At the end of February, we hit up the model train show in downtown Denver. Since Grandpa Bob introduced us to this unique hobby,
the boys have talked about returning to the train show time and time again. This time, a life size Thomas the Train was there and they crammed all the kids they could into the train 
before it slowly sped off. My favorite part of the train ride was the crab-tastic conductor! Not once did he smile. 
The kids loved looking at all the model trains. Again, they were very well-behaved and didn’t race pass any of the tiny rope barriers.
Let’s see - - Jack calls underwear underwees. Eban - when he is mad at you or something else - he’ll say “I don’t like you anymore,” and then pout. This drives us crazy. We are working hard to change this behavior. Pretty soon it will be another behavior we don’t like and then we’ll work hard to change that…
Eban got his mid-term report card from preschool and he is doing well. Although, he did have to get separated from a girl as they continue to instigate bad behavior. She is now in a new classroom away from Eban. His teacher, Mrs. Lyla, thinks there’s real chemistry there and he does become a total showoff as soon as he sees Brea. Ryan said that this behavior is replicating his as a child. But it’s scary that there are attractions as early as three years old?!
Eban still is having trouble with recognizing letters and numbers. We are working on that with him. He’s good with shapes, colors and other items…not letters or numbers. Jack is showing an interest in writing and it shows in his artwork. It looks like hieroglyphics rather than smudges like Eban’s. Jack recognizes “J”s without problem. Eban is writing “b” “a” and “t”s well.
Let’s see - - Tutu came in the 
beginning of March and we went straight to the Butterfly Pavilion. We saw lots of bugs, Eban held a tarantula named Lucy, we saw lots of butterflies, and some fish! The close up spider is the third largest spider in the world. It’s a great little place near our house and the boys enjoy spending time there. Although Jack did wake up from a nap upset about his nightmare about butterflies and spiders when he was at Quincy’s house.
Eban and Jack got bunk beds. They loved watching the men put them together as it was like having “construction” happening inside our house. They are into construction and mighty machines. There wasn’t anything mighty about it, but they were completely enthralled with the bunk bed process.
They are actually napping in them and sleeping through the night - - there are a lot less visits to our bedroom and this is great! Although when Tutu was here, Eban would sneak down to her bed and sleep with her or just have sleepovers. He is a snuggleworm for sure. I snapped this picture in the middle of the night and I’m sure it wasn’t that restful for Tutu to have him glued to her hip as she attempted to sleep and to top it off, he’s a mover and shaker all throughout the night. 
Eban was really sweet and asked Tutu if she was going to stay forever. She smiled and said, “No - Only five more days.” His response was a simple shrug of the shoulders and the reply, “okay.” How sweet.
Pressing Buttons to Manipulate the Trains
