It's not that I haven't had stuff to blog about with the kids. I have. I just haven't made time for it. I really have been busy with Christmas preparations and holiday busyness, that I just haven't been online much. So, here's an update:
She has been reading like MAD! It's been great! She finished a little chapter book in 4 days! A record for her, I think! We went and checked out 5 more little books for the holiday break! Her goal is to read all 5 before the new year! I doubt she will finish, but she has a great goal and attitude about it.
One thing we stated doing different with her reading is sending them all to bed at 7 pm. Sharp. She is then allowed to read for her twenty minutes in bed. Unfortunately but gratefully, we forget about her a bit and she usually comes upstairs 40-80 minutes later asking us if it's been 20 minutes! So then she is late for bed, but truly has read and read and read!
She seems to really be enjoying her dance class too. We switched over from Dance A to Dance B and have been much happier. Dance A was just getting to weird for me, and inconvenient. I think Cate loves to go to dance with her friends too!
Kindergarten has been a blast for Landon so far! He seems to love Mrs. Davenport, and has several friends in his class. He comes home happy nearly every day! He is a little womanizer, though. He usually has something like this to say to me:
Laney held my hand today at school, mom.
I like Laney. She my girlfriend.
Can Laney come over to play?
So, yes Laney is his new girlfriend, little rascal. We have talked about how we dont' have girlfriends until we are 16. Lover boy! He also says funny stuff like this, that I am sure he gets from school:
Never be a bully, be a friend!
Landon broke out with little zits all around his mouth about a week ago. I wasn't ever able to figure out what the deal was. Dry skin? Sickness? Puberty? (Okay, it wasnt' that. His voice is still a sweet soprano.) He became very congested at the same time. Related? Don't know. He didn't run a fever or anything, so I didn't see any reason to spend money to have a doctor tell me he would be fine. I decided to wait it out a few days. Glad I did. He is looking fine, and he has acted fine the whole time too.
Our busy little booger is becoming quite the little lady. Sassy and silly. She hasn't had much going on in her little world lately. She has recently been crying at nights about sleeping in her room alone, so we switched the kids around, again. She and Landon now share the bunk bed. She has to sleep on the bottom. No more broken arms.
She got to go her friend Cooper's birthday party. He turned 4 and it was He-Man themed. She walked around for a week asking me who the guy on the invitation was. He man, I would say. Oh yea, I forgot mom! It was a daily thing for her. She may have been the only girl at the party, but I dont' know and I am sure she didn't care one lick!
Jocelyn and Brooklyn have been playing together fairly well in the morning. Both of them love to sit and watch a Dora these days, too.
Her vocabulary is growing every day. No joke yesterday I heard her say:
Shush it!
As in shut up.
Nice.
She has also picked up WHY. I try hard to give her an answer, even though I know she isn't really asking me why. We had this little conversation yesterday.
Brooklyn: Where's DoJo?
Me: In the bathroom.
B: Why?
M: Because she needs to go potty!
B: Why?
M: Because when we eat food, we have to go potty.
B: Why?
M: Because that is the way God designed our bodies.
B: Why:
M: (Frustrated and somewhat irritated) I don't know! Ask him! (Pause.) Go play.
B: Why?
I think I growled at her. So she took off to play.
She is funny, irritating and hilarious sometimes when she gets into the why phase. She reports when she poops her pants now, pushed herself over in her highchair-which really hurt- and has discovered the use of a step stool. She takes anything, and I mean anything--Christmas presents included- to elevate herself so that she can reach the stove and my jewelry. Both of which are big NO NOs. She also moves the chairs around to reach the computer and counter tops. It keeps me hopping, and it won't last. Thankfully. The plus note here, is she is a good little girl, and usually says Thank You. It's really sweet.
They are all DYING to celebrate Christmas, and want to open presents so bad.
Catelyn
She has been reading like MAD! It's been great! She finished a little chapter book in 4 days! A record for her, I think! We went and checked out 5 more little books for the holiday break! Her goal is to read all 5 before the new year! I doubt she will finish, but she has a great goal and attitude about it.
One thing we stated doing different with her reading is sending them all to bed at 7 pm. Sharp. She is then allowed to read for her twenty minutes in bed. Unfortunately but gratefully, we forget about her a bit and she usually comes upstairs 40-80 minutes later asking us if it's been 20 minutes! So then she is late for bed, but truly has read and read and read!
She seems to really be enjoying her dance class too. We switched over from Dance A to Dance B and have been much happier. Dance A was just getting to weird for me, and inconvenient. I think Cate loves to go to dance with her friends too!
Landon
Kindergarten has been a blast for Landon so far! He seems to love Mrs. Davenport, and has several friends in his class. He comes home happy nearly every day! He is a little womanizer, though. He usually has something like this to say to me:
Laney held my hand today at school, mom.
I like Laney. She my girlfriend.
Can Laney come over to play?
So, yes Laney is his new girlfriend, little rascal. We have talked about how we dont' have girlfriends until we are 16. Lover boy! He also says funny stuff like this, that I am sure he gets from school:
Never be a bully, be a friend!
Landon broke out with little zits all around his mouth about a week ago. I wasn't ever able to figure out what the deal was. Dry skin? Sickness? Puberty? (Okay, it wasnt' that. His voice is still a sweet soprano.) He became very congested at the same time. Related? Don't know. He didn't run a fever or anything, so I didn't see any reason to spend money to have a doctor tell me he would be fine. I decided to wait it out a few days. Glad I did. He is looking fine, and he has acted fine the whole time too.
Jocelyn
Our busy little booger is becoming quite the little lady. Sassy and silly. She hasn't had much going on in her little world lately. She has recently been crying at nights about sleeping in her room alone, so we switched the kids around, again. She and Landon now share the bunk bed. She has to sleep on the bottom. No more broken arms.
She got to go her friend Cooper's birthday party. He turned 4 and it was He-Man themed. She walked around for a week asking me who the guy on the invitation was. He man, I would say. Oh yea, I forgot mom! It was a daily thing for her. She may have been the only girl at the party, but I dont' know and I am sure she didn't care one lick!
Jocelyn and Brooklyn have been playing together fairly well in the morning. Both of them love to sit and watch a Dora these days, too.
Brooklyn
Her vocabulary is growing every day. No joke yesterday I heard her say:
Shush it!
As in shut up.
Nice.
She has also picked up WHY. I try hard to give her an answer, even though I know she isn't really asking me why. We had this little conversation yesterday.
Brooklyn: Where's DoJo?
Me: In the bathroom.
B: Why?
M: Because she needs to go potty!
B: Why?
M: Because when we eat food, we have to go potty.
B: Why?
M: Because that is the way God designed our bodies.
B: Why:
M: (Frustrated and somewhat irritated) I don't know! Ask him! (Pause.) Go play.
B: Why?
I think I growled at her. So she took off to play.
She is funny, irritating and hilarious sometimes when she gets into the why phase. She reports when she poops her pants now, pushed herself over in her highchair-which really hurt- and has discovered the use of a step stool. She takes anything, and I mean anything--Christmas presents included- to elevate herself so that she can reach the stove and my jewelry. Both of which are big NO NOs. She also moves the chairs around to reach the computer and counter tops. It keeps me hopping, and it won't last. Thankfully. The plus note here, is she is a good little girl, and usually says Thank You. It's really sweet.
They are all DYING to celebrate Christmas, and want to open presents so bad.
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