to us all. Especially the brave men and women who have fought for our country, including my Grandpa Greene.
Love you Grandpa!
Category: Emily
I love the community we live in. They have a lot to offer. Truman loves sports, and the community offers a class called “Itty-Bitty-Ball” for children who are 2 and 3, which Truman eagerly enrolled in. The class is over now, and he got to try 4 different sports during the class. He LOVED it. He is a natural athlete, and so naturally loved it all.
He even got a t-shirt, which he still wears, and was thrilled about:
They played Basketball:
Soccer:
T-ball/baseball (I forgot to send Toph with the camera that day!) and Lastly Football:
During Truman’s ‘practices’ Tucker would follow us to station to station and color pictures of robots… (I think it was good for Tucker to watch Truman this time around. Tucker would cheer for him, as well as encourage and help him. These brothers are so much fun.)
And a video of a few highlights:
Now Truman is gearing up for his next class…Track. Because he wants to be like Dash from The Incredibles. I’ve never seen a class for track, but we’ll be looking into it! 🙂
Until then, I am sure Truman will continue to run up and down the halls, practicing for his races, and reminding me the things he learned at Itty-bitty ball, like the proper way to throw a ball.
The only thing cuter than thinking about Tucker being a Sock Monkey, is thinking about him drawing this at class!
And the fact he didn’t know how to spell sock monkey, so just put the letter S.
We took a few pictures before the Ward Soup-Tacular, a fun church event where you bring your muffin tins and a crock pot of your favorite soup, and taste a little bit of lots of peoples! It was so much fun!
TRUMAN (Hercules):
Tucker (Sock Monkey):
Truman’s Preschool Program and carnival
Took this before we left, Love these Hercules Muscles:
Truman was glad Grams was able to come(and so was I, it is always nice to be with my momma):
They always have so many fun games:
The classic Cake Walk:
Blow up toys
Cotton Candy
And of course, buckets and buckets of CANDY!
And honestly, I love the program they put on.
They do the cutest things, you can watch a few clips below!
Tuckers school party and parade
This is how he went to school, with his banana butt hanging out of his bag:
And wanted to take a picture like this, because this is how sock monkeys sit:
I was able to go the class party, what a good teacher Tucker has, and how fun to be in the classroom, we played Bingo, did an art project, Halloween Freeze, and ghost bowling.
Class Photshoot (can you see the girl in the top left corner? Yeah, she’s Rainbow Bright. Wicked Awesome!)
And the classroom parade:
and a great song tucker started singing in the garage, adn I couldn’t get him to sing again later, sorry about the bad quality! 🙂
Visiting the Great Grandparents, Greenes, and Ikey, Belle, and Eleanor
Great Grandpa Greene, look at how handsome he is, and that big smile. I love this man.
And the Great Hunsakers, who we are happy they are almost moved into the Condo, so we’ll get to see them more! While we were there, I noticed Grandma had a plaque, that said, “There’s no place like home, unless it’s Grandma’s.” So True, So True.
On the way home, we picked up Toph, and he took this picture of Tucker, while I was driving. He was trying to scare people. I don’t think sock monkeys are scary, do you?
Trick or treating
More pictures coming later
And yes, the shirt Truman LOVES (and wears practically year round), has been worn now on Halloween, and can finally be put up in the box for when baby brother gets to be a bit bigger.
A great Halloween season again comes to an end!
It takes a village to raise a child, and in addition to raising a child, it also takes a village to help sew a Halloween Costume.
Evidence found below…
**Search for and go shopping for material in Logan with Cat, Grandma Phillips, and Grandpa Phillips.
**Once the material has been found and purchased, use a pattern from my childhood, and with the help of Grams, (and Gramps watching the children) cut out pattern stretchy material.
**At cabin, get help from Aunt Rosemary and Great Grandma Hunsaker in sewing a zipper, learning about a stretch stitch, stretchy material, interfacing, and more. (Again, the children being watched by Toph and the Hunsaker Girls)
**Calling my mom again, about putting elastics in, and many other trivial sewing questions (and my husbands patience with sewing stuff all over the place)…
But the end result, one awesome looking Banana Butt, or as it is known to the majority of the world a Sock Monkey Costume.
Tucker was thrilled with the end result, and honestly I think he looked adorable, thanks again to the village for rallying around us, we love you all.
You better believe there is more details and pics to come, but for now, we are wishing you a wonderful day, full of SUGAR,
TRICK or TREATERS,
and PUMPKINS.
Because these are the favorite things at our house this holiday, and we like it that way.
The annual pumpkin carving at grams and gramps, with the Greenes, Amy and Eric. Gramps entertain Eleanor, while Grams made the yummy pumpkin seeds, and helped wash the pumpkin guts off the grandkids hands. And the rest of us, we carved.
Have I mentioned I HEART pumpkins?
Now that Tucker is in school, we are a slave to the district school schedule.
A little bit ago, we had our Fall Break, or UEA as I used to call it, and we had a great few days. It was such a good time to spend together as a family, I only wish all of life could be as wonderful as this. Here is the rundown of some of our adventures.
Thursday:
With lots of help from Grams, began cutting out Tuckers’ Halloween Costume (more on that later):
Lunch with Dad at his work:
(Where Tucker rediscovered the ‘dirty dishes/tray’ machine)
Playing with Belle, Ikey, and a visit to see sweet baby Eleanor:
Dinner with Aunt Amy:
Off to the Cabin:
Where Tucker remembered and re-visited his love of grapefruit, (as soon as we arrived, he insisted on eating the whole thing right then)
While at the cabin, we had many grand adventures (we were glad the Great Hunsakers and Hunsakers were there, so we could spend time with them too, the boys now are requesting to play with the big Hunsakers often):
Friday:
The boys helped Great Grandpa, un-dam the creek, so they could float their boats down. Tucker told me later, he thought the beavers would be mad about it. I betcha he’s probably right! 🙂
Hiking, and looking for supplies to build a fairy house, (Which I should have gotten a picture of, oops!)
Tucker found the burrs, and had them all over his entire body,
Four Wheeler Rides:
and thanks to the help of the Hunsaker Cousins, (who kept my children entertained) and my sweet hubba, I got started on sewing Tucker’s Halloween Costume. Here is the zipper. My first one that I’ve done correctly and I’m grateful for my Aunt Rosemary and My grandma’s help and guidance to complete it!
Saturday:
Another great day at the cabin,
Saturday Morning Cartoons,
Building and floating ships,
Building a bridge,
Hot tub fun,
Tucker learning to play chess,
And again, I spent some time behind the sewing machine, sewing Tucks Costume.
There is nothing like the refuge of the mountains, away from the internet, phone calls, and etc. To enjoy time together as a family, and getting projects done! Hurray for long school vacations.
Created treasures out of trash….
(A three seated Rocket to be exact, with ‘control panels’ and ‘blaster offers’)
We’ve had any major battle wounds…
(Nice Shiner, eh? Tucker fell and hit his eye on the door frame, thank goodness it was the afternoon after make up pictures)
(Truman fell off the bleachers at wrestling practice last night, and has gotten himself a bruise right next to his eye)
Neither are very good pictures, but they both have big bruises. Is it a genetic thing you think that they both fall on the right sides of their heads? Hmm…
Since I’ve had a ride on a school bus…
(Pumpkinland field trip, See other post for details)
Goodness, goodness. Time Flies Right By.
One of the series of books that Tucker loves includes, Junie B. Jones. The first of the series is entitled Junie B. Jones and The Stupid Smelly Bus
Ever since reading this book over a year ago, Tucker has wondered aloud about buses. Well last week, we were able to ride on one for the first time, with Tuckers class field trip to Pumpkinland. Was it as great as he had hope? I think so. He was just as excited to get on the bus at the end of the trip, as he was at the beginning. 🙂
It was nice to have some time with Tuck, and
Let me tell you, it was a crazy ride.
Why? There were so many kids there, (Three schools), and I had the fear of loosing someone elses child. Lucky for me, the 4 boys I had in our group were awesome listeners.
It was fun to watch Tucker interact with his peers, and we had a great time,
And no I didn’t loose any of the kids, and yes, I got my school bus fix– I had forgot how much school buses stink, and how I get car sick when I am in them. Or maybe that’s just me being pregnant. Either way, next time we’re sitting at the front of the bus by the doors. 🙂