Fun with Jack!

We had an extra kiddo for the weekend. Our good friend, Jack, spent the night on Saturday. Thomas and Jack have been good buddies since they started daycare on the same day over 2.5 years ago. They had lots of fun!

Getting ready for Alan to take them on a trailer ride.

Jack was really proud of himself for finding this (dead) grasshopper.

Hanging in the fort. Alan made this fort for them last night. It was such a hit that they even ate breakfast in it this morning.

Kind of funny....as I am finishing this post, they are fighting and screaming over who gets a turn with the toy front end loader. Guess I better play mediator now....

Little Drummer Boy

Thomas has been serenading us with his "amazing" drumming skills lately. Yesterday, he did so wearing just his unders. Look closely....

Finished Product!

So, Alan is teaching a new grade (8th), a new subject (American History), in a new room. His new room was in a state of disrepair when they gave it to him. He spent some time painting it this nice serene blue. Of course I got dragged into the situation. He called me Tuesday and requested that I sew curtains for his room. Those who know me well, know that I don't really sew. So, this was a pretty big deal for me. I finished them last night and we hung them this morning. He is really happy to be able to block out some of the sun. (Sorry, the picture is a bit dark due to all the light outdoors)

While we were there, we also hung a bunch of posters and I covered bulletin boards for him while he unpacked boxes. Thomas ran around the school with some other kids and "helped" other teachers out.

We have finally convinced Thomas that his Daddy really works at a school and not at a golf course all of the time. He has accepted that piece but argues about Daddy's profession. When I tell him that Daddy is a teacher, he replies, "He not a teacher, he's my Daddy." We'll keep working on that.

Thomas really wants to go to school now. He's still a bit small for the desks, though.