Sunday, May 31, 2009
I love summers except....
One of the great benefits of being a teacher is having the summer to play with the kids. I love everything about it except for the question, "What is for lunch?" For some reason having to think of what to make three meals a day just drives me crazy. I enjoyed packing lunches for Cayden because, generally, he wanted the same thing every day. However, he doesn't want the same thing every day now that we are at home. I am running out of ideas.
Geocache
in the Ochocos at Smith Rock
on the Deschutes in the Ochocos
at the Deschutes
on the Deschutes in the Ochocos
at the Deschutes
Our family has found a new past time - geocaching. We love to hunt for the treasures while seeing the sites of the state we love. Here are some pictures from some cache hunts in the last month.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
I am so Lucky
Sometimes I sit back and think how lucky I am. I have a wonderful husband that is much more forgiving of my flaws than I am of his. I have two healthy boys that make my life hectic. I have a job that I love and that challenges me.
Here is my update on Son #1: Cayden's current favorite song is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". Yep, the old Cindy Lauper song. His love of singing amazes me and makes me giggle. He even hums through the parts he doesn't know and makes up the words when he doesn't know what the singer is saying. Ridiculously terrible singing might be the one trait he got from me. We are both terrible singers but love it anyway and sing constantly. He sings all the time - in the car, in the shower, and while he is playing in the yard. He still loves Star Wars and wants to have light sabre fights a lot. I need to find the time to do that with him even though it is not the kind of playing I enjoy. Cayden will finish Kindergarten this year. He has learned an amazing amount of information. His reading level is at the end of the first grade year. One of my favorite things is to listen to him read but he still would rather be read to. Cayden hates to clean his room and has recently been caught hiding clothes under his bed and putting clean clothes in the hamper.
While I am lecturing him part of me is smiling because he is learning that mom knows to look under the bed. I love to tuck him in at night and have him say the words he always says, "Mom, check on me in a few minutes and before you go to bed. And, mom, tell dad to check on me too".
And Son #2: Bryce's favorite thing is to be outside. He is definetely his father's child. The first thing he does in the morning after breakfast is to go to the front door and say "aaah". Apparently, that is as close as we are getting to the word "outside" right now. He doesn't care if it is 30 degrees outside, he just wants to be out there. He is finally saying a few more words and doing more sign language. Watching him sign "please" is the cutest thing. Bryce sleeps well and in the morning needs to have his "B" (blanket) and "Fi" (pacifier) with him. After a bit of time you can ask him for his "fi" and he will hand it over but if you try to take it away before that he gets GRUMPY. There isn't much that doesn't have the potential to make him grumpy. He has not grown out of that. He likes to play with his brother unless his brother wants to smother him and then he gets grumpy. See the previous sentences about that... Bryce also loves to help with the laundry and dishes. However, it is not always helpful! Watching him grow has been a blast!
I am a lucky lady! Take the time to enjoy those dearest to you!
Here is my update on Son #1: Cayden's current favorite song is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". Yep, the old Cindy Lauper song. His love of singing amazes me and makes me giggle. He even hums through the parts he doesn't know and makes up the words when he doesn't know what the singer is saying. Ridiculously terrible singing might be the one trait he got from me. We are both terrible singers but love it anyway and sing constantly. He sings all the time - in the car, in the shower, and while he is playing in the yard. He still loves Star Wars and wants to have light sabre fights a lot. I need to find the time to do that with him even though it is not the kind of playing I enjoy. Cayden will finish Kindergarten this year. He has learned an amazing amount of information. His reading level is at the end of the first grade year. One of my favorite things is to listen to him read but he still would rather be read to. Cayden hates to clean his room and has recently been caught hiding clothes under his bed and putting clean clothes in the hamper.
While I am lecturing him part of me is smiling because he is learning that mom knows to look under the bed. I love to tuck him in at night and have him say the words he always says, "Mom, check on me in a few minutes and before you go to bed. And, mom, tell dad to check on me too".
And Son #2: Bryce's favorite thing is to be outside. He is definetely his father's child. The first thing he does in the morning after breakfast is to go to the front door and say "aaah". Apparently, that is as close as we are getting to the word "outside" right now. He doesn't care if it is 30 degrees outside, he just wants to be out there. He is finally saying a few more words and doing more sign language. Watching him sign "please" is the cutest thing. Bryce sleeps well and in the morning needs to have his "B" (blanket) and "Fi" (pacifier) with him. After a bit of time you can ask him for his "fi" and he will hand it over but if you try to take it away before that he gets GRUMPY. There isn't much that doesn't have the potential to make him grumpy. He has not grown out of that. He likes to play with his brother unless his brother wants to smother him and then he gets grumpy. See the previous sentences about that... Bryce also loves to help with the laundry and dishes. However, it is not always helpful! Watching him grow has been a blast!
I am a lucky lady! Take the time to enjoy those dearest to you!
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