Sweet Max!

Max is loving kindergarten, but the poor thing is so tired when we comes home from school that he can barely keep his eyes open. Here he is cuddled up on the couch with his blanket and Legos...watching Aurthur on PBS. One of those priceless moments that I want to remember forever!

My Big Fat "Duh" Moment!

With school starting this week, I was so excited to meet the kids' teachers. I have a huge respect for teachers and the challenges they face each day. I can't even imagine how hard their jobs are. That is why I try to help out in what ever way I can.

As I was talking with Max's teacher, I was commenting on how cute and organized her room was. It is the same room Maggie had in kindergarten, but Max's teacher had moved things around and I really like the layout of the room. I was asking her if she still needed to get anything and she said she had pretty much everything she needed. Although she was still looking for some bean bags.

My brain automatically thought she was talking about small bean bags. Like the ones you would use for a bean bag toss. So I immediately volunteered to make them. I think I even made the comment, "oh, I can whip those up for you in no time!" Remind you...I'm still thinking of small, fit-in-your-hand-type bean bags.

So after school yesterday, the kids and I headed to the fabric store where to quickly picked up three little quarters of fabric (still thinking small) in the colors Max's teacher has going on in her room. I even asked Max if he knew what his teacher was going to use the small bean bags for. Which he replied, "to sit on mom!" It still NEVER dawned on me.

After returning from the fabric store, I decided I better send his teacher an email to find out what size she wanted these small bean bags to be. Maybe she needed them to fit into a certain little hole?! I didn't know. So when I got her reply, I felt like a complete idiot!

She wants a bean bag the size of a standard pillow, or around that size. She just wants a few comfy, cozy spots for the kiddos to sit.

What a great idea! I love it!

But it's wasn't at all what I was thinking!

HELLO TRACI....SHE WANTS BEAN BAG CHAIRS.....DUH!

So I'm here to apologize to the other moms who were there for the conversation. They probably all think I'm some brown-nosing mother who is trying to get in good with the teacher. Remember my comment, "oh I can whip those up in no time!" Uh, no I can't whip those up in no time. In fact, I here admitting my error in hopes that someone out there with more sewing ability can help me.

And to Max's poor teacher...I will NOT leave you hanging. I WILL get your chairs to you. Unfortunately, they won't be done by Friday! I hope you understand and I really hope you can forgive my stupidity....and not hold it against my sweet boy.

This Big Fat "Duh" Moment was brought on all by myself.

For the Love of.....

LEGOS! (not Pete!)

I joined Max and his preschool class on a field trip yesterday. Currently there is a Lego display called The Art of the Brick at a local museum. It's just plain fabulous.

I was just amazed at all of his creations. Talk about a dream job!

Here are just a few of my photos!

We had a great time!

Max's 100th day!

Yesterday was Max's 100th day of school. He was asked to bring in 10 of something. Whatever he wanted. Since there are 10 kids in his class, if they all brought in 10 items, they would have a total of 100. So we gathered 10 matchbox cars, put them in a labeled bag and off to school he went.

I was excited to hear about all the different "10 items" when he got home. There were: 10 guitar picks, 10 headbands, 10 magnets, 10 chocolates, 10 sweet tarts, 10 grapes, 10 Star Wars guys, 10 Barbies, 10 Little People and Max's 10 match-box cars.

He also came home with this beauty of a necklace (oh, sorry its not a necklace...it's the special gold metal holder!). Doesn't it look yummy! I think he ate 3 sections of colored Fruit Loops when he got home! We should have saved them for this mornings breakfast! Oh well!

Max's first day of "every day" Preschool!

Yesterday was Max's first day of preschool for the year. He is going every afternoon! He was so excited. Oh, and did I mention that he is going ~every~ afternoon! I'm so excited for him....and a little for me too!

Of course, as any good mom would, (I almost forgot...shhhh) I took a few pictures of my little stud muffin with his backpack before his big day. Something is up with my camera and all of the pictures turned out blurry, and as my luck would have it, my least favorite picture is the most clear...what's up with that!


Just so you know, he wanted to sit like this, I didn't pose him like this. I'm hoping that my handsome little fellow is just remembering this pose from his big sister's first day of school. (as shown below)


At least he has two good arms to start out this year. Last year he broke his wrist in two places over Labor Day weekend...this is what he looked like last year on the first day!

Glad you are having a great time at school Max, they sure do you love you there!