Reagan is now in a big girl bed! We turned her crib into a toddler bed and she's slept the last two nights in it without incident. Each night she has gotten out once to come check to see if it really was time to go to bed, but with one reassuring command she's gone back in and slept the night away!!!! Yeah!!!!
I am so proud of her! She's quickly turning into a little girl.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sam update - February 2011
Samuel is a mover and shaker! He started preschool in January and his writing is getting so much better. He can write out his first and last name and the numbers 1-10. Sam is really into drawing and coloring right now. Often, he will bring us a picture that he's drawn of our family. He's also saying the funniest things.
The other night I caught him jumping on the bed singing..."like a good neighbor, State Farm is there!"
I asked him at dinner last night..."what does God look like?" His response..."Can you go get my Bible so I can look at His picture?"
Sam loves going to Sunday School and asks most mornings if it's a church day. I wish this was reflective of his deep desire for spiritual truths...but really he just loves the crafts and games!!!! :) Last week they studied about Noah and the ark and I walked in to Sam singing songs while he sprayed his classmates with a squirt bottle of water! He was obviously the rain in the storm.
Sam turns 4 in just a few days. Every single day for the past two weeks the first thing he asks me..."is it my birthday, yet?" This may be the first year that he has really got the whole birthday excitement thing. I can't believe that he's 4. This kids brings us so much joy. He continues to by his Dad's shadow. On Friday mornings Scott takes Sam for pancakes and guy time. Sam wears his boots and cowboy hat and tells me that he is going to "work." If Scott wears a green shirt, Sam wants a green shirt. He watches every move his Daddy makes. I'm so thankful they are close.
The other night I caught him jumping on the bed singing..."like a good neighbor, State Farm is there!"
I asked him at dinner last night..."what does God look like?" His response..."Can you go get my Bible so I can look at His picture?"
Sam loves going to Sunday School and asks most mornings if it's a church day. I wish this was reflective of his deep desire for spiritual truths...but really he just loves the crafts and games!!!! :) Last week they studied about Noah and the ark and I walked in to Sam singing songs while he sprayed his classmates with a squirt bottle of water! He was obviously the rain in the storm.
Sam turns 4 in just a few days. Every single day for the past two weeks the first thing he asks me..."is it my birthday, yet?" This may be the first year that he has really got the whole birthday excitement thing. I can't believe that he's 4. This kids brings us so much joy. He continues to by his Dad's shadow. On Friday mornings Scott takes Sam for pancakes and guy time. Sam wears his boots and cowboy hat and tells me that he is going to "work." If Scott wears a green shirt, Sam wants a green shirt. He watches every move his Daddy makes. I'm so thankful they are close.
Reagan Update - February 2011
Reagan is 90% potty-trained!!!! It's hard to believe that our baby is growing up this fast. She still has the cutest curls in town and is now talking up a storm. She continues to have a sweet disposition and goes to bed so much easier than Sam ever did...BUT....don't let that smile fool you. When Reagan wants something she knows how to tell us. She's got a bit of a stubborn streak in her and already wants to pick out her clothes...her food...her toys...well, you get the picture. She's my little independent one. I have no doubt that when the time comes she will want to walk by herself into kindergarten!
Reagan is also attached to her two best friends. Her paci and her taggy blanket. Every night before bed she watches one cartoon - usually Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Her two friends have to be there. I'm not exactly sure how we are going to give up the paci habit and since Reagan is my baby...I'm not too concerned about it, honestly. :)
Reagan is also attached to her two best friends. Her paci and her taggy blanket. Every night before bed she watches one cartoon - usually Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Her two friends have to be there. I'm not exactly sure how we are going to give up the paci habit and since Reagan is my baby...I'm not too concerned about it, honestly. :)
Monday, November 1, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Books and Rodeos
Scott was busy renewing his concealed carrier permit on Friday and Saturday, so the kids and I roughed it alone. Saturday we had a birthday party for some sweet friends and then hit the rodeo.
Going to the rodeo is just about the best thing in the world to a 3 year old boy. Sam loved it!!! He got all dressed up in his little wrangers, sparkly belt, boots. He was wide eyed the entire time, which was pretty amazing considering the rodeo started at 8 and he had been up all day.
The highlight of the show was the calf scramble. About halfway through the rodeo the announcer called all the kids 12 and under to the arena floor. Scott and I looked at each other and quickly decided that Sam was too little. However, when it registered with Sam that all the other kids were going...he declared that he was big enough. So, away Scott and Sam went.
Sam ran out to the middle of the arena with the other kids and they let two calves loose. The objective was to rip off the ribbon tied around the calves necks. Sam didn't get close enough to grab any ribbons, but he also didn't get trampled by a calf or another kid. I quickly declared him the cutest little cowboy in the group and thanked God that he wasn't hurt!
We spent Sunday at Huntsville State Park with Nana and Pops. They are camping there right now, so we went over for the day to play. We fished and hiked and ate food cooked over a campfire. Every one was exhausted last night and woke up this morning with hangovers from all the fun!
We've also been reading a lot lately and stumbled on some great books from our church library. They are part of a series called Building Christian Character. We are working to build foundations of theology with Sam, but sometimes things go awry.
For example....
Sam: "Mom, I have a tummy bug today."
Me: "Oh Sam, I'm sorry that your tummy is hurting."
Sam: "Mom, I think my tummy bug may eat Jesus up in my heart."
Sam: "Dad, did you know that God killed Jesus?"
Scott: long pause
Sam: "Yep, he killed him . Isn't that great?"
Sam: "Mom, Jesus lives in my heart."
Me: long pause
Sam: "Now he can't live in your heart anymore"
You can see our stellar parent skills on display in these moments!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Updates
It's July 15th, 2010. Summer if flying by too quickly.
Lots of thoughts today.
Too many to write.
Instead, a kid update.
Reagan is rocking along. She loves to play with Sam and is expressing herself more and more. Her verbal skills are improving, but she understand much more than she can say so we've been seeing the "terrible 2's" tantrums start. I'm wiser this time around and much more patient than I was with Sam. She is maybe the cutest thing I've ever seen. She still has Shirley Temple ringlets and random people seem insistent on touching her curls. I've perfected my "get your hands off my baby or I'm going to punch you in the face" look.
Reagan loves Scott. Both kids will yell "DAADDDDYYYY" as soon as they hear the garage door go up at night and they run to him. Reagan also loves to read. Gosse and Gerti is our current favorite.
Sam is our little cowboy. He has a new behavior chart and is working hard to earn his magnets each day. He is a smart little cookie and constantly amazes us with the things he picks up. This week he was playing and all of the sudden he broke out into tears. When asked what was wrong he said "I don't have a cow to rope and that makes me sad." Poor little guy, but hooray for emotional development. :)
Sam's favorite thing to do is work with daddy or pretend to shoot birds in the backyard. He might be a lawyer with all of the negotiating skills he's learning. An example...
Me: "Sam, it's time to go to bed."
Sam: "But, Mom. This is the choice. I stay up and watch a cartoon or I stay up and watch a cartoon. ok, ok, OK?"
And stay up he would...Sam is a night owl. Reagan goes to bed at 8 or she falls asleep wherever she is at 9. Sam would stay up until midnight if we let him. And truthfully, sometimes I do. Some of my favorite memories with him this summer include staying up late watching a movie together after Dad and Sister have gone to bed. Good, times.
It's hot in Texas right now. Blistering hot. We are surviving, but I'm already dreaming of fall.
I hope it's not fall when I do my next post!
Lots of thoughts today.
Too many to write.
Instead, a kid update.
Reagan is rocking along. She loves to play with Sam and is expressing herself more and more. Her verbal skills are improving, but she understand much more than she can say so we've been seeing the "terrible 2's" tantrums start. I'm wiser this time around and much more patient than I was with Sam. She is maybe the cutest thing I've ever seen. She still has Shirley Temple ringlets and random people seem insistent on touching her curls. I've perfected my "get your hands off my baby or I'm going to punch you in the face" look.
Reagan loves Scott. Both kids will yell "DAADDDDYYYY" as soon as they hear the garage door go up at night and they run to him. Reagan also loves to read. Gosse and Gerti is our current favorite.
Sam is our little cowboy. He has a new behavior chart and is working hard to earn his magnets each day. He is a smart little cookie and constantly amazes us with the things he picks up. This week he was playing and all of the sudden he broke out into tears. When asked what was wrong he said "I don't have a cow to rope and that makes me sad." Poor little guy, but hooray for emotional development. :)
Sam's favorite thing to do is work with daddy or pretend to shoot birds in the backyard. He might be a lawyer with all of the negotiating skills he's learning. An example...
Me: "Sam, it's time to go to bed."
Sam: "But, Mom. This is the choice. I stay up and watch a cartoon or I stay up and watch a cartoon. ok, ok, OK?"
And stay up he would...Sam is a night owl. Reagan goes to bed at 8 or she falls asleep wherever she is at 9. Sam would stay up until midnight if we let him. And truthfully, sometimes I do. Some of my favorite memories with him this summer include staying up late watching a movie together after Dad and Sister have gone to bed. Good, times.
It's hot in Texas right now. Blistering hot. We are surviving, but I'm already dreaming of fall.
I hope it's not fall when I do my next post!
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