that's don't want to forget:
Cole read 'To Kill a Mockingbird', possibly my favorite book, for evoking a greatness of emotions and other good stuff. Anyway, he didn't want to read it because there was no fantasy and basically because I suggested and the first couple of chapters are hard to get through. I figured if he's going to be reading 24/7 and books that are above his age, he needs good ones like these tucked in with the others. We did comtemplate the mature nature of parts of the book, but have already decided he needs 'the talk' stage 2 and possibly 3 before he's taught it at school. So Iasked him to read the first two chapters and then if he was done, he was done. He finished it on our trip to Orlando this weekend and we often use the 10 scale to rate experiences, books and such. So I asked, alright Cole 1-10? He replied 8-9. This made me happy. I love that he can appreciate a good read, that doesn't include dwarfs, dragons, werewolves. :)
Laura is impressing me more and more with her confidence and unshyness. She loves swimming soooo much. So we've decided to try her fall activity to be on the city swim team. This meant she had to try out and swim 75 yards. We are not naturally water people, so it's not like she's had a lot of time to improve her skills. We did do a lesson this summer that helped her out a lot. Anyway, she had to try out in front of other people and was ready to the be 2nd one to do it. She did it!!! Now we have to decide if we want to spill out the block of gold they want for fees. ugh!
Hannah was upset on the way home from Orlando we told her we knew she was tired. And while sobbing she said you don't cry because you're tired. You cry because someone has hurt you (sob), or something is beautiful (sob), or someone died and you were there. Sadly for her later she was upset...again and her daddy asked...is someone hurting you, no, is something beautiful, no, did someone die and you were there, she did not appreciate this.
Hannah keeps up cracking with things I'm sure she doesn't think is as humorous. But she is also very thoughtful. Recently a great man in our ward passed away and we were all very sad. Hannah continually prayed for him and his family and she also came up with the idea and carried out a fast for him to be ok, she was really still concerned for him even though we told her he was just fine, so she added his family to the fast as well. Very sweet stuff.
def. stuff we don't want to forget :)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Life
Life breezes by, a breeze that slowly creeps up on you, warm with smells of the brink of autumn, with the passing saltiness of summer and the hint of the crispness of a mild winter and then rushes by with the hope of new awakening that spring brings. That's hokey, but I like it :). My two girls started a new elementary school and my son started middle school this week. They have so far done the hard stuff, like actually walking into rooms without a parent with grace and some other characteristic that I can't find the name for, but impressed me greatly.
I keep trying to buy my son socks that don't fit. This seems trivial, but I consider it an obvious sign that I would rather my kids not grow any further. As hard as the young years are with kids hanging at my every thread, walking my son onto a campus with 1,000 other imperfect mid-size growth spurting people, I was the one holding onto threads, and wishing we could go back.
But I'm getting better at accepting our fates. The principle mentioned that the parents might feel that they're sending their kids to school and when they get home they won't be the same person and she said we were right. Implying that the kids are embarking on a new stage in life. I know what she means and I try to appreciate the goodness in that. I am the parent who would like to press fast forward through the teen years and just say to the kids, see you on the otherside. I've often expressed to Brandon my fears of heartbreak for our kids, heartbreaks for us as parents as we have to watch kids make mistakes, possibly big ones. Brandon has always come back with, but aren't you excited that we get to help them navigate this crazy time and what an exciting time it is. This week I was able to feel that excitement. Cole went into the crowd nervous and came back excited about drama (even though there are only four boys) and liking his math teacher (whew!). I could tell he was more sure and excited about this new journey and it made me happy to be able to be a part of it.
I always worry about my foibles in parenting really messing my kids up and I realize the jury is still out, but I can't be more proud of the young man my son is turning into. He's not perfect, but I've definitely seen a maturity in him that I'm so proud of.
It should be noted that the child takes after the same gender parent and I realize Brandon's a big part of this. I read this today on pinterest...
http://www.mommamadeitlookeasy.com/2012/07/raising-strong-daughters.html
I need to read it daily and implement.
My girls have been really good with the whole starting the new school thing. My ever so shy Laura was leading the pack to go to her class. She's sitting in her chosen front of the room seat. She likes her teacher. I've given her the assignment to find out the name of the a person who could potentially be a good friend. Don't even start on sending my beautiful red head to middle school....serioulsy might do homeschool on this one. 1000 kids, my head spins. I graduated with 32 people. Whew!
Hannah has stayed out of trouble in the "runs a tight ship" teacher's class and I couldn't be more proud. But she did have to walk five laps because of someone else's behavior (I hate when they do that). She got to stir a lollipop into soda on the first day. The teacher only had to add gum into that for Hannah to be in Hannah Heaven. And she said the teacher read a story that was so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, funny!
Everyone's gotten up and gotten going and seem happy to be where they are. I was lamenting last night of how sad it will be when it's not longer exciting and it's not all new, which I'm kind of expecting by Friday :(.
First day pics, all other pics of Cole are with tongue out..
I keep trying to buy my son socks that don't fit. This seems trivial, but I consider it an obvious sign that I would rather my kids not grow any further. As hard as the young years are with kids hanging at my every thread, walking my son onto a campus with 1,000 other imperfect mid-size growth spurting people, I was the one holding onto threads, and wishing we could go back.
But I'm getting better at accepting our fates. The principle mentioned that the parents might feel that they're sending their kids to school and when they get home they won't be the same person and she said we were right. Implying that the kids are embarking on a new stage in life. I know what she means and I try to appreciate the goodness in that. I am the parent who would like to press fast forward through the teen years and just say to the kids, see you on the otherside. I've often expressed to Brandon my fears of heartbreak for our kids, heartbreaks for us as parents as we have to watch kids make mistakes, possibly big ones. Brandon has always come back with, but aren't you excited that we get to help them navigate this crazy time and what an exciting time it is. This week I was able to feel that excitement. Cole went into the crowd nervous and came back excited about drama (even though there are only four boys) and liking his math teacher (whew!). I could tell he was more sure and excited about this new journey and it made me happy to be able to be a part of it.
I always worry about my foibles in parenting really messing my kids up and I realize the jury is still out, but I can't be more proud of the young man my son is turning into. He's not perfect, but I've definitely seen a maturity in him that I'm so proud of.
It should be noted that the child takes after the same gender parent and I realize Brandon's a big part of this. I read this today on pinterest...
http://www.mommamadeitlookeasy.com/2012/07/raising-strong-daughters.html
I need to read it daily and implement.
My girls have been really good with the whole starting the new school thing. My ever so shy Laura was leading the pack to go to her class. She's sitting in her chosen front of the room seat. She likes her teacher. I've given her the assignment to find out the name of the a person who could potentially be a good friend. Don't even start on sending my beautiful red head to middle school....serioulsy might do homeschool on this one. 1000 kids, my head spins. I graduated with 32 people. Whew!
Hannah has stayed out of trouble in the "runs a tight ship" teacher's class and I couldn't be more proud. But she did have to walk five laps because of someone else's behavior (I hate when they do that). She got to stir a lollipop into soda on the first day. The teacher only had to add gum into that for Hannah to be in Hannah Heaven. And she said the teacher read a story that was so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, funny!
Everyone's gotten up and gotten going and seem happy to be where they are. I was lamenting last night of how sad it will be when it's not longer exciting and it's not all new, which I'm kind of expecting by Friday :(.
First day pics, all other pics of Cole are with tongue out..
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