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Friday, November 30, 2018

Scott and the Sorcerer's Stone

We finished reading the first Harry Potter book right in time to go see the movie in the theater. 
They were showing the movies all week to celebrate the 20th year since the first book was released. Scott dressed up like a true fan. Jonah listened to the book, but he's going to wait to see the movie because he scares easily at movies.
Little Perry Hotter.
It was fun seeing it on the big screen for his first time because it made it feel more like the original release only better because it wasn't midnight and we don't have to wait a year for the next one.
Now we're ready to start the second book!

Sunday, November 11, 2018

August

Perry is so fast on his "scoot scoot." He's at the park in his pj pants and backwards shirt. 
I got my second devacut. She cut a lot more off than I planned, but it's nice and soft again.
The boys made a fairy garden at Lulu's birthday party.
Reading at the library.
We took some friends with us to get out of the house and in the a/c. They all gravitated to the computer.
Their little brother wrestles Jonah every chance he gets.
Watching a show together in the most comfortable way possible.
We finally had a non-spare the air day and made s'mores in our fire pit.
Perry just wanted to eat the marshmallow plain and didn't even care about cooking it.
Scott got his nice and burnt.
A neighbor that was moving gave us her groupon for bowling because she couldn't use it before leaving. I love date nights that come pre-planned and it was fun to play without kids.
Perry enjoying a little smoothie with his waffles and eggs. He always asks for a "wah peas" ie straw, please. If I don't get one, he just scales the cabinets and gets one himself.
He loves wiping things up. In this case, he was using the wash cloth on the side of the toaster, which wasn't dirty, but it kept him entertained.
Caught with his hand in the m&m jar (on top of the microwave)
Another date night at Shoreline. We met some of my childhood friends there for a concert. We all ended up leaving early because it was a weeknight and we're old, but we had a fun time together.
Perry was trying to get something from Scott and he said, "Perry, you're growing strong with the force!"
At church, the primary has activities to entertain the kids instead of making them sit all the time. Jonah usually does play doh or coloring. This week Scott made a giant domino chain.
Perry loves sleeping in our bed. Or on our bed, in this case.
The boys have been practicing more cooking and baking now that Scott can read and mostly understands the measurements. 
He has two willing stirrers. 
Found Jonah asleep under his bed.
Perry was trying to wipe Max's face clean after they ate their fruit at Sprouts.
We dropped him off and Perry helped me unload our grocery haul. This is a pretty typical weekly produce run, not counting Costco.
If Perry hears me in the kitchen, he runs in and climbs on the counter, eager to help.
Poor baby had a bad scooter fall. He chipped his little front tooth and I was so mad at his helmet for not protecting him better. Then I figured it probably would've been a lot worse without it.
Once we cleaned him up it wasn't so bad. Just a little puffy, a bump on his forehead and a scab above his lip. He had all the popsicles he wanted and we snuggled while watching Mickey Mouse. All in all, I think he'd do it again.
Sweet little guy snuggled up to Minnie.
And sprawled out on our bed, where I sometimes put him to separate him while his brothers go to sleep.
Collecting leaves on our walk to school pickup.
Scott picked this book and I asked him if he knew what a bully was. Jonah answered, "A boy that is mean." And Scott replied, "Jonah! Girls can be mean, too!"
I went to get a back-to-school pedicure one morning and Perry entertained himself next to me with the ipad.
Helping me make naan for dinner. I tried making butter chicken for the first time and we all loved it. I want to make it more often, but with my helpers it took almost 2 hours to cook dinner and we dirtied every dish in the kitchen.
Spotted a lizard.
Pants and shirt are both backwards now.
Jonah tucked his new birthday stuffed animals into the foot of his bed.
We tried to fit in all we could at the end of summer vacation, so it was a full and fun month.

Saturday, November 10, 2018

First Day of School 2018

Our big first grader ready for Mrs. Erich's class. Scott is happy to have some friends already in his class this year and I love his teacher. It's her second year teaching, so she's still fresh and energetic and excited to implement things she's learning about.
Jonah has Mrs. Ramirez for kindergarten, which we're all happy about. Jonah loves copying Scott, and we feel more comfortable knowing what to expect. He's the youngest in his class, and pretty short for his age, but he's excited to start school and we know he's ready.
They're both looking forward to playing on the playground twice a day. Plus if we get there early, they have a few minutes before school when they can play together.
Perry hopped right in the picture, not sure why we were taking one without him.
He helped me do all the chores. After a regular summer morning routine, it was an adjustment for Perry and me to have the boys gone all morning.
Then just 3.5 hours later we were back getting Jonah. And 2.5 hours after that going back for Scott.
We were all glad to be reunited, but I'm looking forward to full day kindergarten starting in 3 weeks so we can make 2 trips to school instead of 3 and have a longer stretch of time to spend doing Perry things.

Monterey with Grandma

One of the last activities on our summer list was the aquarium, so we found a day Karen could come and drove down for the day.
Now that Perry's older, it's a lot more fun taking him.
The soothing, yet frightening wave crashing tunnel.
Their favorite exhibit, the penguins.
Perry was trying to kiss this penguin through the glass
when it sprayed poop all over and startled him. It was hilarious. And gross.
Ready to hatch
Such a beautiful view of the bay
Jonah was mesmerized by jellyfish
We went to Ghirardelli's and played on the beach until it was time to head out.
We've made this trip enough to time it just right to avoid most of the traffic, and pack a lunch but get ice cream before the drive back so a later dinner is okay. We'd love to live down there, but having an easy day trip is great, too.