He even found a tiny cup, borrowing a medicine dose cup. Ha.
You do realize I'm only halfway through my Sneaky fun? Aye.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
December 11- Sneaky
We left James (and Sneaky) in Grandma Rose and Grandpa Larry's safe hands for Saturday night. They were in charge of Sneaky's shenanigans for Sunday morning.
This is what I found on Sunday-
Sneaky was perched high above their sliding doors, with a great view of the golf course and woods. Feliz Navidad- Sneaky must be bilingual!
The day before though... We arrived at Grandma's house and when James wasn't looking I quickly pulled Sneaky from my purse and posed him.
He was on Grandma's bed! James shows Grandma. He was in shock that Sneaky followed us from our house!
Back at home the next day- Sneaky beat us home! He was on Dad's ball "chair" when we got home. Okay, so I had to work fast on that one.
Later, Sneaky gets stuck looking at the neighbor's Christmas lights.
Santa 2011 at School
It all happened so fast. There was a short line to get to Santa and James didn't fuss one bit! Last year he had cried at the thought of getting too close to Santa, and then refused to sit on his lap. This year he walked right up to Santa, recited his list, and then sat eagerly on his lap for pictures! What a good boy!
December 10- Sneaky
Let the Star Wars geeks gather!
Sneaky gathered his SW geek friends together for a friendly game of SW Operation.
The Tooth Fairy even stayed for a bit, after leaving James some $$$.
They even left photographic proof! James' camera was sitting near the game board and there were pictures of the geeks playing.
James' reaction the next morning-
James ended up gathering all of his money and agreeing to spend it on a toy that he wanted. We had just bought his friend Russell a playdoh Transformers set for his upcoming birthday party. James decided he wanted one too!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Surprise!
James had a big surprise for me when I picked him up from school. Actually, he greeted me normally but when I was gathering his stuff from his locker I found a tiny little ziploc with what looked like nothing in it. And then I saw it- an itty bitty tooth! What?!
The teacher told me that the tooth fell out at breakfast. She wasn't making a big deal of it. I was shocked and started telling her that it's his first and it wasn't even loose, I didn't think. THEN she was a bit more serious about it and started to explain that it's probably okay. One boy from James' class has already lost FOUR teeth!
So here he is.
And then we got home and showed Dad.
He was just as surprised. We didn't expect this for months, maybe longer! Well, luckily we've already started talking about the tooth fairy and Tia ChaCha gave James a great book called Bear's Loose Tooth so we were able to reference that too.
Hello Tooth Fairy! I hope she's generous tonight :)
I had an emotional moment and needed Jim to hug me. My little boy isn't so little. This is happening fast!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
School elves
I had some elves working for me today, helping me shop at Target for our needy families. We bought $400 in Target gift cards and lots of hats, mittens, scarves for our Falcon Nest (food and coat shelf).
These kids are part of the Student Council and the AVID program. They help organize the Falcon Nest. Good kids!
Santa video
I can't wait to show James this video tomorrow. He will freak out!
I think I made a similar video last year, but he won't remember.
December 8- Sneaky
After a short trip to the North Pole Sneaky came back to our house and watched James' movies all night. He was still munching on popcorn when James came downstairs in the morning.
Jim took James to daycare before I left for work. I took that opportunity to move Sneaky in a restful position. After watching movies all night I'm sure he needed a nap!
Jim took James to daycare before I left for work. I took that opportunity to move Sneaky in a restful position. After watching movies all night I'm sure he needed a nap!
Fun Stuff
Jim told me that the daycare kids had these letters posted on the windows at school, so I made sure to take a picture of James'. I don't know if you can zoom in to see the other kids' letters but they are very cute.
James' letter-
He also came home with this masterpiece. It's a picture of our family! Mom is the one with the long black hair, James says. There is a beautiful yellow heart around us.
We still get his daily sheet from the teachers. Most of the time they are pretty standard. I smiled at the thought of James making Sneaky hats. I can't wait to see it.
At home we were talking about Russell's letter to Santa. Jim said it was the funniest one because he admitted to being naughty. I guess James was concerned about Russell because he insisted on dictating a letter to me for Santa. He's holding it below and then does a little dance with it. He's so freaking cute.
We put the letter next to Sneaky so he could take it to the North Pole that night. (Sure enough, it was gone in the morning!)
Sneaky moves around quite a bit, at least when the adults think of it. He was hanging on our garland, way up high on the stair railing. He sure does get around!
James' letter-
He also came home with this masterpiece. It's a picture of our family! Mom is the one with the long black hair, James says. There is a beautiful yellow heart around us.
We still get his daily sheet from the teachers. Most of the time they are pretty standard. I smiled at the thought of James making Sneaky hats. I can't wait to see it.
At home we were talking about Russell's letter to Santa. Jim said it was the funniest one because he admitted to being naughty. I guess James was concerned about Russell because he insisted on dictating a letter to me for Santa. He's holding it below and then does a little dance with it. He's so freaking cute.
We put the letter next to Sneaky so he could take it to the North Pole that night. (Sure enough, it was gone in the morning!)
Sneaky moves around quite a bit, at least when the adults think of it. He was hanging on our garland, way up high on the stair railing. He sure does get around!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
December 7- Sneaky
Sneaky has gone fishing!
Sneaky is a little bugger to pose. He doesn't sit on his own, his hands are sewn together, and he's got no meat on his bones. I've had to use tape to attach things to him (including this fishing pole) or to hold him in place. Good thing James can't touch him because sometimes I think he'd tip over with any slight movement.
James is always amused with the things that Sneaky finds in our house. "How did he find my Goldfish?", he asked this morning. Magic :)
December 6- Sneaky
I found a Sneaky sized tree at Michael's and I decorated it with mini ornaments. How lucky that they were all 50% off!
James liked that he was able to finish with the star on top. He did the same for our big tree so I know he likes to consider that HIS job.
So I had my mini tree and Sneaky all ready when Jim decided that Sneaky was bringing James a gift. We bought the DVD and book from the TV show that James LOVED LOVED LOVED last year. The Prep and Landing elves! I tell James that Sneaky must be friends with them, but they have different jobs.
It's a cute show. They just aired a new one on Monday and we've enjoyed it but the first one is definitely our favorite.
James took the book to daycare yesterday because he just wanted it close and left it in his locker. They did end up reading it to the entire class :) He is insisting that I read it to the class next week, when I am signed up to volunteer/read. The teacher said repetition is good and the kids would just love that someone new is reading. I'm the first parent to volunteer (I signed up for the very first spot!), and I don't know why but it's making me anxious. Will 20+ 5 year olds listen to me?! I guess it can't be worse than middle school :) :) :)
James liked that he was able to finish with the star on top. He did the same for our big tree so I know he likes to consider that HIS job.
So I had my mini tree and Sneaky all ready when Jim decided that Sneaky was bringing James a gift. We bought the DVD and book from the TV show that James LOVED LOVED LOVED last year. The Prep and Landing elves! I tell James that Sneaky must be friends with them, but they have different jobs.
It's a cute show. They just aired a new one on Monday and we've enjoyed it but the first one is definitely our favorite.
James took the book to daycare yesterday because he just wanted it close and left it in his locker. They did end up reading it to the entire class :) He is insisting that I read it to the class next week, when I am signed up to volunteer/read. The teacher said repetition is good and the kids would just love that someone new is reading. I'm the first parent to volunteer (I signed up for the very first spot!), and I don't know why but it's making me anxious. Will 20+ 5 year olds listen to me?! I guess it can't be worse than middle school :) :) :)
Monday, December 5, 2011
December 5- Sneaky
I was a little worried about the mess potential. James loves small pieces of anything and he is unwilling to let them go sometimes.
After getting ready for work I came downstairs to James throwing snowballs at me. Nice!
James copied Sneaky's sign. I think he did very well with his printing! I helped with the 5 cents each but otherwise it was all him.
Later in the day...
Jim texted me this picture. I believe the adults are having the most fun with Sneaky!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
December 4- Sneaky
Sneaky is naughty. He replaced our stockings with James' underwear! DOH!
I didn't get James reaction but he was pretty thrilled. So thrilled he came upstairs to wake us up and tell us!
He was still talking about it at breakfast. Mmm. Waffles. Homemade. (His Mom must be the BEST MOM EVER.)
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