Kindergarten Here We Come

Brian's final preschool promotion ceremony was last Monday night.  He was soooooo excited!  What a difference a year makes.  He proudly marched out with his classmates and sang and danced to every single song.  When it started, it was obvious that he was nervously trying to figure out where we were in the crowd.  When he finally figured out where we all were, he really turned on the charm!  He was somewhat frustrated that the little guy next to him wasn't getting into the songs at all.  It was really cute.

The best song was "Tooty Ta" which is a song we have done with the preschoolers at St. Pats before.  Basically it's a following directions song that gets the kids to hold funny body positions and dance around.  Brian was a pro and worked really hard to get the directions exactly right, which was hysterical!

At the end, he excitedly accepted gifts and posed for pictures.  It was so awesome to celebrate all that he has accomplished the past two years with so many of our loved ones.  Thanks to all who attended!  And thanks to JACK for sending a sweet card.  That may have been Brian's favorite gift of all!

The Chicken Dance

Thumbs up.  Knees together.  Arms in.  A Tooty ta, a tooty, a tooty ta, ta ta!

"Mom, I swear if you don't stop taking pictures and let me eat this dang cookie..."

19 Months Old

Brian was 19 months old yesterday! I was sick and spent most of the day in bed :( But I still managed to upload his 18 month old photos...even if it was a day late. Click here to view them.

Brian's newest thing is actually spitting when he sees a camel. It started out with Shannon telling him to watch out for camels because they spit (thanks Aladdin). That was a few weeks ago and every time she said, "they spit," Brian would respond, "oh shit." This week he's moved onto actually spitting. Is it sad when spitting is an improvement? I can't help but think it hysterical. I promised Shawn I would stop asking him after I captured it on video. I succeed last night, so I will try to upload that when I feel better!

He also RUNS to the window whenever he hears a train. I keep trying to tell him you can't really see the trains from the window, but he's insistent. Shawn says you can if you look really hard. Maybe Brian has really good eyesight like his Dad.

We also started music class this past Saturday. It was FUN! Brian was a bit shy at first, but managed to leave my lap and play with the other kids when all was said and done. We get to go back for the next 12 weeks or so!

Alright, as I said, I'm sick, so I am going to bed. Good night.