Little Guy: (while sitting in the chair with me, nothing going on) Mommy, do you want to be happy?
Me: Sure, baby.
Little Guy: Then go for it, Mom! Be happy!
**Good advice there, I think I'll take it!**
Big Guy: (while watching an escaped birthday party balloon float up into the sky) Man, I wonder how many balloons God has up there!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Growing Miracles
What a week. My Big Guy entered the national PTA Reflections art contest back in October. He loves to draw, but he didn't give the entry the attention I hoped he would. He turned in a completed visual arts entry, but I wasn't expecting to hear anything else about it. Well, this past Thursday was Family Arts Night at his school. We went to the school knowing that he would be recognized as a participant in the Reflections program. What we learned that night is that he was the ONLY kindergarten student in the ENTIRE school who had chosen to participate. As such, he won first place in visual arts for kindergarten! Now, some people might think less of this award, since he technically didn't have anyone to compete against. However, we look at it as a reward for his work, for his completion of a task, and most importantly, as motivation for next year's contest. He is already planning the story he wants to write and enter in the fall. So proud of my big man!
On Friday, we also learned that Big Guy was given the Good Citizenship award for his class for the second nine weeks in a row. We are so happy to see that he is getting along well with his classmates and making good choices.
I just put the boys to bed, and I can't describe my pride as I sat in the rocker with them both and listened to Big Guy flawlessly read his little brother a bedtime story. He made Little Guy laugh with the expressive voices and different tones he used as he read. These two miracles are growing closer to young men every day. I don't know what I did to deserve these guys in my life, but they sure do make every day sweeter.
On Friday, we also learned that Big Guy was given the Good Citizenship award for his class for the second nine weeks in a row. We are so happy to see that he is getting along well with his classmates and making good choices.
I just put the boys to bed, and I can't describe my pride as I sat in the rocker with them both and listened to Big Guy flawlessly read his little brother a bedtime story. He made Little Guy laugh with the expressive voices and different tones he used as he read. These two miracles are growing closer to young men every day. I don't know what I did to deserve these guys in my life, but they sure do make every day sweeter.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Snow Way!!!
Wow...this year has gotten off to a crazy start! The boys went back to school for exactly four days before this huge winter storm moved in. We got about seven inches of snow...so extremely beautiful and peaceful. The boys were beside themselves! We had luckily purchased snow saucers for our trip to the mountains last month, so they were totally prepared to sled. Big guy loved every minute of it! Little guy only enjoyed it if someone was sledding with him...he was pretty nervous to do it on his own!
Monday and Tuesday, the boys loved spending their time sledding, throwing snowballs, and making snow angels. By Wednesday, everything had frozen over, and the novelty was wearing off. By Wednesday night, we had all pretty much lost our patience with each other. The roads were too bad to drive, so we were stuck at home, and we knew that school was not going to resume for a while.
A funny thing happened Thursday, though. We seemed to hit our stride as a family! Little guy discovered an old train set of Big guy's in the basement, and he spent hours setting up the track and driving the engines. Big guy invented a card game that we played over and over again. We watched some of my favorite kids' movies from my childhood. It seems like once we surrendered to the idea that we were stuck at home, we all decided to make the best of it, and we made some memories that I will always cherish. This is NOT what I would have said last week if you had told me we would be snowed in all week!
We are all ready to get back into our routine, but I really am glad that we had this little surprise "vacation" and were forced to sit back and amuse ourselves for a few days!
Monday and Tuesday, the boys loved spending their time sledding, throwing snowballs, and making snow angels. By Wednesday, everything had frozen over, and the novelty was wearing off. By Wednesday night, we had all pretty much lost our patience with each other. The roads were too bad to drive, so we were stuck at home, and we knew that school was not going to resume for a while.
A funny thing happened Thursday, though. We seemed to hit our stride as a family! Little guy discovered an old train set of Big guy's in the basement, and he spent hours setting up the track and driving the engines. Big guy invented a card game that we played over and over again. We watched some of my favorite kids' movies from my childhood. It seems like once we surrendered to the idea that we were stuck at home, we all decided to make the best of it, and we made some memories that I will always cherish. This is NOT what I would have said last week if you had told me we would be snowed in all week!
We are all ready to get back into our routine, but I really am glad that we had this little surprise "vacation" and were forced to sit back and amuse ourselves for a few days!
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