There have been so many times lately where I have wanted to blog something, but of course the holidays have just made us so busy this year. Here is a Thursday 10 to catch up on a few things...
1. Alec's Christmas program is tonight. He has informed us that we are not allowed to go to it. He told us that we can drop him off, go back to our car, and listen to "Do you hear what I hear?" from the CD in the car (that is the song that they are singing) and then come back in and pick him up when it is over. He does not want us to watch him performing. We told him we would do just that. Yeah, we are sneaking in the back and watching. It is in a dark theater, there is NO way he is going to see us! Little weirdo!
2. Aaron's Christmas performance is tomorrow. This is the first time he has done anything like this so it will be interesting to see how he does. I really don't anticipate any issues. He is much more comfortable in front of people than Alec ever was.
3. Alec got the chance to go to Target after school today and pick out a gift for his 8th grade buddy, Brian. I was trying to encourage him to pick out an ornament but he knew exactly what he wanted to get him. I let him lead me and we went right to the star wars section. He wanted to get him a light saber since he did not have one. Who am I to argue with a 5 year old about what he wants to get his friend for Christmas? :) Very cute.
4. Aaron learned his Pledge of Allegiance!! I am still not exactly sure where or from whom he learned it, but he recites the entire thing! It is too stinkin' cute when he says it and I MUST get it on video and download it to here. SO funny!
5. Ashley is SO scared of Santa!!! Santa and Mrs. Claus came by our neighborhood Christmas party that we hosted last Saturday to talk to the kids and give some small gifts to them. Each child got a chance to sit on santa's lap and talk to him. When it came to Ashley's turn I went to go set her up there and she freaked out! She had a death grip on me and would not let go. She usually likes older men so I think the issue was his white gloves. She freaks out over gloves...hates them. Let's see, that puts her scared tally at Santa, brooms, vacuums, hairdryers, and moving/singing dolls. Interesting!
6. When Alec was in his first year of preschool they did a little hand print at thanksgiving and on it the teachers wrote what each child was thankful for. Alec was thankful for Baby Brooklyn (she was just born the month before) Aaron has Alec's same teachers so they did the same activity with him this year. What is Aaron thankful for? Firetrucks. hehehe!!
7. Ashley STILL won't walk. Almost 15 months old and won't take a single step without holding on to something or someone. Lazy bone jones!
8. When Alec was at school on Tuesday, Aaron, Ashley and myself were at home doing laundry all day. At one point we were in Ashley's room playing on the floor. Aaron got up, went and got his little case that holds his coloring pens and his sippy cup full of milk and said to me, "Ok Mommy, I am going to work, I wuv you!!!" He disappeared into his bedroom. About 5 minutes later he came back saying, "I'm home Mommy!" I asked him what he did at work and he said, "I got bad guys and put them in the back of my police car!!" Daddy was SO proud!
9. Alec wanted a snack after school the other day and asked if he could make it himself. I said sure, as long as it was something healthy, and he headed to the kitchen. I of course followed and hid around the corner to watch what he would do. He went to the refrigerator, opened it, stared into it for a while and then finally took out some leftover pasta from the night before. He went over to where the plates are in the cupboard, crawled up onto the counter and got a plate down. He then got a fork and proceeded to put some of the pasta on the plate from the tupperware. He closed the container and put it back in the fridge. He then took his plate and went over to the microwave, crawled up on the counter again and put his plate in the microwave (it is quite high so it was difficult for him to reach.) He stared at the microwave for a minute and then punched in 5 minutes and pushed start. I went in and stopped the microwave at 2 minutes but other than me doing that, he did the entire thing completely on his own!! What a little chef I have on my hands!!
10. What I want for Christmas...
Alec - Millennium Falcon and toys for the kids whose houses burned down.
Aaron - An airplane.
Ashley - She would be happy with just a unending bottle full of milk! :) Easy to please!
1 comment:
Oh, I love the stories of all your kids...isn't it fun how different they all are? I used to compare my kids, but now I am so so glad they are different...it makes everything more fun the second (and third) time around.
And those slow walking little girls. Lily never even cruised or held our fingers to walk until 15 months. Then I realized she had nothing to cruise on (because we pushed everything out of the way for "Tackle man". I pulled a coffee table out and put all her toys on it...forcing her to stand up at the table and cruise around to play. It STILL took her a month after that to walk. But now that she's well past the stage, 16 1/2 months doesn't seem THAT late. At the time, I was wondering if I'd have to carry her into 1st grade ;) Of course, I was feeling pressure because #3 was coming when she was 18 months...
Gee, could I write a book? Sorry... cute kids. Love those slow walkers!
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