Grandparent Fun

Gavin loves changing our window clings to match each season, with Nana and Grandpa:

And he loves to work on the United States puzzle with Grandma and Grandpa:

New Animals

Here are Gavin's favorite new stuffed animals:

He named them "Mrs. Snake" and "Mr. Silly Snake."  They've earned a place in his bed.  Thanks Nana and Grandpa!

What To Do On A Snow Day?...

...Stay in pajamas and try on hats, of course!

Ice Skating

Last week we went ice skating at All Seasons rink.  We took a class there last year, but Gavin never wanted to let go of my hand (and the teachers always tried to get him to).  He tells me he still wants to skate, but what he means is he wants to go the the "open skate."  There's no teachers and he keeps his hand firmly in mine!

The lacing takes forever!!

Finally on the ice!!

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Ships!

We just may have another ship buff in the family!  It all started last month when Uncle David showed Gavin a video of the German warship "Bismarck."  He tells us about how it battled with British ships before it sank.

We got Gavin a book about ships from World War Two, which he LOVES.

Then we told him a  little about the Titanic, and how Uncle David knows more about it than just about anyone.  So he asked his uncle to come over and teach him about it.

Now he tells me daily about the Titanic's sister ships (the Olympic and the Brittanic).  He remembers details like how many funnels they had and what color they are.  It is SO sweet!!

Dominoes

Nana and Grandpa Cermak brought over their set of dominoes, and Gavin loved it.  He loved the matching as well as making a line and knocking them all down:

Birthday Dinner

We had dinner at Grandpa and Grandma Cordes' house last week for my birthday.  Gavin has just as many racetracks at their house (so it seems)!

 He started with the little green track:

And then moved on to one that goes all the way down the stairs:

Then everyone started goofing off with Grandma's cows (what's more fun than that?)

Grandma made a delicious dinner and we all had a great time!!

Pop-Up Pirate

Francis bought a VERY silly game called Pop-Up Pirate.  All you do is stick swords in the barrel until the pirate guy pops up.

Gavin and both grandpas loved it!

Valentines Day in the Cat Room

My regular volunteer day came up in the rotation and as it turned out, I got to be with Gavin's class on Valentine's Day.  They didn't have a party with candy or sweets, but they did pass out Valentines at the end.

Gavin started out playing with his friends in the house center:

He was having a VERY important conversation on the cell phone here:

Next he showed me the tools he loves in the block center:

He won't put on a play hard-hat at home, but at school he didn't hesitate:

Here are the Cat friends sitting in their circle with their Valentine bags.  They were actually really excited to get and pass out Valentines to each other, despite their expressions in this particular picture!

Fun With Cermaks

We had a great time when Auntie Clare was in town for Superbowl weekend!  Gavin showed her his favorite books and toys: 

Gavin and Grandpa showed Clare the silly games they play with action figures.  Clare is laughing so hard, she can't stand it!

We can't wait to see you next month, Auntie Clare!