Tonight at dinner after realizing that we were all in our own little worlds, I asked everyone to share their two favorite things from the day.
Luke said, "Playing football with Will and his friends on the backyard BYU field."
Bridget said, "having my hair curled with my new wand." (She was convinced that her hair does not curl with a curling iron, but this wand proved her wrong. It stayed curly all day long!)
Will said, "finishing a really big art project, and playing football in the backyard with Luke, Tyler B. and Thomas O."
Jonah said, "Going to chess club and beating a boy three times, and making a fort at Tyson's house."
Violet said, "Taking two nappez: one in my bed and one on the couch. And watching Princess Sofia on the tv." When Violet pluralizes words, she doesn't just add an s, she adds an ez. And only when she said, "Bridgets-ez" did I realize who she sounds like; Gollum from the Hobbit. He says "Hobbits-ez the exact same way!
I didn't share this but I say, "Holding baby Nicholas all day long (except for a couple of naps he took in his bed.) (And holding him snuggled on me fast asleep while I type this) I have always loved holding babies but holding my own babies has been my very most favorite thing. I purposely let things slide so that I can enjoy him, and give him the comfort and security he needs while he's so young. Tonight while I helped Will gather things to sell in his classroom store, I noticed Nicholas had two tiny little crowns on his head, right beside each other. His darling dark hair swirls around them ever so slightly and it's cute. I love the back of his head, mmmm with all that dark hair and that sweet smell of baby shampoo mixed with his naturally sweet baby smell. There is no better smell than that, and baby's breath. Mmmmm. And he gives his smiles so freely. He waits to catch your eye and then gives a hesitant smile, before giving a big smile. If you laugh or make to much of a sound in reaction, he gets scared and the smile goes fast.
O.K. so that's one.
I loved washing dishes with Violet this morning. She rinsed, and filled cups with water and lined them up on the edge of the counter. And she hummed to the Christmas music we listened to.
Jonah told me, "Mom, the thing I DON"T like about our guest room is that when people come to stay it doesn't smell like our house anymore. I want it to always smell like our house!" I'm happy he likes the smell of this place. When I picked him up at school today he ran to the car and I said,
"Go get your friends."
"They are not my friends."
"Jonah, go get the girls and boy who ride home from school with you everyday."
"No."
"Jonah--"
"Are you still sick?" (I've been sick all week and have refused to leave the car in my comfy apparel and unkempt hair and face, not to mention my aching body)
"Yes."
He looked at me, looked away, and then one of the girls saw him and started running over. I had to get out and flag down the second one. When did he decide that girls were unacceptable friends? It was only last year in preschool that they were his friends.
Will laughed his head off while we brainstormed and searched for items to take to his classroom store. The items he thought were the funniest: deodorant (my idea) and our old Christmas tree(Luke's idea). He is so fun to laugh with. He told us that his teacher, Mr. Allred, gives him a bad time about BYU, (because he is a Utah State fan). Oh and by the way, Utah State hasn't beat BYU in football for 11 years. That's the kind of trivia Will throws at me everyday, and no wonder Mr. Allred razzes him. I'm sure he hears it all day long.
Bridget shared one of her cherry Hershey's kisses with me. And yesterday she wrote "Beyond 5" on her hand. FYI: they are the latest Mormon Boy band and they are cute! Cousin Hannah made the trip down to Provo to their concert so Bridget and Luke decided to join her, not knowing anything about the group. Apparently the words BOY BAND didn't ring enough of a bell with Luke because he ended up with his head in his hands, plugging his ears, while Bridget and Hannah joined the rest of the crowd and screamed! When I came to pick them up, Hannah got to meet Nicholas and held him for a while.
Luke has a curly mop top and I love it. He is reading the Rangers Apprentice series right now, and it's reminding me of when he was reading Harry Potter and couldn't put it down. I love that he loves to read!
He and Bridget both made the honor rolls at Vista Heights! YAY, I'm so proud of them for working hard!
And I think my cold is almost gone and that is good news. I've muddled my way through this week of being sick and having Adam gone. But I am blessed with a sweet neighbor named Glenda who happens to be my new Visiting Teacher. She brought the yummiest pot of homemade chicken noodle soup "because Dr. Oz says it actually does help you get better. Something about the enzymes in it!" and two loaves of homemade bread. Is there anything better on the face of the earth than those two things/ No. I'm convinced that's why I'm feeling better today. Grateful for her.
November 14, 2013
March 28, 2013
Track Meet #1
I enjoyed the warmth of the sun today. The weather can't decide if it's winter or Spring, but today it was Spring. Jonah went to Pre-school at the Wilcox's and took an Easter egg with lego inside. The kids had to shake it to try and guess the contents.
Meanwhile, Violet and I cleaned the kitchen with the Pandora "Mindy Gledhill" station booming to keep us moving. She wiggled to the beat on her barstool as she helped me chop red peppers for the stir fry we would have for dinner. Then we packed lunches for she and Jonah to eat on the way to Kangaroo Zoo to meet our friends for the afternoon. Jonah was happy after preschool.
Kangaroo Zoo was a hit. We met the Peterson's, the Foess' and the Jensen's there for a lunch.
Luke's first track meet of the season (last weeks was cancelled due to a snow storm) was at Westlake High School. Violet and Jonah and I were there to support him. Will was busy with chess club and scouts. He won Annie Peterson with 3 queens! And he just joined the Bear's den who apparantly do not have treats after den meeting, like they did in wolves. He said,"Sister Peterson and Sister Burdette were really good!" I think he misses them. But he will love the Bear den, even without the treats! Bridget had piano lessons. She plans to invite a friend to come home from school with her tomorrow. She continues to love playing capture the flag at school during free time (on top of recess). Mr Emett is giving them so many opportunities to get out and play that they are really enjoying his class, and probably learning well too. Today she and five other girls versed 3 of the boys in their class and beat them 7 - 0.
Back to the track meet. While Luke was in the bull pin waiting for his race Violet ran over to say hello. He stretched and she stretched with him. She is always ever so happy to see her Yuke. So Luke ran the mile. And he did it fabulously! We can't wait to find out his time tomorrow because he is confident he knocked some time off his 6:20 record. It was exciting to see him keep up with the first pack of runners. (He was not far behind a boy from his school that was quite a bit faster than him last year. It's so fun to see how the body grows and improves) He paced himself well and had a good finish. Jonah cheered his name the entire race, screaming, "Go Luke!" through the entire mile. I wish he had a megaphone so Luke could hear him all the way around the track. On the rest of the races that Luke was not competing in I told Jonah that we were cheering for the kids with the black jersey's on because they are from Luke's school. He said, "I can't cheer for them I don't even know their names." I told him he could call them Vista or Thunder. Soon I realized he was referring to them as "The Black's." At one point there were two Vista kids coming up the straitaway together in the 4X100 m relay and Jonah yelled, "Look, there's two blacks!" A boy from the Vista team who was seated nearby turned and commented on the racist comment, which I quickly explained.
Meanwhile, Violet and I cleaned the kitchen with the Pandora "Mindy Gledhill" station booming to keep us moving. She wiggled to the beat on her barstool as she helped me chop red peppers for the stir fry we would have for dinner. Then we packed lunches for she and Jonah to eat on the way to Kangaroo Zoo to meet our friends for the afternoon. Jonah was happy after preschool.
Kangaroo Zoo was a hit. We met the Peterson's, the Foess' and the Jensen's there for a lunch.
Luke's first track meet of the season (last weeks was cancelled due to a snow storm) was at Westlake High School. Violet and Jonah and I were there to support him. Will was busy with chess club and scouts. He won Annie Peterson with 3 queens! And he just joined the Bear's den who apparantly do not have treats after den meeting, like they did in wolves. He said,"Sister Peterson and Sister Burdette were really good!" I think he misses them. But he will love the Bear den, even without the treats! Bridget had piano lessons. She plans to invite a friend to come home from school with her tomorrow. She continues to love playing capture the flag at school during free time (on top of recess). Mr Emett is giving them so many opportunities to get out and play that they are really enjoying his class, and probably learning well too. Today she and five other girls versed 3 of the boys in their class and beat them 7 - 0.
Back to the track meet. While Luke was in the bull pin waiting for his race Violet ran over to say hello. He stretched and she stretched with him. She is always ever so happy to see her Yuke. So Luke ran the mile. And he did it fabulously! We can't wait to find out his time tomorrow because he is confident he knocked some time off his 6:20 record. It was exciting to see him keep up with the first pack of runners. (He was not far behind a boy from his school that was quite a bit faster than him last year. It's so fun to see how the body grows and improves) He paced himself well and had a good finish. Jonah cheered his name the entire race, screaming, "Go Luke!" through the entire mile. I wish he had a megaphone so Luke could hear him all the way around the track. On the rest of the races that Luke was not competing in I told Jonah that we were cheering for the kids with the black jersey's on because they are from Luke's school. He said, "I can't cheer for them I don't even know their names." I told him he could call them Vista or Thunder. Soon I realized he was referring to them as "The Black's." At one point there were two Vista kids coming up the straitaway together in the 4X100 m relay and Jonah yelled, "Look, there's two blacks!" A boy from the Vista team who was seated nearby turned and commented on the racist comment, which I quickly explained.
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