Weekend Fun

So we finnaly were all together on a weekend so we didn't leave town and just enjoyed the two days together. Saturday Morning John and Milton built a tent in the livingroom with tons of blankets and spent the rest of the morning playing in it. Here is the tent complete with tunnels.

John had the most fun.

Milton Played with his G.I. Joes in the tent.

Milton and I were talking about Disney World during breakfast and I had said that I couldn't wait to go on the Snow White ride. He asked if he had ever seen that movie and I responded with "No". I asked to see it before we went to Florida so I called around to a couple of friends and found it on DVD and we watched Snow White before dinner.

My baby boy stands up on his own finally. He was kneeling by me and he sttod up on his feet pushed back and he was standing. Quentin found it to be very finny.

Check out quentin standing up at this You Tube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJblnvRT594

And a clip of Quentin talking and clicking his toung.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boEeex0DI5w


Enjoy

Quentin's first drumline trip went great. He loves the drums.

John giving the pep talk just before they perform.

Mommy and Quentin waiting for the performance.

Milton helped get the stuff off the floor. We did really well and one first place in our division.

Beware of exploding glass

So I had a 9X13 Pyrex sitting on the stove and turned on the wrong burner. Next thing I know the Pyrex had a red element under it and quickly turned it off. I thought for a moment that I should move it off but didn't because I figured it would explode on a cold counter or in my hands. Good thing I didn't. About 60 seconds later Milton, Quentin and I witnessed the most deafening sound and explosive experience ever.

Milton burst into tear because it "hurt his feelings" and Quentin hat on the ground with glass all around him wondering what was going on. I still can not believe how loud it was. I want to say the glass even made a sound before it exploded. It happened so fast. We were very lucks. I only ended up with a small scrape on my hand.

This is a picture of John and I at the latest Adult Social we planned. It was 1940's themed and titled "A night with Glenn Miller. We had hot and cold appitizers for dinner, a cream puf Dessert, a "Top Secret" Scavenger hunt and a simple swing dancing lesson. We also mannaged to make a very cool balloon surrounded bance floor with balloons. My friend Kari and I were very proud.

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Happy Valentines Day

Today we had a family Valentines Day. We went to church and then came home for a quick lunch. John thought it would be fun to take a family photo and here it is.

We went on a small walk and found teh hanging garden. They are fern plants growing under the edge of this small cliff. It was actually pretty neat.

Quentin went on his first real shoulder ride with Daddy. daddy didn't even have to hold his hands.

When we got home we made Valentines for eachother. Milton even made them for 4 of his friends. My favorite one was for Alison adn he said in the card "Happy Valintines day. I love you very much. I will play with you tomarrow." To cute.

It was a nice day. Now a new week must begin. AHHHH!

Many New Little Things

So Quentin has been up to a lot in the last few weeks. Some things he has only done once and others he loves to do over and over again. John was the first one to get a real kiss from Quentin right on the end of his nose just before John left for work. He has said Tree, uh oh, nap, has his own way of saying "there he is" and loves to growl like a lion. Two nights ago he tried out teh idea of folding his arms for the night time family prayer. Of cours we found this to be very funny. He can throw his green ball with two hand and loves to chase it around the living room. He is starting to put shapes through holes and has tried to stack a block but he isn't quite there yet. He loves to go to drumline and listn to the drums. He gets excited before we even get out of the car. I think he knows what it looks like when we pull up to the Performing arts building. He walks around with his walker thing and we have tricked him into standing on his own a few times. When we try to do it again though he just buckles his knees and drops. He enjoys turning lights on and off and loves to eat food. He will eat anything. He had his first experiances with red Jello and Ovaltine. He loved both.

Milton is now working on one diget addition up to the number 9. He is getting better at getting ready in the morning. Still working on the after school rutine. He loves to play with his Transformers and Legos. Both are his favorite. He went bowling for the first time last weekend and had a lot of fun. I asked what was his favorite part was and his answer was "I got a score!". Milton is also going to be part of the chorus in the high schools spring musical Cinderella. I am choreographer for the two large group numbers. Milton will be in the first of the two.

John had a chance to play his irish drum during the entermission of a local concert. He was showing people how to play on pizza boxes. Kids and Adults alike enjoyed it.

While John was out of town I got the drumline floor painted with the help of about 6-8 kids in a record time of 10 hours. And thats with watching children, taking Milton to a birthday party and feeding my kids. No small feet I promise.