Rawr!!

As of today, the kids are on winter break! They both had a blast making gingerbread houses at preschool this morning, and some of their buddies (who normally attend on different days) were there, too. So it was a super fun day!

Nikos has been giving me a rough time getting ready in the mornings, though. I think it's just a control issue, since he is very happy and successful at preschool (I was informed the other day that he is one of the best "cutters" they have, hehe!). And it's really only been over the past two weeks. But I made him a deal yesterday: if he didn't give me trouble this morning, we could go to the science museum to see the new dinosaur exhibit. Guess who was a little angel when he woke up? :) Both kids loved it. And they thought it was especially funny that Siegfried the Stegosaurus had on a scarf and mittens. (Personally, I was just thrilled that he was moved closer to the building, as opposed to being way out across the parking lot. Since we ALWAYS have to visit him, no matter what!)

While we were looking at another exhibit inside, a hallway door opened and an employee came out, carrying a plastic wading pool. As we scooted to get out of her way, she invited us up to the second floor to watch her do an enrichment activity with their hedgehog. It was just us, plus one other little girl and her dad. So cool! We sat right up front and watched the little hedgehog run around looking for hidden grubs. Both kids really enjoyed it, and we learned a lot about hedgehogs. Good times!

In other news... I did a huge clean-out of the kids' playroom today, in preparation for the onslaught of new toys they will be receiving. I have a bunch of bags all set to donate. And you would think the kids would have noticed that there were some toys missing... but they haven't said a word! I guess that just proves that they had too many toys to begin with, haha!