this happened yesterday:
yep. that is holden, running through a freshly melted snow puddle.
no shoes.
or pants, for that matter.
we are classy like that.
wanna know something else classy about us?
we have pet salamanders.
2 of them.
they don't have names. we aren't even sure what gender they are.
matt found them in a hole by his work and brought them home.
i pictured us keeping them in a bucket for a couple days, maybe.
but, one thing lead to another, and now we have a terrarium.
and we go buy crickets from the pet store to feed our new pets.
i can't say i am a huge fan of having something slithery in our home, but chet and holden think they are pretty neat.
and they think matt is especially neat for bringing them home.
such a cool dad!
other news:
chet started joy school this week.
we decided against doing an official preschool, once and for all.
i was stressing out about the decision all summer, and i'm not really sure why!
as long as we are helping him grow and experience new things, he will be just fine when he starts kindergarten next year.
on mondays chet goes to a music class.
on tuesdays we all like to go to storytime at the public library.
on wednesdays chet has joy school.
and on thursdays both of our boys are in gymnastics.
plus, we have our science center pass. and they go to primary on sundays.
so we will be busy this fall/winter!
we feel very blessed to be able to give our boys such fun opportunities to learn and grow.
for joy school, chet is in a class with 5 other kids.
2 boys, 4 girls. chet is the oldest.
all the kids are from our ward.
each mom takes a turn hosting 'school' at her house, which means every 6 weeks i'm in charge.
i have heard other moms say that joy schools can be a pain in the butt, but it sounds like a pretty great deal to me.
we have a set curriculum, so there is definitely structure. but it is mostly just supposed to be a fun learning experience for the kids.
and, based on chet's excitement about his first class, i think it will be just that!
while chet was at his joy school this week, holden and i went out and ran errands.
i had the years before holden came along to run errands alone with chet, and i loved those times.
chet was a cute shopping buddy.
but, like many other things that second children get scammed with, holden hasn't had the chance to be my solo shopping buddy very often.
and for some reason, when the three of us go shopping together, his best traits never seem to shine through!
it was really fun to spend that time alone with him.
he was excited, helpful, and it was obvious that he felt special.
he is a nice boy. and he is growing up oh, so fast.
his vocabulary is improving every day.
i feel like we can have full on conversations with him now.
his prayers are to die for.
and one of his most adorable phrases is 'oh man!'.
he says it when he makes a mistake. it's precious.
yep. that is holden, running through a freshly melted snow puddle.
no shoes.
or pants, for that matter.
we are classy like that.
wanna know something else classy about us?
we have pet salamanders.
2 of them.
they don't have names. we aren't even sure what gender they are.
matt found them in a hole by his work and brought them home.
i pictured us keeping them in a bucket for a couple days, maybe.
but, one thing lead to another, and now we have a terrarium.
and we go buy crickets from the pet store to feed our new pets.
i can't say i am a huge fan of having something slithery in our home, but chet and holden think they are pretty neat.
and they think matt is especially neat for bringing them home.
such a cool dad!
other news:
chet started joy school this week.
we decided against doing an official preschool, once and for all.
i was stressing out about the decision all summer, and i'm not really sure why!
as long as we are helping him grow and experience new things, he will be just fine when he starts kindergarten next year.
on mondays chet goes to a music class.
on tuesdays we all like to go to storytime at the public library.
on wednesdays chet has joy school.
and on thursdays both of our boys are in gymnastics.
plus, we have our science center pass. and they go to primary on sundays.
so we will be busy this fall/winter!
we feel very blessed to be able to give our boys such fun opportunities to learn and grow.
for joy school, chet is in a class with 5 other kids.
2 boys, 4 girls. chet is the oldest.
all the kids are from our ward.
each mom takes a turn hosting 'school' at her house, which means every 6 weeks i'm in charge.
i have heard other moms say that joy schools can be a pain in the butt, but it sounds like a pretty great deal to me.
we have a set curriculum, so there is definitely structure. but it is mostly just supposed to be a fun learning experience for the kids.
and, based on chet's excitement about his first class, i think it will be just that!
while chet was at his joy school this week, holden and i went out and ran errands.
i had the years before holden came along to run errands alone with chet, and i loved those times.
chet was a cute shopping buddy.
but, like many other things that second children get scammed with, holden hasn't had the chance to be my solo shopping buddy very often.
and for some reason, when the three of us go shopping together, his best traits never seem to shine through!
it was really fun to spend that time alone with him.
he was excited, helpful, and it was obvious that he felt special.
he is a nice boy. and he is growing up oh, so fast.
his vocabulary is improving every day.
i feel like we can have full on conversations with him now.
his prayers are to die for.
and one of his most adorable phrases is 'oh man!'.
he says it when he makes a mistake. it's precious.
