the rest of our week...

We had a lot of fun while Ari was out of town (though we did really miss him!)

Here are the guys on a nature walk.  Tahl  declared it story time, so they sat down to tell a story.  Tahl's story was about how there was a frog in a tree. The end.  Then Zev told a story about his new bike. 

Here is Zev as a moose. 

Moose close up! 

Tahl was pulling a wagon collecting leaves, twigs, and flowers. 

Here is the art Tahl and I made together with our collection. 

Zev's art 

I found these guys up here playing train. 

We also made cupcake art. 

Zev drew and cut this out on his own. 

 Tahl and I worked on this together. 

Zev is getting better and better at riding his new bike. 

On Friday we went to the zoo with Mimi, Kade, and Melody.  Here are the guys on the crocodile statue. 

I wonder who the clown is?

This bird came right up to Kade and was trying to get his attention. 

Zev and I made grape statues during Tahl's nap. 

 We made a house...

And Zev's favorite, a jail for other grapes! 

Here is "Super Why" riding his bike! 

Is this the cutest thing ever or what? 

 This guy is pretty cute too! 

Here I am with my friends on Saturday night.  It was a Great Gatsby party.  I definitely dressed up the least.  

 

I had lots of fun, but I was sad I missed the chance to force Ari to dress up. 

The other big even of the weekend was POTTY TRAINING! 

Tahl has only gone in this potty once, but he did sit on it all morning. 

Here are the guys watching TV while trying to get Tahl to use the bathroom. 

Tahl chased Mimi out of the house while naked. I, of course, stopped to take a picture.

We took a potty training break to go to a soccer clinic for Zev. 

Zev had a great time, and he did really well.  Hopefully he will think it is just as fun when it is a real game with only one ball. 

Here is a paper Zev made for Tahl to celebrate him using the potty.  It says "Zev, TO: Tahl" (He forgot the A, but oh well.) I didn't tell him how to spell any of it, so I was pretty proud of him. 

Today on Monday we did a naked day for Tahl all day. 

naked puzzles

NAKED PIRATE! 

This is a little video of Zev singing the potty song he sings for Tahl after he goes to the potty. 

Tahl goes almost every time we take him.  I've just been taking him every 30 minutes. He only had one accident for each of the last two days, but today's was really bad... Hopefully we will be able to venture out soon and move from 30 minutes to 45. Think positive thoughts for us! 

Out of the mouths of babes...

I think these guys are hilarious.  I wanted to write down some of the funny things I've heard in the past week, so I don't forget.

- Tahl: I'm a pig. I'm a nice pig.
  Zev: I'm a mean pig. I'm a pig that eats nice pigs.
  Tahl: You no eat me!


Tahl has developed a BIG imagination!
- Tahl: Daddy needs my help. He is stuck in a cage!
- Tahl - I'm fox cause I eat cookies.
- Zev: Well I'm a fox because I eat frogs.
 - Tahl: Yum. Yum. Yum.

Zev has gotten a little bossier lately...
- Zev: -You're my best friend Tahl. Best friends do what their best friend says. So, get in the dog cage!!

Tahl said this when he was in his Cozy Coupe hoping I'd give him a push.
 - Mommy!! Help me go to the rescue!!


-  Zev: When I grow up I'm going to marry another daddy. (Thinks for a minute.)   If I marry another daddy, how will we have a baby? There won't be a mommy to have the baby in her tummy...
  ... about two or three days later... When I grow up I think I'll just marry a mommy.

Tahl cried at almost all of Zev's 4 year old doctor's appointment. He kept yelling, "Let's just leave"  He is still traumatized from his last visit where the doctor cleaned all the wax out of his ears. The day after the appointment he kept yelling "I no like Dr. Hamner. You no like Dr. Hamner?"  When Ari and I told him we did like her, he was really mad at us.  He kept yelling, "NO! You no like her!" I told him we could like different things, and he said, "Oh, you like pet frogs? I like pet frogs."

Living with these two is hilarious. 

Our week so far...

We returned Zev's first bike and got him a different one (still from Buby and Buster for his birthday) at Richardson Bike Mart. He loves it. 

Here we are on our first ride on the new and improved bike.  Zev was having a great time. 

Tahl likes to wear his helmet too. 

It was also Zev's first fall off a bike.  He was really brave and kept riding. 

He also too a great picture with his dad! 

 When we went inside, suddenly his knee hurt so bad he couldn't walk.  Ari and I were trying not to let him see us laugh as he LIMPED all the way to the bathroom.  The next morning he was walking normally until I asked him if he felt better.  Suddenly he was limping again.  He's too funny. 

 With our extra free time on summer break we've been having some fun at home.  Yesterday we made play doh.  Zev liked cooking it. 

Tahl didn't help cook it much, but he did really like playing with it. 

It is actually much easier to roll out than the store bought play doh. 

Today I babysat for a friend, and the guys had lots of fun playing with their friends. 

Here they are watching a little Dora. 

How cute are they?

Tahl really needs a hair cut. 

We also busted out the stamps.  Everyone had lots of fun making different animals and bugs. 

 This week we still have OT, two more play dates, and a trip to the zoo with Mimi, Melody, and Kade. We are keeping ourselves busy because Ari is out of town.

Zev's 4 Year Old Questions!

Today I remembered to ask Zev the birthday questions!  I also wrote down what he said word for word, and believe it or not, he actually talks more than Tahl does now.  Here are his responses. 

1. What is your favorite color? Give me a moment to think... Hmmm... Pink and purple and green and yellow. I have four favorite colors. Only four. 

2. What is your favorite toy? My all new magformers. Did you see what I builded out of them? (Points to the "high school bus" he built.)

3. What is your favorite fruit? Pear, crunchy pear and soft pear. I have two, apples and pears.  Three, bananas.  Crunchy apple, pear, and bananas. I have only three.  3 + 3 makes 6. 

4. What is your favorite TV show? Team Umizoomi and Scooby Doo (which he actually hasn't watched in a few months...)

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Fish sticks at Ann Marie's house. 

6. What is your favorite outfit? Ummm, I like to wear, in the whole wide world, shirts and pants.  The kind of pants I like is khaki pants, and the kind of shirt I like is my robot shirt. 

7. What is your favorite game? My new Scooby Doo game. I have two, you have to listen to what my second one is, Don't Break the Ice. 

8. What is your favorite snack? string cheese and wheat thins

9. What is your favorite animal? Ummm. Every animal in the whole wide world. 

10. What is your favorite song?  Special Me.  (He later added "Let it Be.")

11. What is your favorite book?  I have two. I have only three. (Then he picked three random books off the shelf, when I asked him to think about it, he picked Knuffle Bunny Free. )

12. Who is your best friend? One of my school friends. Ford and Kyle.

13. What is your favorite breakfast food? yogurt and cottage cheese

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? ride on our slide

15. What is your favorite drink? tea and lemon water.

16. What is your favorite holiday? Purim where we get to eat Hamentashens.  (When I asked about Christmas and Hanukkah, he added them to the list.  Then he said, "I also have a lot of favorite Jewish days.")

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? shmatas

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for dessert? Scooby Bones. One time mommy, I shared two of my Scooby bones with Tahli.  Daddy said I earned one back! I earned more and daddy gave me one! 

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Chipolte and Monster Yogurt. At Monster Yogurt, I sometimes choose mixes. 

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Everything. I want to be a daddy. I want to be a race car driver, a doctor, and a cowboy. 

Sometimes it is hard not to giggle while I'm writing.  There is never a dull moment around here. 

Here are some pictures from Zev's last week of school.  There was a costume picnic on Monday. 

Here are a few with Zev and his friends.

Here he is with his whole class.

Hanging out in "the Woods." 

Notice that he had no pizza, but still had a big dessert.  Oh well.