover efforts.
It was still nice to hang out!
Happy New Year!
NYE 2014
I keep trying to convince James that his bestie is Noah. Noah's mom, Jessica, is my best friend so it would really help if we all like to hang out. Well, Noah is only 3 (on NYE) and James is kind and patient but he has more mature interests. Ha!
The Mesna family came over to hang out with us on New Year's Eve. Jess and I hung out, the boys played, and the bigger boys (Jim and Andy) hung out in the basement and pretended they were pool sharks.
The small boys headed up to bed and James was very helpful. He shared his bed, read Noah some books, and helped to keep the excitement down.
So they tried to sleep.
It didn't end up working out so well. Noah got up multiple times and asked for his Mom from the top of the stairs. Jess was pregnant and couldn't keep getting up and down, so we ended up abandoning our sleepover efforts.
It was still nice to hang out!
Happy New Year!
Tauer Christmas
We celebrated with the Tauers a few days late because Grandma Laura was under the weather. Later in the week she, Uncle Joe and Lisa came over for dinner and presents!
From Uncle Joe- a Nerf drone! Yikes!
First thing James does is try and shoot his uncle!
And then Uncle Joe decides to play.
And then the boxing.
What you don't see is the rough housing and the crying later. James always thinks he can handle it but then it goes too far :(
Jim and James had a surprise for Grandma Laura. James practiced reading his book and then read it to his Grandma.
It's a favorite of ours! The Sweet Smell of Christmas. What a lovely Christmas!
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Christmas Day in Shakopee
Pool sharks.
My traditional cookie platter. A few new ones this year.
Which presents are for me?!
Grandma Rose put James in charge of passing out presents. He did a great job!
Who is this one for?!
Must be mine....
Nope! It's for ChaCha!
It was the Gnome Chia pet that gets passed around. Dang it!
It was a Skylander Christmas.
And great books!
A present from TÃa Kiki and Tio Berto...hmm.....
Dollar bills explosion!!
And wine for me!
I promise you that I was there. And Grandma Rose and Grandpa Larry. We just didn't make it into pictures. I am kicking myself.
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