Amelia said the family prayer tonight. I don't think I'll get it exactly right, but here is goes:
...Please help us not tell poop jokes; tell stories the right way not with real names instead of made up ones*; and we all know about pull ups**...
*Gary likes to substitute names of real people into the childrens stories and she does not care for this
**What we all know, I don't know. Your guess is as good as mine!
I guess you had to be there. She is just starting to say prayers for real. She used to say thank you for the food (whether there was food or not) and Amen. Now she goes on and on about all of the things she cares about. It's very sweet, and often times very funny.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Church Time
Today in church, Jimmy wanted to sit on the front row. Gary and I know that the kids need containment so we sat on the second row (using the first row as a baracade.) Jonathan loved being so close to the front and was attracted to the stairs leading to the pulpit. Gary was on his feet chasing after him most of the meeting (he's a great Dad). Toward the end, Jonathan climbed up on the box that the chorister stands on to lead the music. He took a moment to catch his balance, then he started to wave his arm like mad JUST LIKE THE CHORISTER! He is such a hoot!
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Jimmy's News
Jimmy is really into math right now. He likes to know how much 3 sixes is and how many 2s are in 1000, etc. He likes numbers so much that he made up his own!
A thillion: the largest number
definition: It is so big that "a thillion plus one turns into a negative number"
He really likes school and plays karate and ninja turtles there all the time. (although he does not like ninja turtles best, he likes "rescue heroes") He says that his teacher Mrs Magoffin does karate too. At the end of class when they have left over time they have a vote on what to do and they always do karate. (How's that for a kindergarten fantasy!)
A thillion: the largest number
definition: It is so big that "a thillion plus one turns into a negative number"
He really likes school and plays karate and ninja turtles there all the time. (although he does not like ninja turtles best, he likes "rescue heroes") He says that his teacher Mrs Magoffin does karate too. At the end of class when they have left over time they have a vote on what to do and they always do karate. (How's that for a kindergarten fantasy!)
Amelia the teacher
Since Jimmy is in school, Amelia has been taking greater pains to get along with Jonathan.This means that she can sometimes be seen holding his hand and leading him off to make mischief. She is also imparting her vast 3 years of knowledge and experience to him, bit by bit. Here is one piece of advice she gave to him a few days ago:
"Take your Barbie, bend it over like it's a frozen gogurt (demonstrates by bending her at the waist) and you have a gun!"
"Take your Barbie, bend it over like it's a frozen gogurt (demonstrates by bending her at the waist) and you have a gun!"
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Darn R's
In speech pathology, the letter R is often preceded by the word "darn" because it are so tricky for children and therapists to correct. (now don't worry, children have until they are 8 years old before /r/ is a concern) Amelia and I had a conversation the other day where this came into play.
Amelia: This is my brother Wocky.
Me: Why do you call Jonathan "Rocky"?
Amelia: Not wock, like the thing on the gwound. Walk like what people do.
I was impressed with her ability to clearly explain away my confusion.
Amelia: This is my brother Wocky.
Me: Why do you call Jonathan "Rocky"?
Amelia: Not wock, like the thing on the gwound. Walk like what people do.
I was impressed with her ability to clearly explain away my confusion.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Lion King
Jonathan didn't used to like sitting for books, especially not the one word with one picture board books. But last night, he listened to "Lion King" and loved it. I was reading it to the bigger kids for bedtime and he really liked the lion fights and the roaring sounds. He even roared back! Today, he sat on my lap and listened to (the abreviated version) of it again. I am happy to find a book that he likes to hear.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
School
Jimmy started kindergarten this week at Newton Lee Elementary School in our new neighborhood. I am driving him there until we officially move in at the end of the month. The first day of school must have been enjoyable, but I really don't get what happened. He came home from school telling us all about how his teacher has a flashlight and they get to go through secret passages. AND only the kids in Room 1 get to know the pass word for the secret passage. When pressed for details, none were given. Jimmy raelly enjoyed the school library on the second day of school. He checked out George and Martha, Encore! I always love reading George and Martha with him. Jimmy dreaded the third day of school because a fire drill was planned and he was scared it would be too loud. He made it through just fine. I thought that he liked school, but the other day, he told me he wished that Amelia would go to kindergarten instead. He is jealous of the extra time she has at home. (so THAT explains behavior problems we've had lately!) I'm sure it will all balance out over the next few weeks.
I never knew that being a parent of a school kid was so much work. He comes home with huge stacks of papers for us to fill out (most are PTO fundraisers, what they need the funds for,they don't say.) But hardest of all to figure out has been the "kiss and ride" drop off for the kids. The first day of school, they decided to let the kindergarteners out 30 minutes early, to get the parents used to the carpool lane, but did not tell the parents that they let the kids out early. Jimmy and his class had to stand out in the rain until all of us uninformed parents showed up at the regular time. At the end of the week, they sent home a flier explaining all of the rules for drop off/pick up, but this was a little late for me. I had already been chewed out about a different "violation" each day. I look forward to our move, so Jimmy can take the bus instead. Thanks for hearing out my rant. AND thanks to MOM and DAD for all of their hard work putting me through school.
I never knew that being a parent of a school kid was so much work. He comes home with huge stacks of papers for us to fill out (most are PTO fundraisers, what they need the funds for,they don't say.) But hardest of all to figure out has been the "kiss and ride" drop off for the kids. The first day of school, they decided to let the kindergarteners out 30 minutes early, to get the parents used to the carpool lane, but did not tell the parents that they let the kids out early. Jimmy and his class had to stand out in the rain until all of us uninformed parents showed up at the regular time. At the end of the week, they sent home a flier explaining all of the rules for drop off/pick up, but this was a little late for me. I had already been chewed out about a different "violation" each day. I look forward to our move, so Jimmy can take the bus instead. Thanks for hearing out my rant. AND thanks to MOM and DAD for all of their hard work putting me through school.
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Chuck E Cheese
After a long day/week, we decided to have a fun family date at Chuck E Cheese, a fun pizza place with mini rides and arcade games. Jimmy loved the games and while Amelia prefered the rides.
Jimmy hit the jackpot at a SpongeBob Squarepants game, inserting one token and pushing a button. Out came the tickets. They kept coming and coming and were piling up on the floor! When they finally stopped coming out, Jimmy tore them off and brought them back to Mom and Dad. The chain of tickets trailed behind him. Amelia, in her excitement for Jimmy, kept stepping on the tickets and hindered his progress.
Amelia really liked the rides. Her favorite being a high top shoe shaped one. She brought me over to a large light up high top shoe shaped basket ball game and proceeded to climb up into the hole where the balls come out. She said she wanted a ride! I think she was too short to see what the ride was all about. I had her get out and put in a token to show her what it did. Out came the basketballs. She tried and tried to shoot them at the hoop, but again height was an issue. I lifted her up and held her over the hoop so she could drop the balls in (she missed.)
Jonathan enjoyed a toddler area with stairs to climb and a platform area with slide attached. He even learned to go down the stairs backward (for safety) I was really impressed. Going down stairs will be very important as our new condo will have 2 flights.
Jimmy hit the jackpot at a SpongeBob Squarepants game, inserting one token and pushing a button. Out came the tickets. They kept coming and coming and were piling up on the floor! When they finally stopped coming out, Jimmy tore them off and brought them back to Mom and Dad. The chain of tickets trailed behind him. Amelia, in her excitement for Jimmy, kept stepping on the tickets and hindered his progress.
Amelia really liked the rides. Her favorite being a high top shoe shaped one. She brought me over to a large light up high top shoe shaped basket ball game and proceeded to climb up into the hole where the balls come out. She said she wanted a ride! I think she was too short to see what the ride was all about. I had her get out and put in a token to show her what it did. Out came the basketballs. She tried and tried to shoot them at the hoop, but again height was an issue. I lifted her up and held her over the hoop so she could drop the balls in (she missed.)
Jonathan enjoyed a toddler area with stairs to climb and a platform area with slide attached. He even learned to go down the stairs backward (for safety) I was really impressed. Going down stairs will be very important as our new condo will have 2 flights.
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