Super Saturday

I am the counselor over Enrichment in my ward, and these are the samples for the projects we are doing for Super Saturday in October. Normally I'm not gung ho about Super Saturdays because I am not a very crafty person, nor am I a very creative person when it comes to this stuff. But lots of ladies in my ward wanted to have one this year, so we gotta give the people what they want! Luckily I have a fabulous Enrichment leader and committee to work with (shout out to Leslie - hollah!). Leslie says she also is not very crafty, but I pretty much don't believe her...cause she came up with most of this stuff! Wait, maybe she came up with all of it =). Anyway, I'm excited about these items and just wanted to show them off!

p.s. I LOVE my ward. Shout out to all the sistahs in the Provo 6th ward. Even the ones who petitioned for a Super Saturday. =)

Preschool and Cleats and Drums

My big boy four year old is in preschool this year! It's a preschool that is a part of a gymnastics facility, so the kids get to learn their ABC's and 123's and also get to jump and tumble around =). Spencer is liking it, and doing well...although, after his 2nd day, Dave asked him what his favorite part about preschool was, and this was his reply - "Not listening. (pause) Not listening and not sitting down." Those teachers have their work cut out for them!

Riding the "train" (bench) out side the classroom with his friend and neighbor, Breanne. It's fun to already have a friend in his class!

Watching through the window, getting ready to play in the gymnastics room!

Dave loves soccer. So when Spencer was born, Dave bought some kid size soccer cleats in the smallest size he could find. I knew it would be years before Spencer could wear them...but the time has finally come that Spencer can wear them! (They're a little big, but that's alright). He loves them, and wants to wear them everywhere. We gotta get this kid on a little soccer team!

The last Spencer story of the day is about drums. For the last several months Spencer has had a facination with and a love for drums. I think the Imagination Movers and the Doodlebops have something to do with it. (If you don't know who I am talking about, refer to Playhouse Disney.) He recently has created his own drum set, which he plays with much vigor and gusto while he watches the aforementioned groups on TV. He even told me he wants to be a drummer when he grows up. He better not start practicing with real drums until he is 18 and moves out of the house.

Yes, those are canned goods, plus a mayonaise jar, a jar of peaches, a jar of peanut butter, a pumpkin bucket upside down, another upside down bucket, and finally an actual drum we got in India. He adds to this set pretty much everyday.

Four year olds should get 2 birthday celebrations...

Especially when they are sick for their first one!

I now have a four year old. So weird.

For Spencer's actual birthday, we decided to take a ride on the Heber Creeper, which is a local train that does tourist rides. Spencer LOVES trains, and so we thought this would be a fun birthday activity...and it was...after Spencer stopped covering his ears for the first half hour, because the train whistle was "so loud." After the train, the plan was to go to Park City for the night...maybe do the Alpine slide, swim at the hotel...all that good stuff. But as soon as we got to Park City, Spence threw up in the car, twice. So we decided to go home, where he threw up again =(. Poor kid! How sad to be sick on your birthday!

The next weekend, we had a birthday party with some family and friends at a new themed pizza place in town called Pirate Island Pizza. It was LOTS of fun, and Pirate Island did not disappoint- 24 inch pizzas, a huge pirate ship, games and prizes, and a very impressive Jack Sparrow who came and gave Spencer a pirate sword. There would be no throwing up for this party...thankfully. Since Pirate Island, Spencer has had a new interest in pirates. He dons his new paper pirate hat and sword from the restaurant, and says "arrg matey!" and "aye, aye, captain!" We were trying to think of a pirate name for him. I came up with "Captain NoBeard," but he wanted something different. As I was thinking, I said "Hmmm, Captain..." to which he finished with "weird!" So "Captain Weird" it is.

Also this weekend was the BYU (#20) vs Oklahoma (#3) game, which BYU WON by some act of God! It was awesome, and amazing, and historical, and a great way to end a fun birthday weekend! GOOOO Cougars!!!

Happy train passengers

"It's too loud!"

He's smiling!

Pirate Island Pizza!

"Happy Birthday to me!"

A very cute dinosaur cake, that I did not make.

This is his pirate face.