Caleb's Open Preschool Open House

Caleb had his first preschool event last night. It was an Open House and the kids had a singing performance planned. He seemed pretty excited about it, to my surprise. He looked so cute coming in and standing on the stage singing. He was more into singing than I thought he would be, but he was very somber and serious during the entire process. We were able to get some really cute pictures of him.

The last song that the kids sang was "If you are Happy and You Know It". Caleb was losing attention by this point, but still trying to sing some too. Well at some point, Caleb fell a little behind the rest of the group. He ended up singing out and gave himself a couple of small solos. I uploaded the video for you all to enjoy!

Too Fast

They say the older you get the faster time flies well if this is true I certainly don't want to get any older! Time is already flying by and it's amazing how quickly the children are growing and changing. This week was Caleb's birthday and on the same day Leah announced that she had her first loose tooth. We were excited for her, but I really didn't think much more of it. She had just realized that it was loose and I figured it would be a few days until it came out. I picked Leah up from school on Monday and as soon as she saw me she gave me a huge grin showing me the hole where her tooth had been. Leah lost her first tooth at school. I was happy for her, but I must admit that it was a little bitter sweet for me. I was an emotional mess by the end of the day realizing that my boy was four and Leah lost her first tooth. I couldn't help but think about when that first tooth came in when she was 6 months old. I guess I am a just a big old sentimental mess! :)

Leah on November 9th minus one tooth

Mommy trying to getting a picture of Leah's first teeth. Leah's 6 months old!

A blurry picture of Leah's first two little teeth!

Soon Leah will be missing two teeth. Her second tooth loose and is quickly working it's way out. I asked her to try not and use her tongue to play with it too much at school today. I wouldn't be surprised if she looses this one today.

Happy Birthday Caleb

Yesterday, my little baby boy turned 4! It's still hard to believe. We've had a very event filled weekend and day yesterday celebrating. It's amazing how quickly time flies. I think Caleb really enjoyed his birthday party and his birthday. He ended up with a ton of toys, which he loves, and some clothes too. He's been playing with his new toys non-stop and I have left most of them all over my living room floor until today. I figured that everyone would like to see some pictures from the excitement.

Caleb wanted spiderman on his cake this year. He also wanted a tractor, but I didn't know how to incorporate those so we ended up with two separate cakes.

Here's the tractor cake. We used it to celebrate at home on his birthday! The cat may have tried it earlier when no one was looking and boy was I mad!

Caleb and the cake saying cheese to the camera .

Cake and Icecream!

Opening presents at the party

Painting fun at the party. I always have to have a craft that the kids love and the parents hate!

Of course Caleb picks Chuck E. Cheese for his birthday dinner. He actually loved the pizza and ate 2 pieces.

Trick or Treat

Last week flew by in a whirlwind! All of the Halloween festivities made for a busy week and lots of fun for the kids. The kids have enough candy now to keep them sugared up for months. Leah got candy from her bus drivers and had a big Halloween party at school. They did the traditional Halloween parade with the kids around the school. Caleb, Alissa and I did go and watch the parade. It was very cute. Leah's school party and trick or treat were both on Thursday. It was a busy day, but the kids were wired. I was very thankful that there was not any school Friday. On Saturday, I took Leah and Caleb to a Halloween Party at the YMCA. They had a good time playing games and eating treats. The best part for them was getting to dress up again. This time they both dressed as something different. As you look at the pictures, you'll notice that Caleb is dressed as 3 different things. He thought that this was great!

On Thursday when Alissa and I went to watch Leah's parade at school, we went to the park by the school where we knew the kids would be walking. We got there early and walked around the park. Caleb had to dress up since Leah got dressed up in a costume so he was a dragon. Many of the other kids siblings were also dressed up so it's good that I let him. While we were waiting for Leah, Caleb decided to go and play in the grass. I didn't realize that there was a huge mud puddle in the grass where he was playing and of course he falls directly into it. It was a good thing we did have multiple costumes or he would have been trick or treating in a mud covered one!

Leah's parade and her teacher. The teacher's were all dressed as dalmatians and the principal was Cruela Devil.

Here are the pictures of Trick or Treat. We always go trick or treating with my brother and sister in law. We don't really have a neighborhood and the kids love to go trick or treating with their cousins!

I only got a couple of pictures from the Halloween party at the YMCA. They looked cute in their other customes!