Sneaking a Snack~

Ez LOVES to have snacks.  His word for food is 'taco.'  He always wants taco...  He also wants me to hold him the entire time I am making dinner.  When I don't this is what happens.  I was just setting the table to eat and turned my back for one second.  When he is hungry I can't stop him from finding some taco..

I think he got down a whole avacado and at least half of a tomato!  You'd think I don't feed him or something!

Caught!

So there is one really steadfast never-changing rule that I have never broken or bent since I got my camera.  Ethan is NOT allowed to use it.  I have a smaller camera that basically is his now.  He can't stand having something he isn't allowed to use in the house.  Well, I was transferring my pictures from my camera and these popped up.  First was this picture of Ezra on the couch.  Hmmm, I don't remember taking that...

Who is that holding Ezra you ask?  Our babysitter.  Who could possibly be taking these pictures I ask myself...

I think it was Ethan.  Maybe he shouldn't take a picture of himself next time.  Evidence.

Not Tired~

The other night I had a babysitter over watching the boys.  She had put them all to bed.  Mason has always been the easiest kid to put to bed.  You put him in there, give him his pacifier necklace and he's as good as asleep.  Well, not lately.  When I got home I could hear him in his room talking so I went to check on him.  This is how I found him...

Not sleeping.  Rolling around his bed licking it clean.  He was giggly and so happy.  It was like he was getting away with something big.  He was.  He figured out that he doesn't have to just lay still in his bed.  He can play there too!

It's now a regular occurance.  He has made bedtime for Mason much trickier... and funnier.

"Watch a Show?"

Ezra loves to watch 'shows' lately.  He sees a remote control and has to get comfortable and ask to watch a show.  He loves to sit in my bed and watch a kid show in the mornings.

He gets himself all tucked in and ready.  He loves it. 

I love to sit with him and cuddle in while he's holding still!

He's started invited people to join him.  He loves when he and Mason can watch shows together.  Mason looses interest pretty quick, but it's sure cute.

Cuddles

Sometimes all you need is a hug from Mason.

Helmets

Ezra has a few obsessions.. He LOVES shoes.  He's always asking and trying to get shoes on his little feet.  He loves wearing coats and jackets.  And he loves Ethan's helmets.  He will wear this helmet all day long and everywhere we go.

He was so proud of himself when he first figured out how to get it on his head.. with no help!  He thought that was pretty cool. 

And he loves to have his picture taken -- by my phone.  My camera he isn't sure, but with my phone he poses and says, "CHEEEESE."  I had to trick him and hold up both cameras to finally get a usable picture of his pose!

Reader's Theater

One of Ethan's end of the school year programs was called 'Reader's Theater.'  The teacher paired the kids up and they read mini play's.  Most of them were memorized.  They did so great.  They sang a few songs about how important reading is.

Ethan is so funny because he looks like he is embarrased and acts like he is, but he really isn't.  I think he just thinks he is supposed to act that way or something.  We'll have to work on that!

Ethan and his friend Hansen did a little play about How Dinosaurs Eat.

They did such a great job!  I was so proud of my baby.  No way is he old enough to be finishing up 1st grade.

I had no idea how to make a costume for Ethan to be a dinosaur.  This is what we came up with.  Turned out that the teacher had one he could borrow if I couldn't come up with one.  That's what Hansen used.  Strangely enough Ethan liked the paper one I came up with.  I was happy he was so proud of it.

Adorable dinosaurs.

Ethan has just loved his 1st grade teacher.  I have loved that Ethan has loved her!  It makes going to school a much more pleasant experience.

Ez loves hats lately and couldn't resist a dinosaur hat!  He wore it all afternoon.  Reader's Theater was a huge success!