A New Smile

Two little monkey's jumping on the bed. One fell off and lost his tooth!

Thomas and Nathan were having some fun when Thomas ran to me and said, "My tooth fell out!!!!" Thankfully, the tooth was already lose and almost ready to fall out. Thomas said that Nathan pushed him off the bed and then fell on top of him. Nathan's head bumped Thomas' mouth which caused the tooth to come out.
Thomas said to Nathan, "I have two things to say to you! Number 1: Never do that again and Number 2: Thank you!" It was priceless. Here is his new grin. (The other big front tooth is lose so this new smile may be changing again very soon.)

St. Patrick's Day

It was yet another year that we did not trap those sneaky Leprechauns! Thomas made a cleaver trap. The Leprechaun was supposed to climb up the ladder and fall into the tube-like trap. The block on top was to weigh it down so that once he was inside he wouldn't be able to lift it up. Sadly, the block fell into the trap and created a way for the Leprechaun to jump out andescape. Darn! Thomas was thrilled with the chocolate coins and is already planning a new trap for next year.
Nathan on the other hand saw green footprints at school and completely flipped out. The Leprechaun who visited our house must have known that and didn't make a mess or change anything in Nathan's routine. whew!

Fishing Trip with Dad

On Friday, Thomas was out of school for Spring Break, but it was a work day for me. Ken and Thomas decided to take the boat out and go fishing. This is the first time that Thomas has been on the boat without me. (Or should I say, the first time Ken had to be the lifeguard and boat driver.) Nathan wanted to go too but he had to go to school. They stayed out on the water until lunch time and Thomas caught three fish. (Dad got zero.) All in all, I think they had a fun time and Ken has found the perfect fishing partner.

Big Boy Bike

I am trying to come to grips that Nathan is no longer a baby. Although it's exciting that he is becoming more independent, it's sad for so many other reasons. He has been practicing riding a real big kid bike. He is doing awesome. He is learning to pedal faster and tries hard to keep up with Thomas. It's funny to think that the bike he is riding is Thomas' old one from when he was three. These boys are growing up too quick!

Thomas' Off-Off Broadway Debut!

Thomas performed in his very first play! The first grade divided up and performed the BUGZ play to a live audience last night. It was wonderful. I was super lucky since my class was invited to the dress rehearsal in the morning, so I got to see it twice! Thomas was a brown bug and had the opening lines to the show. He loved listening to the soundtrack every night preparing for it. Nathan learned the words, too and seemed amazed that the other kids were singing the songs. Thomas was not afraid and seemed to enjoy the stage lights. He brought his teachers some tulips for all her hard work. We were thankful that Nana, Papa and the Coffaro family could join in his debut.

Thomas and his wonderful teacher, Mrs. Ward

Leading the line of cast members

Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom!

Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom is Nathan's new favorite book! He loves the story and loves identifying the letters. We have it on DVD too which is neat since they "sing" the book rather than read it. I have this Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom tree in my classroom and I only use it at the beginning of the year. I brought it home and it was an instant hit. Nathan loved it and doesn't want me to take it back to school!

New Baskets

I found a couple new baskets for the playroom and so far this is all that has been in them. Nathan and Tinkerbell have new "boats"...I mean baskets.