B-Boy's first spin on a Carousel

One of the coolest parks I have ever seen just reopened in town... and Neb and I headed over.

The park was a big hit for B-Boy, until we went to the Carousel. It had been restored, and was beautifully done. I took B-Boy inside for a ride, and Neb took some photos for you.

We picked a kitty cat to ride, but B-Boy was NOT happy about it. He's one of those kids that takes at least 3 times to get used to something new before he can open up and hve fun. New things can be scary, but we work hard to make them comfortable.

So that is how B-Boy and I found ourselves riding on top of a Kitty cat, spinning round and round.

Whimper, sniff.

He was miserable... but at least he stopped crying when I turned him around to hold him. Neb captured photos of him looking quite sad. But the good news is that he made it all the way around and bounced back once we got off the thing!

Mommy, can we get off now?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Who would have thought Thanksgiving could be so fun?

I got up for the day, and turned on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on TV, one of my favorite traditions. The turkey got stuffed, and found its way into the oven... and then it was time to make a a big pancake breakfast.

We got B-Boy up and of course, the first thing he wanted to do was to go down to the basement to wake up Mema. She was happy to oblige, and so the day was off to a great start.

All in all it was a great day... it was beautiful out, and we were able to take a walk before we ate dinner. Usually, we play golf in the morning on Thanksgiving Day, and then I come home while Neb gets in as much time playing as possible. Of course, that was before B-Boy came into our lives... and before we moved.

Another new thing this year....



It was the first time in a long time that we have not eaten a holiday meal in the dining room. This is because it is still at the old house to be used for staging. So, we left the food on the island and ate at the kitchen table.

The meal was good, the company was great. Another great thanksgiving for all of us!

Our little pilgrim

I picked B-Boy up from daycare and he was just so proud of himself. He walked out of the building with his head held high, and had a HUGE grin on his face.

Why you ask?

Because he was wearing a pilgrim hat he had made at school. And he was super proud to have it on his head.

He wore it the whole way home, and once we arrived, I was able to take some pictures for you.

Turkey!

Sadly, the top of the construction paper hat kept falling on top of his head....

I had hoped to stage another photo shoot for a themed photo, but B-Boy still won't cooperate for those. Fingers crossed we can start them up again soon!

B-Boy, a self portrait

B-Boy found the camera in my purse, figured out how to turn it on, and then proceeded to take a picture of himself. I thought you would like to see his first self portrait.

Hi folks! It's so good to see you!

I make this blog look good!

B-Boy in the kitchen again!

B-Boy can be a handful when we get home. And since Neb and I no longer commute together, it means that I get to handle it all by myself.

One option is to plop him down in front of the TV. I must admit, some days, I just need to do that while I cook dinner. Other days, we sit together and color while we wait for Daddy to return. We put stickers on paper (one of his all time favorite actiivities), or he tells me letters to draw, but all these activities require my interaction with him. And this means that I am delayed in making dinner until Neb gets home.

Sometimes this is not an option.

I am happy to tell you I came up with an idea that seems to work for us. I get B-Boy to make himself a pizza.

Our grocery store carries packages of whole wheat Naan. I had originally purchased it to eat with hummus, a yummy treat I acquired when I was not allowed to eat dairy for B-Boy's sake.

I put out a flat, shallow pan and placed one of the Naan on the pan.

I then set up a working station for B-Boy on the kitchen island. I take two blue ramkins and fill them up with fun goodies for B-Boy to play with. One gets a healthy helping of shredded white cheese, and the other gets some marinara sauce.

B-Boy gets really excited when I set this up, and will drag over a chair to stand on. I give him a spoon, show him how to put the sauce on the crust and spread it around. While he works with the sauce, I get our dinner ready.

Puttin' on the Sauce...

Then I showed him how to put the cheese on top of the sauce. Then I go back to cooking. B-Boy really likes the cheese part, mostly because one handful goes on the pizza and then one goes into his mouth.

Mmmm Cheese!

When B-Boy finishes with the cheese... into the oven it goes (400 degrees for 10 minutes on the top rack),

Once it goes into the oven to cook, B-Boy gets upset again. Which is why I have started doing the "Today Show" method. As soon as the pizza goes in the oven, I pull one out of the fridge that he previously made. Voila! Instant pizza!

I must admit, it does taste pretty good. And it looks fantastic!

Yummy!

CRACK!

It's been awhile since I posted about B-Boy going to see one of his favorite doctors... and so I made sure to snap some pictures so that the update would be more interesting for you!

B-Boy went back to see Dr. Crack. It had been a while, so he wasn’t very happy to be there. Fortunately, Dr. Crack has two kids of her own, and knew just what to do to help him relax. She said “Hey B-Boy, do you still like Elmo?”

B-Boy paused in his crying to consider what she said.

“Let’s see if we can find Elmo on the computer.”, she said.

He then seemed to forget that he was upset, walked over to her desk and said “Elmo computer?”.

She then found an episode on YouTube of Elmo with the New York Jets. He watched from her lap, totally oblivious to the fact that she was manipulating his neck.

Elmo!!!

That tickles!

Oh look, Elmo is playing FOOTBALL!

After she adjusted him, we told him he would watch more the next time. He wasn’t too happy to leave Elmo before it ended… but he was fine when I said “Let’s go!”.

The next time we went to see her, B-Boy didn’t waste ANY time… he ran right over to her desk and said “Elmo Computer!”. It was slightly embarrassing when he started banging on her keyboard… but she didn’t miss a beat.

“Let’s see if we can find you an Elmo”… and she did. The adjustment went quickly and without tears.

We are so lucky to have a doctor who gets him!

MusicLady rocks!

B-Boy is really lovin’ his new class. The transition has gone really well, and he can say or do something new everyday.


One cohesive thread that we are fortunate to have- is MusicLady. Every time B-Boy moves to a new room, he gets new teachers and new classmates. But the one thing he can count on is seeing MusicLady at least once a week. And, you can always tell when he has had a session with her because he usually comes home singing a new song.

He was doing so well in class that I thought I would join him for some time with MusicLady… and I am so glad I did. We had a lot of fun!

We heard her read a book about Fall, and sing a song about it too. She sprinkled faux leaves and the kids picked them up. They all thought leaves were fun!

Then MusicLady brought out the glockenspiel (I love it that she uses a word other than xylophone, don’t you?). Each child got to take a turn playing the instrument, and of course I had to snap some photos! Jambuca got to go first….

Soon it was B-Boy’s turn!

It is neat to think back to the first time he sat in her lap to play it. He was so small then! He was interesting to see how confident he was to stand up, sit in her lap, and play what he wanted to. He no longer just bangs away… he plays as if the note was intent. (It’s not, but that is the level of his confidence!)

Then MusicLady brought out drums for us to play! (Granted, they were plastic coffee canisters with plastic lids on them, but we each had one, and they were fun to beat!) I must admit, the drumming was my favorite part of the day.

I'm drummin' with my Momma!

AAAAhhhhhhh!

 
She serenaded us with her guitar before she had to leave. B-Boy got very upset when we both went to leave, so I think it will be a while before I will be able to go back.



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