Family pics

Jon sent us a pic this evening to say Hello, since he'd be home late tonight. He said it was just to make sure his family didn't forget what he looked like. I told the boys what he said and asked them if that were even possible....Logan thought for a minute and said "yeah, probably." (Totally nonchalant about it too).

Ha! Both of he *and* Jon are crazy.

So anyway, I sent him this next pic back, of the boys eating at the local Mexican restaurant at the bottom of the hill. We just finished swim lessons (the spring season starts up again for all after school activities - yay!) and this was Logan's choice for dinner. :)

Next school project

Don't think we get much of a breather from the Valentines project, because now another is due! ;-)

Callum's first 100 days of school milestone is coming up (next Monday). In anticipation, his teachers have asked us to help him collect 100 small items to bring to class later this week.

My grand idea, actually, was to collect 100 shells from the beach, while in Hawaii. But, then he got sick and wasn't in the mood. :( While out getting supplies for his Valentines, I grabbed a few things to use for the project - these rocks "won".

We grouped them into 10s and have glued then onto the cardboard (mid way thru, we had an accident where he got his finger stuck in some hot glue - yikes!!! That was no fun at all). :(

He's showing me here how to count by 10. :)

And that's a wrap!

Done with Callum's Valentines. A whopping 24ish hours before the deadline. ;-)

Time to pass the torch

Anyone recognize the brick siding and red door from past blog pics?! :)

Today (all week actually, as we've been prepping for today) is a little bittersweet. It's our first open house, to sell our previous home.

We moved into this house on a Saturday, unpacked a brand new crib and dresser Sunday, and by Monday morning Logan had arrived (technically, we closed on Logan's birthday!). We raised both boys and many (current and old) furry kids there.

I don't regret moving at all. And because of how busy we've been with work on the new house, I haven't thought about our old house too much. But I did take a moment this past week to visit, clean a few more things, and snap this (probably last) pic of a home that has been very very good to us.

My date tonight

Since Logan is away, Callum and I are having a fun dinner out! :)

Another First

Logan went to a friend's house after school today for a last minute play date. When I was texting with the other mom about what time to pick him up, she offered to have him stay for a sleepover.

He's been DYING to go on a sleepover with any of his friends so I knew this would put him over the moon.

Sure enough, when I stopped by later to drop off a change of clothes etc. he was giddy with excitement to hear I was allowing him to spend the night.

His first sleepover! Wow my kiddo is getting old. :)

Discovering the bidet

I almost forgot to snap this pic but remembered just as the boys and I were heading out to catch our flight on Monday. :)

So when we first checked into our hotel in Waikiki last week, Callum had to go to the bathroom. He asked Jon what the remote on the wall was for - so Jon showed him the bidet function - while Callum was sitting on the toilet.

And suddenly, a fan was born.

From that point forward, every time Callum was pooping (and sometimes even when he wasn't), Jon and I would chuckle when we heard the spraying of the bidet going off. We'd call in to check on Callum and sure enough he was spraying his butt. ;-) He thought it was the coolest thing ever. He even tried to convert each of us, anytime he saw one of us on the toilet, he'd run in and say, do you want to try the spray on your butt? He'd point to the "Rear" button and explain that one was for boys but THIS ONE MOM, pointing to the "Front" button, this one is for girls!

Hilarious.

The other cute things that happened on our trip, which I forgot to blog about, were some of the comments the boys had.

As we were driving to the airport early last Thursday morning, Callum whispered to me, "Did you bring our swimsuits Mom?" - as if I'd forget that?!?

Later, when we were in Hawaii, and talking about the many islands, Callum informed us: "I like Oahu best. But I don't like sand in my shoes."

On one of the first days that the boys tried swimming in the ocean, Logan told me, "Taste the water Mom. It's not that bad!"

And last but not at all least, while riding the waves, Logan told me, "It feels like someone is using the force (on me)." :)