Other April Pictures

I've promised myself that I will get caught up on pictures before May, so here are all the pictures we've taken so far this month:

They Might Be Giants
A friend of mine got Rai a CD of They Might Be Giants a few years ago, but Rai only recently developed a fascination with the music. When we moved, I put a TV in Rai's room, so he could watch the accompanying DVD of alphabet songs. If I can record him singing at the top of his lungs when he's not looking, I post it here. :-)



Playgrounds, Playgrounds, and more Playgrounds
We're slowly locating all the playgrounds in the area. This playground is at Central Market which is convenient since we can eat dinner here and then play.



The Things You Learn in Pre-Kindergarten
When Rai moved to his new school last month, the 3-year old class was full. Instead, the school moved him into the 4-year old class which is also known as pre-kindergarten. He will stay with his new teacher for the next year and will keep some of his new friends when the school changes classes this August. The new class has certainly been an adjustment. They learn to write letters, color in the lines...

...and get down difficult parts of the playground. It makes me nervous when he does it, but he seems to be very careful and proud of himself! :-)

Pizza Planet
Rai's first time at Pizza Planet:






Spring!
We had several nice days recently, so we finally put a little color on the patio.






Rai has also gotten out his sun glasses now that the days are sunnier (even if it's still cold).

Swimming!
Yes, we did have one day warm enough to go swimming. The water was still a bit cold, but Rai didn't care.


Obaa-chan and Ojii-chan Day
My parents watched Rai one day that I had opera tickets. Rai apparently had a great time cooking "chicken bones" (or rather forks and spoons) using his pretend kitchen. Apparently, a pretend work bench makes a great pretend kitchen. My parents also spoiled him with some of his favorite cartoons.


4T Clothes!
Rai is finally 37 inches tall and over 30 pounds, so he's big enough to comfortably fit into 3T clothes and just big enough to keep 4T clothes on. Since he needed some new clothes, I told him he was big enough to wear 4T clothes, so he's convinced he's now a "big guy."