Playtime!

The warmer days are really bringing out the kids. It happens quickly. One minute Otis, Arlo, Jenny n Ray were coming home from a walk to the post office, and looking to spend a few minutes in the backyard before dinner time, and the next thing they knew, it was kid mania. With the backyard really being a side yard, the addition of the sandbox last year, and the play structure this year, it has become a bit of a gathering spot for a lot of the little ones in the area. Someone drops by quite often, and tonight this resulted in an extra hour of outdoor chaos/fun. Here the boys were chasing an alien and trying to catch him.
After dinner Arlo was still up for play, and he put on a quick puppet show in his rooms or his daddy.
He has become a good storyteller.

Gifts...

Three seems to officially be the age when you know how the birthday gift thing works. He was dying to open his birthday present from the moment he got up this morning, and was bursting by the time supper was done tonight. He loves the triceratops that Otis gave him. For two weeks Arlo has insisted that he would be getting a green ukulele for his birthday, which is why it was funny how surprised he was to actually get one. Overall he was a pretty pleased boy when he tucked off to bed tonight. Tired, having been up since 3:30am, but also quite pleased. From the start, to the nod, today had everything he could hope for. Every friend he wanted either came to the party, or stopped by to play at the house, he received some reall nice gifts, and he got o order pizza for dinner. Oh if every day...

Party Time

What better way to celebrate your big day than to get together with all of your friends for a play, picnic, presents, n cupcakes in the park?
As you can see, Arlo and his pals had a blast.

Birthday boy

Arlo was up and bouncing around at the crack of dawn today...wanting to get his birthday started. Here he is with one of his favourite play time activities, making a construction site with a sensory tray filled, today, with noodles, corn kernels, and wheat berries.

Breakfast in bed by the boys for their Mamma

Today started off early with some breakfast prep, then scones n eggs n fruit n juice for Mother's Day.