Touchdown!

Just after Nebraska's first touchdown tonight!

GO HUSKERS!

Tying Shoes

Look what I found in Meighan's room tonight!  She worked on this after we got home tonight.  They are so perfect!  She suddenly had interest in learning to tie her shoes when she started school a few weeks ago.  She learns so fast!  I think they are even double tied because that's how we tie her shoes!

 

 

Pony Ride

During the summer there is a Farmer's Market not too far from us on Sundays.  Part of the time (early and later in the season due to the better temperatures) there is a guy that comes and sets up pony rides.  He wasn't there during the hotter weeks but he was there again today and we had time today sooooo.....  After lunch we told Meighan we were going to take her somewhere for a surprise.  We got to the market and started walking toward the ponies but she was looking at other things.  Finally, she saw the PONIES!  She said "I want to ride one!"  I told her "That's why we're here!"  So the owner put her on a pony and buckled her on (with an actual seat belt!) and put 2 other little girls on and off they went!

I think she liked this surprise!

 

 

 

 

 

At one point, the owner stopped the ride because

Meighan's pony "did his thing"

(I caught it in the act--see the previous picture).

 

...so he had to clean it up.

 

Then they were off again a couple more rounds.

We're Ready!

Go Big Red!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Dawson!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIG BOY!

Today Dawson turned the big 2!  We had family and friends over on Sunday afternoon for cake and home made ice cream.  I also had regular ice cream and brownies available.  And, of course, chocolate syrup and caramel syrup.  Each person could concoct whatever they wanted.

Dawson really didn't know what to think about all the people.  I think he kind of gets overwhelmed around a lot of people still.  He didn't really know to blow out the candles so I helped him a bit.  He REALLY enjoyed his cake, though!

Then he opened his presents.  He had a LOT of help opening his presents.  He got lots of toys and some clothes.

Then tonight we gave him our gifts from us.  I had been thinking since we brought him home that he needed a little Husker cap his size since he likes to put on Daddy's caps and my Husker cap.  So I went and got one of those -- just in time for the first game on Saturday!  The other 2 things we got him were a set of 26 soft blocks so he can build things (they can also go in his mouth (which everything does anyway) and be thrown a bit and won't hurt) and a Melissa & Doug Latches Board.  This proved to be the most popular toy of the night.  He concentrated for quite a while on getting the latches open to be able to open the doors and see what was behind them.  Even though it says it's for age 3+, I knew he would like it because he likes to try to figure out how things work.  He's really a smart kid!

So, enjoy the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots of help!

 

 

LOTS of help.

 

But he opened presents like a pro!

 

 

He's reaching for the Husker bag first!

 

Ripping out the tissue paper....

 

Taking off the stickers....!

 

 

Latches board.

 

 

 

 

OK, I'll look up from the latches board and give you a cheesy grin!

 

Happy Birthday, Dawson!

We love you!

First Day of Pre-K!

Yesterday was Meighan's first day of Pre-Kindergarten.  I went in to work late.  I took Dawson to daycare and then Meighan to her new school.  We were super early and were told to wait in the lobby.  We watched all kinds of kids walking through from their busses (I think).  Finally I asked someone if we could go back to the room.  She said she would check.  In the meantime, someone else told us we could go on back.

The first person was coming back and introduced herself as the speech pathologist.  I told her she would get to work with Meighan!  I was very glad to meet her.

We got back to the room and there was already a line of parents/full families (!) bringing their kids to pre-K.  My impression was "I hope most of the kids speak English!".  I filled out a contact sheet and Meighan was pulled into the room with her teacher who started getting kids involved right from the start.  I got a packet of booklets and forms to fill out and gave Meighan a hug and kiss and went to work.

When I picked her up from daycare, she said "I had fun at school today!"  She said the same thing today.  I hope that continues for a VERY long time!

She also has a sudden interest in learning to tie her shoes!  Yippee!  So we started last night with some cards I had bought last February and she ALMOST has it down already!

So, we had a great start to the school year!

Dawson's First Haircut

Yesterday, Meighan, Dawson and I went down to Weeping Water to get our hair cut.  We were all getting rather shaggy!  I wasn't sure how Dawson would sit (or not) for a haircut.  He went last because we wanted to make sure he was "happy".  She sat him up on the chair and went to put the cape on him.  He thought it should go under his arms - ha!  She finally got it around his neck.  We were both completely amazed that he sat still for the entire haircut!  He did SOOOO GOOD!  I, of course, got video and pictures.  I was the only one recording the event so that was pretty good for one person to be running a camcorder and a camera!  I actually got some pretty good pics with my left hand!

He knew I was taking a picture so he scrunched up his face in a smile.

"Smiling" again with Lani!

All done!