One more day....

School starts again on September 3rd. Zachary is extremely excited to be going back, and going in to Grade 1. As it stands right now, he is in a split class (Grade1/Grade 2). I am not making any judgement on it, because I truly believe that it could work, if the teacher is right for that kind of class and if Zachary focuses. We will see what happens. After a great deal of searching, I found a Transformers backpack, so all is right in Zack's world!

Corbett will be moving out of the Toddler room into the Junior room at daycare and conveniently enough, his favorite educator is moving with him!
Corbett insisted on getting a backpack as well when we went shoping for Zachary, so we are going to use that opportunity to re-introduce potty training. He can use his snazzy Diego backpack to carry his extra clothing and underwear in!

Tomorrow morning Zachary is going to the dentist for a checkup and to show off his grown up teeth, and then both Zachary and Corbett have eye appointments. Cross your fingers that they are both patient and that all is well. I have no reason to think there are any issues, but it never hurts to cross your fingers!

Jessica

So much fun!

Well, the kids were definitely surprised. We didn't tell them where we were going until we got there and they were beside themselves with excitement. We didnt really know what to expect until we saw the waterpark area ourselves, but man were we impressed. Words dont really describe it and we are still trying to get pictures to show everyone, but there is a pool, a kiddie pool, a lazy river, 5 big water slides, 3 baby water slides, an outdoor pool, an entire play structure, that has water pouring out everywhere. I could go on!

There is also a huge arcade, 18-hole minigolf, a kid club area for crafts, a spa, a kids spa, and two restaurants.

The kids have had an absolute blast and I am sad we have to leave tomorrow. Zachary and I have been mastering the techniques of getting down the water slide faster, and Corbett and Jordan love standing under the bucket when it dumps. It drops 1, 000 gallons of water every 5 minutes!


Our totally cool room, the Wolf's Den, with a separate kids area!



Hanging with the bear in the Bear Paw Cafe. This place is a sweet lover's paradise!


Not the greatest picture, but it shows you a small part of the waterpark area! This is just the play structure part!



Waiting for story time at the big clock in the front entrance! This happens every night at 8pm and is a lot of fun!

I hope to have more pictures later, but in all honesty we are all having way too much fun to be taking pictures!

Jessica

Mini-vacation, here we come!

We are headed over to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, Michigan for a three day holiday. The kids know we are going away, but have no idea where we are going, it's a big surprise.

Zachary keeps trying to get me to tell him the details, but I haven't given in yet. Mischa is safely taken care of at Paula's Canine Country Club, where she gets to run around playing with other dogs all day as they have an open access from their kennel to huge fenced in area.

I will try to post some pictures of our trip as we go along, but no promises!

Wish us a safe travel and we will see you all when we get back!

Jessica

Big fat lip.

Remember these words.

No matter how many times you tell your 2.5 year old "Don't jump from the ottoman to the couch, you might get hurt", they will only learn the hard way.

Jessica

One more gone!

Well, it finally came out. Tooth number 2 fell out yesterday at the YMCA! The amazing thing is that he already has two grown up teeth coming up in their place. Wow....could Zachary really be growing up?

Here is a picture of the two-less teeth wonder kid!



Yes, the tooth fairy came, and no, she didn't leave anywhere near as much as she did last time!

Corbett continues to grow like a weed and is an incredibly funny kid. By all reports, he is quite advanced in his communication skills, which is usually good, but not as much fun when he is using them to express an opinion that is not conducive to some task we are asking him to do! Most of the time though, he is a fun loving kid!

He is not easy to take pictures of as he is in that stage where as soon as he sees a camera, he scrunches up hs face and ruins the picture, but I got a few the other day of him dancing in my friend's driveway!




Jessica

Another one!

I was away from my boys all weekend, attending a convention in Winnipeg. When I came back, I discovered that Zachary has another loose tooth. Any guesses on when this one might fall out?

The Tooth Fairy Lives On!

Zachary woke up this morning at 5:30am and found under his pillow, not only a letter from the Tooth Fairy, but a beautiful $5.00 bill.

The skeptic was proven wrong!

Here is his letter from the Tooth Fairy.

Dear Zachary,

Congratulations on losing your first tooth! What an exciting time for any child. I am so happy that you put your tooth under your pillow for me. Now I can make sure that another little baby gets on of his or her teeth!

Losing your first tooth is a pretty big deal, and you sure had a lot of people around to see it happen! How exciting! Not many kids get such a big cheer.

I have left you $5.00 for your first tooth. Now please remember this is only for the first tooth. Your nest teeth won't get you quite as much money. Your mom tells me you have done a good job saving for the things you want, even saving half the money for your Wii. Way to go!

Congratulations again, Zachary!

Love,


Tooth Fairy!



Jessica