Daddy Night at Preschool

This past Tuesday night was Daddy night at Preschool. Of course Ryan wouldn't miss a night out with Charley. I was so proud of Ryan. Since I was out of town, Ryan was responsible for getting Charley all ready (I had helped prepare him a little) and then taking her to what was a fun-filled night of games for just the kids and their daddies. Ryan was even smart enough to remember the camera! Charley loves Ryan so much and they do have an inseparable bond. I am so glad they were able to share this special evening together. These are times that are one in a million! Enjoy the pics!

Daddy Night at Preschool!

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Chuck and I had a ZOOper time at the ZOO!!

Well, today....DADDY's in charge! So Charley and I went to one of her favorite places in all the world....the ZOO. As I was truckin' down Norton Rd. Charley starts going absolutely crazy (go figure) pointing behind us and screaming "ZOO-ZOO!!!" and it was at that point that I realized I had passed the ZOO and she had seen the sign.....ok so she can read. So I turned around and we went it.

I'll be honest it was kind of slow going until Charley and I scared up some MANE WOLVES (kinda like HUGE red foxes)....they are very skittish. None of the monkeys would throw their poop (childhood favorite....the monkeys doing the throwing, not me...of course) so we moved on. We then began feeding the big carp Charley's Cheezits but began running out so we stopped. Charley almost lost a finger to a goat, but daddy saved her.

By this time, we reached the almight SNACK SHACK.....YES! The lunch-lady knew exactly who Charley was when we entered.....hmmmmmm.....I wonder why....making because Mommy was just there with Charley less than one week ago!! Charley had two hotdogs and I had a nachos....with peppers...and a coke...yummy. Onto the elephants.

We were only about 10 from the big black bear (glass wall) but it was sleeping so Charley had this wonderful idea of throwing our ICE from the coke over the tall wall and hitting the bear....it worked to say the least. Bear looked around, looked at us...and then went back to sleep. yippee skippee.

Snake House scared Charley, but she loved the big CORN SNAKE some old guy was holding at the exit.....Charley wanted to pet the snake, but the guy wouldn't let her since she was so young and more likely to get SALMONILA (spelling?) from the snake..... I argued with him for a while to try to get him to understand that Salmonila only comes from raw chicken meat.... he didn't buy it and my little girl couldn't pet the snake.....

I must say the TRAIN ROCKS!!! We rode the train around the lake TWICE! Very cool....Charley was a pro...she knew just what to do. She loves the train whistle. I love my little girl so much! I can't believe my family is blessed as much as we are that I get to stay at home with BOTH my girls....having the time of our lives!

You'll have to click on EACH picture below...I don't know how to correctly add pics to the blog....and my wife isn't here to supervise.

From Melody: I corrected it for you Wasson! Love you and Great Job on the blog!!

Ryan & Charley's Day at the Zoo!

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Family Date Night

Last night we enjoyed a wonderful evening. Ryan, Charley, and myself met our good friends Kevin, Hilary, and Zachary for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. My birthday had been the day before, so we did a little more celebrating at dinner. Thanks Hilary for the yummy cookies and awesome presents! Following dinner we all headed downtonw to The Springfield Little Theater where we watched High School Musical. Charley and Zachary loved it! As always, they were very well behaved. Ryan and Kevin were more restless than the kiddos! It was such a special treat to spend time as a family and with our very best friends!

Enjoy the pictures!

High School Musical

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Charley's Concept of Artwork at Preschool

Let me first say that I LOVE Charley's preschool! Everyone is so nice and Charley really seems to enjoy Mrs. Natasha. Since starting preschool, Charley has come home with some really cute art activities she has done. As a proud mom, I clearly display them for all to see on our refrigerator. One of the projects that she came home with on Friday was a large picture of a boat glued down to some construction paper. At the top was the title "Noah's Ark". Charley had glued animal cookies to the boat to make it resemble all the animals in the ark. When I saw what an amazing piece of work it was, I immediately put it on display. However, a few days ago, this is what I noticed as I walked past the refrigerator......



Notice that there are two cookies missing. Yes that's right, Charley decided to enjoy herself a little snack, glue and all. I am now trying to get her to understand that we don't eat our art projects from school. No wonder she enjoys preschool so much!

Charley's First Day of School!

Today Charley started preschool. I can hardly believe that she is two years old and actually going to school two days during the week. OK - it's actually only for a total of 5 hours a week, but that still seems like a lot. Charley's teacher is Mrs. Natasha and after a little bit of coaxing, Charley was ready for first big day. I had been telling her all week long that she would be going to school, and even though she was so enthusiastic about it at home, she wasn't so sure when we first got there. However, my sister-in-law works at the preschool and was kind enough to call us periodically throughout the morning to give us updates. Charley did great and Ryan and I were anxious to pick her up. We know she will benefit greatly from the time she spends there and are so grateful that she is a part of Kingswood Kids!





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