Secret agent boy

Well, not really, but sometimes we get pictures of Leo from school and we say "Oh, so that's what you do all day at school," like it's some kind of mystery.

Here are two we got this week. They were painting with shaving cream, I think. It's funny when your preschooler comes home smelling like a man and he doesn't shave yet!

Really not much

Life in the slow lane...is just how we like it. Not much new here. Here is a picture of Leo after coming in from the cold (he helped me shovel). I think he has chocolate on his nose too.

Also, here are two consecutive videos of Leo being silly with a drinking straw, his ABCs, and the garbage can in the kitchen. What exciting lives we live!

Stir Crazy

We finally all got to get out of the house together today to run errands. After double-digit-below-zero temperatures for much of the last week, today's high of 32 degrees felt balmy.

Here are a few pictures from the last few days as we were stirring crazy inside.


A few weeks ago we read Max and Mo Build a Snowman from the library. We decided to follow the directions and build our own, since at the time we had no snow on the ground to work with.

He's sitting on top of Leo's dresser. It used to be the changing table, but we don't need that function any more. Over the dresser is Leo's pirate poster that he got for Christmas. He's named the pirate Harold and Harold's job is to protect Leo from monsters (like Randall) and keep general riff-raff out of his room.


The other night while Jeff was making dinner Leo was hanging out and playing with the container of brown rice. He also insisted on wearing his hood up in the house. It wasn't that cold!










Mama was trying to catch a cat nap before dinner that same night because she had a headache. Leo decided it was a cozy spot to read a book.

not much

There's not much new to report these days, but I'm sick of looking at my face...

It's been so cold here that Leo can't play in the first real snow we've had all winter. He is not happy about this at all. He loves the snow.

He's been happy to be at school all week, and already is learning new things in his new room like the days of the week and the months of the year. It's cute to hear him sing the little songs they use to help teach them.

Jeff's school was canceled yesterday and today and they already had Monday off for the holiday. I'm still trudging away as usual. Classes start again for us on Tuesday.

Status update and new glasses

Well, today was much better--less crying this morning about wanting to stay home and an easier dropoff. When we picked him up Leo only complained minimally about not wanting to come home. He seems glued to Tyler's side, and I wonder if he plays with his other friends like Daniel and Sophie or not.

Also, I got my new glasses, hear are two pics I took in my office this moring (I was still cold, that's why I didn't take my coat off yet):

Progress

So, today Leo had a similar meltdown about going to school, but again when we went to pick him up he didn't want to leave. He cried all the way home because he said he wanted to stay at his "work" all day and all night. There's lots of things he wants "all day" or "all night" or "for ever and ever" lately.

Milestones

Well, despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth (and I'm not being figurative) about going back to school today, Leo had a great day. And, he spent it all in room 7. Yup, he's officially an "Intermediate" now, no more "Beginnner." He did not want to come home, he was having too much fun.

He's also started using "ma'am" and "sir," which sounds really funny coming from a 3-year old.

Mom's Christmas box arrived today--Leo is enjoying the Lincoln logs and Ants in the Pants already.