This
past week was filled with many activities.
It started out with kids getting out early from school because of parent
teacher conferences. I got to meet with
Mrs. Rafferty and Mrs. Mitchell to discuss the children’s efforts in
school. I am very pleased with McCabe’s
and Jacinda’s performances in school.
They are working hard and helping the teacher when they see an opportunity. Xadia likes her preschool class especially
the letter of the week. Wednesday was
the letter “M” and Xadia chose to take a bag of pennies and tell the class that
it is money and that starts with “M.”
Saturday was McCabe’s birthday party. We had a great time. We played the bean and straw game. Then we wrapped each other like a mummy. We took a moment to decorate some mugs…..which
turned out so cute. McCabe was not
excited at first because of the pictures that came with them. They had dinosaurs, robots, and ABC’s. I told him that they could flip the paper
over and do their own pictures. That is
exactly what they did. We had stickers,
markers, and crayons so they could decorate the mugs how they wanted. It was really fun and the kids were super
creative. After the mug craft, we played
the balloon popping game where you tie a balloon to your ankle and then you run
around trying to pop the opponent’s balloon.
The kids loved this game and it got really serious when Tim joined. I don’t know who had more fun, Tim or the
kids. After the game it was on to
presents and then cake and ice cream. By
that time, the party was over and parents started coming for their
children. It was a successful
party. The rest of the day was filled
with Mine Craft and some swimming at the rec. center. We had dinner as soon as we got home. I had a casserole in the oven which was ready
as soon as we got home. We had a
delicious dinner of chicken enchilada casserole, corn, salad, and chips. McCabe plowed through the chips and salsa. He really likes that stuff.
I just want to mention some favorites of my kids at
this time in their lives. Teagan loves
to watch a t.v. show called “Paw Patrol.”
This show portrays dogs as rescue people like a fire fighter, a
policeman, a pilot, etc… He also likes
to watch Spongebob Squarepants. Xadia
likes to watch Mine Craft videos on Youtube.
These are clips of people playing Mine Craft. McCabe likes to play Mine Craft. He works really quickly through his list of
chores and duties so he can play the game.
Jacinda likes to cook and play Mine Craft. She likes to make chocolate no bake
cookies. It is hit and miss with her
cooking. Sometimes she reads the recipe
and puts in the correct amount of ingredients.
Other times she just guesses. Either
way, I have a mess to clean. Just the
other day, I had to vacuum the oats from the stove. In the end, it is a good learning experience
for her.
