Zoo Field Trip

I was able to go on a field trip with Jayden in October. I was supposed to go on one with him a couple of years ago, but he got sick, so we missed it. Then the zoo was scheduled for a day when Hurricane Joaquin came through so it was postponed to a day when my babysitter was out of town. I called a half a dozen people to babysit before I was able to find two people who were able to split up the day. It's not the biggest deal, it just felt like everything was working against us, so I was determined to make it work because Jayden really wanted me to go.

 

It turned out to be a really fun day. The class split up so we had 6 kids in our group. They were a great group of kids. The weather couldn't have been better. Jayden took lots of pictures.

 

 

There were lots of giraffes and they were really friendly. The kids got to pet them and Jayden even gave one a hug. 

 

 



Uptown With Tanner

Tanner and I took a spontaneous trip uptown one day. Josh needed me to bring him something, so we decided to stay for lunch. The day was beautiful. We parked a few blocks away and walked together, hand in hand the whole way. I couldn't believe he held my hand. Normally he refuses. He must have known it would keep him safe. He soaked in all the sights, loving all the tall buildings and cars and the man playing guitar on the corner. We didn't stop to listen, so he danced along while we crossed the road. 

 

We met Josh then walked another block to get lunch. Then on the way back to the car he lost his shoe. His shoes are too big for him, but I didn't change them because I thought it might slow him down if he tried to run from me. Some ladies walking behind us thought he was so cute, and got a kick out of him losing his shoe. After we crossed the road we started going downhill, and he took off running, still holding my hand. So we ran down the hill and his shoe fell off again. He laughed and laughed, and we ran back to get it. He started running again, and lost his shoe again. So we ran back to get it, all the while he was laughing. Now he turned it into a game, and he started losing his shoes on purpose. He didn't stop laughing. Every time we went back to get a shoe, I would say, "Let's put it back on." And he would breathlessly say while laughing, "Ok! Ok!" He lost his shoe about 15 times. Next to our car was this fountain, so he had to check it out. This memory will stay with me.

Tannerisms

I was changing his clothes.
Tanner, in tears: Hulk shirt.
Me: It's dirty.
Tanner: Superman shirt.
Me: It's dirty.
Tanner, thinking for a split second: Batman Shirt.
Me: You don't have a Batman shirt.

Hulk Smash

Tanner's latest obsession is the Hulk. All day long he runs around shouting, "Hulk smash!" He jumps off of furniture and smashes the ground with his fists. It's funny how one second I couldn't care less about the Hulk and then when my kid suddenly likes it, it becomes something cute and fun.

Another thing he did yesterday was when I stopped by the storage unit to get something. I parked right next to it, and since I was only staying for a minute, I didn't get him out, but I did roll down the window so he wouldn't feel alone. He saw our Power Wheels McQueen and got really excited, but I wasn't getting it out. He kept asking for it, and then he started getting mad and threw his shoes out the window.

Sidneyism

After parent teacher conference with Sidney's teacher I told her she said she was doing awesome. Sidney replied, "I know." She said it in the sweetest way, so I'm just looking at it like she's a confident little girl.

Conversation

Me: It's from when I was a teenager.
Sidney, jaw dropping: You were a teenager?!?!?
Jayden: It's hard to believe.

Mommy/Daughter Date

Sidney really, really wanted to go out with me too, so Saturday we headed out. It was pouring rain all day.

Our day started out with Chuck-e-Cheese, her choice. 

 

Next we went to Joann's to get supplies for her Halloween costume. She loves looking at everything and can't help but stop and look at everything that catches her eye. 

 

 

Her dessert choice was cupcakes, and we went to a very cute pink cupcake shop. 

 

Her gift of choice was a new stuffed animal that she picked out at Michael's, where we stopped for more Halloween supplies. Really fun day with cutie Sidney.