Day 19- Sprayground Fun

Oklahoma City Parks have these cool little spraygrounds all over the city that are free.  I knew Stone would love it so Sharon and I planned a little playdate for Stone and Tyler.  We headed to a sprayground not too fare from our house.  We got there a little early and were the only ones there so Stone got to enjoy it all to himself.  It was so fun for him!  I am all about free so I imagine we might spend a few good hours visiting all the spraygrounds this summer. 

Day 18- Oklahoma Weather

Summer in Oklahoma means storms.  Whenever a storm comes Lj loves to go outside for just  few minutes to watch it... yesterday the storm moved right over us and the rain was coming done horizontally but thankfully the it moved quickly with no tornadoes or hail!  Lj decided to set up the camera to document the magnitude of the storms here... he got some great shots!   Stone saw these pictures this morning and he said God made the fireworks pointing to the lightening... Gods power is so amazing and I love it when Stone points out Gods wondrous work! 

Day 17- Potty Time

We have been encouraging Stone to use the big potty for a while now... he really has not shown so much interest in it until today!  He has been in undies and has told me when he needs to go.  Of course, he could just want to get the reward but he has been in undies since 8:30 this morning and no accidents... it would be just lovely to save $60.00 a month on diapers! 

This picture was taken a few weeks ago... he was just trying it out for fun! 

Day 16- Stone Size

Every time Stone sees something small he always says it is Stone size!  So when he saw Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream in the mini cups he insisted it was Stone size and he just had to have it.  He walked proudly through the store carrying his own special size ice cream and could not wait until after dinner to eat it.  He just cracks us up with the things he comes up with! 

Day 15- Little People SUSHI?!?

Stone has taken a new found interest in his  Little People.  He has prepared them up for a trip to Japan, gone sailing on the Ark and even gone to school.  He can spend a good hour playing with them. I love to watch him use his imagination.  
I asked Stone what "daddy" was doing and he told he was getting ready to eat dinner? Sushi anyone?  

Day 14- Artist at Work...

Our Saturday project this week was to decorate a new table we got for Stone at IKEA.  Stone really enjoyed cutting and "painting" the paper on the table.  It was  great way to spend a free Saturday afternoon!

Day 13- That Face

This is the face Stone when we ask him what stinks... I love it... he is so funny and brings us so much Joy!

Day 12- Our Super Hero

Reiko got Stone this ANPAN MAN jacket for his birthday!  He loves it and wears it everywhere... even though it is a little too small (only size they had).  I just hope he does not grow too much before next halloween because I am sure he will want to be... 

ANPAN MAN!  

Day 11- 3 Years old

I can't believe Stone is three... I look forward to this age... each stage brings joys, tears and triumph!  I love being Stone's Mommy! 

Happy Birth Day! May 25th, 2005... Mito, Japan

Happy 1st Birthday! May 25th, 2006... Mito, Japan

 

Happy 2nd Birthday! May 25th, 2007... Edmond, OK

Happy 3rd Birthday! May 24th, 2008... Edmond, OK

Day 10- A New Hobby for Mommy!

Today I tried my hand at cake decorating.... I was a bit nervous but since I decided to do anANPAN MAN themed party for Stone I needed to make a cake to fit the theme.  I baked my first cake yesterday but it did not come out of the pan so well so today I baked a new cake and this one came out of the pan perfectly!  During nap time I decided to try to make the frosting brown using some suggestions a friend of mine shared with me.  It kind of just took off from there... and the whole cake got decorated.  I am quite happy with how it turned out! 

 

Day 9- Bubbly Family Fun

Tonight after dinner Stone and Lj headed outside to try out some new bubbles... Stone had so much fun!  The wind was blowing just enough to help the whole bubble blowing experiance a little more fun! 

I love this picture... He was having so much fun!

Day 8- Out of the Mouths of Toddlers

Yesterday, Stone and I ran to the store real quick to get a few things for dinner.  Since we were having salad I decided to get the usual salad fixings.  When we got to the check-out Stone asked to get into the big part of the cart to put the groceries on the conveyer belt... so he got into the big part and started placing the items on the conveyer belt commenting on each item.  He got to the cucumber and said; “Momma, this is a boy cucumber!”   A few scenarios ran through my mind and I asked, “Stone, why is it a boy cucumber?” I have to admit I was holding my breath for the answer... he looked at me in all seriousness and said, “his name is Larry!”.  Ahhh... gotta love Veggie Tales!  

A picture from today... Stone and I enjoy some time at the park while Holly and Reiko shopped! 

Day 7- Route 66

Today we decided to hit Route 66 for a while...

 

First stop POP's... they have over 500 different bottles of Pop... 

non- Okies that is a carbonated beverage.  It was really neat idea for a convenience store! 

 

They even had ラムネ (RAMUNE), a favorite drink from Japan.  　

 

Our next stop on the "tour" was the Round Barn in Arcadia.  It was built in 1889...amazing that is it still standing and in such great condition!  

 

While in the Round Barn we met an 80 year old man who shared a wealth of information with us and he told us to head a little further east down the road and we would hit his property and on his property sat an old filling station... WOW!  The architecture was amazing... and it is still standing after all this time! 

 

Day 6- Sunday Afternoon Tee Time!

Day 5- Last Day of SONshine School

Today was the last day of SONshine school.  Stone has one year down and many more years of school to come!  He had a great year and enjoyed SONshine School so much... he loved his teachers, friends and driving the bus with mommy.  His teachers, Mrs. Nicole and Miss Chelsea, were great with him... they were patient as he adjusted to school in America and as he learned how to get along with his new friends.  It is such a blessing that he can attend school and I can work... it worked great for both of us!   

Stone on his first day of SONshine school

Stone with Miss Chelsea on her last day... she will go to Japan next fall on PacRim

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of Mrs. Nicole and Stone together.  

Day 4- Happy Birthday, Yamato!

Stones bestest friend, Yamato turned three on May 12th.  

Yamato celebrated his birthday at the Anpan-man Museum. After seeing the photos Stone said he wanted to go there with Yamato for his birthday... he really still can't grasp that Yamato lives so far away.  Stone will just have to settle for a Anpan-man party at home.