tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65975374542274982522024-03-05T03:24:40.745-05:00The Adventures of Mr. NoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-59369282317503323032014-06-08T09:06:00.001-04:002014-06-08T09:06:41.532-04:00Simple Things Sunday: PipsqueakWow, I haven't been here in months! Things have been so crazy that I forgot all about blogging for Mr. No. First Simple Things Sunday in over 6 months is about our little friend who was just passing through, Pipsqueak. <br />
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First, please note that I absolutely do not advocate taking wildlife from it's environment. You are supposed to leave seemingly abandoned babies in a protected area for 4-6 hours to see if their mom will come back for them. Then contact a wildlife rehabilitator for instructions on what to do. How Pipsqueak ended up with us is a long story but I'm not getting into that. This simple creature reminded me of some pretty big things... such as my son's intense love for every living creature be it a beautiful swan or a not so loved field mouse. He reminded us of the compassion we should have for every living thing and to cherish the beings we love because they could be gone in an instant as his family was, the poor little thing. So this week, we are celebrating the simple moments we had with Pipsqueak and his amazing determination to survive.<br />
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After 2 days of feedings every 2 hours, we finally found a wildlife rehabilitator to take Pipsqueak so he can hopefully return to the wild soon. We sent him on his way with his dinosaur stuffed animal that he had bonded to and his habitat that he was comfortable in to help him continue to thrive. As far as we know, he is doing fine.<br />
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I hope you are continuing to thrive, our sweet friend, and are home in the wild soon. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-20198137460209957182013-12-22T11:17:00.003-05:002013-12-22T11:17:51.117-05:00Simple Things Sunday: Merry ChristmasEvery year, we have a friend Christmas party. Unlike most Christmas parties, there is no dressing up, no fancy meals, no large crowd of acquaintances you barely know. It's a casual, pizza munching, small friend gathering where it really is about just relaxing with friends before the holidays. Best part is The No's get to spend time together and just have fun.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-20002574788612407332013-12-15T12:45:00.005-05:002013-12-15T12:45:46.728-05:00Simple Things Sunday: Snow BuddiesTwo buds hanging out, watching the snow being cleared throughout the neighborhood and enjoying each others company. No better way to spend a snowy Sunday morning!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-833950375627765082013-12-12T08:27:00.002-05:002013-12-12T08:31:44.111-05:00Adventures of Eggnog EvergreenOur Elf, Eggnog Evergreen, has been back since November 30th. He was supposed to wait until Mr. No's birthday on December 1st but Mr. No just couldn't wait one more day! Most of our book related adventures can be found in <a href="http://adventuresofmrno.blogspot.com/2013/12/eggnog-evergreen-using-our-elf-to.html" target="_blank">this post</a> and here are the rest of them!<br />
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<i><b>Day 1: Eggnog arrives in style</b></i><br />
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No silly reindeer for our elf! He came in an Angry Birds sleigh pulled by a fire breathing dragon. Good thing the toys set out a landing strip for him! So many come out to welcome him home!<br />
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Day 2: Happy Birthday Mr. No!<br />
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Eggnog really put some effort into this birthday! He got Mr. No a few presents, put up his new Christmas tree and lights for him and put streamers on the doors and ceiling fan. He even bought a new outfit for the occasion!<br />
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<i><b>Day 3: Candy Thieves!</b></i><br />
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Now we're not certain if Eggnog was stealing the candy (from the giant bag Auntie & Uncle got him) or if he was getting it back from Yeti, Rudy and Rise of the Guardians Elf #2. The Big Boots Police Force will figure it all out!<br />
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<b>Day 4: Green Eggs and Ham (previous post)</b><br />
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<i><b>Day 5: Angry Elves</b></i><br />
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Eggnog decided to play with Mr. No's new game...and use the other elves as pigs! He needed a rest between his 2 big story book adventures.<br />
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<b>Day 6: The Magic Tree House (previous post)</b><br />
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<b>Day 7: Eggnosh Hangs up His Wash (previous post)</b><br />
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<i><b>Day 8: Pez Thieves! </b></i><br />
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Eggnog tried to bring some Pez for Mr. No but the elves (and ogre) weren't going to let that happen! Hmmm...now are they stealing the candy to get back at Eggnog for stealing theirs or for getting them in trouble for stealing? Not sure but Eggnog means business with that sword! Never steal Eggnog's gift for Mr. No.<br />
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<i><b>Day 9: Annual Tree Trimming Party</b></i><br />
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Every Year Eggnog gathers a few friends and makes some decorations for Mr. No. He always knows how to bring the Christmas cheer!<br />
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<i><b>Day 10: Lego Convention</b></i><br />
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Eggnog felt a little left out when he couldn't come to the Lego Kids Fest with us so he held his own! We didn't have the heart to tell him that a Lego Convention wasn't simply a party with the Lego guys.<br />
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<i><b>Day 11: Home Alone</b></i><br />
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One of Mr. No's favorite<i><b> </b></i>movies is Home Alone. Eggnog attempted to recreate that with what we had on hand. You have to use your imagination a little but Mr. No recognized it and loved it! Good thing we have 2 fresh elves to be the Wet Bandits.<br />
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I feel like my ideas this year are not as good as <a href="http://adventuresofmrno.blogspot.com/2013/09/goodbye-eggnog-little-late.html" target="_blank">last year's</a>. Mr. No is happy but I'm trying to rein in the need to do more.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-76340034236061185232013-12-09T11:09:00.002-05:002013-12-09T11:25:39.403-05:00Eggnog Evergreen: Using our Elf to Promote ReadingYay! Eggnog is back! Tomorrow I will the rest of his adventures so far but, this year, I'm trying a new idea and it seems to be working! I'm using Eggnog to get Mr. No more interested in his book. I have no idea why I didn't think of it before especially since it makes it so easy to create scenes. 3 day sout of the 10 he's been back, Eggnog has gotten into Mr. No's bookshelf, pulled out a book (or books) and used them to create his nightly scene. Some will be easy and some will be more involved. It's amazing how much more excited Mr. No is about the scenes when it's from a book he likes! And he wants to read the book, sometimes several times, because of Eggnog. And since Eggnog is always thoughtful enough to leave the book out, it's easy for Mr. No to grab it and read.<br />
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<b>Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss</b><br />
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Since we had items readily available, I somewhat recreated the part with the goat and the boat. We have 2 Rise of the Guardian Elves that are enemies of Eggnog so they each had a part and a sign with their line from the story.<br />
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I quickly sewed 2 eggs from felt, just green circles sewn directly to cream colored blobs, and green ham which is stuffed with fluff. The "plate" has a bit of elastic sewn to the bottom so it could easily slip on his hand and stay put.<br />
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Bad Elf with the goat, fox and mouse in his car, looking crabby. <br />
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This is one of Mr. No's favorite books but he's been cranky about reading it because we've been trying to pick out sight words while I read. He was all for it that night since it had Eggnog's approval.<br />
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<b>The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne</b><br />
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This one was a bit more involved. I actually made the tree house out of cardboard which was fairly simple. Cut the doors and windows and draw the lines on to make it look like wood and it was done. The cardboard ladder took a bit longer and I should have tied it differently but it worked. I used the leftover cardboard and cut it into strip, then punched holes in the ends, tied on the yarn and then taped it into the tree house. And Eggnog couldn't be Jack without his glasses!<br />
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I was even crazy enough to make cardboard books, paint them and add titles. It's not the magic tree house without books! Lalaloopsy girl was Annie and then I grabbed whatever toys I could find that fit the books we had read so far. Dinosaurs, pirates, ninjas, knights, etc. and hung the pteradactyl from the fan so he was flying. This made him want to continue on in the series so Eggnog would have more adventures to go on with LalaLoopsy Annie.<br />
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<b>Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash by Sarah Weeks</b><br />
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This was my last one so far. Mr. No had everyone he could find read this book to him after Eggnog set up the scene. It's a cute little book about Mrs. McNosh washing and hanging up the laundry and everything in sight including herself. He thinks it's hilarious and I even managed to find some chatter teeth to pass as Grandpa McNosh's removable teeth. This was a simple one to set up. Ribbon tied around the room and I hung up every silly but small enough thing I could find.<br />
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I like to create things so I enjoy making the scenes more involved but they could easily be done as simply as Mrs. McNosh was and it's a positive but still fun alternative to fresh elves! Though we enjoy when our elf gets into mischief! With Mr. No just beginning to learn sight words, I thought this would be a fun way to encourage him to read more without pushing him. It's working and the book scenes are his favorite scenes so far! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-27453548414229766342013-12-02T10:11:00.002-05:002013-12-02T21:33:35.371-05:00Christmas Craft #2: Clothespin Santa OrnamentsLast year we made the <a href="http://adventuresofmrno.blogspot.com/2013/11/christmas-craft-clothespin-elf-ornaments.html" target="_blank">Elves</a> and Santa clothespin crafts for gifts. We also attempted to make glass ornament balls that were "painted" inside with glitter and paint which did not work out well at all. Mr. No loves his crafts so we do handmade ornaments every year. The tree in his room is covered with Popsicle stick reindeer and snowmen, hand painted clay ornaments from when he was a baby and these clothespin ornaments. This was one that I came up with from looking at a few different Santa ornaments that weren't quite what we wanted.<br />
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For this craft, you need a hot glue gun or an amazing amount of patience. Again, Mr. No had just turned 5 days before we did these so I would say 4 years old with a good amount of help or 5+ for this craft. The purpose of our crafts is fun and working together so Mr. No does not do all of the work. Just most of it.<br />
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Red craft felt: 1 craft square should be enough<br />
Red, black, gold and peach/flesh color paint<br />
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8 tiny red pompoms for noses<br />
8 sparkly white pompoms for hats<br />
16 tiny googly eyes<br />
8 medium size pompoms (any color)<br />
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First step is, of course, to paint the clothespins. I cut out the mustaches while Mr. No was painting. Basically with kids paint or even the cheaper craft paint, when we finished the last one, the first one was dry enough for the next step. We started with peach or flesh for the faces and red along the body. We let them dry a minute and then painted our black boots and belts. Finishing touch was a dab of gold paint in the middle of the belt for the buckle. Here is Mr. No's wonderful paint job!<br />
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Next we started gluing the face together. We found that the easiest way to position everything right was to work our way up. We started with gluing on the mustaches and then glued a pompom nose right in the little dip. I found that it works best to put the littler pieces, noses and eyes, in shallow lids or trays. They don't tip and are easy for little fingers to grab.<br />
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Next step was to glue on the little eyes. Mr. No used tweezers for those. He was getting annoyed at the glue on his fingers making it hard to position the eyes.<br />
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This was pretty much the end of Mr. No's part of this project. Depending on the age of the child, the next step will be the adult's part of the craft. Here are our hatless Santas.<br />
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I did this step with craft glue but a hot glue gun is a much better and less aggravating choice. I glued the medium sized pompom to the top of the heads. While they were drying, I cut out the santa hats. I don't have any pictures of these steps, not sure why. This is the shape you want to cut out. Triangle with a curved bottom. I made them a bit over-sized but that was my preference. I think they look cute with the larger hat rather than one that fits around perfectly. The photo below the drawing shows 1 with a snug hat and the rest with over-sized hats so they can be compared.<br />
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The pompoms help hold the hat upright and make it easier to glue on. Mr. No and I just wrapped the hat around and glued in the back. Regular glue may take 2 or 3 applications to stick. Hot glue is the way to go, especially for the pompom on top. Once the hat was dry, I glued that tricky little pompom to the top. This was aggravating part. I really need that hot glue gun. The hats could also be made the same way as the elf hats instead but they are so much cuter with the felt.<br />
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We finished up by gluing our ribbon to the back of the clothespin. If you aren't using hot glue, cut a small rectangle of felt and glue it over the ends of the ribbon to help keep it in place. Here is our finished ornament on Mr. No's tree. He's so cute! And everyone loved the Santas!<br />
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We haven't yet decided what we're making this year. Maybe ice skates. I loved making those when I was a kid.<br />
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It's so sad that <a href="http://higgins.org/" target="_blank">Higgins Armory</a> is about to close. I know most of the collection is going to the art museum but it won't be the same. I have some great memories of going there with our Gram, watching sword fighting and arms demonstrations and, the best part, getting plastic swords we could attack each other with in our Gram's side yard. Mr. No has quite a few memories there himself. He's gone twice with me and several times with his Nana and Pop. I have to go one more time and get a photo of the building itself. I meant to this time but it started raining on us and Mr. No had his cardboard shield to worry about. If you live in there area, go once just to to check it out. It's not as big as it seemed when I was little but nothing ever is.</div>
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The first time Mr. No went, he was not even 2. We went with his friend Noodle and her family on Halloween weekend to go trick or treating. The No's were the cutest dragon and dinosaur and everyone thought they were twins. The costumes were not planned. Mr. No just wanted to be a T-Rex and she wanted to be a dragon. They were adorable.</div>
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About a week ago we went again and, sadly, that will most likely be our last visit. There is one main floor of exhibits, while not very big, houses so many interesting artifacts. Armor, swords, all kinds of weapons, amazing for anyone to see really. Here are the two sides of the main exhibit floor of the armory which is actually the 3rd floor. You can see a few of the larger displays in the middle and the crazy amount of people there to see it all before it is moved.</div>
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Some of the detail work on the armor and the weapons are absolutely amazing. And some of them are rather creepy...the armor with the smiling face just gives me the chills. I'm not sure why.</div>
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The array of weaponry is incredible. Not that I'm all that knowledgeable about weaponry, but there were a lot of items I had never even heard of before. </div>
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The next floor is a balcony that overlooks the 3rd floor and has more armor, etc. That is where the very cool samaurai armor and weapons are and, Mr. No's favorite, the Medusa plaque from the Roman empire. </div>
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Here are gorgeously detailed arrow heads.</div>
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An adult could spend hours just reading about everything there. Mr. No just wanted to rush around and see everything...and then head down to the 2nd floor which is the play area. There is a huge chess board, large soft, block, wooden block, armor to try on and more. Mr. No really just wanted to build with the castle blocks and at one point he had 2 other little boys with him. The 3 of them built an entire city. He also got to design his own cardboard shield. He planned it all out and then put us to work cutting the shapes.</div>
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The museum will be closing at the end of December. If you're in New England, it's worth a look before it's gone. Early weapons, viking weapons, samaurai armor, so much to see and learn about. Yes, the pieces are moving to the art museum but it truly won't be the same experience. They also have shows and demonstrations right up to closing day. I have some great memories from here most of which ended in my sister and me sword fighting in our Grandmother's front yard. We didn't look when we were there but plastic swords used to be available in the gift shop. We really should get one for Mr. No...and for me!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-71028697496255438052013-11-25T09:22:00.001-05:002013-12-02T10:21:48.656-05:00Christmas Craft: Clothespin Elf OrnamentsI am one of those pinterest obsessed moms. I pin hundreds of things but I do actually end up trying quite a few. I found<a href="http://aprendendoafazercomeva.blogspot.com/2010/12/sugestao.html" target="_blank"> this post</a>, which I cannot read, and that inspired us to create our own elf clothespin ornaments. Our elves came out even cuter than I had hoped. Mr. No had just turned 5 when we did this craft so I would say 4 year olds with patience or a good amount of parental help or 5 and up as the age for this craft.<br />
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Our materials (for 9 elves):<br />
9 standard clothespins<br />
green paint<br />
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white foam<br />
green foam<br />
18 tiny pom poms: 9 green, 9 any color you want<br />
18 tiny googly eyes<br />
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The majority of our art supplies come from Dollar Tree so this was a very inexpensive craft. We had a large package of standard clothespins that we had used for our counting clip cards and they were perfect for our elves. I drew a pencil line on the front of the clothespin where Mr. No should stop painting so the elf wouldn't have a green face and let him paint all the elves green.<br />
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Since kid's paint dries fairly quickly, we didn't have to wait long to continue on with our elves. I ended up cutting out the little collars for the elves. Mr. No tried, the kids scissors gave him a lot of problem and then got frustrated so, since this is supposed to be fun, I cut the collars out of white foam. He attached them.<br />
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I took the opportunity to work on fine motor skills as well and we used tweezers to attach the tiny green pom pom noses.<br />
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He didn't want to use the tweezers for the googly eyes so those went on by hand.<br />
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Since we were doing Elves and Santas, I cut out the hats as well. When given the choice between elves and Santas, he wanted to do both. He loves to create. I thought he would be overwhelmed but he was happy to do them all except for the cutting. The hats were made from just 2 matching triangle of foam, one glued to the front and one glued to the back by Mr. No. Then we added the pom pom on top. We glued a white ribbon loop to the back with white glue but a hot glue gun would be best.<br />
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And there are our very cute and very easy Elves and Santas Christmas ornament gifts. Here's the post on how to make the <a href="http://adventuresofmrno.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-craft-2-clothespin-santa.html" target="_blank">Santas</a>. I have to admit that I am one who, even if I can guess from one photo how to make something, likes to see step by step instructions especially when working with Mr. No. It lets him see how things will progress so he doesn't get frustrated when it doesn't immediately look like the end product. And I think his end product was adorable!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-58792997253781512762013-11-22T09:22:00.000-05:002013-11-22T09:22:34.744-05:00Flashback Friday: Monkey on His BackI've been so busy lately that I completely forgot all about posting anything for the past, well, almost 2 weeks. Things get crazy with Thanksgiving, Mr. No's birthday and then Christmas all in a row. We haven't even made any Thanksgiving crafts this year. Yikes.<br />
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This Flashback Friday is Mr. No with his buddy the monkey backpack aka baby leash. We bought the baby harness for when went to potentially dangerous places like the waterfall where a one second distraction could be disastrous. I liked the idea that he could have safe freedom to roam in places that you'd have to keep a tight hold on him. He loved that little monkey and wanted to wear him around all the time. It was super cute.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-89013121475102292032013-11-10T08:57:00.002-05:002013-11-10T08:57:34.015-05:00Simple Things Sunday: Student of the WeekMr. No's school does a cute little student of the week thing where someone from each class is picked and gets to each lunch with the principal at a special table...and other things. I'm not exactly certain what because Mr. No does not like to talk about 90% of things school related. However, he was incredibly excited by the book they create for student off the week where each classmate drew a picture of him and (the teacher for them) wrote what they like about Mr. No. I found out more about him at school from that book than from anything he's said. It's great to know that he listens to the teachers, never pushes, shares, helps other, is nice, is funny and has a couple "BFFs". He is so proud of what the other kids wrote about him and the pictures they drew. <br />
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The cover is the picture he drew. His little hamster Fuzzy in her hamster ball running walls.<br />
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This is his favorite drawing in the book done by his good friend who is a girl. He seems to gravitate towards the girls as friends so it was a nice surprise that the 2 who wrote that Mr. No was their BFF were both boys. Nothing wrong at all with girls as friends but he does have to learn to get along with boys, too.<br />
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The one that makes me laugh is the boy who's favorite thing about Mr. No isn't exactly about Mr. No.<br />
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And the one that makes Mr. No mad because we tease him about it. Really I think it's sweet but he get so hilariously worked up over he thinking that he's handsome...pronounced haaaaannnndsoooome! ooooo! in our house. We're so mean.<br />
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Another great week for Mr. No: reading necklace handed out, prizes from the prize jar for doing all the things he was supposed to do, this great book and off to Yankee Candle (huge) Store today! </div>
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Most of the places we go to we just find online. There are so many state parks and Trustees of Reservations sites to check out. We try to check out at least 3 or 4 new places every year. Recently we traveled to CT to try the Sleeping Giant State Park. I do have to admit that we didn't really see the sleeping giant outline driving up but apparently we were walking on him. It's free to visit and there are picnic tables and bathrooms right by the parking lot. Anyone who travels with kids knows how important it is to know where the closest bathroom is. It is right across from a college. I have to say that all of the college kids that we saw on the path were very respectful of the fact that we had a younger child with us and had very considerate language and actions. </div>
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There are a few areas of large, fairly easy to navigate, stairs going up to the path. I'm pretty sure there was the option of path or stairs. At 5 years old, Mr. No had no issues getting up or down them.</div>
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The main path is wide and is an easy climb for pretty much any one. There were even a few strollers on the path. There are plenty of places to stop and rest along the way or stop for a little hydration. Mr. No was thrilled that he could stop wherever and sit as needed. We definitely packed waters and snacks in my backpack.</div>
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One of Mr. No's favorite parts of the path were the numbers on the rocks. Whenever his lazy bug started biting, all we had to say was I guess we won't get to find the next number and that bug just flew away and was forgotten.</div>
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The scenery was gorgeous, of course. I find even the most simple forest gorgeous, though. We all loved the rocks and boulders everywhere.</div>
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Mr. No ran along the path, climbed rocks, tried to carry large rocks with him to take home and found the last remaining pile of snow to jump in. At one point he was making a big show of trying to pick up huge boulder that had both us and passersby laughing at his antics. Then he found a smaller, but still to large to carry, rock and insisted on trying to carry it uphill. Yeah, that lasted about 5 minutes before he tried to pawn it off on us and we made him put it down. He had an absolutely amazing time. </div>
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The hike back down is never as fun as the hike up. He wanted to be carried, of course, and each of us gave in for a brief amount of time. I had him on my back for a while until I accidentally stepped in a little dip in the road and literally toppled over with him still on me...in front of a group of college kids...and a couple with their child. And my mother wonders why I didn't pursue dance beyond that first year. Ever graceful...</div>
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Sleeping Giant State Park is absolutely a place we'll go again. Probably bring a picnic lunch and make a day of it. And if we go when the insects are out, Mr. No will be in heaven!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-64692917025828712512013-11-03T17:46:00.003-05:002013-11-03T17:46:51.947-05:00Simple Things Sunday: Mr. No's Big WeekThe only thing more exciting to a little kid than Halloween is Christmas! Mr. No had a blast this Halloween. He dressed up like the red ninja from Ninjago...or his take on it anyway. He got to hand out candy and trick or treat with Auntie around Nana's very Halloween friendly neighborhood. <br />
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It was also his last week of fall soccer. For someone who claimed that he didn't even want to sign up (he did) on his first day, he certainly was sad to hear the it was ending. He even played like he was going to miss it by almost getting 1 goal and by succeeding in getting a second attempt in the goal! Last game and his team won (not that they really keep score). Then every kid got a full size doughnut and little trophy. He was so excited about the trophy. Almost as excited as he was about getting his yellow belt in karate. He had to show everyone his trophy. Definitely a great week for Mr. No. He's the super tall one in the orange shoes, socks and shirt!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-16808937317380817702013-11-01T13:50:00.000-04:002013-11-01T13:50:04.990-04:00Flashback Friday: Soccer Mr. No is really starting to get into soccer this year. He's already begging to be signed up for the spring session. So I dug out some photos from when he first started soccer. 3 year old soccer cutie, Mr. No, with some crazy shaggy hair!<br />
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I really wish we've been to Salem for the all the haunted happenings but, honestly, the main thing that deters me is the ridiculously large crowds. I don't do well in large groups of people. It doesn't help that we've been spoiled by working weekends and having our adventures during the week. We have been to Salem more than once with baby Mr. No. I've been to all the museums when I was younger and they aren't appropriate for a small child. Salem is actually a great place to just walk around, poke in shops and enjoys some amazing views. That is how we enjoy Salem with Mr. No.</div>
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We tend to head down to the water first. The reconstruction of the ship <a href="http://www.salemweb.com/frndship/" target="_blank">Friendship</a> is there. We've never actually been on it. Mr. No enjoys the view from the ground better. He may be more interested now. It's an impressive sight to see regardless. </div>
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There's a nice long walk down to the little lighthouse. On hot days, we picnic behind it in the shade. Great view, shady spot.</div>
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and then visit the cemetery. It's a very sad but interesting place. There is a lot of morbid history to Salem which all we tend to think about when visiting. It's nice to enjoy the town without focusing on that. When Mr. No's a little older, we'll take him to some of the museums. it's definitely something he should learn more about.
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-32258399246484212802013-10-27T15:39:00.000-04:002013-10-27T15:39:08.854-04:00Simple Things Sunday: Pumpkin Paintingwe are finally getting around to decorating the pumpkins we picked weeks ago! This year, Mr. No and I decided to paint our pumpkins again rather than carve them. I cannot be trusted with a knife and H (who works weekends) just hasn't had the time to carve with him now that Mr. No goes to school full time. Mr. No is just as happy painting as he is carving...maybe happier since he gets to do all the creativity. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-91565786156038156962013-10-25T17:01:00.000-04:002013-10-25T17:01:18.753-04:00Flashback Friday: Halloween PastSince next Friday is the day after Halloween, I figured I'd dig out the photos of Mr. No's costumes through the years for this week's Flashback Friday. Mr. No picked out every costume except his first one since he was only 10 months old. Here's our cutie Mr. No through the years:<br />
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and this will be the year of No the Red Ninjago Ninja!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-21752536725920759362013-10-23T10:19:00.001-04:002013-10-23T10:19:24.246-04:00Where Have We Been #5: Ecotarium Pumpkin Fest<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow. I'm going back to Mr. No's first Halloween with this one! It's an event I suppose we should try again now that he's older. The <a href="http://www.ecotarium.org/" target="_blank">Ecotarium</a>'s Annual Pumpkin Fest. Is it obvious that we love pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns? Mr. No was not even a year old and was the most adorable undead pirate!</div>
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But this one also had adorable animals made from the pumpkins. We haven't been in years but there really weren't too many pumpkins to look at. This may have changed. </div>
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If anyone has been recently, I would love to hear if it would be worth it to take a 6 year old next year. We've also done the Polar Express event at the Ecotarium. We froze out rears off on the train ride but Mr. No enjoyed it and he was old enough to play a bit in the museum.</div>
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Super simple but Mr. No adores him! Now I just have to finish the sock dinosaur that he insisted become a sock dragon instead. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-41058999594912188502013-10-20T14:25:00.000-04:002013-10-20T14:25:34.954-04:00Simple Things Sunday: Karate DemonstrationThis weekend we finally got to see all that Mr. No has learned at his karate lessons. He rarely shows us anything at home and there is only a tiny black and white monitor to watch him on at karate. I actually like the fact that, unlike most other places, there isn't a big window in front where the classes are used as an advertisement for the business. It was great to see him (with his new yellow belt!) showing off what he knows. He was so proud of himself! <br />
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Me and my not-so-little boy over the past 6 years!<br />
I'm usually behind the camera and hate to be in front of it so I'm actually amazed by the amount of photos I found of us together. I do need to take more photos with my Mr. No, though!</div>
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Another one of our favorite Halloween traditions is going to see all the carved pumpkins at the<a href="http://rwpzoo.org/" target="_blank"> Roger Williams Zoo's </a>Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. It truly is an amazing sight! It does get crowded, and the wait can be long, which is why we typically pay extra to do the meal including no wait entry to the pumpkins. Last year, we loved the harvest buffet which was available all week long. This year, the weekday meal is zoo food and the buffet is only on weekends. Next year, if the week day meal is the same, we'll definitely skip it. Get there early enough on a week day and the wait isn't bad. A note to those who go every year, the main lot is no longer free parking. It's now their "premier" parking for $10. We parked in the second lot for free and were out of the parking area in about 3 minutes tops. Might be worth it for the weekend but not during the week. I have to say that this year is not as good as past years, mostly due to the theme for us, but partially due to the lack of kid's pumpkins and middle section of huge pumpkins. Still impressive and amazing, especially if you haven't been. </div>
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The staff is very friendly, there are restrooms and port-a-potties all along the wait area and lots of snacks and gifts. They do an amazing job of controlling the amount of people on the trail at any given time so you can thoroughly enjoy the experience without feeling like a herd of cattle. There were times when we were the only people at a group of pumpkins with no one even walking by. Please note there is No flash photography on the trail. It's blinding when flashes go off around you. </div>
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Every year has a main theme, this year's is the 50 states, and one or two little themes like zombie zoo. Last year's main theme was All the World's a Stage...theatre and movies...it was amazing! And they have a kid's section at the end which this year only consisted of 3 pumpkins. Pretty disappointing especially considering the theme was not too exciting for kids. Past years had more kid friendly themes and more kids pumpkins. Mr. No still had a fantastic time, though!</div>
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*<b>The photos do not look like this on my computer and even if I completely adjust settings (make them significantly darker or lighter or adjust color) they still upload the exact same way. No idea why</b>.*</div>
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Mr. No loves all the faces, though, rather than the intricately carved ones. And they are everywhere! Remember to look on both sides of the path or you may miss a cute one!</div>
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Usually there is a place in the middle of the trail with a bunch of jack-o-lanterns and some absolutely huge ones. I didn't post a photo of one but the largest ones have pumpkins next to them carved with their weight. This guy with the eyeballs on top is still one of my favorites!</div>
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The end of the trail is the "Laughing Tree". Be warned that the music is a super loud and annoying laughing over music. Mr. No covers his ears every time (and I usually want to). The pumpkins are seriously spectacular though! Jack-O-Lanterns up as high as you can see and everywhere on the ground. It's unbelievable! </div>
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We'll definitely go again next year! It's affordable, non-scary, Halloween fun that impresses everyone! I've noticed a few other local places doing jack-o-lantern trails, too. Not sure how they are but they're much smaller, I know. We may have to check one out next year.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-22669524637966137772013-10-15T09:22:00.001-04:002013-10-15T09:22:27.389-04:00Sweet Shot Tuesday: Jack-O-LanternsWe went to the annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Zoo this week. As usual, it was impressive and beautiful (though last year was significantly better). Here are 3 of my favorite pumpkins:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12837463520371512177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6597537454227498252.post-33719194028098727382013-10-13T10:00:00.003-04:002013-10-13T10:00:39.328-04:00Simple Things Sunday: Catching GrasshoppersThere's a cute little nature trail just down the road from our home. Last week, we found out that it is a haven for grasshoppers. Like any you boy (or child, really), Mr. No loves grasshoppers! This place is like heaven to him. He could spend every afternoon there catching grasshoppers and never get bored. And there are sooo many to catch...probably a hundred or more or all sizes. It's a great way for Mr. No to run off some energy after school and a perfect way to spend some uninterrupted time together. Of course I am a Mom who catches grasshoppers...and caterpillars and frogs and lizards and katydids. If it's cute, I'll pick it up. If it's icky, he's on his own! ( It's seems that the trick to getting them to sit on your hand for a bit is to hold them rather high up from the ground. Most only jump when they are close to the ground.)<br />
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First trip to Natick Mall Rocker Baby Adorable Owl visiting outfit <br />
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favorite bear outline sleeper dragon heart 2 piece pajamas<br />
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my favorite Mr. No sweater jeans outfit and fancy button down shirt <br />
for pop's birthday<br />
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