To infinity and beyond

I thought you might like to see Eric's costume - which he LOVES! He wants to dress up in it every day. He is Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story for Halloween.

The pictures above and below are from our homeschool

this past Friday. The boys played trick or treat and got a treat for

every folder game that they did. They loved it. Eric loves

this new folder game I made of the pumpkin patch.

Here are the goggles I got to go with his costume. They light up.

He loves them and wears them even more often than the

costume.

Breakfast with Giraffes

What a blast! We went to the zoo today with Abbie, Tracie, and baby Aubrie for breakfast with the giraffes. Eric loved feeding them, although he was a little overwhelmed at first by their very long, sandpapery tongues.

Homeschool fun

Last Friday Eric and I started doing a combined homeschool with his friend Nate. We are covering transportation and safety right now. (ask Eric sometime about the traffic light safety poem) The boys are having lots of fun. Today was our 2nd day of this unit. Tammy (Nate's mom) had made the boys each a personalized apron. She is very creative. The boys made sugar cookies and decorated them with red or green sugar (stop and go). They also made their own grilled cheese sandwiches. Eric had a blast doing this! I got so many great pictures, but here are a few.

Pumpkin patch

We went to the pumpkin patch yesterday with Caleb and Shelby. Eric had a very good time. Here are just a few of the many pictures I took.

Isn't he adorable!

I love these sweet expressions of joy!

They all rode in these little tractors pulled behind a large tractor. That was big fun.




Robert and I both commented on how big he looked to us in this picture. Not a little baby anymore....

Breakfast with the Elephants

Eric's favorite animals at the zoo are the elephants. I love taking him to the breakfasts where he can interact with an animal. We went on Saturday with Tabitha and Aaron. Abbie was also there with her daddy. We got to pet their trunks and pat their heads. Eric really enjoyed that. He has been talking about it ever since. We also walked around and saw other animals at the zoo.

So busy!

We have had such a crazy busy week that I have not even had time to blog about any of it. Last Saturday we went to a block party at a church near our neighborhood. Eric had the best time!!!!!! There was a police helicopter there, which was the first thing that caught Eric's eye. He was allowed to climb in and play with all the knobs and adjustments. He would have stayed in it all day, but other children occasionally wanted to see it. He would get down and do something else, but then run back as soon as they left. I think I see a pilot in our future... We got to watch it take off, which was pretty amazing (and extremely windy).
Monday we had exercise and then went to lunch with Abbie, Tracie, and Aubrie.
Tuesday we went to the park with Caleb and Shelby. I got a picture of the kids at the end of the day, probably should have done it first, as they were all hot and tired by the time we were ready to go.
Wednesday we had another play day. There was a really neat tunnel at this park, and Eric got to learn about his echo. So, he and Michael practiced by yelling a lot. Notice how sweaty they are.
Thursday we had exercise again. Then we played with Nate. His mother and I did a few educational things with the kids. We are planning to start doing that once a week.
Friday I started work at Gymboree where I am teaching a music class. (Eric is of course my favorite student) He was thrilled to be going back to Gymboree again and loved playing all the instruments.
I am going to be a little more careful in my scheduling in the future. We were a little hectic this week.

Fun at the Fair

We went to the White County Fair last night with Robert's parents, his brother Tim, and his uncle Warren. Eric had a fabulous time! Rides, games, animals, what more could you ask for?

He loved the fishing game!

Eric milked a cow! By far the coolest thing he did at the fair.

His favorite thing to do was ride the ponies. He did that twice.

He loved riding all the rides.

His grandparents were showing him a cricket. His Nana was letting it crawl on her arm so he could see it. When it fell to the ground, he immediately began to chase it so he could stomp on it. I was so proud. :) Here he is with his "squished" cricket.