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!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Girlfriend Update
Cayden, indeed, has a girlfriend. He told me the other day that she told him at lunch that he was her boyfriend. They do seem smitten with one another and seem to be very good friends most of all. Now, for the funny thing he said to me the other day.
Cayden: "Mom, sometimes I call my (girlfriend) my Queen".
It was all I could do to not laugh. But, I appreciate the smile on his face when he talks about her. I think she may rank up there with Star Wars.
Cayden: "Mom, sometimes I call my (girlfriend) my Queen".
It was all I could do to not laugh. But, I appreciate the smile on his face when he talks about her. I think she may rank up there with Star Wars.
Nana's visit
My mom came to visit and we had a GREAT weather weekend while she was here. We went over to Salem and went to Silver Falls State Park. It was Jeff and Bryce's first time. We had a great time and got to see some beautiful scenery.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Easter
Easter Sunday was a great day at our house. The Easter Bunny showed up bearing Star Wars toys and candy. Cayden also got to use the GPS for a treasure hunt that led him to a basketball hoop. Bryce enjoyed shaking the eggs but didn't like many of the snacks that were inside. The only thing that wasn't great were the pictures. It was one of those days. 
Monday, April 6, 2009
Things Bryce can say! And the funny things that Cayden says
Bryce is not much of a talker. We think his constant ear infections (yes, even after his tubes) have taken a bit of a toll on his hearing UNTIL RECENTLY. Lately, he has been quacking like a duck, clucking like a chicken, mooing like a cow, yelling cracker, and saying no. We used to just get an emphatic head shake but now he says "no!" He has quite the personality!
Cayden asked me the other day whether I had a boyfriend. After doing a bit of explaining about having a husband he thought for a bit and then asked "whether it was okay to have a husband and a boyfriend." After laughing quite a bit I told him that it wasn't the best idea. Just this week I found out where the question came from. Apparently, Cayden has a girlfriend at school and they even held hands during a movie. His teacher says that Cayden lights up whenever she is around. We, of course, have not asked him a thing about it because he gets so embarrassed.
Cayden asked me the other day whether I had a boyfriend. After doing a bit of explaining about having a husband he thought for a bit and then asked "whether it was okay to have a husband and a boyfriend." After laughing quite a bit I told him that it wasn't the best idea. Just this week I found out where the question came from. Apparently, Cayden has a girlfriend at school and they even held hands during a movie. His teacher says that Cayden lights up whenever she is around. We, of course, have not asked him a thing about it because he gets so embarrassed.
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