Today we visited Umberslade Farm, it was particularly Christmas themed complete with a Nativity. Sebastian enjoyed seeing all the animals (and playing in the muck).
Longtime readers may recognize the seat - if they are not blown away by the cuteness.
Rose Kramer McMahon was born Friday to Sebastian's lovely Aunt Leah and fab Uncle Dave. We're thrilled to meet her, incredibly happy for Leah and Dave, ... And we're not going to lie, it is awesome to pass along baby stuff! Photos are posted with her parents' permission. Rosie will likely have her home on the interwebs soon.
Sebastian specializes in cute. The hedgehog helps.
Monday was Nana Sheila's birthday. We didn't see her on the day, but we will see her later this week. Until then, a few pictures of her and Sebastian playing 2 weeks ago at the park.
The weather has just been perfect this weekend. We spent as much time as possible outside. We spent the morning at the Flea at MIT with good friends and the afternoon at one of our favorite parks.
Sebastian is just starting to get into the 'I do it' phase people have been warning me about. One of my favorite things that he does these days is get himself out of the bath. It is just cute. Yahoo!
Sorry for the poor video quality.
We love Sebastian's daycare. He loves his daycare. All of us are happy that he gets to spend time everyday with his Toddler 1 pals. The teachers and staff are amazing. They focus on making sure that the kids learn to be 'good little citizens', by which (at this age) they mean the kids learn to be gentle, to share, to understand they can't always get their own way and to help other people. If one of them starts to cry, one of the toddlers often swoops in quickly with a pat on the back or a favorite toy. It is really heartwarming. We often jokingly call his classmates Tiny Pals. They are not so much tiny, as Sebastian is quite large.
In this shot, Sydney and Matthew are giving Sebastian a hello hug. He just towers over them.
I prefer it when the other kids initiate hugs. Sebastian tends to underestimate his size and strength in relation to his pals. Hugs often become affectionate tackles, which sometimes become a classroom game of pig pile.
His class is 10 kids per day (a couple of the kids are part time, so in total Sebastian has 11 or 12 classmates). It is important to us that we know all their names. Phil and I saw hi/bye to everyone by name everyday. We ask Sebastian questions about his pals. We make up stories about them. Sydney is the only girl. Her hair often comes out of her bunches, giving her awesome faux-hawks. Matthew is very dexterious. He, Justin and Ethan generally try to mug me when I enter the room. I've lost my wallet and phone to those three more than once. Thomas has the sweetest smile and is ALWAYS happy to see everyone. William is new (now that crazy Charlie has left). He is also half British. I suspect that when the weather gets a bit cooler, he and Sebastian will instruct the others in the fine art of a nice cup of tea and a sit down. Michael and Taku are often waiting by the gate. I guess being the youngest in the group, they are on sentry duty. Hmm...I'm missing a few pals. I'll need to figure out who today at pickup.This morning while I read and had coffee at the table, Sebastian decided to join me. He got his favorite book out of his library basket, put it on the table, got himself into his highchair and settled in for s good read.
