Ok, so I never posted about this but about a month ago we got a letter saying that our Kinder was growing and they were going to have to add another classroom. I remember reading about some of my friends saying it happened to them and they had valid reasons for wanting their children to stay in the same class (One of my friends has breast cancer and didn't want her children moved from their class as they already had enough disruptions going on in their lives.) Anyway, after reading about my friend I realized that I did NOT have a valid reason for keeping Macy in her class, other than she loved her class and I LOVED her teacher, etc. I prepared Macy and told her that they would be taking some kids from each class and she may or may not be chosen for the new class. She was a little worried but we moved on. Then the announcement came and Macy was chosen for the new class. Macy was sad and again, worried - but I talked it up telling her she was CHOSEN (like it was special) and that she would make new friends and still see her old friends at lunch and recess.
Fast forward to now. She's been in her new class. Most days she's fine with it but every once in a while she gets sad and misses her old class and her old teacher. I miss her old teacher too. This new one is nice but she's older and I think a little less "kid friendly" but highly intelligent and probably a great teacher. Her old teacher was very young and sweet. Well, this morning Macy started crying before school. Her throat hurt, her tummy hurt - I see many "fake" illnesses in this child's academic future. Wish I could say I didn't know where she got that from but I'm afraid I do. [she said while rolling her eyes and whistling] She is my only child that WANTS to stay home. Jack and Elle are running to the school and Elle actually gets mad at ME on school holidays - like I just keep her home and everyone else is at school. Don't get me wrong - Macy likes school but she likes to stay home too.
Ok - back to this morning. I feel her head, tell her she's not sick and nudge her out the door. She is crying for me - she misses Mrs. D (her old teacher) she says. I hug her, say I'm sorry and tell her that maybe she can stop by Mrs. D's class on the way in and say hi. Don takes them to school.
When we pick them up the first thing she says to me is "I got to go help Mrs. D in her classroom today!!" She was so excited! So tonight I email Macy's teacher to thank her for letting Macy go visit/help Mrs. D and told her about this morning and how the timing was perfect for her to be able to go to Mrs. D's classroom.
This is the reply that I just got back from Mrs. K (Macy's new teacher):
Macy was one of two students that was allowed to have extra time during free centers because she is always on task. She is a student that teachers dream to have. She leads by example and girls look up to her. Please let me know if you have any ideas on how to reward Macy. I will check to see if it is ok for Macy to visit Mrs. Dobbertein's class more often during free centers.
That makes my heart beam!! And it makes me so happy that Macy's teacher is asking for ways to reward her. I told her Macy loves to help out - so being able to help the teacher (either Mrs. K or Mrs. D) would thrill her. And being able to visit Mrs. D's class and help out is going to make Macy SO happy! And it might help her "want" to go to school more. I love our school and our teachers - I feel they really go out of their way to help the kids. They rock!!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Elle for President!!!!
Ok, my Elle has always been fascinated by the Presidents of the United States. She talks about Lincoln and Washington all the time. I figured that was pretty normal - after all, I'm sure they learn a lot about these two presidents in Kinder and First grade. Well, today she brought home a book from the library titled "So You Want to Be Predident?" She was so excited. So we sat down tonight to read this book. By the way, I've always been fascinated by the US President's too. I remember learning about them in school - having to memorize them in Elementary school (Joe is the one who helped me learn all of the Presidents - I can remember learning this like it was yesterday. Just don't ask me to name all of the Presidents today!) I've been to D.C., the White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Washington's house - I loved it! I loved it so much that I bought a book on the Presidents while we were there and read it cover to cover.
Ok - back to Elle. We are reading her book. It's a pretty neat book. Full of interesting tidbits like How many presidents were named James? There were 6. Or how many presidents didn't go to college? 9 How many were born in log cabins? 8 How many had siblings? All of them did. The tallest, the shortest, the fattest, the oldest, the youngest, the handsomest, etc. It's interesting but I thought it would probably be a little over Elle's head - it seems a little older than her but I was WRONG! She held onto every word! When it discussed which presidents could dance the book commented on how Washington could do a "mean minuet" and how he danced with every woman at his inaugural ball EXCEPT his wife. (Mrs. W had stayed home!) After I finished reading that page Elle stops me and says "wait, I have two questions. One, why did he do an angry dance?" LOL! A mean minuet = angry dance to Elle. :))"And two, why didn't he dance with his wife??" She followed every word.
Then halfway through the book she says to me "want to know my five favorite Presidents?" I'm impressed she can just NAME five presidents! So she tells me "Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson and Barack Obama" I even had her tell me again later (so I could write it down and keep it) and she listed them all again. How did she get so grown up??
And when I asked her if she wanted to be president one day she said "no. People disagree with you and then they will kill you." :(
I love my Elle Belle.
Ok - back to Elle. We are reading her book. It's a pretty neat book. Full of interesting tidbits like How many presidents were named James? There were 6. Or how many presidents didn't go to college? 9 How many were born in log cabins? 8 How many had siblings? All of them did. The tallest, the shortest, the fattest, the oldest, the youngest, the handsomest, etc. It's interesting but I thought it would probably be a little over Elle's head - it seems a little older than her but I was WRONG! She held onto every word! When it discussed which presidents could dance the book commented on how Washington could do a "mean minuet" and how he danced with every woman at his inaugural ball EXCEPT his wife. (Mrs. W had stayed home!) After I finished reading that page Elle stops me and says "wait, I have two questions. One, why did he do an angry dance?" LOL! A mean minuet = angry dance to Elle. :))"And two, why didn't he dance with his wife??" She followed every word.
Then halfway through the book she says to me "want to know my five favorite Presidents?" I'm impressed she can just NAME five presidents! So she tells me "Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, Jefferson and Barack Obama" I even had her tell me again later (so I could write it down and keep it) and she listed them all again. How did she get so grown up??
And when I asked her if she wanted to be president one day she said "no. People disagree with you and then they will kill you." :(
I love my Elle Belle.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Can I just say that I LOVE Jack's 3rd grade teacher??
Look at this email that I got today. This is the FIRST day of school and she's already emailing me. I just love her. And I told Don that this is just more reassurance that we need to stay in this school - Don wants to move and so do I but I want to stay in our school as I really think it's the best thing for Jackson. Anyway, here is the email.
Mila and Don,
I just LOVE Jackson! He's MY kind of person! He's had a great first day and has already earned 3 tickets (good job in group work especially). I'm wanting to know, in addition to velcro strips, what works for Jackson with the sensory issues. Does he have a sensory diet? I can get him "stress" balls, lap bands for the legs of his desk so he can push on it with his feet, etc... To give you a piece of where I'm coming from, I too have a "sensory child". I know how difficult it can be if my son doesn't get the input he needs.
Please let me know what works or if you are willing to allow me to try new things. I want his year to be as successful as possible with the sensory issues being secondary for him.
I am excited to get to know him and the both of you this year!!!
Thanks so much!
Mia
I replied to her saying that he has never really been diagnosed with sensory issues, but that his teacher and the counselor last year suggested the velcro strip in his desk to sort of give him something to do with his hands. I told her that Jack is a great child and WANTS to do well, but that sometimes his impulse control issues get the best of him. I also told her that she is welcome to try anything she thinks would be good for him and that we are here to support her and Jack this year in every way. Here is her reply to me.
Well, I play trial and error. I have several books about sensory kids. You may have read them all. If not, let me know and I can "check" them out to you. It's obvious Jackson has a heart of gold (and he's pretty darn cute too). That's why I instantly fell in love with him! Let me do some thinking and gathering of various items. I can talk to him, too, about what he thinks.
My son, Aidan, has similar issues with impulse control as well and I have seen how frustrated he can get. I think these kids will grow up to be "go getters" and great problem solvers!
Off to get the kids from Spanish...I'll let you know what I come up with.
:)
Mia
Isn't that so cool - to have a teacher, on the FIRST day of school, already thinking of how to better your child's year? I think it's awesome! I'm hoping this is a wonderful year for Jack - he deserves it!
Mila and Don,
I just LOVE Jackson! He's MY kind of person! He's had a great first day and has already earned 3 tickets (good job in group work especially). I'm wanting to know, in addition to velcro strips, what works for Jackson with the sensory issues. Does he have a sensory diet? I can get him "stress" balls, lap bands for the legs of his desk so he can push on it with his feet, etc... To give you a piece of where I'm coming from, I too have a "sensory child". I know how difficult it can be if my son doesn't get the input he needs.
Please let me know what works or if you are willing to allow me to try new things. I want his year to be as successful as possible with the sensory issues being secondary for him.
I am excited to get to know him and the both of you this year!!!
Thanks so much!
Mia
I replied to her saying that he has never really been diagnosed with sensory issues, but that his teacher and the counselor last year suggested the velcro strip in his desk to sort of give him something to do with his hands. I told her that Jack is a great child and WANTS to do well, but that sometimes his impulse control issues get the best of him. I also told her that she is welcome to try anything she thinks would be good for him and that we are here to support her and Jack this year in every way. Here is her reply to me.
Well, I play trial and error. I have several books about sensory kids. You may have read them all. If not, let me know and I can "check" them out to you. It's obvious Jackson has a heart of gold (and he's pretty darn cute too). That's why I instantly fell in love with him! Let me do some thinking and gathering of various items. I can talk to him, too, about what he thinks.
My son, Aidan, has similar issues with impulse control as well and I have seen how frustrated he can get. I think these kids will grow up to be "go getters" and great problem solvers!
Off to get the kids from Spanish...I'll let you know what I come up with.
:)
Mia
Isn't that so cool - to have a teacher, on the FIRST day of school, already thinking of how to better your child's year? I think it's awesome! I'm hoping this is a wonderful year for Jack - he deserves it!
My house is so......
QUIET!!! I don't know whether to laugh or cry! For the first time in 7 years - I have an empty house. What am I going to do with myself for the next 13 years?? Ok, so I know what I'll be doing - and I'm sure I won't really be bored but it's so weird just sitting here in a quiet house.
The morning went great! We were all up, showered, dressed, fed and ready to leave by 7am! We don't have to leave until 7:20, so it was nice not to be rushed like we usually are on the first day of school. The kids were all so excited! Macy got up at 4 AM and got into our bed and never went back to sleep - she is going to be WORN OUT later today! She is either very excited or very nervous, I'm betting it's a little of both. But we got to the school, did the picture in front of the school like we always do - went to each classroom and said our goodbyes. I didn't even cry (when I dropped Jack off at Kinder - I was fine until I walked away from his class, then I cried!) but the stupid poem that the Kinder teachers give to the parents as they walk out the door made me tear up. I had to stop reading it - and I've read the same poem for all three kids now - you would think it wouldn't get to me anymore. Here's the dumb poem... :)
The First Day
I gave you a little wink and smile
As you entered my room today.
For I know how hard it is to leave
And know your child must stay.
You've been with him for five years now
And have been a loving guide,
But now, alas, the time has come
To leave him at my side.
Just know that as you drive away
And tears down your cheeks may flow
I'll love him as I would my own
And help him learn and grow.
For as a parent, I too know
How quickly the years do pass
And that one day soon it will be my turn
To take my child to class.
So please put your mind at ease
And cry those tears no more
For I will love him and take him in
When you leave him at my door.
Need a tissue?
So, now I'm going to go run some errands with Don. It will be nice to be able to do some work with him again. We used to work together before kids, so we're going to start that again. It should be fun to be adults again!
Here are some pics from today. I can't believe how grown up they look in these pictures!
Macy and Elle walking up to the school.
All three.
Again...
Me, Don and our "baby" who is no longer a baby at all!
Elle giving Macy a hug goodbye. So sweet!
One more pic of the girls...
Jack giving some love to Macy...
Elle with her BFF
Me and my big 3rd Grader!!
And a walk down memory lane...
2005 first day of school
2006 first day of school
2007 first day of school
Have a great day!!
The morning went great! We were all up, showered, dressed, fed and ready to leave by 7am! We don't have to leave until 7:20, so it was nice not to be rushed like we usually are on the first day of school. The kids were all so excited! Macy got up at 4 AM and got into our bed and never went back to sleep - she is going to be WORN OUT later today! She is either very excited or very nervous, I'm betting it's a little of both. But we got to the school, did the picture in front of the school like we always do - went to each classroom and said our goodbyes. I didn't even cry (when I dropped Jack off at Kinder - I was fine until I walked away from his class, then I cried!) but the stupid poem that the Kinder teachers give to the parents as they walk out the door made me tear up. I had to stop reading it - and I've read the same poem for all three kids now - you would think it wouldn't get to me anymore. Here's the dumb poem... :)
The First Day
I gave you a little wink and smile
As you entered my room today.
For I know how hard it is to leave
And know your child must stay.
You've been with him for five years now
And have been a loving guide,
But now, alas, the time has come
To leave him at my side.
Just know that as you drive away
And tears down your cheeks may flow
I'll love him as I would my own
And help him learn and grow.
For as a parent, I too know
How quickly the years do pass
And that one day soon it will be my turn
To take my child to class.
So please put your mind at ease
And cry those tears no more
For I will love him and take him in
When you leave him at my door.
Need a tissue?
So, now I'm going to go run some errands with Don. It will be nice to be able to do some work with him again. We used to work together before kids, so we're going to start that again. It should be fun to be adults again!
Here are some pics from today. I can't believe how grown up they look in these pictures!
Macy and Elle walking up to the school.
All three.
Again...
Me, Don and our "baby" who is no longer a baby at all!
Elle giving Macy a hug goodbye. So sweet!
One more pic of the girls...
Jack giving some love to Macy...
Elle with her BFF
Me and my big 3rd Grader!!
And a walk down memory lane...
2005 first day of school
2006 first day of school
2007 first day of school
Have a great day!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
My kids are facinated with the Michael Jackson news coverage....
never have they sat so long for the news! They've never even heard of him before today but they love him. I showed them the thriller video on the internet and they were mesmerized. Why haven't I ever shown them his stuff before? It's cute listening to them discuss him... "why isn't he still brown? he looks like a girl.. he sounds like a girl... he is handsome (from Elle) I wonder if he believed in Jesus (also from Elle) to which Jack replied, yes, he did and then Elle said "good, then he made it to Heaven." :D Then they showed a segment from tomorrow saying they would have full coverage on MJ and Elle asked, can we watch that tomorrow? Funny how they are so interested in this.....
Whatever you feel about Michael Jackson, he was a pop icon and a world famous superstar. Very few people ever reach his status and not many are near as talented as he. The world will mourn his passing...
Shocking that he and Farrah died on the same day. Two very famous pop icons are gone. Our hearts and prayers go out to their families...
Whatever you feel about Michael Jackson, he was a pop icon and a world famous superstar. Very few people ever reach his status and not many are near as talented as he. The world will mourn his passing...
Shocking that he and Farrah died on the same day. Two very famous pop icons are gone. Our hearts and prayers go out to their families...
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Macy's 5 yr check up....
and a student doctor comes in first. He examines Macy, asks her some standard questions - can you skip, do you know your colors, can you draw a person, etc. Macy answers him and does well. He asked me if we've talked to her about strangers. I told him that yes, we have the Stranger Danger video but it's been a while and we probably need to go over it again. So he finishes, says our doctor will be right in and leaves.
Macy and I are talking and I start asking her about strangers. I ask her "Do you know what to do if someone comes up to you and says Come with me little girl, I have some candy for you." I ask her "what would you say?" She looks up at me and promptly says "Thank you." I burst out laughing (probably not a good response, but it completely caught me off guard) and then she shrugs and says "sure?" Like - ok, I have no idea what you want me to say! Hmmm, think it's time to watch the Stranger Danger video again??
On another note - the check-up went great. Great vision, hearing - 90% for height and 90% for weight.
Oh and she got two shots. So, before the appt she asked if she would be getting shots. I said I don't know, we'll have to ask the doctor. So, after the student doctor leaves and says the doctor will be in to see you in a moment - Macy says to me "she is going to bring in shots." I told her that the doctor doesn't give the shots, the nurse did. Ok - then our doctor comes in, checks her out then says "the nurse will be in to see you in a moment." Macy looks at me and says "now SHE is bringing in shots." So I told her yes, the nurse is going to give her two shots. I said "do you want to know what I told Jack to make shots better?" When Jack was little I remember telling him that when the nurse gets the needle out to take a deep breath and when she puts the needle in you to start blowing out REAL hard. It worked for him. He, to this day, is not afraid of shots now. He says it really works to blow big breaths out during the shot. So Macy likes this and is prepared. The nurse comes in and asks Macy to sit in my lap. I remind her to take a deep breath. She does. Then the nurse gives the shot in her arm - Macy starts blowing and blowing and she's not crying. YAY! The nurse is done with the first shot and Macy says "that hurt a little bit" So the nurse grabs her other arm for the second shot. Macy asks the nurse to give her a second but the nurse just sticks the shot in her and Macy LOOSES IT! Screaming, crying, kicking, you name it! I felt so bad for her, she did so well for the first shot. I know why they hurry through them but it was upsetting since Macy asked her to just give her one second. When we got to the car Macy said she hated all nurses and when she's a doctor she is going to give EVERYONE a shot! :lol: I told her I'm sorry that nurse didn't wait and explained she was just trying to get it done quickly. Macy said "I was just trying to catch my breath and wanted her to wait one second!!" :shock:
And while I'm giving updates - today was Elle's Kindergarten graduation! :( I can't believe it - one is graduating Kinder and I have one going into Kinder. It seems like just yesterday I was walking Jack into Kinder. It goes by so fast! I'll post pics later - right now Macy is begging me for lunch!! :P
Macy and I are talking and I start asking her about strangers. I ask her "Do you know what to do if someone comes up to you and says Come with me little girl, I have some candy for you." I ask her "what would you say?" She looks up at me and promptly says "Thank you." I burst out laughing (probably not a good response, but it completely caught me off guard) and then she shrugs and says "sure?" Like - ok, I have no idea what you want me to say! Hmmm, think it's time to watch the Stranger Danger video again??
On another note - the check-up went great. Great vision, hearing - 90% for height and 90% for weight.
Oh and she got two shots. So, before the appt she asked if she would be getting shots. I said I don't know, we'll have to ask the doctor. So, after the student doctor leaves and says the doctor will be in to see you in a moment - Macy says to me "she is going to bring in shots." I told her that the doctor doesn't give the shots, the nurse did. Ok - then our doctor comes in, checks her out then says "the nurse will be in to see you in a moment." Macy looks at me and says "now SHE is bringing in shots." So I told her yes, the nurse is going to give her two shots. I said "do you want to know what I told Jack to make shots better?" When Jack was little I remember telling him that when the nurse gets the needle out to take a deep breath and when she puts the needle in you to start blowing out REAL hard. It worked for him. He, to this day, is not afraid of shots now. He says it really works to blow big breaths out during the shot. So Macy likes this and is prepared. The nurse comes in and asks Macy to sit in my lap. I remind her to take a deep breath. She does. Then the nurse gives the shot in her arm - Macy starts blowing and blowing and she's not crying. YAY! The nurse is done with the first shot and Macy says "that hurt a little bit" So the nurse grabs her other arm for the second shot. Macy asks the nurse to give her a second but the nurse just sticks the shot in her and Macy LOOSES IT! Screaming, crying, kicking, you name it! I felt so bad for her, she did so well for the first shot. I know why they hurry through them but it was upsetting since Macy asked her to just give her one second. When we got to the car Macy said she hated all nurses and when she's a doctor she is going to give EVERYONE a shot! :lol: I told her I'm sorry that nurse didn't wait and explained she was just trying to get it done quickly. Macy said "I was just trying to catch my breath and wanted her to wait one second!!" :shock:
And while I'm giving updates - today was Elle's Kindergarten graduation! :( I can't believe it - one is graduating Kinder and I have one going into Kinder. It seems like just yesterday I was walking Jack into Kinder. It goes by so fast! I'll post pics later - right now Macy is begging me for lunch!! :P
Thursday, April 16, 2009
504 Meeting with the school....
Today we had a meeting at Jack's school to discuss putting a 504 plan in place. The meeting went very well I think. It was the principal (she is never in our meetings, it's usually the vp whom I don't particularly care for but am learning to deal with - but the VP wasn't there this time for some reason) the counselor (she is wonderful!) and Jack's teacher (also wonderful!) So we meet, discuss some issues. The teacher started implementing a plan of having only one math problem viewable at a time (she covers the rest of the problems up) and she has seen tremendous improvement with this already! She gave Jack the first part of a test before our last meeting and he scored a 36 on it - out of 100! Then she gave the second part of the same test after we had our meeting and she covered up the problems so he could only see one problem at a time and he scored a 75 - again, out of 100! HUGE improvement! He brought his report card home yesterday and it's all A's with one B and that B is in his advanced math class. If he was in regular math, he would be straight A's - so to see him score 36 on a test, well, something's just not right.
Anyway, the plan we came up with for Jack is this.
They will cover his work so that only one problem is showing at a time on the paper. He gets too overwhelmed/distracted with all the problems on the page and he rushes so hopefully this will help - which she has been doing for the past week or so anyway and she is seeing a big improvement.
He will get "movement time" to get up and move around after 30-45 minutes of sitting. Which she said she pretty much does already with Jack and that in 2nd grade, they aren't really ever sitting that long anyway, but it will help him when he gets into older grades and they expect them to sit still longer.
And they are going to offer him a piece of velcro that he can put on the inside of his desk or underneath - anywhere that he thinks is best - and he can "fidget" with it while he's sitting there. Something to help with sensory issues - I've never seen any sensory issues with him but he does have a hard time staying still and likes to fidget, so hopefully this will help him. This was the principal's idea - she said she used to do that for some of her students when she was a teacher. The reason that it's velcro under his desk is that she said that she didn't want Jack to feel embarrassed by having something like that and that as kids get older they worry about what their peers think and she doesn't want him singled out. This will just be something for him that no one needs to know about but might help him to have something to do with his hands.
All in all - I liked it. I think the school is doing an excellent job in trying to work what's best for Jack. This is all extra stuff that they have to do and I like that they are willing to go the extra mile for him.
We will meet annually for the 504 to make necessary adjustments - or anytime they or we feel the need. We will meet sometime mid-year next year to discuss if everything is working and getting ready for the state standardized testing to make sure Jack is on track. They really impressed upon having this done before he got to 3rd grade and the testing starts. Even though he is an A-B student and very bright - they are worried about his testing. He rushes through and doesn't pay enough attention. I'm hoping this 504 will help him with that.
He already is doing so much better with his math, and the teacher and counselor both said that his attitude is so much more upbeat - even though he's a happy kid anyway, they said he appears more confident this past week. He even comes home telling me that he's doing so well in math - he is clearly proud. And that makes me happy. He's so sweet, funny and SO SMART - I don't want his confidence shaken because of this.
So - that was our meeting. I will keep you all posted on the results over time. Thanks for your support!
Anyway, the plan we came up with for Jack is this.
They will cover his work so that only one problem is showing at a time on the paper. He gets too overwhelmed/distracted with all the problems on the page and he rushes so hopefully this will help - which she has been doing for the past week or so anyway and she is seeing a big improvement.
He will get "movement time" to get up and move around after 30-45 minutes of sitting. Which she said she pretty much does already with Jack and that in 2nd grade, they aren't really ever sitting that long anyway, but it will help him when he gets into older grades and they expect them to sit still longer.
And they are going to offer him a piece of velcro that he can put on the inside of his desk or underneath - anywhere that he thinks is best - and he can "fidget" with it while he's sitting there. Something to help with sensory issues - I've never seen any sensory issues with him but he does have a hard time staying still and likes to fidget, so hopefully this will help him. This was the principal's idea - she said she used to do that for some of her students when she was a teacher. The reason that it's velcro under his desk is that she said that she didn't want Jack to feel embarrassed by having something like that and that as kids get older they worry about what their peers think and she doesn't want him singled out. This will just be something for him that no one needs to know about but might help him to have something to do with his hands.
All in all - I liked it. I think the school is doing an excellent job in trying to work what's best for Jack. This is all extra stuff that they have to do and I like that they are willing to go the extra mile for him.
We will meet annually for the 504 to make necessary adjustments - or anytime they or we feel the need. We will meet sometime mid-year next year to discuss if everything is working and getting ready for the state standardized testing to make sure Jack is on track. They really impressed upon having this done before he got to 3rd grade and the testing starts. Even though he is an A-B student and very bright - they are worried about his testing. He rushes through and doesn't pay enough attention. I'm hoping this 504 will help him with that.
He already is doing so much better with his math, and the teacher and counselor both said that his attitude is so much more upbeat - even though he's a happy kid anyway, they said he appears more confident this past week. He even comes home telling me that he's doing so well in math - he is clearly proud. And that makes me happy. He's so sweet, funny and SO SMART - I don't want his confidence shaken because of this.
So - that was our meeting. I will keep you all posted on the results over time. Thanks for your support!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Roller Skating!
Ok - I know, I don't blog for a while and then BAM - I blog several times in one night. Well, that's the only way I get to these days! And truthfully, I'm so exhausted tonight and would like to go watch tv and then crash - but I really wanted to share this. So - here goes! :))
We took the kids skating this weekend. Jack had a classmate's birthday party at the skating rink, so Don and I took the girls too and we all skated. Elle and I went skating back in January with her girl scout troop, so this wasn't her first time. Jack had been skating before but it's been a LONG time! And this was Macy's first time on skates.
Jack tried out the inline skates - it was a little difficult at first but Jack is very talented when it comes to anything like this so we knew he would get it quickly. He did! By the end of the night he was jumping up in the air on those things! I would have broken every bone in my body had I tried what he was doing.
Here's Jack on his skates. I don't have many pictures of him because he was off with his friends most of the night.
Elle did good on her skates too! Especially given the fact that I had to HOLD her up the ENTIRE time we went skating a few short months ago. She was like Bambi on ice last time! She didn't need me at all this time! Elle always has her own way of doing things though, and skating didn't prove to be any different. She doesn't really "skate" she just kind of RUNS on wheels. I don't think the wheels ever turned, she just ran around the rink on her skates. Again, I don't know how she does it and again, I would probably break every bone in my body if I tried to run in skates! Elle has gotten the skating bug though - she wants to go EVERY DAY!! She loved it and has requested a skating party for her 6th birthday! We already have it planned! Here are a few pics of my little Bambi on ice...
This pic is a little blurry but I still love it. Notice how she is "flapping" her arms?
"running" on skates...
She was watching the races and I called her name.
And then there was Macy. It was her first time but like Jack, she takes to stuff like this pretty quickly. Although she is much more cautious than either her big brother or sister and does NOT like to fall down! I mean, who does, but it really makes Macy mad to fall! Elle falls a million times and just gets right back up - it really ticks Macy off to fall so she tries very hard NOT to fall. She did a great job. She held my hand at first but was quick to figure it out and she just went around and around the rink (staying close to the railing, of course) at least a hundred times! She loves skating too! Here are a few pics of Macy's first time skating...
WHOA!!
Slow and proud...
This is what Macy looks like when she almost falls - you should see the face she makes when she DOES fall.
YAY - she's skating!!!
A rare pic of us all together! Well, almost all of us - Don had to take the picture!
Here is Don - with his phone, of course! ;-)
All in all it was a great night! Skating really takes a lot out of you and we were all worn out by the time we left the rink. But I think we'll be going back very soon! If you are like me and Don and haven't skated in 20+ years, you should try it! It's a lot of fun and it's great exercise! Oh - and your kids will sleep SO HARD that night! :)
We took the kids skating this weekend. Jack had a classmate's birthday party at the skating rink, so Don and I took the girls too and we all skated. Elle and I went skating back in January with her girl scout troop, so this wasn't her first time. Jack had been skating before but it's been a LONG time! And this was Macy's first time on skates.
Jack tried out the inline skates - it was a little difficult at first but Jack is very talented when it comes to anything like this so we knew he would get it quickly. He did! By the end of the night he was jumping up in the air on those things! I would have broken every bone in my body had I tried what he was doing.
Here's Jack on his skates. I don't have many pictures of him because he was off with his friends most of the night.
Elle did good on her skates too! Especially given the fact that I had to HOLD her up the ENTIRE time we went skating a few short months ago. She was like Bambi on ice last time! She didn't need me at all this time! Elle always has her own way of doing things though, and skating didn't prove to be any different. She doesn't really "skate" she just kind of RUNS on wheels. I don't think the wheels ever turned, she just ran around the rink on her skates. Again, I don't know how she does it and again, I would probably break every bone in my body if I tried to run in skates! Elle has gotten the skating bug though - she wants to go EVERY DAY!! She loved it and has requested a skating party for her 6th birthday! We already have it planned! Here are a few pics of my little Bambi on ice...
This pic is a little blurry but I still love it. Notice how she is "flapping" her arms?
"running" on skates...
She was watching the races and I called her name.
And then there was Macy. It was her first time but like Jack, she takes to stuff like this pretty quickly. Although she is much more cautious than either her big brother or sister and does NOT like to fall down! I mean, who does, but it really makes Macy mad to fall! Elle falls a million times and just gets right back up - it really ticks Macy off to fall so she tries very hard NOT to fall. She did a great job. She held my hand at first but was quick to figure it out and she just went around and around the rink (staying close to the railing, of course) at least a hundred times! She loves skating too! Here are a few pics of Macy's first time skating...
WHOA!!
Slow and proud...
This is what Macy looks like when she almost falls - you should see the face she makes when she DOES fall.
YAY - she's skating!!!
A rare pic of us all together! Well, almost all of us - Don had to take the picture!
Here is Don - with his phone, of course! ;-)
All in all it was a great night! Skating really takes a lot out of you and we were all worn out by the time we left the rink. But I think we'll be going back very soon! If you are like me and Don and haven't skated in 20+ years, you should try it! It's a lot of fun and it's great exercise! Oh - and your kids will sleep SO HARD that night! :)
Baseball Season is here!!!
I love baseball season! I think it has a lot to do with Spring time - I've always loved Spring! The sun it out (mostly!) and the days are longer (I also love daylight savings time!) The winter blues fade and everything is new again. What's not to love?
Then when you have kids, it's even better! I love going to my kids games - any sports really, but there is something really special to me about baseball! Maybe it's because that's the sport I played as a kid. Maybe because my brother has played all his life so we've spent a lot of time watching him. Maybe it's just because it's a GREAT sport! Whatever the reason - I'm happy that Jack loves playing baseball.
Today was our third game - and it was a nail-biter of a game but I am happy to say that we are still UNDEFEATED!!! Yep, we're 3-0! The kids made a heck of a comeback tonight - after being down 5-13 we came back and WON at 16-14!
W-H-A-T A G-A-M-E!!!!
It was awesome!!! Here are some pics from our season so far. Hope you all are enjoying the wonderful weather!!
SWING!
RUN!
A TRIPLE - YAY!!!
GOING HOME!!!
My handsome boy!
And of course, I can't leave out my girls! They make great cheerleaders!!
Macy and her thumb.
Then when you have kids, it's even better! I love going to my kids games - any sports really, but there is something really special to me about baseball! Maybe it's because that's the sport I played as a kid. Maybe because my brother has played all his life so we've spent a lot of time watching him. Maybe it's just because it's a GREAT sport! Whatever the reason - I'm happy that Jack loves playing baseball.
Today was our third game - and it was a nail-biter of a game but I am happy to say that we are still UNDEFEATED!!! Yep, we're 3-0! The kids made a heck of a comeback tonight - after being down 5-13 we came back and WON at 16-14!
W-H-A-T A G-A-M-E!!!!
It was awesome!!! Here are some pics from our season so far. Hope you all are enjoying the wonderful weather!!
SWING!
RUN!
A TRIPLE - YAY!!!
GOING HOME!!!
My handsome boy!
And of course, I can't leave out my girls! They make great cheerleaders!!
Macy and her thumb.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
"I had SO much fun last night Daddy!" from Elle....
So sweet! Elle came home on cloud nine last night! She had such a great time! She woke up this morning and told Don - "I had SO much fun last night Daddy!" Awww, so sweet!
Don said they went to dinner and had a very nice time. He gave her a special card (she was so proud and showed it to me when they got home, it had a picture of a Lion on the front and said "I Love You" and on the inside it said "and I'm not lion." Such a sweet card he found for her. He said he wanted it to be simple so she could read it herself. Awww...so thoughtful. Anyway, Don said when he gave it to her at dinner, Elle said "Oh Daddy, you shouldn't have!" LOL! That is hilarious to me!
At the dance he said there were 400 dads - and it was crowded! They stood in line for an HOUR for their pic to be taken! So they didn't get to spend much time dancing - he said he learned what he'll do different next year. They will get their EARLY. But they still had a great time! Elle saw all of her little friends there. OH - and Elle said to me "momma, I was the ONLY girl there not in a dress!" - she wore a skirt. UGH. I told her that she was special then. I saw some of the pictures - some of the girls were wearing the same kind of style of dress that I told her she couldn't get. Some were made up like it was prom. And some were wearing the "heel high shoes" (that's what Elle calls High Heels and she wants them SOOOOO badly! I tell her she can have them when she's an adult (or at least a teen!) Ugh - no offense if you let your child wear those shoes with a little heel - I just don't care for them and Elle LOVES them!
But all in all it was a nice evening out for them and I'm glad they had a great time.
Don said they went to dinner and had a very nice time. He gave her a special card (she was so proud and showed it to me when they got home, it had a picture of a Lion on the front and said "I Love You" and on the inside it said "and I'm not lion." Such a sweet card he found for her. He said he wanted it to be simple so she could read it herself. Awww...so thoughtful. Anyway, Don said when he gave it to her at dinner, Elle said "Oh Daddy, you shouldn't have!" LOL! That is hilarious to me!
At the dance he said there were 400 dads - and it was crowded! They stood in line for an HOUR for their pic to be taken! So they didn't get to spend much time dancing - he said he learned what he'll do different next year. They will get their EARLY. But they still had a great time! Elle saw all of her little friends there. OH - and Elle said to me "momma, I was the ONLY girl there not in a dress!" - she wore a skirt. UGH. I told her that she was special then. I saw some of the pictures - some of the girls were wearing the same kind of style of dress that I told her she couldn't get. Some were made up like it was prom. And some were wearing the "heel high shoes" (that's what Elle calls High Heels and she wants them SOOOOO badly! I tell her she can have them when she's an adult (or at least a teen!) Ugh - no offense if you let your child wear those shoes with a little heel - I just don't care for them and Elle LOVES them!
But all in all it was a nice evening out for them and I'm glad they had a great time.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Daddy/Daughter Dance
Tonight Elle and Don are on a date. Elle is in the Daisies (part of Girl Scouts) and tonight is the daddy/daughter dance. Elle and I went shopping today to get her a new dress. I got a little taste of the teen years shopping with Elle - and it wasn't pretty! Elle wants dresses that I just couldn't get. Either they were too casual (for tonight) or too....hmmm....hoochie? YIKES! Why do they make hoochie dresses in a size 5-6? And that's 5-6 in a child's size, meaning 5-6 YEARS OLD! UGH!
Anyway, we finally found the perfect outfit at Gymboree. I saw this beautiful pink skirt and after talking Elle into it - we bought it. Plus, with this skirt, she can get a lot of use out of it rather than a big fancy dress. Oh and the best part? It was on sale and I didn't even know until we checked out! Love saving money when you don't even realize you're going to be saving money!
She looks BEAUTIFUL! Well, ok - she IS beautiful! But tonight she shined! We did her nails, her hair, put fancy lotion on - I bought her a silver heart locket necklace and gave it to her right before she left. And she got a new purse and some new lip gloss to go in her new purse. She is all set.
They left and were going to a nice dinner before heading to the dance. (UPDATE - Don just called and said they had a very nice dinner and are heading to the dance right now.)
So here are some pictures of Elle before she left. My little girl is growing up.
Anyway, we finally found the perfect outfit at Gymboree. I saw this beautiful pink skirt and after talking Elle into it - we bought it. Plus, with this skirt, she can get a lot of use out of it rather than a big fancy dress. Oh and the best part? It was on sale and I didn't even know until we checked out! Love saving money when you don't even realize you're going to be saving money!
She looks BEAUTIFUL! Well, ok - she IS beautiful! But tonight she shined! We did her nails, her hair, put fancy lotion on - I bought her a silver heart locket necklace and gave it to her right before she left. And she got a new purse and some new lip gloss to go in her new purse. She is all set.
They left and were going to a nice dinner before heading to the dance. (UPDATE - Don just called and said they had a very nice dinner and are heading to the dance right now.)
So here are some pictures of Elle before she left. My little girl is growing up.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
OH MY GOSH! We just had a massive hail storm!!!
FREAKY! I've been in hail storms before but NONE have been this massive!! First of all the hail was HUGE - 2 inches plus in diameter! But more than that - it came down in a FURY! It looked like a snow storm - but it wasn't snowing! We were out there in our warm weather clothes and just watching it come down like crazy!
Here is a picture of the massive balls of hail! Even the pics don't do justice though!
Here is a picture of the massive balls of hail! Even the pics don't do justice though!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
My sweet girls.....
This week at school Jack is the "Celebrity of the Week" - every kid gets it in his class, you get special things all week. Monday = Bring something special to share with the class, Tues= bring your favorite book to share, Wed=parents write a letter to the child telling them how special they are, Thurs=special lunch with child and Fri=the class makes a special poster for the child with their picture and all.
So, tomorrow is the letter one. I wrote a letter to Jack and Don wrote one too. Then I thought - I'm going to ask the girls to write a letter too. You send it to school in a sealed envelope and the teacher reads them out loud to the class - so Jack won't have any idea that Elle and Macy wrote a letter to him also.
I told the girls about it and they were more than happy to write their letters to their big brother. So, instead of sitting there spelling out each word for both girls, I had them dictate a letter to me, I typed it, printed it out and gave it to them to write on a card they made him. It was a good idea and saved a TON of time! And they LOVED doing it! It was so sweet watching them work so hard on their little letters, I just HAD to take pictures! And now I just HAVE to share them with you all! :))
The front of Elle's card.
Inside of Elle's card.
Front of Macy's card.
Inside of Macy's card.
I can't wait to hear from Jack after school tomorrow.
So, tomorrow is the letter one. I wrote a letter to Jack and Don wrote one too. Then I thought - I'm going to ask the girls to write a letter too. You send it to school in a sealed envelope and the teacher reads them out loud to the class - so Jack won't have any idea that Elle and Macy wrote a letter to him also.
I told the girls about it and they were more than happy to write their letters to their big brother. So, instead of sitting there spelling out each word for both girls, I had them dictate a letter to me, I typed it, printed it out and gave it to them to write on a card they made him. It was a good idea and saved a TON of time! And they LOVED doing it! It was so sweet watching them work so hard on their little letters, I just HAD to take pictures! And now I just HAVE to share them with you all! :))
The front of Elle's card.
Inside of Elle's card.
Front of Macy's card.
Inside of Macy's card.
I can't wait to hear from Jack after school tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Interview with Macy (4)
And here is Macy's - we did hers first while Jack and Elle were at school.
This was fun and interesting. Jack and Elle are at school or I would have interviewed them too. I'm curious now what they would say so maybe I'll ask them after school. :)
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Don't play at night. (she means when they go to bed.:))
2. What makes mom happy?
hugs and kisses and chocolate (does this girl know me or what?)
3. What makes mom sad?
when me or Jack or Elle don't come lay down with ya.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
tickle me
5. What was your mom like as a child?
you had short hair
6. How old is your mom?
35
7. How tall is your mom?
medium (that's funny!)
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
eat chocolate (I do like chocolate - but I'm not sure that I eat that much of it! :)
9. What does your mom do when you're not here?
take the dogs for a walk
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I don't understand this question. (I tried to explain famous to her but she didn't get it!)
11. What is your mom really good at?
makes us good dinner
12. What is your mom not very good at?
a split (she's right - lol!)
13. What does your mom do for a job?
be a good cooker
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
chocolate (did anyone see that one coming??)
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
give me a present for my birthday
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Dora because she has brown hair too.
17. What do you and your mom do together?
take the dogs for a walk
18. How are you and your mom the same?
we both have long hair and the same skin
19. How are you and your mom different?
we don't have the same room
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
just say I love you (in an exasperated voice, think she's tired of all the questions!)
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
kissing him
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
chick-fil-a (NOT!)
This was fun and interesting. Jack and Elle are at school or I would have interviewed them too. I'm curious now what they would say so maybe I'll ask them after school. :)
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Don't play at night. (she means when they go to bed.:))
2. What makes mom happy?
hugs and kisses and chocolate (does this girl know me or what?)
3. What makes mom sad?
when me or Jack or Elle don't come lay down with ya.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
tickle me
5. What was your mom like as a child?
you had short hair
6. How old is your mom?
35
7. How tall is your mom?
medium (that's funny!)
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
eat chocolate (I do like chocolate - but I'm not sure that I eat that much of it! :)
9. What does your mom do when you're not here?
take the dogs for a walk
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I don't understand this question. (I tried to explain famous to her but she didn't get it!)
11. What is your mom really good at?
makes us good dinner
12. What is your mom not very good at?
a split (she's right - lol!)
13. What does your mom do for a job?
be a good cooker
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
chocolate (did anyone see that one coming??)
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
give me a present for my birthday
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Dora because she has brown hair too.
17. What do you and your mom do together?
take the dogs for a walk
18. How are you and your mom the same?
we both have long hair and the same skin
19. How are you and your mom different?
we don't have the same room
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
just say I love you (in an exasperated voice, think she's tired of all the questions!)
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
kissing him
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
chick-fil-a (NOT!)
Interviews with Jack (8) and Elle (6)
This is so cute. I had it posted on my facebook but wanted to save it forever, so I'm posting it on my blog.
This was fun and interesting. Here are Jack and Elle's answers. I had planned on asking them after school but forgot about it until Macy came and said "mom, show Jack and Elle what we did on your computer this morning." Too funny that she remembered and liked it. :)
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Jack: I love you. You are a sweet child.
Elle: I love you Elle. I love you sooooo much!
2. What makes mom happy?
Jack: when you and daddy first got married
Elle: that you have children and two were born in Russia and one was born in Houston.
3. What makes mom sad?
Jack: when we get spankings and we tell lies
Elle: I don't know.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Jack: tell jokes like why is 6 afraid of 7, because 7 8 9. (7 ate 9, get it?)
Elle: you tickle us. You do this (and she bonks herself in the head) and you do this (and she wiggles her hiney) then you smack us on the hiney and say "oooh, I got it!"
5. What was your mom like as a child?
Jack: I don't know your childhood, I wasn't born when you were a child. (smart kid)
Elle: you were little, you had a sister named Aunt Sonya and you had your hair curled and Mama Yvonne used to curl your hair up before you went to bed. (she actually listens to the stories I tell!)
6. How old is your mom?
Jack: 32
Elle: 35
7. How tall is your mom?
Jack: 6ft tall no wait 5ft 10, umm 7 ft 10 - I don't know.....
Elle: umm, you're like 30 pounds
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Jack: spend time with us on your birthday (he's right!)
Elle: go get chocolate ice cream (she's right too!)
9. What does your mom do when you're not here?
Jack: sometimes you take Dixie and Cowboy for a walk and sometimes you work out (I wish I walked and worked out as much as my kids think I do!)
Elle: you work on your computer. (probably the most accurate, sadly!)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Jack: you would be famous for being a chef. (doubt it!)
Elle: being popular
11. What is your mom really good at?
Jack: cooking and helping us be good kids.
Elle: taking care of us. (so sweet!)
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Jack: I think you're not very good at riding bicycles. Sometimes when parents get old they aren't very good at riding bikes.
Elle: driving us to Las Vegas. (what??)
13. What does your mom do for a job?
Jack: Make cards for your people
Elle: work and work and um help people and you say "are you ok" and you help them out.
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Jack: oranges
Elle: vegetables
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Jack: that you help us do stuff that we can't do like when I was little you helped me ride my bike
Elle: that you came and got me in Russia.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Jack: one of the people on the flintstones. you would play the mom on the flintstones
Elle: pearl (on Spongebob)
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Jack: sometimes me and you go skiing on the lake in the summer
Elle: after dance class when I was really good you took me to the store and bought me a shrek baby.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Jack: we both like ice cream, oranges, cookies and all that stuff
Elle: we both have brown hair, we both have the same eyes, same lips, eyebrows, eyelashes, nose and that's all I can think of.
19. How are you and your mom different?
Jack: you don't like sushi, I like sushi, you're a girl and I'm a boy
Elle: your bigger and I'm more smaller and you have a bigger head than me and a bigger brain than me.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Jack: in the morning you say "have a good day Jack and I love you" and I know for a fact that you really love us. (so sweet!)
Elle: because you tell us a lot
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Jack: he's handsome, he's cute, he's a tall man, he loves to play with you, he loves you, he loves to spend every moment with you.
Elle: cause he's handsome, he's big, he has muscles.
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Jack: I think Hawaii
Elle: Russia
This was fun and interesting. Here are Jack and Elle's answers. I had planned on asking them after school but forgot about it until Macy came and said "mom, show Jack and Elle what we did on your computer this morning." Too funny that she remembered and liked it. :)
1. What is something mom always says to you?
Jack: I love you. You are a sweet child.
Elle: I love you Elle. I love you sooooo much!
2. What makes mom happy?
Jack: when you and daddy first got married
Elle: that you have children and two were born in Russia and one was born in Houston.
3. What makes mom sad?
Jack: when we get spankings and we tell lies
Elle: I don't know.
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Jack: tell jokes like why is 6 afraid of 7, because 7 8 9. (7 ate 9, get it?)
Elle: you tickle us. You do this (and she bonks herself in the head) and you do this (and she wiggles her hiney) then you smack us on the hiney and say "oooh, I got it!"
5. What was your mom like as a child?
Jack: I don't know your childhood, I wasn't born when you were a child. (smart kid)
Elle: you were little, you had a sister named Aunt Sonya and you had your hair curled and Mama Yvonne used to curl your hair up before you went to bed. (she actually listens to the stories I tell!)
6. How old is your mom?
Jack: 32
Elle: 35
7. How tall is your mom?
Jack: 6ft tall no wait 5ft 10, umm 7 ft 10 - I don't know.....
Elle: umm, you're like 30 pounds
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Jack: spend time with us on your birthday (he's right!)
Elle: go get chocolate ice cream (she's right too!)
9. What does your mom do when you're not here?
Jack: sometimes you take Dixie and Cowboy for a walk and sometimes you work out (I wish I walked and worked out as much as my kids think I do!)
Elle: you work on your computer. (probably the most accurate, sadly!)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Jack: you would be famous for being a chef. (doubt it!)
Elle: being popular
11. What is your mom really good at?
Jack: cooking and helping us be good kids.
Elle: taking care of us. (so sweet!)
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Jack: I think you're not very good at riding bicycles. Sometimes when parents get old they aren't very good at riding bikes.
Elle: driving us to Las Vegas. (what??)
13. What does your mom do for a job?
Jack: Make cards for your people
Elle: work and work and um help people and you say "are you ok" and you help them out.
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Jack: oranges
Elle: vegetables
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Jack: that you help us do stuff that we can't do like when I was little you helped me ride my bike
Elle: that you came and got me in Russia.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Jack: one of the people on the flintstones. you would play the mom on the flintstones
Elle: pearl (on Spongebob)
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Jack: sometimes me and you go skiing on the lake in the summer
Elle: after dance class when I was really good you took me to the store and bought me a shrek baby.
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Jack: we both like ice cream, oranges, cookies and all that stuff
Elle: we both have brown hair, we both have the same eyes, same lips, eyebrows, eyelashes, nose and that's all I can think of.
19. How are you and your mom different?
Jack: you don't like sushi, I like sushi, you're a girl and I'm a boy
Elle: your bigger and I'm more smaller and you have a bigger head than me and a bigger brain than me.
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Jack: in the morning you say "have a good day Jack and I love you" and I know for a fact that you really love us. (so sweet!)
Elle: because you tell us a lot
21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Jack: he's handsome, he's cute, he's a tall man, he loves to play with you, he loves you, he loves to spend every moment with you.
Elle: cause he's handsome, he's big, he has muscles.
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Jack: I think Hawaii
Elle: Russia
Sweet Elle.....
Ok - so you all know that Elle has always been my "drama" child and while she can be sweet, she could also be very hmmm, sassy? Well, it seems her sweet side has been taking over and we are all so happy!
Anyway, she is doing so well in school - is very helpful around the house, writes me love letters almost daily. She is really such a joy. Ok - she always has been a joy, but she was also very difficult for a while.
So, she is very into writing, drawing, art of any kind really. LOVES it! She will sit at the table from the time she gets home from school till it's time for her to go to bed just writing letters, drawing, etc.
Last week she made a card for her best friend at school. Wrote I love you Grace, Love Elle - drew all kinds of pictures on it, put it in an envelope (my sister gave Elle a HUGE BOX of envelopes and it was seriously the best thing ever for Elle, she loves envelopes!) decorated the envelope, and took it to school to give to Grace.
Well, apparently the other kids in the class told her that she never makes anything for them and only makes things for Grace or Ryan, her best friends. So Elle came home from school, sat down at the table and worked on a personalized card for EVERY SINGLE KID in her class! 21 children in her class! Plus one for the teacher. She decorated every card, wrote I love you _____, Love Elle" on every envelope. Decorated every envelope. It seriously took her all day to do it! It got to the point that I was telling her it was time for bed and she was saying - I only have 2 left! And after seeing how hard she was working on it, I let her stay up and finish them. She worked non-stop for 4 hours on this! A different card for each child. Then she numbered them with each kids number in class.
Anyway, she took these cards to school and passed them out to all of her friends. She was so excited to take them to school that morning! Well, while I thought it was really sweet - so did the teacher. She gave her an IB Attitude award from the school. We go to an IB school - IB is International Baccalaureate - and they have awards for kids that show an IB attitude. It's a pretty big deal - they announce your name on the loud speakers during morning announcements, and then the teacher sends the announced child to the office for an award. Elle got a coupon for a free ice cream at a local ice cream parlor. She was BEAMING!
Jack said his whole class clapped when they announced Elle on the loud speaker! Now he's upset because he's never gotten this kind of award. He told me that he does "nice stuff ALL of the time!"
But anyway, I just wanted to share this with everyone. She can really be a handful at times and has attitude that makes me crazy at times, but she is very sweet and really has a big heart!
Thanks for letting me share.
Anyway, she is doing so well in school - is very helpful around the house, writes me love letters almost daily. She is really such a joy. Ok - she always has been a joy, but she was also very difficult for a while.
So, she is very into writing, drawing, art of any kind really. LOVES it! She will sit at the table from the time she gets home from school till it's time for her to go to bed just writing letters, drawing, etc.
Last week she made a card for her best friend at school. Wrote I love you Grace, Love Elle - drew all kinds of pictures on it, put it in an envelope (my sister gave Elle a HUGE BOX of envelopes and it was seriously the best thing ever for Elle, she loves envelopes!) decorated the envelope, and took it to school to give to Grace.
Well, apparently the other kids in the class told her that she never makes anything for them and only makes things for Grace or Ryan, her best friends. So Elle came home from school, sat down at the table and worked on a personalized card for EVERY SINGLE KID in her class! 21 children in her class! Plus one for the teacher. She decorated every card, wrote I love you _____, Love Elle" on every envelope. Decorated every envelope. It seriously took her all day to do it! It got to the point that I was telling her it was time for bed and she was saying - I only have 2 left! And after seeing how hard she was working on it, I let her stay up and finish them. She worked non-stop for 4 hours on this! A different card for each child. Then she numbered them with each kids number in class.
Anyway, she took these cards to school and passed them out to all of her friends. She was so excited to take them to school that morning! Well, while I thought it was really sweet - so did the teacher. She gave her an IB Attitude award from the school. We go to an IB school - IB is International Baccalaureate - and they have awards for kids that show an IB attitude. It's a pretty big deal - they announce your name on the loud speakers during morning announcements, and then the teacher sends the announced child to the office for an award. Elle got a coupon for a free ice cream at a local ice cream parlor. She was BEAMING!
Jack said his whole class clapped when they announced Elle on the loud speaker! Now he's upset because he's never gotten this kind of award. He told me that he does "nice stuff ALL of the time!"
But anyway, I just wanted to share this with everyone. She can really be a handful at times and has attitude that makes me crazy at times, but she is very sweet and really has a big heart!
Thanks for letting me share.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Please visit my new website!!
Hi everyone! As most of you know I recently started a new business. I finally got my website up and running!! YAY! Please visit my new site and share it with your friends! :))
fancyink.blogspot.com
Thanks and much love!
Mila
fancyink.blogspot.com
Thanks and much love!
Mila
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Valentine Pictures!!
As promised, here are some pictures from our Valentine's week.
Elle's Valentine's - she did them all by herself and she did a great job! She not only wrote all of the kids names in her class but from MEMORY - no list! She knows every kid in her class and in the order that the teacher has them all in. All 21 kids! It's amazing!
Notice that Ray is the only boy in her class to get a "LOVE" on his card? All the girls LOVE Ray!
Jack working on his Valentine's. This is the first year that we bought Valentine's and didn't make them - he's getting too old for that! :(
Macy's Valentines - she did them all by herself too! 16 Valentine's and never complained one bit. This is actually the first year that ALL three kids made their own Valentine's completely - I usually make them and they just signed their names. But they are all growing up!
For her teacher.
Daddy and Macy at her class party.
Macy was wiped out after her party. She climbed onto my bed and fell asleep with Dixie.
Sweet Dixie.
Macy and Jack at his class party.
Daddy and Jack.
Macy and Elle being silly at lunch. We had lunch with Elle in the lunchroom on Friday. We were at the school ALL day. But it was fun!
Then we stopped by to see Jack at his lunch.
Elle at her class party. She's showing off her Valentine box that she made. It turned out so good!!
Daddy and Elle checking out her loot!
It was a great week, but a BUSY one! I guess every year will be busy like this now but hopefully it will get easier when they are all in the same school next year. We'll see! Happy Valentine's Day to all!!!!
Elle's Valentine's - she did them all by herself and she did a great job! She not only wrote all of the kids names in her class but from MEMORY - no list! She knows every kid in her class and in the order that the teacher has them all in. All 21 kids! It's amazing!
Notice that Ray is the only boy in her class to get a "LOVE" on his card? All the girls LOVE Ray!
Jack working on his Valentine's. This is the first year that we bought Valentine's and didn't make them - he's getting too old for that! :(
Macy's Valentines - she did them all by herself too! 16 Valentine's and never complained one bit. This is actually the first year that ALL three kids made their own Valentine's completely - I usually make them and they just signed their names. But they are all growing up!
For her teacher.
Daddy and Macy at her class party.
Macy was wiped out after her party. She climbed onto my bed and fell asleep with Dixie.
Sweet Dixie.
Macy and Jack at his class party.
Daddy and Jack.
Macy and Elle being silly at lunch. We had lunch with Elle in the lunchroom on Friday. We were at the school ALL day. But it was fun!
Then we stopped by to see Jack at his lunch.
Elle at her class party. She's showing off her Valentine box that she made. It turned out so good!!
Daddy and Elle checking out her loot!
It was a great week, but a BUSY one! I guess every year will be busy like this now but hopefully it will get easier when they are all in the same school next year. We'll see! Happy Valentine's Day to all!!!!
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