Porstmouth Fire Dept comes to Preschool!

Today the Porstmouth Fire Department came out to West Side Christian Church for the kids to learn about fire safety. They visited the school yesterday as well, so fortunately, it was a small group of kids today. Bryce and I arrived at school at 10, when the firefighters were supposed to be there. There ended up being abig mix up, so they were late. In the meantime, the kids were allowed to play on the playground. Parker showed Bryce around, and helped him on the playgroung and they had a blast. The kids were so excited when the firetruck showed up! They all sat quietly and watched the firefighters while they tried on their special fire proof gear. They were all given a chance to ring the bell on the front of the truck, and to sit in the truck as well. Bryce loves firetrucks too, but for some reason cries when you get him close to it, so we watched from a few feet away :) Check out the class picture and see if you can tell who is missing, haha!

Time Out, Bryce!

We have warned Parker for months that before long Bryce would start sticking up for himself and that he should stop picking on him. Well, the time has come. Bryce had gotten down right mean these days, haha, although sometimes I'm not sure he means to be. He is a headbutter and a biter....two things Parker was not. It is not unusual for me to hear a blood curdling scream from the den, followed by Parker screaming, "mommy! Brycey headbutted me!" Usually Bryce's agression is in response to Parker taking something from him, or other times he just annoys Parker to the point where he hits/kicks Bryce, and then it's war! We have started time out, but I'm not sure it means much to him.

Trick-or-Treat

This year we decided to dress Parker as a firefighter and Bryce as a dalmation. I waited too long on the costume and there were no more at Old Nacy when I went to get it. I was upset, but figured we would just get them whatever at Wal-Mart, haha. Thanks to my wonderful mother-in-law, we were able to do the theme we wanted, because she got us a dalmation costume off ebay! The boys were acutally fighting over it, but in the end, Parker agreed to be the firefighter.....thansk to Uncle Ronnie who brought home an awesome REAL fire hat from the station for Parker to wear :)

We started at Grandma and Pappy's getting the kids ready there, taking pics on the front porch, and then making our way aroung Tyre Neck Point.....I literally think we were the only ones who trick-or-treated int he neighborhood!! Everyone but Amaris was about done after the first round. We headed over to PeePaw's in Silverwood and only made it to a few houses. Bryce just wanted to be carried, and Parker wanted to run around in just his jeans and boots....we started calling him Mr. July!

All-in-all, it was a good time. Next year for hoping for a little more trick-or-treating!

Parker's Preschool party

Parker's preschool class had a Fall Harvest Party and it was so much fun! THey have parties throughout the year, and parents have to sign up to throw the party. The brought their costumes to school, dressed up and had a "parade" around the building, which I missed! THey told me 10:30 and when I got there they were on their way back in the building already...I was angry, but what can you do? When we returned to the classroom, the kids lined up and sang some songs for us. They were so adorable! Then time to eat some snack, play and do some crafts. Bryce enjoyed himself too! He loves Parker's class....guess this means Bryce will be doing the 2 1/2 year old preschool class next year!

I'm a slacker....

But there are more blogs entries coming soon....

When did Bryce start watching TV??

Bryce isn't too big on breakfast, so the most effective way to get him to eat is to put his plate on the little picnic table we have in the dining area, and he goes back and forth between playing and eating. This morning I made his breakfast and came into the office, and thought it seemed rather quite, besides the TV. So I went to see what he was doing and found him sitting on the floor in the den with his plate between his legs, watching TV....

Is Daddy a Horse??

This isn't easy for daddy after a long day at work, but boy do our babies love it! Bryce cried every time he tried to tell him no more...