Preschool Anxiety and a Spring Picnic

The morning started off with Isaac and I touring a preschool for Ronan.  After much prayer and thought Isaac and I decided to put Ronan in preschool next year.  As we walked into the building it seemed to loom largely above me and I felt if I sent Ronan there it might engulf my very small almost three year-old.  You could say this was Mom anxiety at its finest.  I turned to Isaac and said "I don't know if I can do this".  "What tour the school?"  He seemed confused at my sudden dismay.

 

 "No, I mean send Ronan to school.  He's so little.  What if they don't understand him."  "It's just a preschool tour for now.  Let's just see how it goes."  So we did.  We saw the classroom he would most likely be in and got to watch a class in session.  By the end of it I was feeling better.  I think it will be a good fit for Ronan and they have nursing staff and I got to meet the head nurse.  After having a talk with her I feel very comfortable with her thoughts on Ronan's care while he will be at school.  After all that's why we picked this preschool because it was equipped to handle special medical needs and they had experience with Ronan's medical conditions.

Ronan visiting with his Nana.

 For now I think I can handle sending him but we'll see how big that building seems in September.  I'm sure there will be tears, not from Ronan but from his mother.

My in-laws came up this morning to take us all out on a picnic. We enjoyed yummy food and their was a playground where the kids played for awhile.

 This was Inara's first time really playing on a playground so she causally crawled on most of the equipment.  She wasn't too fond of the swing unlike Ronan who never wanted to leave the swing.  I had to have help pulling him out of the swing because he latched on tightly so I couldn't remove him.

 It wasn't even the fact he didn't get plenty of time in the swing because everybody took time to push him.  Landon especially enjoyed pushing Ronan.  He pushed him higher than I was comfortable with and Ronan just giggled. 

 I think the preschool tour and the swing today showed me Ronan isn't as much of a baby anymore as I have been thinking he is.  He is becoming a little boy and I have to work on letting go a little bit.  Why do they grow so quickly? 

The kids got their Easter baskets from the Fullmer side.  The kids got lots of goodies: stickers, candy, and more.

Inside were also kites and the wind made it perfect to fly them.  We were also at a park with a lot of open space which also proved helpful for kite flying.

 We wrapped up the picnic just in time for nap time which turned out perfect.

Four Generations

 I also wanted to include the kids' favorite way to do movie night.  Besides having the treat of popcorn, m&ms and juice boxes the kids like to line up their chairs. 

 And Finally here are the extra pictures.  I'm off to boil a few dozen eggs for tomorrow.

Spring is in the air.

We had an extremely mild winter.  The kind I only dream of while living in Iowa.  Isaac and I have talked about moving to somewhere where we could be out doors all year but as of yet the opportunity has not presented itself.  For now we are enjoying the Spring weather.  The kids are enjoying getting time outside even if it is just in our back yard.

So here are some pictures of the kids enjoying Spring and life in the moment.

Ronan enjoyed running around without his glasses and hearing aides due to the fact he chewed on the strap that holds his hearing aide on.  They had to dry so his hearing aide wouldn't get wet.  He thought he was cool stuff.

Inara enjoyed finding and showing me random things in the yard.  She really liked picking all the tiny purple flowers strewn throughout the yard.

Ronan also enjoyed walking with his Grandpa.

We also enjoyed celebrating Aunt Sarah's birthday this week.  Sarah is my Sister on-law's (my brother's wife) sister.  The kids have officially adopted her as their Aunt and we welcomed her into our family when she moved to the area a few months back.  Yesterday was her birthday so we celebrated with yummy food and cake.

Xander is the clown of the family and he loves to push his sister's buttons especially by scaring her.  He bought this plastic scorpion at the church store and Jadzia should have never let him know it scared her.  He chased her through the house saying " My white spotted scorpion is going to tickle you!!".  This was her response to that.

This leaves us with the adventures of super Landon.  He was narrating a story here.  The boy should compete in a Charades tournament.

And lastly a few extra pictures.

With so many ultrasounds and a tech who captures great pictures of my baby girl I created a collage to put on the wall.  I think it turned out pretty cute.