Pre-K Halloween Parade

Today was Isaac's Pre-K Halloween Parade.

Here is a picture of the kids with Ms. Carmy, she is the Director of Somerset Academy.

Isaac and Noah marching in the parade.

Click here for some more pictures and a video of the parade and the class singing Halloween songs.

Pumpkin Carving 2009 - Skull

Last Thursday we took the kids to pick a pumpkin. It was raining so we did it really fast and got back in the car. I think this might have been the biggest pumpkin yet....every year the kids and the pumpkins get bigger!

Over the weekend the kids carved their own pumpkins with Miriam. I was sick and slept through most of the weekend, so unfortunately I missed this, but Miriam managed to catch a few pictures and a video of Isaac singing the Jack-o-Lantern song.
By Tuesday, I was feeling better and I was able to help Isaac carve the "big" pumpkin. We decided to carve both sides, one with his drawing and one with mine. He drew a ghost which I helped him carve...and he helped me carve a skull.

There are a few more random pictures and video clips of the finalized jack-o-lanterns, the kids dressing up and other fall activities throughout the week here.

Stay tuned for Isaac's Halloween Pre -K Parade Friday and of course Trick-or-Treating on Saturday.

Flashback to prior year pumpkin carving posts.

Happy Halloween!

Isaac's Sword Show

Isaac performs a sword fight to.......Hava Nagila!

See the video here.

No dogs were hurt in this production although Cosmo, did take a blow to the head.....he is fine. He has a strong head!

Olivia gets her "Big Bed"

Olivia has been asking to sleep in a "big bed" like Isaac's for several weeks now. This weekend, Miriam and I finally broke down and decided to buy her a new bed.

I took a few pictures of Olivia's last morning ("Awake time" as she says) in her crib when she woke up....

And here is a picture of her in her new bed.

Miriam caught her initial reaction on video and then when Isaac came home from school we caught his reaction to his new BIG MATTRESS (I am not kidding it is like two mattresses in height, almost as tall as he is!). We gave Olivia his old mattress so he would get something new too...

Of course after the initial reaction the "wild rumpus" started!

See the video and a few more pictures.

Last night both kids fell asleep in under 10 minutes and slept all the way through the night....hopefully this is not just a coincidence!

Curious George Live

Today we took the kids to see Curious George Live. Isaac listens to Curious George stories on his iPod almost every night to fall asleep, so he was really excited when we surprised him and Olivia this morning and told them we were going to see the show. The kids really enjoyed it. Here are a few more pictures.

After the show we took the kids furniture shopping and picked out Olivia's "Big bed". I am not sure whether she was more excited about the show or the bed...

Also, flashback to some of the posts from the other shows we have taken Isaac to:

Diego

Elmo

Apple Orchard

While I was out of town golfing, Miriam took the kids out to go apple picking. From the pictures it looks like they did everything but actually pick apples!

See some more pictures here.

Where the Wild Things Are

Thursday Night, we took the kids to the Birmingham Library for a reading of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are".

After the reading the kids got to make their own scepters and crowns. The crowns proclaimed them each "King/Queen of all Wild Things"!

Isaac's 1st Pre-K Field Trip

Today was Isaac's Pre-K field trip. I took the day off work and went with him to school and then we headed to the farm.

At the farm they gave each child an apple and let the kids press them into juice(the old fashioned way). They also talked about some of the local wildlife and how they are preparing for winter by hibernating and growing heavier coats, which was apropos since it was freezing!

Then we all went on a hayride and the trip ended with a nice cup of cider followed by a quick game of tag.

Click here for a few more pictures from the trip and a video of Isaac and Noah on the hayride.