Parachute Boys

At Bryce's birthday party, Kevin, Jake (Center) and Bryce (Left) shake the parachute. Kevin was participating in the activities so much! Running, jumping, wiggling, dancing, lying down... he even stood on one foot and walked along the balance beam a few times (with a hand from Mommy).

One of the really fun activities was Smack the Cheese, where the kids ran across the mat and tackled a large foam wedge. Kevin was laughing and had a great time watching, but that doesn't always translate into him being willing to participate. Well, this time he got up and took a run at the wedge. Rather than tackling (which he knows how to do quite well from one of his favourite games at home, Tackle Daddy), he ran right up to the wedge, stopped, and tapped it down.

Kevin's First Last Day of School

How time flies! Today was Kevin's first last day of school. It's hard to believe how much our boy has grown from his first day of school and the first time he took the school bus. When he started in September, he was the only first-timer and the youngest in the class. They have helped him learn so much and become so independent. After the Christmas break, two more little boys joined the class, and Kevin was the old hand showing them what to do. We're so proud of him!

Kevin is Four Years Old!

After Kevin's birthday party on Wednesday, we continued celebrating with cupcakes at school on Friday. Kevin demolished his!



For his birthday, we took him for a hair cut (not so fun) after a birthday phone call from Grandma Sanders. The hair cut, which was smooth sailing for once, was followed by lunch at Freddy's Frozen Custard (yay!). Kevin got chocolate cake to go with his frozen custard, yum!



After lunch, we came home so Baby Alan could nap. Auntie Chelle came to see the birthday boy and visit while he opened presents. This evening we will be going to a farewell party for playgroup pals Jaz & Em and family. What a busy day!

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Kevin's 4th Birthday Party

With many of the kids in Kevin's playgroup starting kindergarten or going to preschool full-time this coming fall, this was probably the last time we'd be doing a playgroup birthday party. Along with the playgroup, we also had Gymboree buddies and Mackenzie. Unfortunately, Baby Alan had to have chemotherapy so he and Daddy couldn't come.

We had the party at McDonald's - a great playscape, Happy Meals, cake and ice cream. What more could you ask for? Kevin had great fun with his friends, climbing up to the top of the playscape and making it down in record time when it was time for cake and ice cream.


Sawyer and Mackenzie


Kevin and Mommy



A birthday cake with Ronald McDonald

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Raindrops

Daddy was grilling in the backyard (it is Memorial Day after all) and Kevin came out into the backyard with him. After splashing in his sand and water table, the steaks were done and it was time to go in, just in time to get out of the rain. But no, Kevin thought the rain was fun. Since we were going to have to clean all the sand off him anyway, Daddy let him run around in the rain for a while. It's not like he wasn't already wet!

Summer Portraits

With Kevin turning 4 years old next week, it was time for the Sanders Family Summer Portrait session.



This pose may look familiar -


since we had a similar one this past Christmas.


Believe it or not, we didn't do this on purpose! We were getting shots of the boys together and trying to get Kevin to move a little closer to Alan. They were sitting side by side and we asked him to hug his baby brother. All on his own, he scooted behind Alan. So cute!

Here are the rest of the session's photos for your perusal.

An Afternoon on the Riverwalk

We went to the Riverwalk today. The weather was beautifully cool and there was a nice breeze.



Kevin looks cool in his shades, doesn't he? After a quick snack on the grounds of the Guenther House, we strolled along the river.



When Daddy put the shade on the stroller down, Alan whipped it up and laughed. He thought playing Peek A Boo with Daddy was fun!



While we headed back, we saw a heron (a crane? I'm a Mommy, not an ornithologist) glide along the river and land. How exciting!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day Tea

Today, we had a Mother's Day Tea at Kevin's school. We mommies put on our lovely paper tissue corsages and waited while the kids came in from the other room.



We gathered for Circle Time, where Kevin was the helper. First, he held the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance...



... then he pointed to the month and day.



After Circle Time, the kids sang a couple of special songs ...



... and then were dismissed with the Rolling Ball to serve refreshments and sit with their mommy.



My place setting was marked by a plate that Kevin had painted and a cookie he had decorated. Ms. Anna had been hinting at all the surprises Kevin had been working on for me all week!



What a lovely morning!



As we were leaving, Ms. Anna gave us a basket from PPCD, Ready Set Go and the Hardy Oak PTA. It was a bouquet of hand prints from all of Kevin's classmates and teachers and filled with gift cards to help out our family from their families and the PTA. What a wonderful school and community!

A Lazy Afternoon

Finally a weekend at home! The boys enjoyed playing in the family room, jockeying for position around the PSP playing Baby Einstein.



Mommy and Daddy worked on pile of laundry, and Alan decided that the nice fresh clothing was the perfect spot to romp around in.





Kevin took advantage of Mommy sitting in one spot to fold clothes and played with her hair.