Daddy - Jeremiah took Liam to the Daddy &Sons breakfast at school. They had to dress in gear from their favorite team so Liam dressed up in his KU jersey and Hat, and daddy wore a KU hat. They had a good time together. On Friday Jeremiah had the day off so he took his car for an oil change and spent the day with the baby so I could run some errands and go to a homeschool Halloween party with the girls. I really appreciate how much he helps me on his days off. I'm sure he'd rather be relaxing!
Mommy- I battled an icky cold most of the week which was no fun. Ashlynne had a choir concert on the plaza and I had 3 hours to kill between dropping her off for rehearsals and the beginning of the concert. I wasn't going to drive all the way home to turn around and come right back I so went to the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. Alone. So much time to just be silent and think. It was therapeutic and something I needed. I stood in front of a Jackson Pollack painting and really felt something. For the first time in my life it wasn't just paint thrown around all over the place. I think I'm finally becoming an adult!! I also saw a Picasso painting that had been painted on the exact day 74 years ago! I don't know why but that gave me chills.
Ashy- Ashlynne has been a busy girl between Allegro, the musical she is in, church, and cheer. On Thursday she cheered for her last 8th grade Football game. I'm not gonna lie I totally teared up when it was over. Sunday afternoon she had an Allegro concert at the Unity Temple on the Plaza. What a beautiful building of worship and every choir that performed sounded like angels. I was so proud of her.
Bubba - Did you know we called Brinton Bubba until he was about 4? We still refer to him as Bubba every now and then but we called him Bubba like it was his first name. In fact his nursery leaders didn't realize his name was really Brinton....they thought he was Bubba. I tell you this because I hate calling him Brit (his chosen nickname). Leave that to his daddy. He'll always be my Little Bubba. He had a good week last week. He went on a camp out for scouts, he's been chosen as the assistant chaplain for his group and coordinates the spiritual thoughts and such. He enjoys that a lot.
Lisey - Elise is getting a little taste of the busy life. She spent most of last week at rehearsals and dress rehearsals for the musical she is in. The musical's opening night is Halloween so she won't have the chance to dress up and trick or treat this year. Luckily, we had the ward Trunk or Treat on Saturday, she was so happy. Elise decided to dress up like a Dia de Los Muertos (day of the dead) Sugar Skull. Some people made comments that it was gory or weird. Actually, Dia de Los Muertos is not gory at all. It's considered a day of remembrance and celebration of your loved ones. I love that she always wants to be original.
Nanna - This week Julianna got a lot of play time. We had a family friends 2 daughters staying with us all week and Julianna did a lot more playing that actual school work. Every morning she'd ask me if she could have a "light day" meaning less work the day. I tried really hard to keep her on a schedule...aargh! In other new she did her back handspring without a spot on the wedge mat. She was pretty excited about it.
Liam- Liam has mastered all of his letter names and most of his letter sounds! He is on his way!!! He is starting to really understand the phonics of words and how they are put together. He has been spelling friends names and trying to write words using letter sounds. In school they have behavior levels. Level 3 is the highest and he tries really hard to remember his Level 3 rules and manners. There is also Level 2 and the lowest Level 1. Everyday when I pick him up from school he gets in the van and tells me what level he achieved that day. One day last week he was trying to have me guess. He said, "Mommy I it level Fffff" (making the F sound). Guess, mommy Guess! It starts with Fffff (making the F sound again) I asked...level 4? 5? There's no such thing. He said "no mom level Ffffff....it's spelled F-R-E, I think!" Haha! Level THREE!!! That was the first time I realized he was really starting to make correlation between letter sounds and words. Now I just need to teach him the "TH" sound.
Aidy-Bug- Aidan is a terror and he watches far too much TV. I really need to change that. I try to involve him in "school" by giving him puzzles, games, coloring, blocks and even having him play some iPad games but all he wants to do is terrorize everyone. Then I get frustrated, turn the TV on for an hour of uninterrupted teaching time and it turns into 2 hours. He is destructive and distracting and I'm sure he just desperately needs more of my attention. I need to work on that.
Camryn- Cammy turned 14 months last Friday. She is becoming a little difficult and demanding. She wants to be held all the time and nurse all the time and she throws tantrums. *sigh* Baby of the family. She's exhausting. Camryn loves Spaghettios. I mean she really, really loves them. Not the fancy Gerber kind either (we've tried she just snubs her nose at them). She loves the 59cent Aldi's brand. I'm sure that can't be that nutritious. She also loves oatmeal, apple sauce, pasta, rice, potatoes, carrots, juice and a bunch of other stuff I can't think of. She mostly eats what we eat. She doesn't drink milk though. Can't stand it. I need to work on that too.
Okay gotta go. Camryn is awake and demanding I feed her.
This weeks insta-pics....
