Vegetable Garden

 At preschool this year, the class worked on a garden with the help of one of their teachers, Mr. Nick.  Gardening was one of Hunter's favorite activities this year.  Since I don't have a green thumb, I invited Mr. Nick to help us start a vegetable garden at our house.  We planted mini watermelon, cucumbers, squash, and radishes.  Next week we will add a strawberry seedling. This is a picture of Hunter and Xavier with Mr. Nick sitting in front of the final project. 

Building the planter. 
(Hunter's face is green from the face paint earlier in the morning.)

Xavier looking cute.

Spreading out the dirt.

Xavier planting mini watermelon seeds.

Hunter planting squash seeds.

It's Official, Xavier is Potty Trained!

Last weekend, Xavier decided he didn't want to wear a diaper anymore.  Saturday and Sunday we "practiced" wearing underwear around the house, and Monday we went to the store so he could pick out his very own underwear.  He hasn't looked back.  Monday and Tuesday there were quite a few accidents as Xavier learned what it feels like when "pee pee wants to sneak out".  By Thursday, he was accident free and doing #2 in the potty!  The last two mornings he's even woken up with a dry diaper.  I am sure the success of his easy transition from diapers to underwear is partly due to being the second child and being motivated to be like his big brother, but also has a lot to do with his personality.  Whatever the reason, I can't believe he's potty trained - I love it!  And, if anyone needs to some size 5 Seventh Generations diapers, I have five unopened packs in the closet.

A Soup Opera

Hunter's preschool class preformed "A Soup Opera" as a special surprise for the parents.  I will have the link soon!

Ice Cream

Hunter and Xavier are enjoying ice cream cones with our friend's daughter, Noa, on Memorial Day.

Self Portrait

Hunter's class worked very hard on self portraits in school.  They mixed paint colors to create their skin color, they drew their portraits on transparency paper and then traced them onto canvas.  It was a lot of work, and the finished products were incredible!  They were on display for the last week of school for parents to enjoy.  I plan to get Hunter's framed for our play room.