Commuting to Preschool

Yep, I'm doing it.  Again.  For the third time.  But I can't resist!  I love BYU preschool!  And Colton was SO excited for his first day.  He has been telling people he goes to BYU since May.  And now, he finally does!

 

 

From where we live, it takes me approximately 25 min each way (give or take red lights and slow people), and sometimes I have to come home and pick up the other two before I go back to get him.  But is it worth it?  Yes!  And soon I will do a post about turning car time into quality time.  But for now, can I just tell you a few of the reasons why we love it??

 

One, how many preschools have an awesome fountain front (or back - depending on how you look at it).

 

Two, they have a cool class pet named Webby, whom we get to bring home and babysit for a weekend. (Which coincidently happens to be when Uncle Mason is visiting in a few weeks.)

Three, they have... The. Best. Playhouse/fort. Ever.  And they change it around to become all kinds of different things.  Check out this post from when Cody was there.

 

Four, they have sinks and toilets that are just the right size! 

 

 

Five, they have an awesome playground with the biggest sandbox ever AND awesome new two seater bikes!  And someday I will take a picture but they also have this 10ft+ windchime toy thing with pots and pans and spoons dangling down and the kids love to play with it!  (wouldn't be so cool on my back porch, but I love it there!)

 

Six, he IS following in the footsteps of his big bros. 

Check out this post from two years ago if you really want to be blown away.  I cannot believe how they have changed!

 

 And of course, BYU sells the one and only (that I know of) Cookies and Cream Milk made right there in town.  yum. 

 

But best of all, we love Miss Dorie!  She is THE best teacher/parenting coach/friend ever!

 

When I left Colton, who had no trouble at all, I said "One last picture.." and this is what I got:

That's him blowing me a kiss.  sniff, sniff.  Love that boy!

 

And this is Colton by the time we got home on his first day:

 

Yep, this is going to be a great year.

 

 

Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro . . . We made it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy 4th Birthday, Colton!  We love all the fun, curiosity, and happiness that you bring into our family.  You ARE the "Life of the Party". 

Love you, Little Man.

"I'm going to get bigger"

1st day of 3rd Grade

1st day of Kindergarten

1st day of Preschool

Corbin and Cody were very excited about their matching shoes.  They had fun planning how they would walk into school holding hands, and how Corbin would come to the fence of the kindergarten playground and say hi, and how Corbin would watch out for anyone who was being mean to Cody.  Cody was excited to be at the big school with Corbin, and I think Corbin was equally as excited to have his little bro there with him.  I hope it lasts!

Colton told me he was going to get bigger once I let him go to preschool by himself.  And he was so excited, he didn't even want me to get out of the car.  No fear, no doubts, ready to take on the world.  His mommy actually doesn't want him to get any bigger.  I love this little man!

A whole three and a half hours a week to myself.  What I am going to do without my sweet little boys!

 

Never-Ending Birthdays

Remember this birthday and this birthday?  Well, there's still more.  At the beginning of this month, we had a little family birthday get-together to celebrate Corbin, Cyra (my niece), and Colton.

Then on the 17th, Colton officially turned 3 and we had to celebrate again!  So the night before we left for Denver, we spent the evening at Chuck E Cheese's!  Woohoo!

Then back home for presents.  All the "kids" had fun with Colton's new Toy Story Mr. Potato Heads.

And yes, it is never-ending... Stay tuned for more birthday fun when I post about our trip to Denver. :)

The benefits of M&Ms & Pixy Stix

Despite what you may have previously thought, they're not just for eating . . .

Mini M&Ms are perfect for teaching math!

sorting colors

counting and comparing amounts

(we also did patterns, but I guess I didn't get a pic of that).

And Pixy Stix are great for writing and letter recognition!

 

 

Of course, I set a pixy stick aside for them to eat when they are done. :)

 

Do you have any ideas you've done?  I am always looking for fun and creative learning activities!