Friday, February 20, 2015

Friday, February 20, 2015

We are getting ready for McCabe’s baptism.  He turned 8 on Feb. 2nd.  I am so happy he is part of our family and that he is a kind and sweet boy.  He is trying hard to make the right decisions.  At the moment he goes to cub scouts and loves passing off the requirements.  He is also very big into mine craft. 

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Sunday, February 1, 2015

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.