Cole William & Luke Evan

Low Tech

2012-02-09T21:23:00.003-05:00

Mommy can take away our iPad but we can still find a way to play Angry Birds. Cole and me each drew our own Angry Birds. And I won!

Danger day

2012-02-09T21:22:00.000-05:00

Today mommy let me touch all kinds of things that are dangerous. First she let me use chemicals to clean my bathroom mirror and toilet. Then later she let me make meatballs out of raw meat and eggs. All that stuff can make you sick, but I was very careful and the cooked meatballs were yummy!

puzzle time?

2012-02-05T22:10:00.002-05:00

My cousin Dexter loves puzzles and calmly works on them until he gets it right. We have puzzles at our house too. Mommy convinced me to work on the animal floor puzzle and I did a great job. Of course I did scream at the top of my lungs, "AHH! I CAN'T DO IT!" As I put every single piece together. But I did a great job. Doing puzzles is noisy work.

Spring training

2012-02-02T20:10:00.000-05:00

Today was my first day practicing baseball this year. My new t-ball team starts Saturday (2/11/12)! I hope I get to be a Yankee again. Oh, and don't worry, we will be playing inside.

Oversized

2012-02-01T20:51:00.002-05:00

Big shirts and hats look good on me. Gives me that older, preschooler look.

(pseudo) brain freeze

2012-01-29T22:19:00.002-05:00

Yummmmm, Wendy's Frosty. I love eating a Frosty even if it means sharing. When we were eating Cole got his first ice cream headache. I'm not sure what that felt like but it was pretty dramatic. I'm practicing for when I get my first brain freeze.

Cole Johnston, Author and Illustrator

2012-01-29T22:07:00.000-05:00

For a year now I've been obsessed with superheros, as evidenced by my large collection of superhero costumes. My latest obsession is still superheros, but now it is writing my own superhero books! Thanks Grandma for getting me started on this while mommy was in Florida. Nearly every day now I print color sheets off the computer, spend hours coloring them, and then dictate the stories to mom. I've written 5 books so far, and one has two chapters! Mommy, Luke and I read them all the time. The stories are mostly about Batman, Robin, and Superman, but I also write about The Flash, Wolverine, the Incredibles family, and of course lots of villains.

My pet

2012-01-23T21:03:00.002-05:00

If daddy is the boss of mommy, and mommy is the boss of Cole, and Cole is the boss of me, then I'm hoping that I am the boss of Abby. I try to tell her what to do. I also give her treats, pet her, play catch with her, and try to brush her fur. Sometimes she listens and sometimes she doesn't. Maybe she doesn't know that I'm her boss. Hmmm... maybe daddy can give her that message. I need to be the boss of somebody!

Hilarous!!!

2012-01-23T20:59:00.000-05:00

Singing Justin Bieber's Baby song five bazillion times at dinner. I think mommy's head exploded after four bazillion.

Car toys

2012-01-18T21:18:00.002-05:00

Car toys are my favorite. I love the Hot Wheels wall track. I like to race them on ramps, make my own streets, and put them inside trucks. Oh yeah, I also love nerf guns, Cole's Captain Rex doll, and my toy camera. Oh, and the iPad! How could I forget that one. But car toys too, they're my favorite.

Snowball fight!

2012-01-15T20:47:00.000-05:00

Mom's got no chance against me and daddy!

Sledding!

2012-01-15T20:39:00.003-05:00

Snow finally came! Mom and Dad made us wait until after nap time to play in it. I don't know why they objected to sledding at 7:30 am.

Furry Friend

2012-01-12T21:49:00.000-05:00

Brobee and I are friends because we have a lot in common. We are both small. He taught me that its ok to be small and now I like it. Of course we also like to dance.

Snowflake class

2012-01-12T21:48:00.000-05:00

Its hard to learn about snowflakes and snowmen when its 40 degrees outside. I don't even like wearing my coat! If I was a snowman I would melt.

Anyway, I'd much rather learn about the Cole Indians who lived in the woods of Highbanks park. I spent our whole walk trying to imagine where they lived, slept, ate, washed their hands, and everything. Did you know they didn't even have stores or computers?

Bye-bye Christmas

2012-01-10T20:25:00.000-05:00

It's sad that Christmas is over. We took down all our lights, decorations and the tree. Wouldn't I have made a nice Christmas tree? (Or a cute kid in a homemade Robin costume with a star on top?)

Airplane

2012-01-08T20:44:00.002-05:00

Mommy flew on a purple airplane just like this one. She said that next time I could come too.

A week without mommy

2012-01-08T20:43:00.000-05:00

A week without mommy is pretty tough. But having Grandma to keep me company and eating lots of whipped cream helped get me though it.

Plus mommy brought me back a glow in the dark alligator shirt. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to like it or not because I am a Buckeye, but mommy said it was ok.

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T22:09:00.002-05:00

I'm not sure what a New Year is, but this is what I learned tonight. When its New Year's Eve you dance with your mommy, count down from 10 to 1 and yell "Happy New Year!", then give everyone kisses.

Say.... Orange!

2011-12-31T22:09:00.000-05:00

JACK!!

2011-12-29T22:18:00.000-05:00

Do you know who my most best friend is in the world? .... JACK! Jack from my old school. We were best friends for over a year before our parents pulled us out of preschool to go to different schools with Pre-K classrooms. I have missed him so much. I nagged mommy every couple weeks to call him and finally she did it. Today Jack came over to my house and played with me for seven hours! We played superheroes, fought light saber battles, played Lego Batman on the Xbox, and acted silly and wild the entire time. It was like Christmas day all over again. Finally we had to take him home and it made me so sad having to say goodbye and thinking about how I never get to see him. His mom and dad said I could come over to his house next time. Hopefully that will be sometime soon, like maybe tomorrow.

Park party

2011-12-29T22:00:00.003-05:00

Yesterday mommy took me and Cole to a party at the metro park. A fun lady with a guitar sang songs for us while we danced, jumped, and sang along. She must of been good because I payed attention for the whole hour! Then we did lots of arts and crafts including decorating a cookie (yum), doing a snowflake scavenger hunt, coloring, playing with puppets, making animals tracks in fake snow, and making a snowflake crown.

Here's me with my fake snow. I really liked dumping the snow in my lap.

Here is my ridiculous snowflake hat. I think mommy liked it more than I did.
Oh yeah, and here a picture of Cole with some of the puppets. He told me that mommy takes him to preschool park programs all the time. I hope she takes me too when I'm in preschool.

Merry Christmas!!

2011-12-27T21:37:00.000-05:00

Christmas was a few days ago. We spent Christmas eve driving around the neighborhood looking at lights and checking the Norad Santa tracker. Christmas morning I woke up at 7 and mom and dad came downstairs with me to see what Santa brought. We spent hours eating breakfast and opening presents. Daddy cooked a huge yummy dinner and we all ate it with Uncle Bob. I've spent every minute since Christmas morning playing with my family and my new toys. I wish it was always Christmas time. Spending day after day goofing off at home with mommy, daddy, Luke, and Abby is definitely my favorite.

My other favorite of course is all my new toys! I must have been a good boy this year because Santa and all my family got me everything I ever wanted for Christmas. Some of my favorites off the top of my head are...Santa got me the marshmallow shooting bow and arrow and a Green Lantern Costume. Mom and Dad got me Lego Batman for our Xbox. Ali got me a Flash costume, Batman underwear, and a mini trampoline. Grandma and Grandpa got me a Hot Wheels Wall Track. Nana and Grandfather got me a Toy Story Xbox game. I know there were tons more presents but those are the ones I've been using the most so far.

Thanks Ali! Now I can make Luke my official side kick.

Luke likes all of my toys too and I'm doing a pretty good job sharing.

I think I will be doing this as much as possible for the next few years. Good thing mom likes to play too!

Little elf

2011-12-23T21:03:00.000-05:00

After watching mommy wrap a few presents I thought I'd give it a try. Two hours and a roll of tape later... I did it! Now we have one present under the tree. (Shhh, its my Captain America shield.)

Tradition

2011-12-22T15:00:00.000-05:00

Tradition is doing the same fun thing every year. Making Christmas cookies was mommy's tradition growing up and now it is ours. Being good cookie decorators must run in the family.

First snow

2011-12-20T21:11:00.003-05:00

It has mostly been cool and rainy here this winter. Everything I have seen and read about Christmas time says that snow is part of it. We finally got a little bit of snow outside, but not nearly enough. So Cole and I made it snow inside too!

Fun for mommy...

Not fun for mommy. Its snowing!

Mr. Clean

2011-12-16T23:52:00.000-05:00

Have you ever used shaving cream? Well, now we have! I'll be happy to take a bath every night if its a shaving cream bath!

Gingerbread program

2011-12-15T21:42:00.000-05:00

Today I went to the metro park farm to learn about gingerbread. I smelled and touched all kinds of yummy spices, I listened to a story about a fast running gingerbread man, I made a Superman Gingerbread man out of paper, and I decorated (and ate) my very own gingerbread man cookie.

I also had time to look around the farm. They have lots of friendly turkeys and they really liked me! They followed me around the yard and down the road and they gobbled at me when I was talking to them. The sheep, cows, horses, and chickens were also nice, but not as fun as the turkeys!

I helped the farmers walk the turkeys back to the barn.

Christmas lights

2011-12-15T21:21:00.003-05:00

Daddy covered our house with lots of Christmas lights. It must have taken lots and lots of daddys to cover the zoo with lights! We visited the zoo and saw a bazillion lights. We also saw polar bears, snakes, fish, and Santa's reindeer. Mommy's favorite was riding on the train and my favorite was riding on the merry-go-round... twice!

Good teeth

2011-12-13T21:00:00.002-05:00

I passed my first dentist visit with flying colors. I was the model patient, letting them take x-ray pictures of my teeth, picking out bubble gum flavored toothpaste, and giving the dentist high fives.

Play outside

2011-12-11T21:04:00.003-05:00

I don't care if it's cold, I still like to play outside. I think I was the only kid riding his bike in the 30 degree weather. I lasted about 20 minutes, but in that time I rode my bike, collected acorns, danced in the gazebo, played with a magic wand, ran from the headless horseman, and looked at Christmas decorations.

Here's me giving mommy my "cutie-pie" face. I'm not sure what I look like but it does make her laugh!

All work

2011-12-11T21:04:00.000-05:00

I like to look like I'm very busy doing important work. Later I have to ask mom what I wrote. One of these days I will randomly spell a real word.

News flash!

2011-12-09T13:34:00.002-05:00

Today I did my first poop in the potty!!! I've been using the potty every night for months and also at school for the last two days. I'm clearly making progress towards big boy underpants!

Family walk

2011-12-04T22:04:00.000-05:00

Did you know there are monsters and headless horsemen in the metroparks? Watch out! We're coming to get you!

Photo shoot

2011-12-04T21:50:00.002-05:00

I recently had my picture taken by a photographer. I learned that it is very hard to sit still and look pretty for longer than 3 minutes. I also learned that it is much more fun to be behind the camera taking pictures... or playing with cats. Thanks Carolyn!

Brave little boy

2011-12-01T21:24:00.002-05:00

Today mommy took us to see Santa. I know all about Santa. I've read books and seen him on tv. I thought I was prepared. But I guess seeing the real guy is something else. In the two minutes we had to wait in line I went from excited to scared, crying, and wanting to leave. It was even hard to stay so close while Cole took his turn. When it was finally time to go, mommy told me that Santa was sad that I didn't want to say hi to him. Sad? I couldn't make Santa sad. That is just so, well, sad! So I dried my eyes, took a deep breath, and walked over to him. I said hi and he gave me a chocolate! That was very nice and not scary at all. I don't know what I was so worried about. I sat on his lap and talked to him and he gave me two more chocolates! (You can see my mouth is very full in the picture.) I couldn't think of any toys to ask for, but I did ask him if he eats cookies. He said yes, and I promised to leave him some at my house.

Acrobat

2011-12-01T21:23:00.000-05:00

My gymnastics is going so well, I think I'll join the circus.

Monkey see, monkey do

2011-11-28T21:30:00.004-05:00

Sometimes I like to copy my big brother Cole. He seems to love superhero costumes so I thought I would try it out. I haven't got my poses down yet, but give me a little time and I'll figure it out.

Trim the tree

2011-11-28T21:30:00.000-05:00

I am a very good Christmas tree decorator. I can untangle the lights, put all the branches on the tree, and of course hang the ornaments. Daddy even helped me put the star on top.

Turkey day

2011-11-25T21:24:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving means spending lots of time on Grandma's couch.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-25T21:17:00.002-05:00

Thanksgiving is about driving to Cleveland, playing with Grandma and Grandpa, eating lots of turkey and cranberry jelly, and seeing lots and lots of cousins. I even got to meet my new second cousin once removed, also known as baby Ryan. I liked holding him and he liked giving me kisses.

Smart shopper

2011-11-22T21:01:00.000-05:00

On my special days off from school I like to help mommy with the grocery shopping. Sometimes it is hard to stay with the cart. Today I made sure to hide where I knew mommy would find me. She can't pass up a sale on Diet Coke.

Lethargic wheezing

2011-11-20T22:07:00.004-05:00

Its been a long time since I've been sick. Today my weeks of a mild cold turned into fever and wheezing. I took a four hour nap and I was still tired. Good thing there's lots to watch on tv. I must be sick if I spent an hour watching the Food Network without complaining.

Luke: I sick. I fever. I go doctor. I medicine.

More decorations!!!

2011-11-20T22:07:00.000-05:00

Halloween is over and that is sad. But Christmas is pretty good too. People in my neighborhood have already put up their lights, so I convinced dad to do our house this weekend. I helped of course.

New playroom

2011-11-18T21:32:00.003-05:00

Did you know that we have a basement? It used to be a dark messy place, filled with boxes and papers. Now I want it to be my new playroom. I can even ride my bike down there when it is cold and rainy outside!

Gymnastics!

2011-11-17T21:20:00.000-05:00

Gymnastics is my fourth sport, after swimming, t-ball, and football. I love it! Sometimes I take gymnastics classes at my Pre-K school and sometimes I go to the gymnastics place. I love it there because they have all kinds of fun things to play on. And I love my coach, Coach Kenny.
I've done the balance beam, the high bar, and the rings, but my favorite is the trampoline.

And here's my back flip!

My chores

2011-11-13T23:33:00.002-05:00

I like having chores. Every morning that mommy or I remember, I give Abby her food. I even pick up all the pieces that I drop. This used to be Cole's chore, but I'm lobbying hard to take over.

Friends

2011-11-13T23:32:00.000-05:00

I just had two days with Nina and her family! She is very good at playing with an iPad. We shared my new toy and my old toys. She even played superheros with me. What a great friend.

Favorite toys

2011-11-11T20:52:00.000-05:00

If you know me at all then you know that my favorite toys are costumes. I want them all. Thanks to some good Halloween sales, I recently added Darth Vader to my collection. My first bad guy! Typically I do 2-5 costume changes a day. It really is my thing.

Naturalist

2011-11-08T21:01:00.003-05:00

Everyone in my family likes to walk in the woods, including me. It is especially nice to walk on the crunchy leaves.

Why is mom always taking our picture?

Did you hear that? Monsters?

I didn't see any deer or snakes or turkeys on our walk, but I did see a turtle in the nature center.

Preschool classes

2011-11-08T20:57:00.000-05:00

I go to my pre-K school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesday and Thursday I stay home with mommy and she makes sure I get some more schooling. Sometimes we go to story time at the library. And sometimes we go to preschool classes at the metro parks. Both are fun. Today I learned a lot about turkeys. They are both cute and yummy.

Highbanks Metro Park nature center

My awesome turkey craft.

Leaves, leaves, leaves

2011-11-06T22:28:00.003-05:00

Leaves are fun. Who knew? Well, I do now.

Especially when you take a running start.

Superbowl

2011-11-05T17:28:00.000-04:00

I made it through 7 weeks of flag football. I learned to pull flags, run with the ball, hike the football, and play with my mouthpiece. Go Steelers!

Boots!

2011-11-05T17:13:00.002-04:00

Even wearing my new super-cool giant light-up Spiderman boots, I can't get the darn missiles to launch.

One more thing

2011-11-02T20:48:00.001-04:00

Did I forget to tell you that I helped mom, dad, and nana carve pumpkins? Well I did!

Nana all gone

2011-11-02T20:39:00.002-04:00

My nana was here for a long time. She stayed home with me, changed my diapers, read me stories, helped me take my naps, played hide-and-seek with me, and gave me lots of hugs and kisses. I'm sad that she is gone.

Luke: Nana? Nana go? (sad voice)
Mom: Yep, Nana had to go home.
Luke: Soon? Nana soon?
Mom: Yes, she'll be back soon.
Luke: OK! (happy now)

The best night of the year

2011-11-01T09:04:00.000-04:00

My beliefs have been confirmed. Halloween is the greatest holiday. It seemed like it took forever for trick-or-treating to start. Waiting is so hard. I was the best Superman in the neighborhood. When it got cold I wore my coat pretending I was Clark Kent, and I ripped it open at every house! I stayed out for as long as I could. I visited every spooky decorated house that I've been watching closely over the past month. In the end my pumpkin bucket was so heavy, mommy had to carry it for me.

My neighborhood is so much fun. All my friends looked good in their costumes.

Here's me with the spooky doll. I've seen him every year!

Trick-or-Treating

2011-11-01T08:43:00.003-04:00

What did you have for dinner last night? I had candy! Cole is right, Halloween is awesome. I dressed up as a scary dragon, I went to all my neighbor's doors and they game me candy, and I gave candy to lots of kids who came to my house. I wasn't scared at all. Well, except when I saw an older boy dressed up like a zombie. He was way too big and bloody.

Halloween story time, with Cole

2011-10-30T22:31:00.000-04:00

Do you have 10 minutes to listen to a scary story? Here's my absolute favorite story, Tell Me a Scary Story, But Not Too Scary! by Carl Reiner. I can "read" the whole thing!

New Friend

2011-10-30T22:22:00.002-04:00

What's your name again? Boney? Sounds good. A spooky skeleton friend is perfect for Halloween.

Nana time!

2011-10-29T13:44:00.001-04:00

Nana is here to celebrate my favorite holiday.... Halloween! So far I've shown her around my neighborhood, taken her on a trip through the metro park, and given her some Angry Birds advice.

Party with the other school

2011-10-24T20:00:00.003-04:00

Cole's new school is a very different place from my school because it has different kinds of classrooms, teachers that I don't know, and lots of stairs. Normally I only go in to drop him off and pick him up, but this week they invited me to a Halloween party. I love parties! I wore my old fireman costume and Cole went as Superman. I saw lots of other Supermans, but I was the only fireman.

I went trick-or-treating in all the rooms. I made a ghost out of a lollypop. I made my own pumpkin out of paper and glue. I played with all the toys I could find. And I went in a bouncy house!
I was too young for a cooking lesson, but Cole let me have a big bite of the sandwich that he made.
(See Superman, Superman, and Supergirl all making cream cheese and bacon wraps.)

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2011-10-23T22:21:00.004-04:00

Happy birthday you,
Happy birthday you,
Happy birthday you daddy,
Happy birthday you.
Blow da candles.
Yea!!!!!

Switcheroo

2011-10-23T22:20:00.000-04:00

Fooled ya! After careful research I have learned that Superman is much more powerful than Batman. Superman is an alien and is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locamotor, and can leap buildings in a bound. I don't think I could find a better superhero.

Decisions, decisions

2011-10-19T21:21:00.000-04:00

What should I be for Halloween this year? Maybe.... Batman?

Halloween practice

2011-10-19T21:11:00.002-04:00

Halloween is still a few weeks away, but there are plenty of Halloween parties to go to. I practiced trick-or-treating at Gahanna creekside. Thanks to my daily Halloween discussion with Cole I have no fear of costumes or spooky decorations.

Steelers

2011-10-17T23:00:00.000-04:00

Do you remember that I'm on the Steelers football team? No? That's ok, I forget all the time too. I play on Sundays. My favorite part is when I get to come out of the game. I also like chewing on my flags, taking a nap on the field, and waiving hi to my mom. Football is really fun.

Sweets and Grandma

2011-10-13T14:48:00.000-04:00

Sometimes I go see Grandma, sometimes Grandma comes to see me. This time I did both! When I'm with Grandma I get McDonald's for lunch and ice cream for dinner. I get to go swimming, dress up in my costumes, sing her songs, take her to story time and to many, many Halloween stores. I hope all this excitement helps me forget that mommy is leaving me for two days. Hmmmm. More ice cream please!

Not scared!

2011-10-13T14:40:00.002-04:00

See, I'm not scared! Creepy is the new funny.

Visit to the Fire Station

2011-10-11T22:51:00.000-04:00

Our fire station invited us to come over to meet the firemen and see all their stuff, so we did. I sat in all kinds of firetrucks, big and small, new and old. I tried on their hats and boots. I ate their hot dogs, chili, and punch. I watched them cut open some crashed up cars. I jumped in a bouncy house. Luke and I even each had a turn to use the fire hose. Hmmm, maybe I should be a fireman for Halloween. They are extremely cool!

Here's me shooting at the pretend fire and there's Luke below.

They even flew in a helicopter! We watched it land and got to sit inside.

Baker's helper

2011-10-11T22:22:00.002-04:00

Cole bakes the cakes and I lick the bowl!

A big boy

2011-10-11T22:18:00.001-04:00

gets a big boy bed!

I never actually jumped all the way out, but mom finally decided to give me the freedom I was looking for anyway.

Over there

2011-10-06T21:07:00.001-04:00

I wonder what life is like on the big kid side...

Happy Birthday Grandma!

2011-10-06T21:05:00.000-04:00

I hope you had a great birthday today, Grandma. I worked very hard on your birthday card. It makes me sad to think that you didn't have a party so I think I will have to give you one next week. I asked mom if we could put up decorations and bake you a cake and she said yes. I also asked her how many candles you would need but she wouldn't tell me. She just said it was a lot more than 4. Luke and I will be practicing our Happy Birthday song until we see you!

Lightsaber Party

2011-10-02T21:41:00.000-04:00

This weekend was my friend Luke W.'s birthday. He had a super-cool lightsaber party. We played pin the lightsaber on Yoda, played with lightsabers made out of pool noodles, smashed a Darth Vader pinata, and ate an Anikan cake. I wish it was almost my birthday.

Washing

2011-10-02T21:23:00.003-04:00

Sometimes it is hard for mommy to play with me because there are so many chores that have to be done. Today I volunteered to clean the kitchen sink while she cut out coupons. I scrubbed and scrubbed for 20 minutes! I'm a good cleaner.

Book review

2011-09-28T21:14:00.003-04:00

Have I got a book for you. Please check out Eat, Cried Little Pig, by Jonathan London. It is fantastic. Little Pig and I have so much in common. I also get food in my hair, food on my chair, food on my clothes, food everywhere. And you will just die laughing when Little Pig sits ON his plate! Right now I'm borrowing it from the library, but I'm hoping that my nightly requests will convince mommy to get me my own copy.

Digging for bones

2011-09-28T21:10:00.000-04:00

It took some hard work and advanced science techniques, but I was able to find a tiny dinosaur skeleton in a big hunk of dirt. I think it was a real baby dinosaur that some scientists sent to me. It is making me consider a career in paleontology.

(Thanks Nina and Ewan!)

Sweetheart

2011-09-26T20:59:00.002-04:00

I am a very lovable little boy, but you already know that. I love to give hugs and kisses. I love to say "I love you" spontaneously to my family (or to pictures of my extended family). I love to say "love you too" over and over again. I also love to stick my tongue out as far as possible at the last second when mommy is coming in for a kiss. Hilarious! And very lovable.

Bows and arrows

2011-09-26T20:56:00.000-04:00

Remember how I bought myself a bow and arrow? Well, I think I have buyers remorse. I keep thinking that there must be a better bow out there. I shop all over Amazon.com and spend lots of time trying to create my own version. I think an arrow holder and a way to carry my bow over my shoulder is key. Maybe I'll save up enough money to buy myself another one, or maybe Santa will answer my daily prayers.

Eating Star Wars

2011-09-24T09:42:00.000-04:00

What tastes yummier than cookies? Star Wars cookies! Thanks for my special cookie cutters, Ali. We finally got to use them last night. I really, really like black icing.

Daredevil

2011-09-24T09:29:00.002-04:00

I have no fear! Of jumping that is. I actually am scared of spooky halloween decorations, monsters, lightning and thunder, spiders, of being left alone, and many other random things.

Halloween Match

2011-09-19T20:51:00.000-04:00

Rachael is my friend from across the street. I play with her every chance I get. Doesn't she look great in her Halloween costume? Captain America Girl has a cape and Captain America has a shield. We are a match!

up, up

2011-09-18T22:43:00.000-04:00

Anyone wanna give me a lift?

Football time!

2011-09-18T22:41:00.000-04:00

Here comes Cole Johnston. The newest running back for the Steelers! Actually I got to play all the positions today at my first practice. My favorite thing so far is chasing the kid with the ball and trying to pull his flag. Ok, actually my favorite thing to do is play with my flag belt. Football is pretty confusing. I'm not quite sure what happened today, but it was fun.

Still working on hiking the ball...

Here's my first big play. Hopefully I'll start to figure out what the heck is going on after a few more practices.

Up high

2011-09-14T21:28:00.002-04:00

Daddy always gives rides on his shoulders. Thanks Mommy for letting me try yours out. In return I will make sure to pick all the leaves and twigs out of your hair.

Homemade costume

2011-09-14T21:24:00.000-04:00

I need a Batman costume. NOW! Until I get it I will just have to make my own.

PJ Party

2011-09-11T20:43:00.003-04:00

Saturday night at the movies with daddy. Two thumbs up for Monsters vs. Aliens.

Its that time of year

2011-09-10T23:01:00.000-04:00

Halloween is coming!!!!

Are you getting ready yet? I am. Today I convinced mom to find an open Halloween store. I begged and begged to buy a Batman costume but she said I have to wait and think more about it. I know I've been saying that I want to be Superman, and before that Captain America. But now I'm really sure, I will be Batman.

Pre-K school

2011-09-09T21:00:00.000-04:00

This week I started at my new school in a pre-K class. My teacher is Miss Shelly. There is another Cole in my class, Cole W. and there are two Lukes! I'm already friends with Luke W., aka Big Luke. This week we learned about colors, shapes, and the letter M. I made a maraca, a mask, and wrote the word mango. This is pre-K so its only for big kids. I get to learn reading, spelling, writing, math, and science. And for the next four Monday's I get to take gymnastics lessons! Yeah, its pretty awesome.

News flash!

2011-09-09T20:49:00.001-04:00

Tonight I peed in the potty for the very first time! Yea!!!

Morning read

2011-09-08T23:55:00.004-04:00

Sometimes Cole wakes me up in the morning and reads books to me. That is a great way to start the day.

Consumer

2011-09-08T21:16:00.000-04:00

I have money and I know how to buy things. Daddy let me open my piggy bank. We counted up $23! I took it to the store and picked out something I've been wanting very, very badly for months... a real bow and arrow! I bought it and a candy bar and still had a few dollars left to put back. I love having my own money.

Mowing

2011-09-05T20:59:00.000-04:00

If Daddy's doing it, it must be fun!

Coats?

2011-09-05T20:42:00.003-04:00

What happened outside? No more pool? Long pants? Coats? Its been hot for so long I don't even remember how to wear long sleeves.

Last day of school

2011-09-02T21:20:00.000-04:00

Bye-bye cubby.

Bye-bye water fountain that I fight over with Luke every afternoon.

Bye-bye school. I have been with you for 4 years. I will miss you all.

Cheering for the team

2011-09-01T22:11:00.003-04:00

I did my best to cheer for Cole and his team tonight, except for when I was busy eating crackers, blowing bubbles, playing with spiders, and running around the playground. Go team!

Trophy time

2011-09-01T22:11:00.000-04:00

Tonight was my last t-ball game. I had two great hits, made it to home plate, and fielded several balls. I loved being a Yankee. And I got a trophy! Go Yankees!

Here's my team.

Race

2011-08-31T21:00:00.002-04:00

On your mark, get set, go! I know how to run a race. I never beat Cole, but that doesn't stop me from saying "I won!" when I cross the finish line.

Higher

2011-08-31T20:55:00.000-04:00

Seriously. I want to go higher.

Zoo birthday party!

2011-08-29T21:46:00.000-04:00

Yesterday Taylor had her birthday party at the zoo! How cool is that?! I wonder if I will get a zoo party when I am 6. We played games, ate pizza and cake, and saw lots of animals. Here's pictures of me petting a snake, a hedgehog, and an armadillo.

It was also my first time playing musical chairs. I almost got out in the first round, but I just barely beat the birthday girl to a chair. Luke got out in the practice round.