The Return of the Jumperoo (link)

CLICK HERE to go back to January and check out Jack trying to jump! He's so little!!

School is Cool

Owen and Mason LOVE their school!  We feel so blessed that it turned out to be such a great one.  We were VERY late on picking since we moved in July and were still narrowing down our new Austin location into August.  Lots of schools and MDO's were full and this one just happened to still have 2 openings on the days we wanted!

Their teacher is fabulous, their aide is fabulous, and they are soaking up Spanish like crazy!  They love learning the language that Papi speaks and have told me they want to be a Spanish teacher (and nacho maker) when they grow up.

Each week the kids rotate who is the special helper.  When it's your week you get to do various things, including being the ever-important line leader!!  We decided to join them for lunch when it was their respective turns for special helper.  They specifically told us that when other parents come for lunch, they "hold hands in the hallway."  So Aaron and I made sure to be there in time to walk down to the lunch room holding hands with the kids.  So funny what kids pick up on!  Mason's choice for lunch: Wendy's.

Here are the pictures from Mason's week:

Prayer before lunch.

Line leader on the purple square.

Mommy and Mason

Mommy, M, and O

Daddy, O, and M

 Proud line leader Mason

Silly pose.

Owen waiting in line.

 

They also went on their very first field trip!  Owen and Mason were counting down for at least a month!  The school happens to (sort of) share a parking lot with Carino's.  So they all walked over and got to make pizza and take a tour of the kitchen area - including the walk-in freezer (that I've been reminded by my little people was only ZERO DEGREES!!!)!  Ha!  Really made an impact, I guess!  Of course I joined them that day (at their request) while Granna babysat Jack at home. 

Mason really excited to finally be on his field trip!



Mason spreading the sauce.

Owen saucing his pizza.

Adding the cheese (O)

Thinks it is gonna turn out great! (O)

A little tic-tac-toe while the pizza cooks. (O, M)

Their buddies on the kitchen tour. (O, M)

In the freezer!  Blurry because all the kids were jumping around!

Mason admiring his work.



Delicious pizza! (O)

A few weeks later it was Owen's turn to be the special helper.  We went to eat lunch with him as well.  His choice for lunch: Sonic.

Mommy and O in the lunch room.

Daddy and his boys. (M, O)

Owen waiting to lead the line with his bubble in.

Proud dude!

My silly, allergy-nose Mason bringing up the rear.

Hard to see, but Owen is VERY proud of himself and very happy Mom stayed for recess!

It is just so crazy to see them in Pre-K!  I used to TEACH kids this age when I was pregnant with them!  And those kids seemed so...well...BIG!  And independent!  And capable.  And not like babies!  I remember thinking back then that it would be weird when Owen and Mason reached the age of the kids I taught...and how 4 years seemed SOOO far off.  Why does being a parent make time speed up?  I'll never know.



Pumpkin Carving, Sweet Berry Farm, Halloween - Jack Weeks 6 and 7 (link)

Click the picture to hop back to October for the rest of the post!

It Goes Both Ways!

So this has got to be the best sibling moment so far since Jack has arrived! 

First, just in case you forgot (ha!), let me say that Owen and Mason LOVE to try to get Jack to smile or laugh.  Smiles come easy, while laughing has proven a little more difficult for them to draw out of him.  Jack loves to be tickled, but O and M don't quite have the *right* tough to make it tickle - instead I think it must feel like poking.  Usually I'm right there "helping" Jack laugh and giving the credit to the boys.  Makes 'em feel good. :)

Anyway, back to the other night...best sibling moment yet!  Finally the relationship between the big boys and Jack is really starting to go both ways!  Just watch the video! 

Roly Poly

This is one little boy who is excited to be getting bigger and better at doing things. I can tell he wants to get moving so he can keep up with his big brothers.   Well, now he's one step closer!

Jack is rolling both ways now and he's very happy about it!  This past week he had been getting his hips and shoulders flipped over but he couldn't quite figure out how to lift his big baby noggin off the ground and un-pin his arm.  He had one successful roll but it was kind of a "cheat" since his bottom arm was down by his side before he started.  Then he did it once again for Granna on Thursday. 

Finally on Saturday it clicked.  And now just one day later, he's doing it with ease.  In fact, bedtime on Saturday was kind of tricky because of his new-found skill.  His instinct was to roll over, which led to his other instinct - mini push ups for tummy time.  Not super fun when you're an exhausted baby.  He got pretty mad so I had to stay by the crib for a few minutes and keep him from rolling while he relaxed enough to fall asleep. 

Here's Mimi trying to entice Jack to roll with one of Owen's cars.