Two or three times now Rylan has done this ...
He'll be crying about something (Carter took something from him, etc), and he'll come to me crying more because, "There's water in my eyes!" Those are tears, buddy. Stop crying :)
Monday, March 4, 2013
Water in My Eyes
Washing Rylan's hair is torture (in his opinion). He refuses to tilt his head back so I just go for it rinsing it with a few cupfuls of water while he screams. He's always yelling, "There's water in my eyes, " over and over again. (He does have his eyes closed during this and an arm across the top of his eyes.)
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Back Home
The boys and I got back this afternoon from a trip to Lexington to visit our good friends that we used to do everything with in Knoxville. I'll post a lot more soon, but here is a cute picture of Carter with Mary Grace.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Lowe's Build and Grow
On Saturday morning we took the boys to Lowe's for the Build and Grow workshop. The kids got to build a very cool monster truck. Lately a lot of the builds have been sponsored by movies but this time it was Monster Jam.
Rylan did awesome with the first two nails and then this is how interested he was ...
Brian's parents have gotten the boys some monster trucks before so now we have 4 Grave Diggers.
In a couple of weeks, the build is the Monster Mutt truck. We'll have soccer games by then on Saturdays so hopefully it doesn't overlap!
Rylan did awesome with the first two nails and then this is how interested he was ...
Brian's parents have gotten the boys some monster trucks before so now we have 4 Grave Diggers.
In a couple of weeks, the build is the Monster Mutt truck. We'll have soccer games by then on Saturdays so hopefully it doesn't overlap!
Making a House
We've been really busy and barely home this week so yesterday afternoon I tried to put a movie on for the boys so I could clean up the house a bit and vacuum. That lasted about 15 minutes and then the boys ended up upstairs with me in their clean rooms. They like to go in Rylan's room lately and close the door. There was no screaming and no one came to get me to complain about the other one so I let them be. I checked on them after about 10 minutes and this is what the room looked like.
According to Carter, this is their house.
In all the craziness and mess, Carter still managed to be a little OCD and organize the green balls in his room!
According to Carter, this is their house.
In all the craziness and mess, Carter still managed to be a little OCD and organize the green balls in his room!
Parent-Teacher Conference
Yesterday I had my first parent-teacher conference with Carter's preschool teacher. Talking with a few of the other parents, they were nervous about what Ms. Anne might tell them. I wasn't worried - I talk to Ms. Anne a lot at pick up and she is always saying how much she loves Carter.
And that was totally reflected in our conference.
I had signed up for the second conference of the morning. The mom before took up every minute of her 20 but Ms. Anne and I were done in 5 minutes. Carter is perfect! :) Actually, he's not, but Ms. Anne only had positive things to say and I am so proud of him!
Ms. Anne filled out this evaluation form (5 is always, 3 is sometimes, and 1 is never) ...
Social and Emotional Development
Plays well with others: 5
Shares with friends: 5
Is not easily distracted: 5
Is responsible for belongings: 5
Knows and follows classroom rules: 5
Follows directions: 5
Puts on coat without help: 5
Goes to bathroom without help: 5
Fine and Gross Motor
Holds pencil correctly: 5
Writes name correctly (see attached)
Uses scissors with ease (see attached)
Can draw a person with 2-4 parts (see attached)
Math
Counts objects 1-10: 5
Matches the number to the set 1-10: 5
Identifies shapes (see attached)
Literacy
Recognizes first name: 4
Identifies uppercase alphabet (see attached)
Identifies lowercase alphabet (see attached)
Ms. Anne said Carter got the 4 on recognizing his name because there is also a Cooper and Campbell in his class and all the boys are always in a hurry and grab each other's things because they see the C and don't look at the rest of the name.
Not to brag, but I know Ms. Anne doesn't give out all 5s. The mom that had the first conference watched Rylan for me and she was showing me her son's evaluation. He had mostly 3s and some 4s. And he's a good kid. I really am proud of how well Carter does at school.
Here are pictures of the attached items mentioned above.
So Carter recognizes all his colors, shapes, capital letters, numbers, and all but 10 little letters (we just started working on that at home).
On this page, Carter had to draw a picture of himself. Ms. Anne was especially impressed by the fact he drew pupils (and I am too)! She said a lot of kids are still doing just heads with long legs (and no body). Carter used to do this (I didn't know most kids also do that) but here he has a body with clothes and legs and toes (it's hard to see because it's drawn with a pencil).
Carter also wrote his name on the bottom but it got covered up with his self portrait.
And here are Carter's impressive scissor skills.
I didn't know he was this good! Ms. Anne said it was because we do so many crafts at home. So even though it's a pain to pull it all out sometimes (and clean it up), it's worth it!
Overall, I'm very, very proud of Carter.
And that was totally reflected in our conference.
I had signed up for the second conference of the morning. The mom before took up every minute of her 20 but Ms. Anne and I were done in 5 minutes. Carter is perfect! :) Actually, he's not, but Ms. Anne only had positive things to say and I am so proud of him!
Ms. Anne filled out this evaluation form (5 is always, 3 is sometimes, and 1 is never) ...
Social and Emotional Development
Plays well with others: 5
Shares with friends: 5
Is not easily distracted: 5
Is responsible for belongings: 5
Knows and follows classroom rules: 5
Follows directions: 5
Puts on coat without help: 5
Goes to bathroom without help: 5
Fine and Gross Motor
Holds pencil correctly: 5
Writes name correctly (see attached)
Uses scissors with ease (see attached)
Can draw a person with 2-4 parts (see attached)
Math
Counts objects 1-10: 5
Matches the number to the set 1-10: 5
Identifies shapes (see attached)
Literacy
Recognizes first name: 4
Identifies uppercase alphabet (see attached)
Identifies lowercase alphabet (see attached)
Ms. Anne said Carter got the 4 on recognizing his name because there is also a Cooper and Campbell in his class and all the boys are always in a hurry and grab each other's things because they see the C and don't look at the rest of the name.
Not to brag, but I know Ms. Anne doesn't give out all 5s. The mom that had the first conference watched Rylan for me and she was showing me her son's evaluation. He had mostly 3s and some 4s. And he's a good kid. I really am proud of how well Carter does at school.
Here are pictures of the attached items mentioned above.
So Carter recognizes all his colors, shapes, capital letters, numbers, and all but 10 little letters (we just started working on that at home).
On this page, Carter had to draw a picture of himself. Ms. Anne was especially impressed by the fact he drew pupils (and I am too)! She said a lot of kids are still doing just heads with long legs (and no body). Carter used to do this (I didn't know most kids also do that) but here he has a body with clothes and legs and toes (it's hard to see because it's drawn with a pencil).
Carter also wrote his name on the bottom but it got covered up with his self portrait.
And here are Carter's impressive scissor skills.
I didn't know he was this good! Ms. Anne said it was because we do so many crafts at home. So even though it's a pain to pull it all out sometimes (and clean it up), it's worth it!
Overall, I'm very, very proud of Carter.
Chick-fil-A Family Night
Tuesday night after Quinn's party (because I'm crazy), I took the kids to Chick-fil-A for Family Night. We go to Chick-fil-A every once in awhile, but never seem to go on Tuesdays (which is Family Night). The Cool Springs Chick-fil-A was having a special Family Night that included Sean the Balloon Guy and a face painter.
I figured the boys would be hungry since they only got one tiny piece of pizza at the party and both only ate a little of their cupcakes. But, of course, they wouldn't eat their kid's meal (at least it was free).
Carter was super excited to see the cow. He even sat down at our table. And then just sat there for like 2 minutes - it was a little awkward. Rylan was a little intimidated - he would look at him but then turned away whenever there was any attention towards him.
The kids got free ice cream too. The boys FINALLY like ice cream. Though they both only eat about 10 little bites and then are done. Rylan wouldn't even touch it this night.
We waited forever for Sean the Balloon Guy to make it to our table. But he finally did and all the boys wanted were swords. He made ninjas, sea turtles, and all sorts of amazing things for other kids but I couldn't convince Carter and Rylan that they wanted anything more complicated than swords. Oh well. they are still cool and haven't broken yet!
I figured the boys would be hungry since they only got one tiny piece of pizza at the party and both only ate a little of their cupcakes. But, of course, they wouldn't eat their kid's meal (at least it was free).
Carter was super excited to see the cow. He even sat down at our table. And then just sat there for like 2 minutes - it was a little awkward. Rylan was a little intimidated - he would look at him but then turned away whenever there was any attention towards him.
The kids got free ice cream too. The boys FINALLY like ice cream. Though they both only eat about 10 little bites and then are done. Rylan wouldn't even touch it this night.
We waited forever for Sean the Balloon Guy to make it to our table. But he finally did and all the boys wanted were swords. He made ninjas, sea turtles, and all sorts of amazing things for other kids but I couldn't convince Carter and Rylan that they wanted anything more complicated than swords. Oh well. they are still cool and haven't broken yet!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Sleepy Rylan
I feel like I'm always posting pictures of Rylan passed out on the hardwood floor. This one is funny because he has a tape measurer in his back pocket and a hammer and goggles by his feet.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Quinn's Birthday Party
As usual for lately, I'm behind on posting. But I'll go ahead and do a quick post about the birthday party we went to tonight.
The birthday girl:
Quinn is in Carter's preschool class and had her 4th birthday party at Inside Out tonight. Her parents were nice enough to include siblings so both boys got to go to the party. This was the first time we've been to Inside Out. I've heard mixed opinions from friends. It's more expensive than the other indoor playgrounds and, to me, it was just a playground inside (it was really just playground equipment indoors).
But that doesn't mean that all the kids didn't have a blast!
Quinn is the sweetest (and cutest) little girl. She naps next to Carter at school. Her mom was telling me that everyday she tells her family (she is the youngest of 5 kids) that she's either going to marry Carter or Campbell. I'm good with that! :)
The birthday girl:
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Date Night (w/ the Kids)
To celebrate Brian changing jobs, we went out last night to McCreary's Irish Pub in downtown Franklin and then to Sweet CeCe's for dessert. I had Groupons for both :)
Carter is always a goofball for the camera lately (I almost caught him before he started crossing his eyes).
Rylan liked that I could use the other camera and we could see ourselves while taking our picture.
Carter played with the camera on my phone for awhile when the kids started getting a little restless (it was happy hour when we arrived which meant 2 for 1 pints so it took us a little longer to finish up).
This is Rylan's typical expression nowadays. He has been really moody!
Sweet CeCe's was packed when we got there so we had to eat our yogurt outside (bbbrrrrr!!!) but it was still yummy! We've never been there before so we got some really basic yogurt and toppings but there are a lot of fun options that we'll have to try next time!
Carter is always a goofball for the camera lately (I almost caught him before he started crossing his eyes).
Rylan liked that I could use the other camera and we could see ourselves while taking our picture.
Carter played with the camera on my phone for awhile when the kids started getting a little restless (it was happy hour when we arrived which meant 2 for 1 pints so it took us a little longer to finish up).
This is Rylan's typical expression nowadays. He has been really moody!
Sweet CeCe's was packed when we got there so we had to eat our yogurt outside (bbbrrrrr!!!) but it was still yummy! We've never been there before so we got some really basic yogurt and toppings but there are a lot of fun options that we'll have to try next time!
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