Cedarburg Winter Festival

Calvin and I went to the Winter Festival in Cedarburg, a cute little town north of us. 

Calvin rode a camel for the first time. 

And they had a little petting zoo, too. 

Calvin loves feeding the animals. 

After a little lunch

and some crafts

we headed outside to see the ice carving

 and watch the parade go by.

Calvin was given a gum ball during the parade and wanted to try gum for the first time. 

It took some coaching and practice to swallow his saliva but not the gum

but he caught on and loved it. 

We ventured out on the ice of the frozen river

and Calvin loves sliding on the ice. 

He wants to participate in the barrel races next year. 

We'll see.  

Play and Pancakes

Calvin and I went to a children's play called Mostly Monsterly. 

 The kids got to make their own monster. 

 Calvin named his Poopsy Poops. 

 Afterward the kids got to meet the actors. 

 After the play, Calvin had been so good I treated him to his favorite meal: pancakes!

 There one minute,

 gone the next. 

Easy to please. 

Valentine's Day

We hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day! 

 Calvin and I went to an ice cream social a few days before Valentine's Day. 

 There was a bluegrass band there

 and the boys loved it. 

 Calvin worked on signing his name on his valentines. 

 After class, Calvin and Chip went through all the goodies they got in their valentines bags. 

 I had to control the sugar intake given that I had both of them for almost 3 hours. 

 Calvin was aslo excited to get a Valentine in the mail from Orson. 

Another fun holiday!

Another Pirate Play

We went to the Music for Munchkins musical at the local high school again this year. 

 This year the theme was pirates so the kids were given treasure maps to try all the instruments. 

 After they tried an instrument, they got a stamp on their map. 

 He was sooooo excited to fill out the whole map. 

 The crafts included hooks and pirate hats. 

 Our little buccaneers loved it. 

 They got to meet the actors from the musical (some of whom were VERY good for high schoolers). 

Good timing on the theme for these little guys. 

Cowgirl Party

Calvin was invited to Ellie's 3rd birthday party. 

Here he's helping her fix her carriage. 

 Here the kids are singing to her and anxiously waiting the huge cupcakes. 

 Yum!

 It was a cowgirl theme and each kid got a hat and to make a horse to take home.

 Cowboy Calvin continued to enjoy his treasures at home. 

A great party theme!