Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The pat on the back
When my children need comfort I usually pull them close and pat them on the back. So over the span of Lizzy's life she has been on the receiving end of the pat a few times. So over the last couple of months I have noticed her copying me in that regard. If William needs so comfort she will pat him. If she is giving an adult a hug, sometimes she will pat the adult on the back during the hug. I love it. Last night she was having a rough night and I was holding her and cuddling and patting her back, and so in turn she hugged me and started patting my back. Oh so cute.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Elizabeths first hair cut
05/02/16-Lizzy had her first hair cut. She was 14 1/2 Months old.
You did really well sweet baby girl. Just sat their. Moved your head trying to watch the girl but otherwise you did great.
Sydney also got her hair trimmed. She has been having so many tangles that we were hoping it would help.
And the pictures of Lizzy on Jake's shoulders are just because they are so cute and funny. (and that is her normal spot when Jake is carrying her somewhere.)
You did really well sweet baby girl. Just sat their. Moved your head trying to watch the girl but otherwise you did great.
Sydney also got her hair trimmed. She has been having so many tangles that we were hoping it would help.
And the pictures of Lizzy on Jake's shoulders are just because they are so cute and funny. (and that is her normal spot when Jake is carrying her somewhere.)
Sydney Graduated Preschool!
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016.
Ya, You graduated preschool. I am so proud of you Sydney. We (daddy and I) learned a lot about you this year. And of course you learned a lot at school. We found things that helped you focus and learn better. But there were some days that were really hard for you to focus and listen and your teacher Miss Terri had a hard time dealing with you then; figuring out what to do to make it so you and the other children could all learn and be happy and nice. Before I broke my ankle back in October, I had been going to preschool every Monday with you. It was good. We saw improvement. But then by the time my ankle fully healed, William was ready to be born with in a few weeks. So I never had the chance to go back into the classroom with you. That made me sad. I enjoyed being there with you. And then attendance for preschool was sketchy while I had my broken ankle because I couldn't get down the 3 flights of stairs without help...especially with carrying sister. And then once William came, my sleep schedule was messed up for a while and there were some days I didn't pull myself out of bed til after preschool started. The last month and a half of preschool we were consistently 20 minutes late. But WE MADE IT!
Mommy wasn't very good about helping you stay on top of your homework either. So I am sorry about that. That was my job, and I didn't do it very well. But I am proud to say you know how to spell your name (with the exception of one letter), and you can write "s" and "y" really well.
Hopefully I will stay on top of it and help you keep learning through the summer.
Letters you can identify:
"r", "s", "z", "o", "y", "t", "w", and a couple others, but I can't remember off the top of my head.
You learned so many songs and you love to sing them.
Right now your favorite is the state song. You know that song about 95%. There are some states you forget, and some pronunciation problems, but overall I am very impressed.
Ya, You graduated preschool. I am so proud of you Sydney. We (daddy and I) learned a lot about you this year. And of course you learned a lot at school. We found things that helped you focus and learn better. But there were some days that were really hard for you to focus and listen and your teacher Miss Terri had a hard time dealing with you then; figuring out what to do to make it so you and the other children could all learn and be happy and nice. Before I broke my ankle back in October, I had been going to preschool every Monday with you. It was good. We saw improvement. But then by the time my ankle fully healed, William was ready to be born with in a few weeks. So I never had the chance to go back into the classroom with you. That made me sad. I enjoyed being there with you. And then attendance for preschool was sketchy while I had my broken ankle because I couldn't get down the 3 flights of stairs without help...especially with carrying sister. And then once William came, my sleep schedule was messed up for a while and there were some days I didn't pull myself out of bed til after preschool started. The last month and a half of preschool we were consistently 20 minutes late. But WE MADE IT!
Mommy wasn't very good about helping you stay on top of your homework either. So I am sorry about that. That was my job, and I didn't do it very well. But I am proud to say you know how to spell your name (with the exception of one letter), and you can write "s" and "y" really well.
Hopefully I will stay on top of it and help you keep learning through the summer.
Letters you can identify:
"r", "s", "z", "o", "y", "t", "w", and a couple others, but I can't remember off the top of my head.
You learned so many songs and you love to sing them.
Right now your favorite is the state song. You know that song about 95%. There are some states you forget, and some pronunciation problems, but overall I am very impressed.
"Fifty Nifty United States Lyrics":
Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original
colonies, Fifty Nifty stars in the flag that
billows so beautifully in the breeze. Each
individual state contributes a quality that is
great! Each individual state deserves a bow: Let's
salute them now!
Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original
colonies, Shout 'em, Scout 'em, Tell all about
'em, One by one, 'til we've given a name to every
state in the U.S.A
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Connecticut Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
North, South, East, West in our own cool, considerate
objective opinion (UTAH) Is the Best
of the Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen
original colonies."
You say in my cool conidered instead of considerate opinion Utah is the best. You say that wrong. It is so cute. It makes me smile every time.
So the day of Graduation arrived, you had been looking forward to it for weeks. And the program started at 5 PM in the Draper City Library. Daddy never ended up making it because he was stuck in traffic for an hour and half. The program had been done for twenty minutes when daddy got home. Uncle Spencer came by later to say Hi because he missed your graduation due to the same traffic that caused daddy to miss it.
Grandma and Grandpa Arnold, and Aunt Sarah, and Great Grandpa Harvey all made it after the program was done-they missed it by about 5 minutes. Great Grandma Arnold and Great Grandma Harvey both made it to your program. And of course Nana and Josh were there because they were visiting the week of your graduation. It was so cute. You did a song from every month of the school year.
Grandma and Grandpa Arnold, and Aunt Sarah, and Great Grandpa Harvey all made it after the program was done-they missed it by about 5 minutes. Great Grandma Arnold and Great Grandma Harvey both made it to your program. And of course Nana and Josh were there because they were visiting the week of your graduation. It was so cute. You did a song from every month of the school year.
Then after the performance, Miss Terri called up each student one at a time and presented them with a graduation certificate and a book.
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| Daddy took you to McDonalds across the street to get you and treat and to spend time with since he missed your special day. |
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