One of Maya's classmates had a fire truck themed birthday party, complete with a fire truck to climb into the back and ride around the neighborhood!
Fire truck ride selfie!
Happy girl listening to the sirens -
Collin was the oldest and bravest party goer -
Posing with some of the classmates after the ride -
We went straight from the fire truck party to my parents' home, for a pit stop before birthday party #2 of the day. Collin posing with a lizard he and Brownie caught -
First time skating at our friend Esmae's birthday party -
Maya with toddler skates -
Both out on skates -
Super star sunglasses -
Maya at our Monday morning gymnastics class -
Family reading time. Within the last few weeks, Collin has been asking to read the bedtime story. It's a joy to watch him want to read, especially sweet books like Snuggle Puppy.
On Friday, Collin had a fairy tale feast at school, where they were to dress like characters from the fairy tales that they had been reading. I suggested Jack and the Beanstalk, as I knew I'd be traveling the week before and needed a simple costume. An $8 fake vine and a few safety pins later, and we were set -
Our Jack and the Beanstalk giant with his shield. They each made a crest with their favorite animal (wolf), favorite sport (basketball), favorite food (Reese's) and free choice (kindle). What a goof!
Collin and his best friend, Finn, at the feast -
While Collin had a few hours left in school, Maya and I visited my great grandma Jewell Rae for the last time in Houston. My sweet 91-year-old grandma has Alzheimer's, and moved yesterday to a full-time care facility down the road from my family in Austin. For the last several years, my wonderful, generous and selfless aunt Debbie has been caring for her in a cottage behind her home. She is one loved sister, mom, grandma and great-grandma!
On a sillier note, Collin and I were working on a circuit activity yesterday, and when he completed it, we remarked at how smart he was, how he'd make a great engineer. His response was, "Yeah, I think I will be an engineer when I grow up. Nah, never mind, I'm going to be a ninja." We're encouraging him to keep engineering on the table as his back-up plan!
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