Celebrate good times!

Friday afternoon the staff at 186 Underhill Ave had the pleasure of hosting Jackson and Vaughn during drop-off babysitting hours. After Jackson had polished off and afternoon snack of raising and homemade cookies, and Vaughn had gobbled up his bagel and cream cheese (Shhh! Don't tell the girls at neighboring Blue Marble that he brought it from home!) it was on to the toys! First blocks, where tiny tot Jackson and Big Slice Vaughn (according to his adorable t-shirt, and his size!) built towers almost as tall as themselves and then, just as quickly, knocked them down. All of their construction work seemed to leave the boys ready for a nap, but it's no surprise that Jackson was exhausted, as he spent the morning in cahoots with Tommy, trying run away from the group at the Underhill Playground! What better way to unwind from a tiring morning of playing than to settle down with a good puzzle? Vaughn helped his pal piece together NY City Explorers' giant floor pirate puzzle, his favorite toy at the space due in large part to the fact that he has the same one at home and can therefore piece it together more quickly than any other tot in Prospect Heights. Of course, the puzzle at the playspace does present the added challenge of being one piece short due to the missing piece having been gnawed upon by a baby!
With Jackson, Thelonius and Tommy transitioning out of 2:Cool for School and into pre-school this week, the last week for the three big boys was off to a celebratory start, with Anderson's mommy, Nina, bringing in cupcakes from the Blue Sky Bakery to help the apple of her eye celebrate 3-years-old in tasty style! His actual birthday may not have been until the next day, but everyone, especially Amy's baby bump, was more than happy to help him celebrate one day early.
The Explorers on the other side of town, at our Schermerhorn location, had something to celebrate as well: the first day of summer camp for 2010, and for some of our youngest campers, the first day of camp ever!