Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Life as of Late

 
 Here's a glimpse of what we've been up to.
 Consuming lots of Frozen Yo.
 Reading just about every book at the library.
 Doing a "Spanish salute". According to Calder this is how they do it in Spain.
 Teaching Calder to take dorky pictures. A worthwhile skill to have.
 Riding his bike to the park.
 Hanging out at the Audubon Society.


 This is where Calder is going to preschool next year. It is a magical place where you can go and explore. We have seen frogs, woodpeckers, water skimmers and deer. I can't wait for him to be able to explore there daily with his class.

 At the College Park Aviation Museum. Calder the pilot.

 The neighborhood Easter egg hunt. A total bust. Calder got one egg and he had to fall over to get it. It came out later that he actually pushed a girl so he could get the egg. Poor guy. He was rather upset by the whole thing and cried for a few minutes after the hunt was over. A little boy and his mom saw what was going on and gave Calder 4 of their eggs. It was really sweet and it helped his spirits. I think we are going to start doing our own eggs hunts at the park from now on. None of us enjoyed the craziness of an open field with tons of kids (and parents) scrambling for eggs.

 Calder has been taking swimming lessons once a week for the last few months. We both love getting in the water and I'm impressed how good Calder is getting. He can float on his back (although he freaks out if I let go of his neck), and he loves to put his whole face in the water. When we first bought his goggles he wore them everywhere for a few days. It was pretty awesome.
 It has been warm enough to play in the fountain in Downtown Silver Spring. We love that fountain.
And last but not least, Calder is growing. A lot. He outgrew his shoes and was so excited to get some special ones with a star on the side.

Trip to Utah

 Calder and I took a trip to Utah to meet up with my parents and most of my siblings at my Grandparents house. It was great to see everyone and we had a great time.