blog slacker again

It's never too fun to get behind on your blog, it becomes an avalanche of events, photos, and stories to tell. We've had lots of fun the past few weeks-hope you enjoy!

Joshua turned three! The celebration began with a special snack with his class at school. In an effort to promote healthy snacks, we decided to do yogurt cups with a few sprinkles and a dollop of whip cream. However I stressed for a week whether the healthy snack idea was ripping off the fun of his first classroom celebration because he didn't have cupcakes. The night before we presented the snack to him to see if he liked it. He got super excited and clapped. He started in on the whipcream and sprinkles. But then his smile turned to a frown and he started pouting with the announcement that he didn't like the strawberries. I had accidentally bought a kind with a small and occasional piece of real strawberry. So, I spent forty minutes of my life (that I will never get back) picking the strawberries out of two large containers of yogurt. The next morning I put the cups together and finally felt at peace about the healthy snack. Until I got them out of the fridge to take them to school only to find the whip cream had flopped. They no longer looked fun and special. Next year, CUPCAKES for everyone!
Next up Joshua had his first public performance. His Mother's Day Out program had a pie social for parents in which the kids sang us a song. It was pretty funny. I think 75% of the kids just stood on stage looking overwhelmed!Check out the performance here:


Two days later was Joshua's official birthday and the next day the celebration with a few friends. We did a firetruck theme and the firetruck with some real fireman showed up too. The kids loved it, and the moms did too ;) Engine 3 came which was perfect!

A few days after those festivities, my dad and brother showed up with Jeff's belongings to get him set up here is Austin. So, I now have family in the area! We are excited that he is here and look forward to lots of free babysitting!


Hurray for Uncle Jeffrey and for BBQ!













Poor Papa, this marks his third trip of moving someone to Austin (Me, Kurt, and now Jeff)








More November Notables to come...