Halloween Party at Preschool

Parker's "preschool" had a little Halloween party today, which was lots of fun. He dressed up as a "construction guy" ("Parker the Builder?" "Handy Parker"?), and did a great job wearing his costume--he seemed to be really happy about it. It helps that he's already pretty stoked to wear his tools when he's at home :) The kids made "goodie bags," and the moms all brought "treats" to fill them. We had a little costume parade and took lots of pictures. Parker broke into his goodie bag as soon as we got in the car, managing to stuff his face with a delicious blueberry muffin before we even made it home. Fun times!

Off to Pre-Preschool

I started taking Parker to a really great parent-toddler "preschool" in our neighborhood this fall, offered by our local community college. We go once a week for about two hours; Parker gets to experience a preschool-type of structure, while still having me there with him to help ease him into the process. I also get to listen to really helpful "lectures" given by a very experienced early childhood educator, so it's a win-win for both of us! We are both really enjoying it, and I really believe that Parker is blossoming just from the little bit of structure, stimulation, and interaction with other kids. I was pleasantly surprised to realize that Parker is definitely ready to start preschool--I'm going to start researching and hope to find him a great school to start at next fall.

(He was excited to bring his backpack with him to school today--he put some of his favorite race cars and his brachiosaurus inside.)

p.s. Finally got him a haircut! He's looking so handsome.

Finally, Some Major Progress!

Yippee!! Finally, things are coming together in the bathroom. The tile was completed last week, I sealed the grout this weekend, and then Parker got to take his first bath in a nice big beautiful tub in our own house! Awesome. I'm sure we'll be finishing up lots of little details over the next month or so (like installing a sink, for example!), but life is finally beginning to return to normal around here :) And I'm happy to say that everything is coming together beautifully.