Dinasour Museum Fieldtrip

Arlo's pre school class went on a field trip to the Dinosaur Museum a few weeks ago and we had so much fun. Heres the pics below.

(Not on the field trip)This is a pic of Arlo and his best buddy Isiah (from his class) eating lunch at my house. I walk in the room an this was how I found them. Just sittin their eating with their arms around eachother. I could have died.

Heres the kids at the beginning of the tour. Their teacher was explaining what they were going to see and what they were going to do. She was telling the kids that in the beginning they would walk through a dark tunnel when suddenly Arlo raised his hand. When he got called on on he blurted out "well, I'm afraid of the dark". all of the parents, including me just started laughing. I love his honesty.Heres Arlo & Dyl playing in the sand Dyl loved this DinosaurHeres Arlo's class by the big sharkThe boys both loved playing with the water & sand Dad is lunch for the Triceratops.
We had a great time. Arlo loves the Dinosaur museum. We actually went through it twice. Once with his class and once with just us. A good day!

Advent Calendar

Here is a pic of the crafty advent calendar I made for friends for christmas...a bit late posting but I still wanted to show it off. I thought it would be a simple project, not so much but I did like they way they turned out. Sorry the pic is sideways, dont know how to turn it around

Chrstmas Program

Heres som pics of Arlo's christmas program. It was the cutest thing ever. I cant believe how much the kids have improved since last year. Singing in front of a crowd is still not Arlo's thing, but he was so cute and did a great job.

The things he says...

I love my sweet little big boy Arlo. This morning was using my grabber to pick stuff up and Arlo wanted to know why....

Arlo: Mom, why are you using the grabber still? is it because your back still hurts?

Mom: Yea sometimes it does, and this helps to protect it

Arlo: when do you think it will get better?

Mom: I dont know bud but its a lot better than in the beginning, when I just had surgery dont you think?

Arlo: Yea, but you don't have to use your grabber. If you need to pick something up I can just do it for you, all you have to do is ask. Like if you need to find Dyl's binky just say "Arlo can you get me Dyl's binky" and I will.

Mom: Thanks sweety I love you.

Arlo: I don't want your back to hurt. I wouldn't reccommend you pick anything up.

Mom: your probably right

Arlo: Just ask me, but if you really want to pick things up you can.

Mom:Thanks sweetie.

Heres to a good New Year!

So glad its the new year! I feel like It is time for a fresh start and a great year. Things have been going good around here. It has settled down since all of the holiday festivities. I am trying to keep my resolutions simple this year. I always have so many things I want to do... but here are my top ones


Activity- I want to focus on more activity for myself and also the family. I have been a bit overwhelmed by this one since the surgery. Right before it happened I was doing so great with my physical activity, I was training for my 1/2 marathon and never felt better. I want to slowly see if I can work back, even if it's not running.

Nutrition-this is a big one. I am kind of jaggy with this. I just want to try and implement permanant changes to my families diet. I want all of us to get nutritious well rounded meals.

Parenting- I want to strive to learn all I can about how to raise my boys right and become a better mom. My goal is to read a book every olther month on parenting. I want to make sure I am keeping with my goals for the boys on screen time. For Dyl it's none and Arlo its 6 hours a week. We do pretty good around here with it. This is one I feel really strongly about.

I think I will stop there. I would like to do a lot more, but I know if I bog myself down I will likely not be able to stick to it....So anyhoo. thats the list. I have started out good. I have tried to do some form of excercise every day and I have been really focusing on getting the boys moving, even if it's dancing in the livingroom or running laps around the house. So far so good. I have been switching between the eliptical and the stationary bike. Doesnt hold a candle to running, but it's something. I tried my first Yoga class last night and that was a bit discouraging. I have a hard time doing most of it, which used to be a breeze before all of this. I talked with the teacher after to see what modifications I can make and she was very helpful. I am thinking I need to start with a senior yoga class or something...I think the most important thing right now is just do something. Got to start somewhere right