Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Dancing Grayson
Grayson has recently started to enjoy music. He loves to clap and twist his booty :)
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Frankenstein
Look what we did to our pantry door tonight ...
The boys are going to be so excited in the morning. We put our Halloween decorations up outside yesterday and they are so proud of them. They've been playing outside in the cold rain just to be by them. It's a little ridiculous!
The boys are going to be so excited in the morning. We put our Halloween decorations up outside yesterday and they are so proud of them. They've been playing outside in the cold rain just to be by them. It's a little ridiculous!
Child of the Week
Rylan's teacher celebrates each child during the week of their birthday. But because Rylan has a summer birthday, he gets a random week during the year. Last week was his week. On Monday he brought in pictures of our family as well as a poster about his favorite things.
Ms. Melissa also invites us into the classroom during the week. On Monday I brought a special snack for the kids. Per Rylan's request, I brought in doughnuts (I think that's what most kids have been doing so far this year and they all love them!).
Before digging in, we all sung Happy Birthday to Rylan ...
His shyness came through in the pulling at his shirt in that video. He was excited to "break a rule" and stand in his chair :)
Then on Tuesday I ate lunch with Rylan and on Thursday Brian ate lunch with him. It was great to see how things run in the classroom and meet more of Rylan's friends. He has a really great class and an even more amazing teacher!
Ms. Melissa also invites us into the classroom during the week. On Monday I brought a special snack for the kids. Per Rylan's request, I brought in doughnuts (I think that's what most kids have been doing so far this year and they all love them!).
Before digging in, we all sung Happy Birthday to Rylan ...
His shyness came through in the pulling at his shirt in that video. He was excited to "break a rule" and stand in his chair :)
Then on Tuesday I ate lunch with Rylan and on Thursday Brian ate lunch with him. It was great to see how things run in the classroom and meet more of Rylan's friends. He has a really great class and an even more amazing teacher!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Little Bouncer
Grayson refuses to let anyone sit in Brian's lap (he doesn't even do it). The big boys are acting a bit dramatic here, but Grayson will continue to try to pull them out of Brian's lap until they get up.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Reading
I'm so proud of this kiddo! He picked out this chapter book yesterday that's been sitting on his bookshelf and decided to read it. He's already through over 60 pages. He even chose to read instead of participating in Rylan's soccer practice!
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Fairy Tale Week
Rylan's class did a unit on fairy tales this week at school. Ms. Melissa decided on Monday it would be fun for the kids to dress up as characters from fairy tales on Friday.
I threw out a few ideas to Rylan and he liked the idea of being a knight. We don't have a knight costume and I decided to make one (even though now is the time of year it's pretty easy to find anything with Halloween only a month away).
I think it turned out pretty good. I used a bucket spray painted silver for the helmet. I added some feathers to the top and a slotted mask made from cardstock to the front. I got some felt from Joanns for the chest plate. I used cardboard for the shield and hot glued a milk jug handle to the back. Rylan was really happy with his costume and that's all that really matters :)
I threw out a few ideas to Rylan and he liked the idea of being a knight. We don't have a knight costume and I decided to make one (even though now is the time of year it's pretty easy to find anything with Halloween only a month away).
I think it turned out pretty good. I used a bucket spray painted silver for the helmet. I added some feathers to the top and a slotted mask made from cardstock to the front. I got some felt from Joanns for the chest plate. I used cardboard for the shield and hot glued a milk jug handle to the back. Rylan was really happy with his costume and that's all that really matters :)
Fly Ball
WHAT?!?!?!
Carter caught his first fly ball in a baseball game this afternoon! Actually, he caught the first fly ball for his team this season! Carter was playing short stop and there was a high pop fly to him that he caught. Yay! Crazy enough - Fisher caught a fly ball for the last out of the game. Those catches earned both boys a game ball!
This guy is one of Carter's biggest fans :)
Carter caught his first fly ball in a baseball game this afternoon! Actually, he caught the first fly ball for his team this season! Carter was playing short stop and there was a high pop fly to him that he caught. Yay! Crazy enough - Fisher caught a fly ball for the last out of the game. Those catches earned both boys a game ball!
This guy is one of Carter's biggest fans :)
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
1st Grade School Work
Here is some of the school work Carter has brought home recently ...
Math:
Reading Comprehension:
Spelling:
This is the list of words Carter was given at the beginning of the week.
The spelling tests have three additional words that are similar to the ones the kids have studied all week.
Math:
Reading Comprehension:
Spelling:
This is the list of words Carter was given at the beginning of the week.
The spelling tests have three additional words that are similar to the ones the kids have studied all week.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Tooth Fairy's 2nd Visit
Carter lost his second tooth on Monday night. I randomly took a picture earlier in the day of the permanent tooth coming in behind it. So on the bottom, the right middle permanent tooth is in - it's the really wide, crocked one. The bottom, middle tooth on the left is the loose one. And that's the permanent one coming in way behind it - YIKES! I'm working on an orthodontist update post :)
The tooth that Carter lost on Monday had been really loose for awhile. On Monday night Brian told Carter if he pulled it out then, he'd give him $1. Well, that's all the motivation Carter needed!
Carter put the tooth in his special pillow for the Tooth Fairy, along with some questions. He asked her what her name is (Daisy), how old she is (17), how much money she has (a lot), and how tall she is (3 inches).
Along with the answers, the Tooth Fairy left him $1. The Tooth Fairy LOVES having a pillow outside of Carter's room instead of having to go in his room!
The tooth that Carter lost on Monday had been really loose for awhile. On Monday night Brian told Carter if he pulled it out then, he'd give him $1. Well, that's all the motivation Carter needed!
Carter put the tooth in his special pillow for the Tooth Fairy, along with some questions. He asked her what her name is (Daisy), how old she is (17), how much money she has (a lot), and how tall she is (3 inches).
Along with the answers, the Tooth Fairy left him $1. The Tooth Fairy LOVES having a pillow outside of Carter's room instead of having to go in his room!
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