Today was Day One of the Second half of the school year. It was a good day on the school front. Starting a month of fitness where we are doing a different fitness exercise routine.
This week is Yoga and it was a fantastic today. The kids enjoyed and so did I. There was only hangup, the Boy. He loves having me there and it is awesome but today he threw me a curveball. He was making jokes and goofing off a bit. I repeatedly asked him to stop, and it got to where he had to sit out. He was not happy.
After a few minutes as is standard in my class I went over to talk to him. Asked why he was acting out and he answered, "I just want to have more fun." He liked the class but this is his common answer to Dad not Mr. Dad. We had a brief talk about why this was wrong and he returned to class.
I find it hard some days to keep that Dad/Teacher line. Today was one of those days. It all worked out in the end. these days make me think of the near future when the Girl will be in Kindergarten. Maybe then the gym uniform will have some pink in it for the Pink Princess.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
LEGO Addiction
The Boy has a LEGO addiction. Which sometimes spills over to me as well and the girl is now in that mode too. The Boy gets LEGOs every special occasion and then some. There is nothing wrong with LEGOs but some days I think there needs to be LEGO Anonymous meetings.
The Boy, a friend and I recently visited a LEGO exhibit. It was pretty cool but only disappointing the sense of how small it was. It was architectural based and pretty cool but was hoping to se much more. The Boy was thoroughly impressed, and was even more excited by the gift shop which was way overpriced ($16.99 for a water bottle - REALLY?!). The free building area was a hit and could put your creations on a city map which stayed there for the day.
We are currently rebuilding the trains the Boy got a s gifts from Santa (or at least I think). I love LEGOs and the problem is when I start I can't stop and I have to do it exactly right, no substitute pieces. The problem is one train and all its parts is six books of instructions and when it is mixed in all the other parts sometimes it is looking for a needle in a haystack. After two days one train and one train station is back to the original build. Train number two is under reconstruction and it is a PITA, as there are parts that I think we only have one of so it seems to take forever to find that part. No worries, I will be bringing the LEGOs to gym class and let the really experts (the 1st-4th graders) finish them up this week.
The Girl has LEGO Friends now, so in addition to all the boy LEGOs there are now girl LEGOs. So far my AGW built Oliva's House, I built the Buttefly Beauty Shop and the Boy helped with Oliva's Tree House. I will admit it is a great idea but seeing the issue of dueling over missing LEGO pieces in the future seems like a real possibility in our house.
So off to the train. Below are a few pics from the LEGO exhibit:
The Boy, a friend and I recently visited a LEGO exhibit. It was pretty cool but only disappointing the sense of how small it was. It was architectural based and pretty cool but was hoping to se much more. The Boy was thoroughly impressed, and was even more excited by the gift shop which was way overpriced ($16.99 for a water bottle - REALLY?!). The free building area was a hit and could put your creations on a city map which stayed there for the day.
We are currently rebuilding the trains the Boy got a s gifts from Santa (or at least I think). I love LEGOs and the problem is when I start I can't stop and I have to do it exactly right, no substitute pieces. The problem is one train and all its parts is six books of instructions and when it is mixed in all the other parts sometimes it is looking for a needle in a haystack. After two days one train and one train station is back to the original build. Train number two is under reconstruction and it is a PITA, as there are parts that I think we only have one of so it seems to take forever to find that part. No worries, I will be bringing the LEGOs to gym class and let the really experts (the 1st-4th graders) finish them up this week.
The Girl has LEGO Friends now, so in addition to all the boy LEGOs there are now girl LEGOs. So far my AGW built Oliva's House, I built the Buttefly Beauty Shop and the Boy helped with Oliva's Tree House. I will admit it is a great idea but seeing the issue of dueling over missing LEGO pieces in the future seems like a real possibility in our house.
So off to the train. Below are a few pics from the LEGO exhibit:
Monday, December 31, 2012
So Long 2012
It was quite an interesting year in our house. There was good and bad but overall it was a good year.
The Boy learned how to ride a bike this summer, was close to breaking a school cross country record, kicked butt on the second grade report card and is doing the same in third grade, and went to art camp and made some great pieces of art. There were other things but the kid had a great year.
The Girl had a good year as well. She is reading and writing, is in Academic Excellence program in preschool, is almost swimming without help, went to Angelina Ballerina camp, and recently went sledding on the big hill.
The kids amaze me every day anymore. If 2013 is half as good as 2012 then we have a lot to look forward to.
The Boy learned how to ride a bike this summer, was close to breaking a school cross country record, kicked butt on the second grade report card and is doing the same in third grade, and went to art camp and made some great pieces of art. There were other things but the kid had a great year.
The Girl had a good year as well. She is reading and writing, is in Academic Excellence program in preschool, is almost swimming without help, went to Angelina Ballerina camp, and recently went sledding on the big hill.
The kids amaze me every day anymore. If 2013 is half as good as 2012 then we have a lot to look forward to.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
The Clock
It happened partially on accident on Black Friday. I found a Hello Kitty clock for the Girl.
We have been working on her not waking up so early on random mornings and she knows what 7:00 is. For two days this has been fantastic.
This clock is awesome as well. It projects the time on the wall or ceiling. Plus on the projection there is a hello Kitty face. Only thing I don't understand is why the projection part has a separate time control.
Anyway you look at it it has been a good thing as now maybe before she strolls in at 5:45 am she sees what time it is and stays in bed. Now if I can only sleep as I have been up a few times each of the past couple of nights.
We have been working on her not waking up so early on random mornings and she knows what 7:00 is. For two days this has been fantastic.
This clock is awesome as well. It projects the time on the wall or ceiling. Plus on the projection there is a hello Kitty face. Only thing I don't understand is why the projection part has a separate time control.
Anyway you look at it it has been a good thing as now maybe before she strolls in at 5:45 am she sees what time it is and stays in bed. Now if I can only sleep as I have been up a few times each of the past couple of nights.
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