Celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday

It was time to celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday and both boys had a pajama day and were instructed to bring in a Dr. Seuss book to read and share with the class.  Each year, we have these red and white striped versions that are prefect for Valentine's and Christmas and are a perfect example of the stripe's in the Cat's hat.  The boys have really come to LOVE when it is pajama day.  So, it helps lessen the sting of the cost of said pajamas. 

The official together pic followed by the outtakes because apparently smiling and looking at the camera at the same time is still asking too much of our 6 year olds.  You can really see Jackson's missing teeth really well. 

Connor has been obsessed with all things Dr. Seuss and some of his first words were Cat and Hat.  As a toddler, he would wake up from his nap and sort all of his abridged versions of the Dr. Seuss classics.  He could spend hours organizing the books with almost precision assuring that each book was equidistant from the other.  And, he spent just as much time trying to keep Jackson from touching the books. 

And, a flashback to our Cat loving 2 1/2  year old. Cat, Cat, Cat was on repeat ALL DAY LONG!!!!

Connor really wanted to bring The Big Red Book of Beginner Books that Santa Claus was kind enough to bring to him.  We cautioned him that the book was heavy and that there was a chance that it could get ripped.  He argued his case but eventually understood that it was more important to be able to read it at home than share.  Begrudgingly, he picked If I Ran the Zoo. 

Jackson settled on Thidwick the Thick Hearted Moose.  We are not really sure of why as there are so many other favorites but he is always full of surprises.  Love the toothless smile.