Hide and Seek

Quinn loves to hide.  Hide in linen closets, behind doors, under blankets, behind curtains, in laundry hampers, in closets, just about anywhere.  And once he finds a hiding spot, he might sit there quietly for 20 minutes until he\’s found.  The other day I got quite a scare when I went to get him out of bed and he was no where to be found.  After my initial moment of panic I found him hiding quietly under the covers.  Lots of giggles ensued.  

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At the Beach

We are enjoying a really nice weather week in NJ and Mae is here to soak it all in.  On Wednesday we didn\’t have any commitments so we decided to head to the Jersey Shore.  I chose Avon-by-the-Sea because I\’ve heard that it isn\’t very commercialized and there are some breakers that prevent really rough seas.  
We left Westfield with warm, sunny weather and arrived in a very chilly and windy Avon.  We were able to find a spot that was protected by the wind.  Quinn didn\’t care, he just wanted to play with the new tractors Mae brought to the beach.  

A look down the coast.  Seagulls were the only brave souls to hit the beach besides us.

And then everything started turning our way.  The skies cleared up and the sun came out.  Then the tide started to rise and created a wading pool for Quinn.  We moved our stuff down near the water and enjoyed the rest of the sunny, warm afternoon.

Quinn was head to toe sand by the time we left, but we all had the best time.  Quinn has asked to go to the beach every day since.

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Sundance Spring Performance

On Thursday Quinn\’s class had their Spring Performance at Sundance School.  They performed the story of Billy Goat Gruff and Quinn played the biggest billy goat of them all!  Here\’s a 20 minute video of the performance.  Quinn enters stage at about 8:30 if you want to jump to that point.

Here are some still shots from the performance.  Here he is as the biggest billy goat on the bridge with Lila.  Lila\’s mom says that she talks about Quinn all the time at home.

Quinn and Lila doing their dance.  Behind Quinn is the assistant teacher in his classroom, Miss Sonja.

Miss Bunny giving Quinn a helping hand.

After the 3 classes do their performance, they get together to sing a couple of songs.  I think Quinn\’s having fun.  He seemed to know most of the words and sing along.  And see that little girl with the red headband right next to Quinn?  We saw her at a park in Westfield on Monday and I thought she looked familiar.  She and Quinn saw each other at the park but never really acknowledged each other.  Then I saw her after the performance and realized she is in Quinn\’s class!

The parents were invited to sit on the rugs near the front of the stage.  This is the moment that Quinn saw me and realized that I was in the audience.

My heart is full with love and pride for my little man!!

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