I remember when I was in kindergarten (yes its was a long, long, long, time ago but I am not senile yet). It was fun. Lots of fun. I learned all my letters and numbers and few other little things.
It is not like that anymore. Isaiah is expected to be reading by the end of the year (6 weeks to go). Well he had a weak pre-school situation and didn't go into school knowing as much as maybe he could. I did not worry about it, because I remembered just a few years ago a teacher telling my mother (when one of my young siblings started school) that they will teach them all the need to know and that if she worked on following directions that was the biggest help.
Isaiah does read. He can read pretty well now. Its that he doesn't always want to. Last night I am not sure if he just wanted to keep prolonging bed time, or he was getting attention or what, but it was hard. He would sound out a word over and over again and not put it together. Fine so daddy told him what it should have been. Next page same word, same situation. He was not paying attention or just being silly. So Allen said lets put the book up we can read more tomorrow. Then Isaiah bust out into tears. It was late he needed sleep. I think we are going to get a timer and see if that helps.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
My husband and I hate bugs. I mean really hate bugs. We used to tease that when we had kids they would probably would love bugs.
Well we were right. Isaiah is a bug boy, but Christina is still pretty fascinated with the creepy crawlies.
Yesterday when I picked up Isaiah he had found an inchworm and wanted to take it home. He has a small plant that he grew and it was on there. I said it is okay. As long as once home it stayed outside. The kids kept running to the door to check on it. Eventually the inch worm found its way off the plant. They were so sad.
Why are kids so attracted to bugs? They are so gross.
Well we were right. Isaiah is a bug boy, but Christina is still pretty fascinated with the creepy crawlies.
Yesterday when I picked up Isaiah he had found an inchworm and wanted to take it home. He has a small plant that he grew and it was on there. I said it is okay. As long as once home it stayed outside. The kids kept running to the door to check on it. Eventually the inch worm found its way off the plant. They were so sad.
Why are kids so attracted to bugs? They are so gross.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Long night
I have always known that my kids do best when on a schedule. That is why we try to fit naps into the schedule on the weekends when we can. We also try to make sure they are in bed for the night by 8:30 (well 8:00 is bedtime but it gets later then that every now and then).
This weekend we tested those limits. Saturday Isaiah did get a little bit of a nap (maybe an hour). Saturday during the day was an exciting time (and the subject of another post). My husband decided that we needed to have a date that night. Our anniversary is next weekend but I will be working a wedding and so he decided to take me out early. So with a phone call we get a baby sitter (what would we do with out grandparents near by).
We took advantage of the time without kids and had a nice long dinner out. We finally got back to pick the kids up at 11:00 p.m. When we walk into my moms Christina is asleep on her lap. And Mom said she just went to sleep. And Isaiah was wide awake. He was watching TV with them. We get home get them in bed and go to bed ourselves. 11:55 (yeah, I looked at the clock) Isaiah walks in and said he was scared. I remind him there is nothing to be scared of and go back to bed. 12:45 He is back and still scared of the dark and shadows. This is where I am sure I have failed the parenting test. I think a good mother would get up walk him back to his room point out all the shadows to show him what made them and rub his back until he was asleep. Did I do that? Nope. I asked him what he needed. He responded that he needed a story. I informed him that it was past bed time, and past story time and he needed to go to bed and get some sleep.
I thought that was the end of it. I finally fall asleep at 1:30 (I think I kept waiting for him to come in again). I wake up at 7:00 not really wanting to be awake but for some reason can’t sleep in. My husband wakes up and I was telling him about Isaiah and he slept through it all. He thinks the dinosaur movie he watched earlier might have been a bit much for him. Then I realize I hear something. I look on the floor on the end of the bed and there is Isaiah asleep with my afghan pulled over him.
We talk quietly for a few more minutes about it, and we hear something I look up to see Isaiah quietly leaving my room and closing the door. As soon as it’s closed he opens it again and walks in like he just woke up from his bed. He was trying to be sneaky. I asked him why he slept on the floor in my room. You should have seen that little boys face as he realized he was caught. I think if he had gone to bed earlier he would not have had that problem. Oh and we are limiting the dino movies too.
This weekend we tested those limits. Saturday Isaiah did get a little bit of a nap (maybe an hour). Saturday during the day was an exciting time (and the subject of another post). My husband decided that we needed to have a date that night. Our anniversary is next weekend but I will be working a wedding and so he decided to take me out early. So with a phone call we get a baby sitter (what would we do with out grandparents near by).
We took advantage of the time without kids and had a nice long dinner out. We finally got back to pick the kids up at 11:00 p.m. When we walk into my moms Christina is asleep on her lap. And Mom said she just went to sleep. And Isaiah was wide awake. He was watching TV with them. We get home get them in bed and go to bed ourselves. 11:55 (yeah, I looked at the clock) Isaiah walks in and said he was scared. I remind him there is nothing to be scared of and go back to bed. 12:45 He is back and still scared of the dark and shadows. This is where I am sure I have failed the parenting test. I think a good mother would get up walk him back to his room point out all the shadows to show him what made them and rub his back until he was asleep. Did I do that? Nope. I asked him what he needed. He responded that he needed a story. I informed him that it was past bed time, and past story time and he needed to go to bed and get some sleep.
I thought that was the end of it. I finally fall asleep at 1:30 (I think I kept waiting for him to come in again). I wake up at 7:00 not really wanting to be awake but for some reason can’t sleep in. My husband wakes up and I was telling him about Isaiah and he slept through it all. He thinks the dinosaur movie he watched earlier might have been a bit much for him. Then I realize I hear something. I look on the floor on the end of the bed and there is Isaiah asleep with my afghan pulled over him.
We talk quietly for a few more minutes about it, and we hear something I look up to see Isaiah quietly leaving my room and closing the door. As soon as it’s closed he opens it again and walks in like he just woke up from his bed. He was trying to be sneaky. I asked him why he slept on the floor in my room. You should have seen that little boys face as he realized he was caught. I think if he had gone to bed earlier he would not have had that problem. Oh and we are limiting the dino movies too.
(photo is from Adoption Day 2005 but its my favorite of him asleep)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Week of the young child
Week of the young child is a week that day cares and early learning centers try to do fun activities to make the children in their care feel even more special and just have fun. My husbands school does this. They have some fun activities, but the school that my daughter goes to really have fun. I wish I had taken pictures this week because its been a riot.
Every day is a different theme. Monday is Teddy Bear picnic day. The kids wear pajamas to school and bring their favorite bears. Christina wore her purple Dora the Explorer princess PJ’s and took her purple ballerina bear. Every child left that day with a prize for their bear.
Tuesday was Texas/Western Day. This day is always tough. But I found an old pair of overall that no longer fit Isaiah and tried them on they were a little long but not bad. I cuffed them added a red and white checked shirt and a black cow boy hat out of the dress up box and she was a cow girl. I think the most exciting thing was she was in pants (I have not been able to get her in pants for months all dresses all the time).
Today is Wacky Wednesday. They will read the book and were encouraged to dress wacky. My daughter was very excited about this one. So she picked out her outfit.
Capri pants with a skort over them and underwear over them. A top that does not match. Two different socks glitter in her hair and topped off with a diaper on her head. Yep. You read that right, underwear over a skort and diaper on the head. Does not get any wackier then that. I did not encourage her on this at all she had it all planned and my husband went right along with it.
(photo above is not of Wacky Wendesday but still its funny)
Every day is a different theme. Monday is Teddy Bear picnic day. The kids wear pajamas to school and bring their favorite bears. Christina wore her purple Dora the Explorer princess PJ’s and took her purple ballerina bear. Every child left that day with a prize for their bear.
Tuesday was Texas/Western Day. This day is always tough. But I found an old pair of overall that no longer fit Isaiah and tried them on they were a little long but not bad. I cuffed them added a red and white checked shirt and a black cow boy hat out of the dress up box and she was a cow girl. I think the most exciting thing was she was in pants (I have not been able to get her in pants for months all dresses all the time).
Today is Wacky Wednesday. They will read the book and were encouraged to dress wacky. My daughter was very excited about this one. So she picked out her outfit.
Capri pants with a skort over them and underwear over them. A top that does not match. Two different socks glitter in her hair and topped off with a diaper on her head. Yep. You read that right, underwear over a skort and diaper on the head. Does not get any wackier then that. I did not encourage her on this at all she had it all planned and my husband went right along with it.
(photo above is not of Wacky Wendesday but still its funny)
Tomorrow is Hawaiian day and then Friday is patriotic (red white and blue day) those are not too hard.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
My birthday
Some day’s I just love being a mom. Not that I don’t like being a mom other day’s but there are days that it is just awesome. Yesterday was my birthday. I told my husband we were not going to do anything for it. I didn’t want presents or anything, just let it pass. Well I was on my way to work in the morning and I got a phone call. I answered it and my kids broke out into a full scale version of "Happy Birthday to you" They told me they loved me and then I had to get back to driving. I can not tell you why but it really got to me, touched my heart. I got teary up just a little bit.
Then I picked up Christina in the afternoon. She asked me where my cupcakes were. I asked what she was talking about. She said its my birthday I need cupcakes. I told her not this year. (it’s been a long time since I have had a party with cupcakes).
I got Isaiah and we went home I cooked dinner and then Allen got home. He pulled the kids aside and they were all secret. Finally they appear with a card and a CD (Group 1 Crew). Again I got teary. The card they both wrote their names in it. On their own they wrote their names. Isaiah has been doing this but to see It so clear was great and then Christina had all the letters in her name on there. They were out of order but there none the less. My kids are growing up and so sweet. My husband is pretty sweet too. He decided that he could not let my day go by with out some recognition.
Then I picked up Christina in the afternoon. She asked me where my cupcakes were. I asked what she was talking about. She said its my birthday I need cupcakes. I told her not this year. (it’s been a long time since I have had a party with cupcakes).
I got Isaiah and we went home I cooked dinner and then Allen got home. He pulled the kids aside and they were all secret. Finally they appear with a card and a CD (Group 1 Crew). Again I got teary. The card they both wrote their names in it. On their own they wrote their names. Isaiah has been doing this but to see It so clear was great and then Christina had all the letters in her name on there. They were out of order but there none the less. My kids are growing up and so sweet. My husband is pretty sweet too. He decided that he could not let my day go by with out some recognition.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Last nights funny
Last night Allen was taking care of the kids while I had a meeting. He decided that he would run through the drive through to get them some pasta and then head home to eat it there.
Well Christina decided she didn’t want to go there. She wanted to go somewhere else. Some how they came to an agreement and that there would be no fussing.
So as they got there she said "we are not going to be fussy, but I think I would prefer to have some sweet tea tonight"
Okay so what four year old says prefer over I want? And please tell me my children are not the only ones that like sweet tea. I guess its better then a soda right?
Later when Allen was giving Christina her bath he let Isaiah stay in the living room to watch Dinotopia. I have not seen this movie but I guess it’s a little intense. Isaiah kept coming into the bathroom and would say, "Daddy, I really think you should come out here. You could see some pretty scary stuff on the dinosaur movie" I though that is the best version of "I’m scared" without saying I have ever heard.
Well Christina decided she didn’t want to go there. She wanted to go somewhere else. Some how they came to an agreement and that there would be no fussing.
So as they got there she said "we are not going to be fussy, but I think I would prefer to have some sweet tea tonight"
Okay so what four year old says prefer over I want? And please tell me my children are not the only ones that like sweet tea. I guess its better then a soda right?
Later when Allen was giving Christina her bath he let Isaiah stay in the living room to watch Dinotopia. I have not seen this movie but I guess it’s a little intense. Isaiah kept coming into the bathroom and would say, "Daddy, I really think you should come out here. You could see some pretty scary stuff on the dinosaur movie" I though that is the best version of "I’m scared" without saying I have ever heard.
Morning People?
It has been a strange week. At our home I usually wake up and get ready and get the kids lunches and backpacks ready and then I head to work. Allen is in charge of getting the kids up, dressed, and out the door. This works well for us.
Well Allen is an assistant teacher in a Kindergarten Class. If the lead teacher is out he is the sub and has to work her hours. She works early. So if this happens I have to get the kids up and dressed and to school.
Wednesday and Thursday this was the case. She has the flu so Allen went in to cover. I love my kids, but I am not a morning person. And it turns out my daughter is not either. My son can function at a normal level, but is not jumping around excited. My daughter on the other hand is another story. No matter what I did it was not right. I had the wrong clothes. I didn’t let her sleep enough. I didn’t wake her up early enough (yep, turned out she thought she needed her hair in curls yesterday but to do that I would have had to get her up earlier and rolled it-no time for that). No matter what the case she would start to fuss. I did whatever I could to avoid a full on fit. The bad parent that I am turned on the TV and let them watch a few minutes of their favorite movie so that I could get their lunches and mine put together.
We got out the door, we made it to school, all in one piece both days. No one seemed to be too much worse for the wear. I did notice my hair is fading and I think I gained a few gray hairs. That is okay its about time for a dye job.
I love my kids but I think letting my husband deal with them in the morning is best.
Well Allen is an assistant teacher in a Kindergarten Class. If the lead teacher is out he is the sub and has to work her hours. She works early. So if this happens I have to get the kids up and dressed and to school.
Wednesday and Thursday this was the case. She has the flu so Allen went in to cover. I love my kids, but I am not a morning person. And it turns out my daughter is not either. My son can function at a normal level, but is not jumping around excited. My daughter on the other hand is another story. No matter what I did it was not right. I had the wrong clothes. I didn’t let her sleep enough. I didn’t wake her up early enough (yep, turned out she thought she needed her hair in curls yesterday but to do that I would have had to get her up earlier and rolled it-no time for that). No matter what the case she would start to fuss. I did whatever I could to avoid a full on fit. The bad parent that I am turned on the TV and let them watch a few minutes of their favorite movie so that I could get their lunches and mine put together.
We got out the door, we made it to school, all in one piece both days. No one seemed to be too much worse for the wear. I did notice my hair is fading and I think I gained a few gray hairs. That is okay its about time for a dye job.
I love my kids but I think letting my husband deal with them in the morning is best.
Friday, April 4, 2008
My hubby
I know this blog is mostly about the kids but I think I have to include my husband stories on here too. I find myself saying, "Yes, He belongs to me" about as much as I say it about the kids. I love my husband. In fact at the end of this month we will celebrate 6 years married. And even with the tears and struggles with infertility and miscarriage I can say I have a happy marriage and love him dearly. That said there are times I don’t think I like him very much. J . Tuesday night I got home from my Bible Study and he had just started watching the movie I am Ledged. I was standing behind the couch leaning on it watching it with him. He tells me to take a load off and watch the movie with him.
At this point I tell him I can’t. In an effort to eat better we agreed that we would pack dinner and take it with us for Wednesday nights instead of grabbing something from a drive thru (we have church Wednesday nights and with all the driving around getting everyone and schedules we don’t have time to stop at the house and eat). I told him I needed to make sandwiches and wraps for lunch and dinner for me and the kids for the next day and whatever he wanted to take.
He tells me not to worry about it. He will get up early with me and help me do it, and just wanted me to come and watch the movie. So I did.
Wednesday morning I get up I get everything out for the dinners/lunches. I start making the first one. He comes in he makes two sandwiches and puts some chips in a bag. And walks off. I ask what he was doing he said he made his. So I ended up making everything for dinner for me and the kids and then gathered up Christina’s lunch and got it all in the cars.
Is it wrong that I secretly hopped the kids would be fussy when getting up and give him a hard time? Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed the movie and was not late for work, but a little extra help would have been nice. I’ll get over it.
At this point I tell him I can’t. In an effort to eat better we agreed that we would pack dinner and take it with us for Wednesday nights instead of grabbing something from a drive thru (we have church Wednesday nights and with all the driving around getting everyone and schedules we don’t have time to stop at the house and eat). I told him I needed to make sandwiches and wraps for lunch and dinner for me and the kids for the next day and whatever he wanted to take.
He tells me not to worry about it. He will get up early with me and help me do it, and just wanted me to come and watch the movie. So I did.
Wednesday morning I get up I get everything out for the dinners/lunches. I start making the first one. He comes in he makes two sandwiches and puts some chips in a bag. And walks off. I ask what he was doing he said he made his. So I ended up making everything for dinner for me and the kids and then gathered up Christina’s lunch and got it all in the cars.
Is it wrong that I secretly hopped the kids would be fussy when getting up and give him a hard time? Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed the movie and was not late for work, but a little extra help would have been nice. I’ll get over it.
April Fools
I know that April Fool’s day was 4 days ago but its still floating around our house. I am not sure who told him about it but Isaiah caught onto the April Fools antics this year. He was telling people they had a monkey on their face or spider in their hair. Okay fine. Well on April 2nd he is still doing it. I let him know that it only works one day out of the year and it was time to stop (can you tell I am not a fan of the April Fool’s day jokes).
Well last night he would lie to me or Christina about something and when I would start to call him out on the lie he would yell "April Fool’s"
I did not take me long to realize that he now thinks he can lie, and if caught he just has to say April Fool’s. I let him know that April Fool’s is over and that he may not lie to me. I let him know if it happened again that he would have time out.
Well it did happen again. He served his time out and finished the night off well.
Allen had a staff meeting last night and so he got home in time to give the kids hugs and kisses good night. After the kids were settled he asked me how the kids were. As I passed on the tale of our son and the lies covered by April Fool’s he started laughing. Yep I agree it was funny, but at the time I am trying to keep our child from starting a life of lies (well it was not that bad) and he was laughing. Glad he was not home he would not have made it the night without laughing and the kids would never take the no lies rule seriously.
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