My Princess Elsa and me at her school (yes, she is wearing the exact same dress as the girl standing next to her, who happens to be her BFF... totally unplanned):
Selfie of my little Mickey and me at his daycare:
Friday, October 31, 2014
Halloween 2014
This was my first time in five years not participating in the Harvest Parade at the daycare by work. I didn't think I was particularly attached to them, but it was a bittersweet moment for me, not watching those kids march around our office campus. Instead, I spent the morning working from home, then went to see big sister K's parade around her school at 1:30. The timing worked out perfectly since baby M's parade wasn't until 3:00, so I got to make it for both. Having taken half a day off from work, I picked the kids up early and we got to go trick or treating around the block before dark. Then we went for more trick or treating at the mall (though by that time, all the stores had run out of candy) followed by dinner at Panera Bread.
My Princess Elsa and me at her school (yes, she is wearing the exact same dress as the girl standing next to her, who happens to be her BFF... totally unplanned):
My Princess Elsa and me at her school (yes, she is wearing the exact same dress as the girl standing next to her, who happens to be her BFF... totally unplanned):
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Away
This is my first time traveling for work in over seven years... and my first time being away from hubby and the two kids. It is only a few days in Tampa, but I started missing them even before I left! I recently posted this video on Facebook as well, but I was trying to get a decent picture of the kids before they left for school Monday morning. Needless to say, it didn't work out as I had intended. Baby M insisted on "singing" so I took a short video instead. I love these kids so much!!! They'll be sleeping by the time I get home tonight, but I can't wait to see them!
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Parent Teacher Conference
Tonight was our first "real" parent teacher conference at big sister K's school. We heard a lot of positives, but also some areas where she needs improvement. We were told big sister K is very sweet and hardworking (sweet sure, but hardworking? Really?). She's advanced in her reading skills, writing stories, spelling (which M and I don't really see), and in her attempts to sound words out, but she has trouble retelling the story from a book she's just read (consistent with my complaint from a few days ago). For that reason, her teacher can't move her up in the level of difficulty of books that she is reading. In terms of math, I think she's a little ahead of what she's learning now, but she has trouble explaining how she got to the answer, so that is setting her back. I wish there were more hours in the day to work with her on these things. It's hard enough getting her homework and reading done every night as it is!
Monday, October 20, 2014
October Update
I've been on a blogging hiatus for the past few weeks. Not sure why, but hopefully with this October update, I will get back on track.
There is no denying that fall is here, and it is here in full force, as evidenced by the cooler temperatures, the changing leaves, having to turn on my headlights when leaving work (because it's dark out already), and waking up before the sun has fully risen. We were hoping to continue our annual apple-picking tradition earlier this month, but as luck would have it, it rained every time we made plans to go to the orchard. We resorted to purchasing apples from the farmer's market and getting a bunch from my mom (who did go apple picking).
Both kids are enjoying school. M and I seem to be having more difficulty adjusting than they are though. With big sister K, she doesn't always pay attention to what the teacher is saying and half the things she is supposed to communicate to us never makes it home. I am also frustrated that she's forgotten everything she's learned in kindergarten - simple things like addition, spelling certain words, or understanding the books that she's reading (being able to retell the story back to me). With baby M, we are not happy with his new school. The employees there seem pretty miserable and they are totally understaffed. There are often times only one teacher in his room watching as many as 10 preschoolers. She can't be at two places at once, so if someone needs help going potty, there is no one looking after the other nine kids (or in baby M's case, he ends up going potty by himself in the dark because he's too short to reach for the light switch and his teacher is too busy to help him). The problem is, baby M likes it there. We've asked him on several occasions if he wants to go back to his old school, and he always says no. We're not sure what to do at this point... will need lots of prayers!
On another note, Halloween is coming up. We just got costumes for the kids over the weekend. Unfortunately, I can no longer recycle big sister K's costumes for baby M as I had done the past two years (I refuse to put my son in a dress). She was Minnie Mouse at his age, so I guess it is only fitting that he gets to dress up as Mickey Mouse. Here's a sneak preview:
There is no denying that fall is here, and it is here in full force, as evidenced by the cooler temperatures, the changing leaves, having to turn on my headlights when leaving work (because it's dark out already), and waking up before the sun has fully risen. We were hoping to continue our annual apple-picking tradition earlier this month, but as luck would have it, it rained every time we made plans to go to the orchard. We resorted to purchasing apples from the farmer's market and getting a bunch from my mom (who did go apple picking).
Both kids are enjoying school. M and I seem to be having more difficulty adjusting than they are though. With big sister K, she doesn't always pay attention to what the teacher is saying and half the things she is supposed to communicate to us never makes it home. I am also frustrated that she's forgotten everything she's learned in kindergarten - simple things like addition, spelling certain words, or understanding the books that she's reading (being able to retell the story back to me). With baby M, we are not happy with his new school. The employees there seem pretty miserable and they are totally understaffed. There are often times only one teacher in his room watching as many as 10 preschoolers. She can't be at two places at once, so if someone needs help going potty, there is no one looking after the other nine kids (or in baby M's case, he ends up going potty by himself in the dark because he's too short to reach for the light switch and his teacher is too busy to help him). The problem is, baby M likes it there. We've asked him on several occasions if he wants to go back to his old school, and he always says no. We're not sure what to do at this point... will need lots of prayers!
On another note, Halloween is coming up. We just got costumes for the kids over the weekend. Unfortunately, I can no longer recycle big sister K's costumes for baby M as I had done the past two years (I refuse to put my son in a dress). She was Minnie Mouse at his age, so I guess it is only fitting that he gets to dress up as Mickey Mouse. Here's a sneak preview:
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