Tumbling Class

Mommy was lucky enough to get to take Drew to his last tumbling class- love cycle break! We had a good morning and there were only a few kids there so we had plenty of room to run around. We started with the normal stretches and exercises and then it was time for all the obstacle course pieces to come out. The teacher helped Drew do a few forward rolls over the big mats, but his favorite part was the spiky balls!

Baking with Grandmas

Helping Grandma with the mixer
I found Breckyn's old apron for him to wear- so cute!

Helping roll in the sprinkles

Trying to sneak a bite

Working hard

Papa came to play later in the day. Nothing better than taking balls from the ball pit and putting them into Mommy's cooking stuff!

Grandma, Great Grandma Rosie, & Great Grandpa Tom came over to bake cookies for the Cookiefest 2009! We started before Drew's nap so he could help out a little bit. Just another one of my wonderful plans that sounds so much better in my head than it turns out! Drew was a trooper helping me make the cakes for cakeballs. Grandma started making some chocolate chip cookies and Drew was obsessed with the mixer. He didn't always turn it on at the right time, causing a flour mess a couple times...but he had a great time! Grandma let him roll some cookies in sprinkles, but Drew wasn't happy that he had to let them bake before he could eat them. Sometimes it's hard being 2! We baked ALL DAY LONG and then Papa, Uncle Brad, and Amanda came over for a Chili Dinner. What a fun day!

Oh Christmas Tree

Drew & Daddy worked together to put the tree up and get the lights on so Mommy could hang ornaments. Drew was really into the lights, but wanted to wear them instead of putting them on the tree. What good helpers I have!

Tunnel Time

Grandma & Papa gave Drew the Mambo Combo for his birthday. It has a huge clubhouse, a tent, and two tunnels that connect. It takes up the ENTIRE loft if we get out all the pieces. Tonight we decided to put the clubhouse and tunnels together. We'll save the tent for a different day! Drew had a great time running in and out crawling all over. He even convinced Daddy to go through it a few times with him. The only bad part was explaining why he couldn't spend the night in his new clubhouse!

Silly Spoons

Papa & Grandma were over for dinner and Drew thought he was pretty funny with his spoon on his head. What a great trick to teach a 2 year-old!

Tumbling Class

Forward rolls
Backward rolls

Drew's favorite part!

Jeff & I had the morning off, so we were able to take Drew to a Tumbling Class at the Renaud Center. It was very cute. Lucky for Drew Grandma has agreed to take him while we're working. The best part is Gracie & Ella are in the same class with him. Drew is a lucky little man!

Zoo

Brad & Breckyn (5 1/2 years old)

HUGE leaves in the Children's Zoo

Childrens' Zoo

We took a family trip to the Zoo since we were lucky enough to get Breckyn for the weekend. Everyone had a great time on the carousel- so great we had to ride it several times in a row. Breckyn cracked us up as she walked through the monkey house holding her nose! Papa packed a picnic lunch for everyone and we ate by the lake. Grandma found the perfect little penguin for Breckyn at Puffin Cove and she was thrilled that Grandma bought it for her. It was such a fun day!

Laundry Man

What can I say...he likes clean clothes...

Rombach's Pumpkin Farm

Not sure what this look was all about, but it cracks me up every time!
So heavy!

Even Daddy can't lift it

Mommy's little pumpkin

Maybe this one?

These look pretty good
Waiting for the train to come back around.

Mommy loves Drew so much she SQUEEZED into this tiny thing to ride around with him.

Sooo sunny!

A pretzel from Gus makes everyone happy!

After much searching we decided Rombach's was still the best pumpkin patch around, so we drove out to Chesterfield for the morning. Drew had a great time! When we first arrived it was still pretty chilly so there weren't many people. He had a great time with the HUGE pumpkins. He kept trying to lift them up, it was pretty funny. Then he became obsessed with finding the perfect pumpkin. Much like Grandma, he only liked the ones with really good stems! We took a family tractor ride around the property. All was good until the mom across from us in the wagon busted out some snacks. Needless to say Drew was NOT happy until we got off the tractor and found some pretzels

Parents as Teachers Event

First we decorated a cup to look like a face...then he poured in the dirt & grass seeds
We had to squirt in some water for the seeds. It's like a chia pet!

Looking for the animals

On a scavenger hunt trying to find some birds, worms, frogs, and leaves.

Drew finally made it to the swings!

So Happy!

We took Drew to Quail Ridge Park for a Parents as Teachers "Nature Babies" morning. We had a great time. He was able to plant some grass, play with dough, make leaf rubbings, play some duck games, and go on a scavenger hunt. They had so many activities! Once he figured out we were in a park all he wanted to do was swing. So we didn't get to stay long to play with the other kids, we took a little walk to find some swings!

Monkey Joe's

Drew & Gracie
TROUBLE!

Notice Ella taking out Gracie!

Drew might have been in a little over his head with this one!

Sara, Gina, and I took the kids to get flu shots this morning. As a little reward we took them to Monkey Joe's afterward to let them burn off a little energy since it's so yucky rainy outside. It was Drew's first time there. He had so much fun going up and down the slide. He was a wild man. The shot must have wore him out a little bit because he was ready to go after about 30 minutes- very unusual for Drew! We took the kiddos to Pizza Street for lunch when we left. What a fun day for them!

Here's a little video of my wild man!

Finger Paint

Drew's first masterpiece!
Graduated to using a brush

A little of this and a little of that

Can I taste it mom?

Woops...just a little on my belly

The Easter Bunny brought Drew some fingerpaints and I am just now brave enough to get them out. In true Connie fashion I stripped Drew down to his diaper, had wet rags ready to go, and placed a huge drop cloth on the floor under his high chair. Apparently finger paints aren't near as messy as I remember them. Not only did he keep it on the paper except for a few little spots, he wasn't wild about getting his fingers messy and preferred to use the brush! There is no denying that Drew is my son! :) Here's a little video of him painting as well.