Books we read Aug 29th- Sept 2nd

These are the books we read last week:

K got a good laugh out of the small stories in Where the Sidewalk Ends.

K brought me to tears tonight

I'm feeling so happy right now.
Tonight, I was helping K  dry off from his shower when he looked up at me and said:

K: I'm glad who I am.
Me: Awe baby, I'm glad to hear that.
K: I'm smart, kind, and important.
Me: ( I felt the tears coming) That's right baby!
K : I'm K _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  ( He said his full name, and with so much pride)!
Me: ( crying) I'm so proud of you honey!
K: Are you crying ? Why are you crying?
Me: Because I'm so proud of you.

Sick Days

K was sick two days this week:

Poor little guy.

 

It's Saturday and he's not allowed to go swimming because he still

has a little cough. He's not happy about not going swimming.

 

We still BBQ

K usually swims while Daddy BBQ.

 

 

 

Cuddle Credit Cards

I came home from the grocery store to find out that K had made some cuddle credit cards. He made two. One for Daddy and one for himself. These were created so they can be used when ever someone wants to cuddle:

Super cute idea honey!

Even when no one is looking

Books we read 8/22 - 8/26

Grandma got K a bunch of new books. The day he received them, he asked to use the constellation map that he knew came inside the book about the night sky. So, naturally that was the first book he wanted to read this week. I told him we could read a couple pages a night because it is a rather long book. He continued to ask questions all week about how to use the constellation map.

Here are the books we read this week:

 

Reading with K is my favorite part of the day.

 

Great Advice! For After School Attitude

Wow, just read a great post from a previous teacher/ stay at home mom. I'm going to make a blog post about her blog post because I believe her advice is very good!

I read this blog post on a blog named : Still Playing School
The name of this post is: The After School Attitude, Why is my Child Acting out at home?
http://www.stillplayingschool.com/2014/08/after-school-behavior.html

Everyday after I pick up K from school, I ask him how his day went?
Was it good, bad, did he eat lunch with his friends? Did he do math, flashcards, etc? What did he learn that day? I've noticed that he does not ever answer me when I ask right after I pick him up. I tried to make the questions more specific, because I thought he was too tired to go into detail. He doesn't ever want to talk about school right after I pick him up, and he almost always asks me if we can go home and go swimming. It sometimes escalates into an argument.....because I push him for answers. Later in the evening, usually when we are reading right before bed, he will start telling me details about his day. He will start remember specific details of the day that he wants to share with me. This has been a concern of mine. After reading this post, I know how I would like to handle this differently. I'm so glad I read this, and am looking forward to reading more of her blog!

K read his first sentence!!!

K read his first sentence this week. All by himself!
I'm so proud of my little man!
His teacher sends home homework every night.
Sometimes she sends home small paper story books, that she has asked us to read at home.
I pulled K's out of his back pack, and he mentioned he had read it at school with his teacher.
The story book had several of his site words in it.
He was able to read one page....one sentence all on his own!
He read the sentence : I can see!

So proud of you sweetheart!

Great Great Grandma Vera's Fuchsia

Grandma & Grandpa C both have a green thumb.
Great Grandma C received a Fuchsia plant from her mother in law several years ago, who was K's Great Great Grandma Vera. ( Great Grandpa's mother) Great Grandma kept it alive in her garden. When Great Grandma & Grandpa decided to sell their home, Grandma C decided to pull some pieces off that Fuchsia and see if she could get it to grow, in hopes that the beautiful fuchsia could stay in the family.

She was successful:

 

This beautiful fuchsia plant has been in our family for decades now.

And K can go see it over at Grandma & Grandpa's home.

This week's books 8/15- 8/19

Here are the books we read this week:

We read 3 special books this week. The top right is K's baby book which includes letters I wrote to him while I was pregnant with him. The bottom left is a book from Grandma C. Which she gave to K on the night he was born. And it's called, On the night you were born. The top left, is his picture book from his first year.  The three books have been put away in a safe place for K to have when he gets older. I just brought them out so he knows that we have them for him.

 

This book is very special. It was given to K from his grandmother on the night he was born.

She had everyone who was involved in helping bring him into the world safely sign it.

 

This book has been put away in a safe spot with his baby book

until K gets older.

 

We went to visit with Grandma C yesterday, and she had picked up a bunch of new books

for K! So, that meant it was time to clean up the book shelves and organize them.

All the books that K is currently reading are on the shelves. All the holiday books are in a pile to the left....which I will pull back out when that times comes. He is so excited about his new books, which we will  start this week!

 

 

This week's books 8/8- 8/12

These are the books we read this week.
Of course there was one that was a repeat:

C's Birthday Party

K had a blast at C's Birthday Party this weekend!
K and C went to preschool together.
They played flag football together.
And we run into C around town sometimes.
Unfortunately, they no longer see each other everyday since they go to different school's now.
But, when they do get the opportunity to see each other it's as if no time has passed at all:

 

 

 

Action Shot!

 

Double Action Shot!

 

Another Action Shot....

 

 

 

 

The water gun fights at this pool party went on forever.....

 

 

These boys are going to sleep so good tonight!

Happy Birthday C!

We had a blast!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purple

K came home from school with some awesome news this week!
His teacher keeps a behavior chart in her classroom.
The behavior chart has several different colors on it.
Each child has a clip with his/her name on it.
If the child displays good behavior during the day, the teacher moves the clip up a color.
If the child displays bad behavior, the teacher moves the clip down a color.
The highest color on the color chart is purple, and if the student's clip
lands on purple they get their choice of a pencil or piece of candy.

K came home with some awesome news.
He was the first student in his class to land on purple.
He received his treat, and choose a piece of candy.
He was very excited to tell us all about it.

 

So proud of you honey!

Great Job!

The moment you realize your 5 year old has just dialed your boss's home phone # on your cell at 8pm

Bu Bump Bu Bump Bu Bump....my heart feels like it's going to jump out of my chest.

Tonight I was looking at  Pinterest on my computer, while K was playing with some picture apps on my phone. We were both sitting on the couch relaxing, and enjoying ourselves around 8pm.
When I hear Siri " Dialing T_ _ _ _ K _ _ _ _ _ home"!
T _ _ _ _  K _ _ _ _ _ is my boss!

I jumped off the couch!
K  Nooooooooooooo!
He went from making funny faces on picture apps to calling my boss at home!
Lol, well I'm wide awake now!

Back to School Night

Daddy and I went to " Back to School Night" tonight.
I'm very impressed with how organized K's school is.
His teacher is wonderful too!
I asked her several questions tonight before and after the meeting.
She welcomed my questions, and took her time answering them.
I'm looking forward to, and excited about so many things for K!!!

The back to school night was for all the kindergarten classes at one time, we all met in the multipurpose room. The teachers explained the curriculum they will be teaching, and how they plan on teaching it. They explained to us how we can help at home. They explained what to expect from our kindergartener this year.  They provided a  folder of paperwork to help us at home understand what will be going on in the classroom. They told us about projects that are coming up, field trips, and special events.

I'm so excited! I'm so excited for K! I really believe he is going to enjoy this school!
It's time to learn! Use our imagination! Make fun memories! And make new friends!
Bring it on Elementary school! We are READY!

This week's books 8/1-8/5

This week we read the following books:

 

Each night this past week I read K a different book.

But, each book needed to be followed by StellaLuna.

StellaLuna is K's favorite book right now.

 

One night K grabbed StellaLuna and told me he would read it to me.

He turned the pages and was able to remember what happened

on each page. He loves this book!

 

I love reading with you honey!

 

 

First Day of Kindergarten Class of 2029

Today  K started Kindergarten!

He was so calm.
He was so excited!

First Day!!!

 

Standing in line for his class at the end of recess.

 

 

Both Daddy and I took the day off work to drop K off and pick him up on his first day of kindergarten. We asked him how his day went after we picked him up.

He said it went good. He got a sticker for being kind to others. He practiced writing numbers. He said that his teacher did help him get his drink open. He made a new friend. When we dropped him off, the early birds were coming out for recess. So, he got to join them and play on the playground. Which is where he saw some buddies from preschool. Including Aubrie, who chased him around the playground a couple times. He loved it! He also told me he saw Brody, Brooks, and Chloe at lunch time who are more buddies from preschool. It sounds like it went really well for him.

Today K had another first.

K swam all the way across the length of the pool by himself.

 

My little man is growing up too fast.

We are so proud of you honey!

So proud!

 

On The First Day of Kindergarten

Daddy and I gave K a special present today.

 

 

 

Granted he is five, and was disappointed that it wasn't a tablet.

 

We read it tonight, the night before his first day of Kindergarten.

 

We love you honey, and hope you have an amazing first day of Kindergarten

tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

Movie Night

We decided to go to the movies last night. It's been a few months since we've been. K picked the movie. He chose, The Secret Life of Pets. It was very cute.

 

Fun night.

 

Sneak - A - Peek for Kindergarten

I took the day off of work yesterday to take K to his Kindergarten Sneak - A - Peek. His school does a sneak a peek so the student can go meet his/her teacher, and see where his/her classroom is before the first day of school.

K walked in and found his name on his cubby. He found a folder with his name on it, which had Mama's parking pass in it and forms that Mama needs to complete before the first day of school. It also had 2 lists that included the supplies he will need for class, and a list of items we can donate that the class will need for the school year.

His teacher was excited to meet him, she allowed him to pick out a colored lei. Then she wrote his name on the white board under the color that he selected. He picked a green lei. So, he will be in the green group doing school projects.

Mrs. Schirmer

 

After leaving her classroom, we checked out the rest of the campus. We found the bathrooms. There are 2 playgrounds ! K even ran into a couple of his buddies from preschool :)

 

I can't believe he starts Kindergarten next week!!!!

My heart can't take it!!! Awe.....

 

Several items checked off the supply list.

Still missing medium size paper clips and head phones.

 

 

 



Parent Orientation at the New School

Today I went to K's Parent Orientation at his new school. I was very happy with everything I heard. They had all of the Kindergarten teachers present, so you could meet all of them.
The parents filled the multi purpose room, and listen to the teachers explain  the schedules, rules, and processes that the school follows. The teachers seemed very up beat, positive, excited, and encouraging. They answered our questions. I got to see K's Kindergarten teacher. I'm so excited for him! I started tearing up when they started explaining how they expect the first day to go. They asked us not to cry if we could help it. Lol, I know they are thinking about the child's best interest and feelings....but are you kidding me! I know that they are right, but if I can make it through his first day with out crying I will be shocked! I left the orientation excited about K starting his education. I'm happy with this school and I'm so glad that we made the choice to move here, so he could attend this school. I walked out of the orientation feeling excited, happy, and confident that my little man is going to get the education he deserves! It felt GREAT!!

Jug or Chug

Last night K and I were sitting in my bed watching  TV when he said:

K : Look Mom! I can Jug!
Me: ( Look over at K drinking his orange juice quickly) You can Jug?
K: Yeah, Jug,Jug, Jug.....
Me: Lol,  Do you mean Chug chug chug....like you are drinking a lot of fluid fast?
K: Yeah Mom, watch me jug ( as he drinks his juice quickly again).
Me: Try saying chug.
K: CHUGGGG
Me: There you go.

The next day:
K : Look Mom, watch me jug!
Me: Lol, it's chug! Watch me CHUG!
K: No Mom, watch me JUG!
Me: Lol

Mom, you have to ask God.

Tonight I was helping K dry off after getting out of the shower when I thought....pretty soon he is not going to need my help getting out of the shower. Every night after his shower, I put the towel around him, dry his hair so the water doesn't run into his eyes, and pull him close to hug him and tell him how much I love him. Tonight, I told him he was growing too fast and asked him not to grow anymore.....

He told me I need to ask God because that wasn't up to him.

My love, God answered me when he gave me you.

What does your mom do for work?

This morning while I was driving K to school :


K: Yesterday my teacher asked me if you are a teacher.
Me: She did, did you tell her no?
K: Yep, then she asked me what you do for work.
Me: Oh yeah, what did you tell her?
K: I told her you buy apps to put on my phone.
Me: Lol, your teacher thinks I buy apps all day?
K: Yep.
Me: Okay, lol!

First Day at Elementary School

Today was K's first day at Elementary School!
I didn't sleep last night. I was nervous & anxious enough for both of us.
Would he know anyone?
Would he be able to open all the items in his lunch?
Would he like his teachers?
Would he make friends fast?
Would he feel uncomfortable in a new place?
Would he want to go back?
Ugh.....my mind was going crazy.....

K was cool as cool could be.
He wasn't nervous, he was excited.
He couldn't wait to get there in the morning.

We walked in the front door and the teacher remembered K from the walk through/tour of the school.
He walked right in and started asking her questions.
The first 2 kids walked through the front door and K knew both of them!
They had both gone to his preschool, and K played flag football with the older brother!
Then the teacher told K that 2 of his teachers from his preschool would be coming to help this entire week! I asked the teacher if she was sure she had my phone number....
She laughed at me, and said YES! I have a full file on K that was transferred from his old school.
Ugh.....I didn't want to leave him.
I could tell he wanted me to leave...he was ready...I wasn't.
I made myself leave.
I told him to have fun, and I would pick him up after work.

When I picked him up he told me he knew some of the kids from preschool.
He was smiling and happy.
He played dodge ball.
He made 3 new friends.
He played on the school playground.
He ate all of his lunch, which his teachers helped him open!
His teachers from his preschool came to help....so he new some of the teachers.
He signed up for using the computer, he told me he has to sign up to use any of the electronics. Lol!
I think he liked it! Ahhhh......... It was a good day!

4th of July

We had an awesome 4th of July!
We spent most of the three day weekend in the pool!

Here are a couple action shots:

We invited K's cousin, Aunt , and Uncle to go see the fireworks with us!
We had a blast!

 

There were jumpy houses, rock climbing, music, and food vendors.

K wanted to try the rock climbing for the first time.

He made it all the way to the top the first time!

We went home afterwards and let the boys do the sparklers!

They loved it!

We went to the fireworks Saturday night.

So, we spent the 4th in the pool and barbequing!

We pretty much spent the entire 3 day weekend in the pool!

Little Andy....poor little guy is learning how to swim.

BBQ chicken and corn! It was delicious!