Stay at home Dad part 2…

The week that I was home Jack was line leader at school.  Basically that means the class lines up behind Jack in the morning and then he walks first from the yard check in to the class.  I think it rotates between all the kids during the school year but Jack wanted me to go and see him first in line:

So, I decided to skip library time so I could take a nap with Stacy and then go to park with Jack and his friends.  Library time is 11:30 to 12:30 and Jack gets out of school at 1:45 on Wednesdays and a group of friends goes to the park every Wednesday.  The timing didn’t live Stacy a lot of time for a nap so Stacy and I decided NOT to go to library but be well rested for park day!

It was pretty hot on Wednesday and Alaina’s mom brought water balloons for the kids:

It was an all out war!

Stacy is being led out of harms way while I take pictures:

Jack is so close when he bombs people:

Here comes the BOOM!

Jack got beaned as well:

Good times:

How quick they turn on you.  After Jack hit AJ (the kid above), Alaina the girl next to Jack turned and threw her balloon at Jack!

Stay at home Dad Part 1…

Out with the B Squad and in with the A-Squad!   It was my turn with the kids and up first for me was Gymnastics class.  All I have to say it holy crap!   Stacy is in the same gymnastics class Jack took when he was a kid and Stacy is a MILLION times better…I mean a MILLION times better!

Jack was probably the WORST kid in gymnastics and Stacy is probably the best kid in the class!

Stacy listens well and does what the instructor tells her.  Stacy has good balance:

She was able to rock back and forth with crashing:

Prepping for her big tumble:

Trampoline:

I was more impressed with Stacy’s strength.  She was able to do the bear walk:

And more impressively climb the wall.  Jack could never climb well and still does not like to climb:

Ended the day on the balance beam:

Stacy was a total rock star!!

Stay at home Mom Part 4…

Staying home was definitely hard for Aya than it was for me.  One of the days Aya took Stacy to work.  Another day, Aya had an important meeting for $25 million bucks that she needed to go to at the last minute which meant I had to leave work to watch the kids.  Another day, Aya took Stacy to the park to meet Stacy’s park friends (none are shown in the pictures because Aya is taking the pictures):

Aya’s week has come to an end and Stacy has really liked spending the week with Aya.  Stacy got real clingy to Aya during the week:

Stay at home Mom Part 3…

Day number 3 for Aya was taking Stacy to the library for art:

And then story telling.   Aya said the library is really crowded and packed full of Indians.  Aya told me that just like the music class I would hate going to the library.   Ha.   I decided to skip library during my week with the kids.

Stay at home Mom Part 2…

Even though my parents were in Europe for two weeks in seemed like we were always at my parents house.  Jack had to go over every day to either water the plants, feed the fish or take out the trash:

Amazingly enough Aya actually got an action picture:

Sadly it was of Stacy falling out of the dump truck!

So hard to find good help these days.

Stay at home Mom Part 1…

My parents went on a two week vacation to Europe which meant Aya and I had to take 2 weeks off to watch the kids.  Aya took the first week off to watch the kids and I took the second week off from work.

Day one for Aya was take Jack to school and then take Stacy to Music class:

Aya didn’t like the music class much and said I would hate going…luckily I didn’t have to go to music class during my time with the kids:

Stacy seems to like music class:

Halloween Part 7…

Not only does mom and dad take Jack and Stacy Trick-or-Treating:

But Uncle Bryan, Aunty Dawn and Kekoa chaperones as well:

And of course Grandma and Grandpa are there as well:

It seemed like a down year around my parents house this year.  There seemed to be less kids and less houses passing out candy.  Jack likes ‘getting’ the candy but he doesn’t like eating it so much.  At least this year the ‘haul’ was more manageable:

Halloween Part 6…

On Halloween you can go to school dressed in your costume, Jack was a zombie:

All the kids walk around the yard in a parade:

Jack’s class:

Luckily my dad took Jack to school and snapped some pictures for us…Happy Halloween!

Halloween Part 5…

With Halloween being midweek this year we couldn’t all get together at the same time to carve pumpkins.   My dad and Jack carved their pumpkins Tuesday afternoon, the cat and the scary pumpkin:

Aya and I carved our pumpkins Tuesday night:

Aya did Hello Kitty and got the most compliments:

I carved the Stormtrooper, since Lucasfilm was bought by Disney that day:

Bryan and Dawn carved their pumpkins on Halloween:

Bryan did Pacman:

Dawn did a vampire pumpkin:

Halloween Part 4…

Work usually has a Halloween party where you can bring your kids to work and they can roam around the office and get candy.  I think Jack just likes coming to the office because we drive by the building on our way to dinner most weeks.  Plus, whenever I play games at home, mostly EA NCAA football it always starts off, “EA SPORTS, IT IS IN THE GAME”.  Jack thinks I work for EA SPORTS so I just go along with it.

In any case, Jack and Stacy both came to work in their costumes, Jack is a zombie and Stacy is a princess or fairy…whatever has wings:

Aya came along as well:

Token picture with dad:

Jack O’Lantern!

Stacy and her pumpkin!

Halloween Part 3…

Last year Stacy really liked the animals and this year was no exception.  I really would not be surprised if Stacy becomes a vet as she gets older.  Stacy really seems to like animals despite the fact that I *HATE* animals.   Jack humored us by going in the petting zoo but Jack doesn’t like animals much either:

Stacy and the goat:

Stacy loved the rabbits:

This was the only thing Jack would pet:

More rabbits:

If it wasn’t so hot Stacy would have stayed in there for hours petting the animals:

After Stacy asked if we would buy a dog.  Luckily we live in a place where pets are NOT allowed….ever.