Levi Loves the Park!

Dad's Night

Parker and Jared attended the annual "Dad's Night" at Parker's school last week. The dads and kids all enjoy ice cream and check out the classrooms and meet the teachers and listen to stories. To be honest, I think this event is rather overwhelming for both Jared and Parker--it tends to be really crowded and hectic--but I know that it is a special thing for both of them, too. I know Parker was really excited to have his dad come to school with him, and it's nice for Jared to have a chance to see where Parker goes and what he does and who the other kids are in his class; now Jared can picture the scene when Parker gives us the scoop on his school day at dinner :) 

Parker was so excited for Jared to get home so that they could go to Dad's Night; he drew this sign with directions to the school and taped it to the wall next to the front door so that they would be sure to make it there.

Well, he definitely got the favorite food and the bike riding right :)

Storytime

I think maybe we need to thank Mimi for sending a new Highlights activity book and Halloween book! They arrived in the mail a couple of days ago, but didn't say who they were from :) Am I right? Parker loved both books; here we are reading the "Heebie-Jeebie Jamboree" at bedtime. 


Parker still loves being read to, while Levi so far is so different. I read to Parker a lot even when he was much younger than Levi is now, and Parker always seemed to enjoy himself--he would sit quietly with me and pay attention to the books for long periods of time. Levi, on the other hand, can't seem to be bothered to sit still at all! He just grabs the books, tears them out of my hands, and doesn't give me a chance to read a page. He gets very physical with the books; in fact, the only books that he has shown interest in so far are the "interactive" ones that have things to touch and feel on the pages--he loves those. So if he reaches out for the picture on a page in a regular book, and realizes that there aren't any fun 3-D objects to grab or scratch or pet or poke, he's over it! 

Monster Truck!

Parker's eyes really lit up when we drove by this "monster truck" today--wow!

It's a Bird...It's a Plane...!!

Parker still LOVES to swing on his swing in the front yard. The other day, he had the brilliant idea to kick things up a notch by swinging while wearing his Superman costume from last Halloween (which he likes to bust out every now and then anyway...). The result was pretty fantastic--his cape even flew in the wind behind him. No wonder everyone looks over at us and smiles when they walk by :)

By Special Request

You might not be able to tell by his incredibly animated expression, but Parker asked me to take this picture of him next to the Lego castle that he built today!

The Boys On the Boat

Some candid shots from Jared's phone of the boys aboard Prudence on a lovely, sunny, October morning in the harbor. We slept on board Friday night and woke up to sunny skies and had a nice relaxing breakfast of coffee brewed on board and Mexican pastries. Ahhhh.

A Swing for Each

Thanks to my mom and dad for bringing this swing down from Montana--oh, the things you can fit in the "trunk" of a Cessna! Parker used this swing the first time he visited Montana at six months old for Ian and Krista's wedding, and then Forest used it until he outgrew it. Now Levi gets to have a turn, and he loves it! He has had to watch Parker having all the fun on the swing in the front yard, and now he gets to take part in the fun too! (Although, we really need to figure out how to hang both swings up so that the kids can swing at the same time...someone is always left out as it is!)