I found this box of Stomp Rockets in the basement the other day so we broke them out for a little outdoor fun on Monday. We had a great time sending them up in to the air.
And in to the grass.
And we have to shake things up a little bit and shoot them off the porch to knock over the cones. Just like his papa, he always has to think of a different way to use a toy.
And checking them out to see what\’s inside.
Just a great beginning to all the fun we\’re going to have this summer.
Quinn loves to do learning workbooks. We recently purchased a new bunch of workbooks for him that are geared towards the kindergartener. We try to spend a little bit of time every day doing a couple of exercises with him.
He doesn\’t really like tracing/writing letters or dot-to-dot numbers or alphabet. But I always try to throw one in to the mix. He\’s really good at matching the beginner letter of a word to a picture. Like the letter G to a picture of goat. He\’s definitely on the cusp of spelling and reading.
His favorite by far are mazes and he\’s really good at them.
Here are some of the books we picked up recently and they are really good with a nice variety of activities. They were buy one get one free so bought a handful.
Even though we don\’t do any \”formal\” teaching at home we always try and bring a little bit of learning in to our day. But there are lots of things that I just wouldn\’t think of. The exercise on the left is put an X through all the fast animals and the one on the right is to put an X on all the cold items. He breezed through this one without any help.
Some captures from our week. First off is my little buzz lightyear popping plastic on the kitchen counter.
Thursday was an unseasonably warm day with the temperature approaching 70 degrees. Quinn had gymnastics with the twins in the morning and then we went to a park for a picnic and play. They all had much more fun than this picture conveys. We were nearing the end of our playtime.
Once we got home, Quinn continued the outdoor play in the backyard. I\’m looking forward to much more of this.
Clever boy rides this truck down a little hill and uses the bat as his brake.
On Saturday we took in a St. Patrick\’s Day Parade in nearby Union. It was a bit of a bust. Lots of bagpipes and servicemen, but not much to entertain a kid.
We thought this was Quinn\’s first parade, but we remembered that we had taken him to a Solstice Parade in Freemont when we were in Seattle which was much more entertaining.
This is how our week has gone.
