On March 17, Flora Enz turned 3. I was present at her home birth, and even took some pics and a video for Kristy and Tom of their experience and their new little one. We can't believe she's 3!!! For her birthday, Flora had a "Princess Tea Party." Of course we had to get all fancied up!
A big kiss from my "prince" before we left for the party...
The kids had a great time, as always at the Enz's. Here you can see Princess Flora, her little brother Frog Prince Leo, and Fischer enjoying some fresh fruit in the playroom.
Flora's 3!
1-year-old Leo certainly looks smootch-able!
Doesn't Fischer look so handsome!? Like he's ready for a job interview or something! :)
A few days before Flora turned 3, our friend Collin's mom Holly (my "work wife") gave birth to their new little guy, Quinn. Fischer and I visited the Cormiers a couple of times while Holly was on maternity leave. The "big boys" played very nicely while we visited!
Fischer has been getting more and more physically coordinated. He runs everywhere he goes, he recently learned to hop, getting both feet off the ground (late May, 2010), and enjoys tickle torture, giving "raspberries" (as seen below), and wrestling.
Easter morning (April 4, 2010), Fischer wasn't as excited to wake up to his basket as I thought he'd be...
Turning on PBS and finding a little Curious George perked him up!
Fischer got the movies Snow White and The Fox & the Hound, some sidewalk chalk, a flashlight, and some flashcards. His favorite item that day turned out to be the flashlight :)
By the time we went through his whole basket, things were looking up, and Fischer was back to his usual chipper, smiley self.
Every morning and evening, Fischer uses a stepstool to brush his teeth at the bathroom sink. He doesn't have spitting mastered, yet, but he goes through the motions. When he's had enough, he says "help you" and hands me his toothbrush, so that I can help him get one more thorough sweep of his teeth and tongue.
The following weekend (April 10, 2010), it was such beautiful weather that Papa suggested we go to the Wildlife Sanctuary to feed the ducks and geese. Whenever Joe had Fischer take a handful of corn from the bag, he asked him to throw it out for the geese...there's a video on the Fisch Finder of Fischer feeding the geese. Instead of throwing it to the geese each time, he'd throw it down onto the ground ;)
You may notice he has a slight wardrobe change--we brought both his winter and spring jackets because the weather was so back-and-forth...
When we had had enough of the geese and ducks (or maybe they'd had enough of us...), we went for a long walk. When Joe and I needed a rest, we took a seat on a parkbench near the path and asked Fischer to "stay close." He did a great job and got to explore to his little boy heart's content--here he is running with some sticks!
The following weekend (April 17, 2010), we went to Scarborough (a favorite fishing hole of Joe and his brother Charlie) to hunt for wild asparagus. 
We didn't find any, as the fields had recently been cleared and burned to get rid of old growth...but we got some cute pics and had a nice walk!
I believe I shared some details in my last entry about my journey to improved health and weightloss...As of today (5/25/10), I am 6 lbs. away from my final weightloss goal. Being inside the last 10 lbs. is, in a lot of ways, tougher than any other part of this journey! I'm continuing to chart the foods I eat, the exercise I sweat through, and my weight--there's an app for my phone I can do all this with!!!! I promise, I will post my lovely before pics when I have awesome AFTER pics to contrast.
In the meanwhile, I'll have my camera out more and will be better able to keep up on the blog as I'm taking summer off of school. In fall I'll start again and will take my final class next spring--then I'll have my Wisconsin Child Care Administrator's Credential. One more way to make myself feel special and important! Oh yeah, and it's required by the state for all center directors...
The following weekend (April 17, 2010), we went to Scarborough (a favorite fishing hole of Joe and his brother Charlie) to hunt for wild asparagus. 
We didn't find any, as the fields had recently been cleared and burned to get rid of old growth...but we got some cute pics and had a nice walk!
I believe I shared some details in my last entry about my journey to improved health and weightloss...As of today (5/25/10), I am 6 lbs. away from my final weightloss goal. Being inside the last 10 lbs. is, in a lot of ways, tougher than any other part of this journey! I'm continuing to chart the foods I eat, the exercise I sweat through, and my weight--there's an app for my phone I can do all this with!!!! I promise, I will post my lovely before pics when I have awesome AFTER pics to contrast.
In the meanwhile, I'll have my camera out more and will be better able to keep up on the blog as I'm taking summer off of school. In fall I'll start again and will take my final class next spring--then I'll have my Wisconsin Child Care Administrator's Credential. One more way to make myself feel special and important! Oh yeah, and it's required by the state for all center directors...Fischer's second birthday is right around the corner! He'll be 2 on 6/3/08. We're having a party for him with a chef theme on Sunday, June 6th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Little kids will make their own pizzas and decorate their own cupcakes (and they'll each get to take a kid-sized apron home), and Big kids will build their own sandwiches and enjoy potluck items brought by guests. Let me know, please, if you'll be attending so I can have enough food. If you need sizes and stuff for Fischer or any other ideas if you're interested in giving a gift, please call, text, facebook, or e-mail me!
