Mother's Day Tea

Today Kendall had a Mother's Day Tea at her school. It was very sweet. The children sang three songs and then gave gifts that they had made for us. Kendall's eyes lit up when I walked in. I am a teacher, and only get two personal days a year. So, unfortunately I have to be very choosy on which activities that I go to. I always have someone go instead of me, but it isn't the same and I get that. Her teacher had a craft for us to do as well. It was a bug catcher jar that looked like a bee. Unfortunately, it had to be hot glued, so Kendall really just watched me make it, but she was still excited about it when it was done. I dropped her back with my sitter afterward the tea and raced to work afterwards. It was a very nice morning and wonderful to spend some much needed 1-on-1 time with Kendall.

Last night I worked late, and really didn't see the kids. The result was two children who needed a ton of attention this afternoon. So, we adventured out to a park about a mile from our house. Caleb rode his bike. Kendall and I walked. Caleb was so proud of himself that he made it all the way there and back. He is still very nervous while riding the bike. He muttered, "brake, steer, brake, steer..." when he went down hills. I am so excited for him. He is finally enjoying riding his bike as well. It is great progress!

My Daughter the Poodle...

Shockingly, Kendall did keep those curlers in her hair all night long. I was really surprised. I can't imagine that she slept too well last night. She was so excited to take the rollers out and see her curls. Well, my lack of abilities shined through! I suppose I should have used bigger rollers because the best way to describe this is either a poodle doo, or an afro. She thought it was hilarious and we had a great laugh together. Tomorrow, is another day...hopefully I get this right before pictures on Saturday!

Mommy's Boy

Caleb has been all about Mommy lately.  It is really so sweet. Today I needed to run a few errands after work, and SURPRISE my husband was home early! So, I didn't need to drag both kids around, but Caleb really wanted to have some 1-on-1 time with me. He was so sweet in the car. Apparently he made a Mother's Day present at school today. This child was the gate keeper of the secret. He wouldn't even give me a clue about the present. He wants it to be a surprise. I am pretty impressed!

You may be wondering what is in Kendall's hair. They are rollers of course. Kendall has her first spring recital coming up in 2 weeks. Her costume is adorable and she is very excited. The only problem is that they want the girls hair curly and the front part pulled up. The interesting thing is that Kendall's hair actually has a bit of curl to it...curly in spots, wavy in spots, and straight in spots. It is pretty much a nightmare in my opinion. I think her hair looks best pulled back. So, we have been trying each night a new way to curl her hair. Tonight she actually agreed to sleep in rollers. I have NO idea how this is going to turn out. I mean, really what 3 year old will keep their hair in rollers all night? How uncomfy! Even if she does keep them in, who knows how this is going to even look in the morning. I guess I just have to wait and see what happens.

Chicks

We went to my school today to visit the hatching chicks. This is my first year having chicks in my classroom and I wanted to check and see how they were doing. I am up to three  chicks. Now, I am not a huge animal person. So, I was pretty proud of myself that I actually touched the chicks and moved them from the incubator to the brooder box. I gave my kids the opportunity to hold the chicks. Caleb wanted to cuddle the chick when we talked about it, but when I gave him the chance he wanted help. He was happy petting the chick and observing it. Kendall, on the other hand, is a girl of my own heart. She wanted nothing to do with the chicks. This picture was taken right after Kendall touched the chick...and shockingly it moved. We finished the day playing on the playground. Another fun day at our house!

Play 'Til You Drop

Caleb continued to practice bike riding today. He is actually getting better and only fell one time today. You can see Kendall behind him. She did not do well at all, and her bike ended up back in the truck. Caleb biked about a mile today which is amazing, considering he truly couldn't pedal a month ago. I am very proud of him. He also enjoyed climbing trees at the park today. After the park, we ran to the store to do some grocery shopping...Caleb fell asleep sitting up in the back of the cart. So, I gave him my bag as a pillow and he slept through the entire shopping trip. That was one tired little boy!



Spring has Sprung!

It was a gorgeous morning today. We went out at 9:00 to spend the morning at the park. Caleb has been struggling learning how to ride a bike. He is now 5, and it is a challenge for him. We have spent endless hours this spring working on pedaling. So, for this trip to the park we met his friend who is 7 years old and an expert bike rider. I was hoping this might give him some motivation to give biking another try. It WORKED! Caleb was very excited to have a new bike riding buddy. He worked very hard and ended up biking all around the park. He is still very nervous about biking. It was very funny, he went a snails pace and would often throw on the brakes because he was going 'too fast.' Too fast being...me walking at a normal pace. But, that was fine by me, at least he was moving. Last weekend, the only movement that happened on the bike was when I pushed him. So, this is huge progress for him. I think the park motivated him as well, because they do sculptures at the park each year and many new sculptures were up. So,  we stopped at each one and looked at them. Kendall had fun running ahead and waiting for Caleb. This picture of her was when she hid under a strange cement wall. We stayed at the park riding and playing for 3 hours. What a wonderful morning!

I'm Back!

I have been thinking about this blog for awhile now. I am going to try to get back on here and write as well as add pictures. It has been a while and a lot has happened. I don't think I will go back in time and catch up, but will just start up again. Enjoy!