Celebrating Dr. Suess

Today is Dr. Suess's birthday! If he was alive, he'd be 106 years old today. In celebration, it's wacky, mismatched clothes day at school. Even though I love Ethan to match from head to toe, it was fun pulling together a crazy outfit! Ethan went right along with it, too. They are even making a cake today in his honor. "Today you are YOU, that is truer than true. There is no one alive that is Youer and You." - Dr. Suess (Happy Birthday to You!)

Gymnastics - A New Adventure

We're adding another activity to our schedule now that cooking classes are finishing up for the winter. Now we're in swim and gym. Both are terrific muscle builders! Coach Jackie really worked with Ethan on bars today. Go Coach!

Packing for California

Ethan's favorite thing to do is pack his Thomas the Train suitcase (on wheels) and pull it himself. He's very clear about that, too! It is his job. Here is the before and after! I laughed so hard. Really, did he need to take the entire Monster Truck collection and nothing else?

I Don't Like...

We flew over to LA for the weekend to spend time with my brother Jason and his girlfriend Mai. We spent Sunday at Disneyland before heading out on the last flight of the day. Here's some of our conversations:

Mommy: Ethan, let's go ride on Peter Pan!

Ethan: I don't like Peter Pan. I like horses.

Mommy: You want to ride on the carousel?

Ethan: Yes. I like the white horses.

Mommy: Let's go ride on the cars.

Ethan: I don't like cars.

Mommy: We're going on a boat ride (Pirates of the Caribbean). Yay!

Ethan: I want off the boat.

Mommy: What do you want to ride?

Ethan: I like elephants (Dumbo).

We zig zagged back and forth trying to find rides he was interested in. He was more fearful of the dark this time even though we make it very positive. Luckily, we've all grown up going to Disneyland so there was no plan for the day other than for Ethan to enjoy it, even if that meant giving up our favorite ride, Peter Pan!