dear children
it was difficult to find any decent photo's taken of you this month. there were a lot of your hand over the lens because that's what you've been doing every time i try to take a picture ... you either run away or put your hand over the lens.
the good news is that it was picture day at school a couple of weeks ago so i'm sure you were well mannered enough to let that photographer get a wonderfully handsome shot of you. we'll see.
i also took your picture on picture day. in an effort to save a few bucks i spent the morning giving you and sissy haircuts. i wanted you to look nice and fresh for your picture. so much so that i even made you wear your "church" shoes. this is how mad you were at me ...
it happened to be that your "church" shoes were the only shoes that matched the outfit (i'd) chosen for picture day so i made you suffer the possibility of social embarrassment for the sake of matching. you complained and whined that they hurt your feet so i was surprised to see you run and skip up to the car that day when i picked you up from school. i said it looked like your shoes actually made you run faster than normal and you just smiled. i know you agreed.
i took this picture after a late night out ...
isn't that embarrassing? if you'd just have let me get a few shots of you i wouldn't have to post such photos of you on the world wide web. learn your lesson son.
you were "kinderstar" at school last week. i specifically chose the week of halloween for you to be the star because you love the holiday's so much. you have so much enthusiasm for celebrations and you were so excited to be the kinderstar. i asked you what it meant to be the kinderstar ...
"you get to take the role to the secretarian's office every day"
lately dad and i have been having too many discussions about money in front of you. it's amazing what you hear when we don't suspect you would have any interest in listening so i was surprised this morning when you made a suggestion for me to make more money ...
"you should go to eagle gate college mom"
"i should?"
"yes, you should because they have beaches there. actually, we should all go. they rub your shoulders to stop them from hurting and you can make money. i seen it on tv"
if only things were that simple cayd. i would love to get paid to go with you to the beach to get my sore shoulders rubbed.
love you buddy.
dear daughter
dadda and i purchased a program for c called "accountable kids" and you love it! of course you do. luckily, your brother is competitive and tries hard to keep up with your good behavior so keep at it girl!
one day after you did all of your chores you helped dadda clean without being asked so he gave you a card for "good behavior" and when it was time for bed, i took you in to potty and from the toilet you yelled, "i wish going potty and picking strawberries was a chore ... that would be fun." yes, indeed.
you earned you first ten stars without any hiccups and chose a special date with dadda. he took you for ice cream and you were the happiest girl in the world when you got home. "i had the most chocolated ice cream in the world mom!" it really made my heart melt, how much you love spending time with your dad and how much he loves spending time with you. he even took the camera for me.
i hope that you'll continue to love the chores for a very long time and that you'll continue to make me laugh at the funny things you say for a very long time. like when i asked you to "collect" your dirty clothes the other day. okay, so maybe "collect" wasn't the best choice of words and you let me know it too ...
"that's silly mom, you don't collect dirty clothes. you collect balloons and shoes and wallets and cards but that's all"
although you're officially out of what i call the "terrible three's," you still have an impressive attitude and the mouth of a trucker. recently we were driving home from a dinner spent celebrating grandma's birthday. dadda had met us at the restaraunt so he was in his work van and i had the pleasure of chauffeuring all three of you home by myself. i was threatening serious consequences if you weren't quite, all i wanted was to enjoy a peaceful drive home with some nice music. it was late, one day you'll understand. i turned the music up to drown out your voices and you yelled to me ...
"dadda's van is quite because there's no kids in there with him .... what the hell is this song anyway?"
i pretended not to hear you which is often the only way i can refrain from exploding when you're in one of your whiniest-girl-in-the-world moods. that's when you whine and cry about anything and everything and i just ignore you. the other night, as i prepared an entire dinner with gavin on my hip ~ one handed that is ~ you cried over and over again "you don't even like me mom, that's why you don't say anything to me, you don't even like me, gavin's not just your baby, he's all our baby's and you don't even like me." drama drama, i didn't think it was possible at the age of four. but, like i always say, you never cease to amaze me.
i do love you dear, very very much.
dear baby
you're so big now ... you sit all by yourself! you might have done this some time ago if i ever thought to put you down. we'll never know. you like to be held and i like that you like to be held. you think it's pretty cool to be able to sit and play with your toys and you clap your hands every time we tell you what a big boy you are.
you will be seven months old this month. where has the time gone? i'm still fat and you wear clothes to fit a one year old .. you're a little on the chubby side too and you love to eat! my gosh do you love to eat. anytime anyone has food you make chewing sounds and open your mouth every time i take a bite if i'm holding you. so i share. maybe that's why you're a little on the chubby side?
sometimes you protest nap time and this is a new behavior. you used to go right to sleep without a peep but now you start to cry a little on our way up the stairs and for a few minutes after i leave the room but you still sleep like an angel and rarely wake in the night so mommy gets her much needed beauty rest. you are so happy when you wake up in the morning and from your naps and i'm so grateful to be able to home with you.you make the funniest faces and you're starting to talk a lot. obviously nothing any of us understands but you think you're pretty funny and we all find it entertaining.
iloveyousomuchbaby
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