Sunday, February 7, 2016
Friends
Cannon has made lots of friends at school and church. Here are some pics of a few of his closest friends.
Cannon's Photography
I gave Cannon an extra camera I had. He took right to it and I've found that it's a window into his mind. One day we spent the afternoon in Central Park and he took some amazing pictures!
School
Towards the end of September we transferred Cannon into a school we like much better. He did a trial day before he started and when I picked him up at the end of the day he declared to me, "This is the school for me!" It makes me so happy to see him happy. We love his teachers and think we have the best ones in the school!
Over Thanksgiving weekend we volunteered to keep the class pet at home. The funny thing is how much the gecko loved looking at Blue!
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| "I like going to New York City" |
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| He has to wear a uniform |
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| Oftentimes his pants look like this after I pick him up from school |
Over Thanksgiving weekend we volunteered to keep the class pet at home. The funny thing is how much the gecko loved looking at Blue!
Skyscrapers
For a while Cannon was obsessed with skyscrapers. He took a class every other Saturday at the Skyscraper museum in Battery Park. He can tell you the tallest skyscrapers in the world and their stats, he spends hours building skyscrapers with his Legos, and he enjoys identifying different skyscrapers in Manhattan. We bought him a book called, Sky Boys (How They Built the Empire State Building) and it quickly became a favorite around here. It's been exciting to watch him become deeply engaged in a subject.
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| His Lego skyscrapers made a cool shadow on the wall one night |
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| Skyscraper costume he made |
One Saturday, Ryan took us to another building he has access to. It was so quiet and peaceful as we gazed out the windows at this amazing city! I still can't believe we live here!
Autumn in NYC
I really got tired of Florida and Texas summers, so I have been looking forward to experiencing all four seasons again, as well as sharing this with Cannon for his first time. I think our experiences are best said in pictures.
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| Sprinkles Cupcakes...our favorite cupcake ever! |
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| Lots of bike riding again! |
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| Central Park |
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| Luckily our neighbors don't mind if we play in their yard |
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| This was actually in December! |
Halloween
Halloween in Brooklyn was super fun! The weather was cool, but not too cold. The street we decided to go trick-or-treating on had a mix of brownstone homes and small businesses. There were lots of families, lots of candy, and some places even handed out special treats like cotton candy. We met up with our friends, the Ellingson's, and had fun walking around with them. Once it got dark there was a small parade we watched. It reminded me of the funny parades they have in Austin, like the car art parade, and people really had some interesting costumes!
Visitors
Ryan was called to be in the bishopric just a couple weeks after we moved in. Rick and Kristina and their kids were able to come down Labor Day weekend was Ryan was going to be set apart. Rick was able to ordain Ryan as a High Priest, which made it even more special.
We didn't tell Cannon that they were coming, so it was a complete surprise for him! They were able to rent a house in Windsor Terrace not too far from us. I took Cannon on the bus and told him we were going to play with some friends. When we got off the bus all the kid were there with Kristina on the corner. Cannon saw them, but was in such complete shock that it took him quite a while to fully comprehend the situation! After a couple hours then he got excited!
I think we wore them out that weekend! We are used to walking everywhere now, so it didn't really phase us. We took them to Central Park, visited the church at the temple, showed them around the neighborhood, and, of course, had our fair share of pizza. Cole and Lyla slept at our place one night. The kids had so much fun playing and just being together.
Then in October, Mom and Dad Rees came to see us. We were the first stop on their grandkids tour. Again, we completely wore them out! We showed the Ryan's work, ate at Le District and Spinkles cupcakes, walked around Battery Park City, did the Empire State Building, showed them the temple, attended the ward Halloween party, and introduced them to our favorite neighborhood pizza Lo Duca's. They were also able to come with me to pick up Cannon from school one day and meet his friends. Cannon was delighted to play tour guide and wow Mom and Dad with his subway skills.
We love having visitors and getting to play tourist!
We didn't tell Cannon that they were coming, so it was a complete surprise for him! They were able to rent a house in Windsor Terrace not too far from us. I took Cannon on the bus and told him we were going to play with some friends. When we got off the bus all the kid were there with Kristina on the corner. Cannon saw them, but was in such complete shock that it took him quite a while to fully comprehend the situation! After a couple hours then he got excited!
I think we wore them out that weekend! We are used to walking everywhere now, so it didn't really phase us. We took them to Central Park, visited the church at the temple, showed them around the neighborhood, and, of course, had our fair share of pizza. Cole and Lyla slept at our place one night. The kids had so much fun playing and just being together.
Then in October, Mom and Dad Rees came to see us. We were the first stop on their grandkids tour. Again, we completely wore them out! We showed the Ryan's work, ate at Le District and Spinkles cupcakes, walked around Battery Park City, did the Empire State Building, showed them the temple, attended the ward Halloween party, and introduced them to our favorite neighborhood pizza Lo Duca's. They were also able to come with me to pick up Cannon from school one day and meet his friends. Cannon was delighted to play tour guide and wow Mom and Dad with his subway skills.
We love having visitors and getting to play tourist!
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