August 20, 2012 - Homework

Today my favorite moment was when I was helping my 5 year old do his homework.  We found out we had been doing wrong for the first few days and I'm so glad that we were dong it wrong because it was taking forever!  I guess we had been doing too much. So, now that we are doing the correct  amount of work it is so much better.  He liked doing it and I liked helping.  He was excited to learn and work with me.  We also made the rule that the rest time movie doesn't come on until homework is done so that really helps too.

August 17, 2012 - Great Idea, huh?

Today my favorite moment was when Jaxon was telling me about his plan to hide his untucked shirt from his teacher at school.  He said, "I zipped up my jacket so she couldn't see that I didn't tuck in my shirt.  It's a great idea, huh?"  I just laughed because he thinks he is so clever and that he also thinks he has great ideas.  But we are really going to have to get him to understand he's got to tuck it in...

August 13, 2012 - Ollie's Word List

Oliver is almost 20 months and just the cutest thing!  Today I want to document the words he can say in somewhat of the order he said them...
mama :)
dada
wa wa, which has evolved into wa wee (water)
peez (please)
sheesh (cheese)
cracker
no
bum bum
eye
papa
Jat-son (older brother Jaxon)
go, which he often says 3 times, "go, go, go" because a Mickey Mouse book he likes has that phrase.  He often says it when we are sitting at a red light:)
down
up
two

He only signs a few words because we really haven't needed him to know any more.  He's always so happy and it has been easy for us to understand what he needs.  He does sign:
more
water
please
food

August 9, 2012 - Foldermort

Today my favorite moment was when Henry said, "Maybe he's called Foldermort 'cause he folds things.  Yeah, he folds envelopes."  [Voldermort] lol  Yeah, Henry...maybe...