Legos

Bubs has really started to love building things with his Lego Duplo blocks.  He has gotten quite creative and loves to build our house, Nana and PopRo's house, Target, the grocery store, and the swimming pool. 

A few weeks ago, he got a farm set to go with the Legos he currently has. 

 

 Well...now Bubs has been building farms...and sheep pens...and pigsties...and barns...

Mini-Olympic Field Trip

Noah had his first field trip with his pre-school class last week.  Our school district hosts a Special Olympic Event for all students in the Special Education program as well as a Mini-Olympic day for all the pre-schoolers.  

 

This year, the Mini-Olympic Event was open to all regular-ed and special-ed pre-schoolers in the district.  Nana did an excellent job as a chaperone and took some fantastic photos as well as videos and I stole some pictures from my friend Erin's facebook page...Thanks Erin!

The kiddos all painted their own shirts...aren't they just the cutest???  The CH is for Copper Hills and the pick represents our school mascot, the Miner.

The kiddos were divided into small groups to complete each of the four games.  The first one was a bit of a challenge for Bubs.  They had to pick up a wet sponge from a bucket, jump through the rings on the ground, squeeze the water into the bucket on the other side, and return the sponge to the first bucket.  Noah didn't really want to touch the wet sponge {cold, wet, and slimy are still not his favorite} and then once he did pick it up he wanted to squeeze the water out immediately, in the first bucket.

Nana did an excellent job stepping in and helping Bubs understand the "rules" of the game. 

The next activity was definitely MUCH better.  Who doesn't love music, bubbles, dancing, and pom-poms???

Mr. Man had a great time shaking his booty.

 

 

After all that activity, snacks are a definite must!   

Don't get me wrong, Bubs was not actually eating anything...just licking the salt off his crackers.

The parachute was definitely Bubs' FAVORITE!!!  He had so much fun running and jumping and playing with his friends.

It's so fun to watch Noah doing what the "big kids" are doing.

 

All good things must come to an end...but not without an Otter Pop.   Bubs is quite the fan of Popsicles and found the Otter Pop to be quite enjoyable!

We are so blessed that Noah is a part of an amazing Special Education program through our district. 

Bubbles

Now that the weather is heating up,  we've been spending quite a bit of time in the backyard.  Bubs got a bubble machine and just loves to play with it.  He knows how to turn it on and off and loves to run around trying to pop all the bubbles he can.

Notice the rocket ship cracker that has joined in the bubble fun!  Who says crackers are just for eating?!?

He's my silly little Bubs!

Beautiful Weekend Weather

The weather has been so glorious these past few weeks that we just had to spend some time outside this weekend.  We didn't even bother to change out of our jammies in the morning, we just opened the patio door and practically fell outside.  Kc and I drank in the sun {along with our coffee} and Noah had a blast playing with his water table.

That amount of splashing and playing is bound to get a boy pretty wet.

When enough water splashes on the ground, it is necessary to stomp in the puddles.

My little ham just can't get enough of the warm, sunny morning!

 

Notice that Mr. Scuba Diver has joined in the watery excitement.

All of this playing calls for a much needed rest in the grass.

Thank goodness for beautiful spring mornings!

Outside

Noah absolutely LOVES playing outside.  If he could, he would spend all day in Nana and Pop-Ro's backyard.

There are so many places to explore,

so much digging to do,

 

and so many friends to play with.

While at the zoo {we're there at least every other week}, Mr. Man enjoys dinging at the Dino Dig and

crawling on the turtle shells.

Bubs especially loves playing outside at our local park.

New School

Last week, we had Noah's initial IEP {Individualized Education Program} meeting.  It was a huge meeting with his toddler group/special education teacher, speech teacher, vision teacher, program specialist, CVRC case manager, school psychologist, school nurse, and regular education preschool teacher present.  It was determined that Mr. Man would enter the SDC {Special Day Class} half-day preschool at age three.  We are so fortunate that there is an SDC preschool at my school site...so...Bubs will be attending my school.  WOW!!!!

We have been slowly introducing Noah to this new routine.  We have changed his feeding schedule to coordinate with the preschool snack time.  We have put together his backpack and Bubs is practicing wearing it.  We are talking about going to the new school and the new classroom and the new teacher.

Last weekend we headed over to Copper Hills so Bubs {and Daddy-O} could see where his new room was.  Noah was very excited as we got out of the car.

Walking down the very long hallway, however, he became a bit more unsure of himself.  We showed Bubs where his new room was and he was less than impressed.

 

The sign at the front of the school was even less impressive.

We decided that a trip to the playground was in order.  Oh my goodness, Mr. Man could not take his backpack off fast enough when he saw the play structure.

There is a fish!!!  Do you hear me people?!?  A fish!!!!!!  And it's SOOOO big!!!!

He immediately climbed up the steps,

 

went across the fish,

and slid down the twisty slide.  What a brave boy!

He loved walking across the bouncy bridge

and even tried to figure out why it was so bouncy.

He thought the General Store should be open for business.

There were so many places to explore,

hang on,

and climb.

Can you believe that this little guy will be starting preschool soon?!?

I know he is ready...hopefully I will be too!

Discovery Center

A few days ago, Noah's preschool went on a field trip {they do one weekly during the summer} to the Discovery Center.  It was a fun morning...not too hot...where the kids got to run around and explore the facility.

Noah loved the pond area.  He found several fish and enjoyed looking at all the rocks.

The bridge was the perfect spot to find fish.

Look Mama!  There are so many fish!

There was also a HUGE section of a tree that was over 1000 years old.

They estimate the tree was planted in 932 A.D.  WOW!!!

There was also a fun Dino Dig area.

Noah grabbed a shovel and started digging!

Look at the GINORMOUS bone I found!

In case you were doubting the authenticity of the dinosaur bone, there were "real live" iron dinosaurs nearby. 

It was such a fun field trip...we can't wait for next week!