Keeping things in order...

Perfectionism...

This is a trait that we are noticing more and more in Alex and Rhoslyn.  Who do they get it from you may ask... well their Mother of course!  =)

Rhoslyn is working very hard at writing her letters.  Tonight her and I sat on the couch and we wrote out Grandma, Grandpa, Kerri, Billy, Alex, and Tucker.  When she was writing Billy, she messed up her B a bit and started to get upset (totally something I would do).  So I showed her that we could just scribble it out and start over.  I can't believe how well she is doing with writing.  Her "E's" are very cute because she puts a bunch of lines across instead of three.

Meanwhile, Alex and daddy worked on work sheets.  Oh yes, we have been doing a lot of worksheets lately.  Alex more so than Rhoslyn.  Over the weekend I had them each pick out a folder (Rhoslyn is puppies and Alex is sharks.. go figure).  I then went through some of our work books and put some work sheets into their folders.  One side is for work sheets to be completed, and the other side is to put work sheets that are finished. (Auntie Kelly is probably grinning ear to ear while reading this).  When the work sheets are done, I will add more.  Let me just say that Alex LOVES this.  He loves pulling out his folder and working on the sheets.  Rhoslyn hasn't explored too much into hers.

I also typed up chore charts for the kids (with pictures) and laminated them.  When each chore is done they get to check it off with a dry erase marker.  At the end they get $1 for completing the four chores.  Some of their chores are; dusting, cleaning toilets, feeding pets, dishwasher, cleaning bedroom/making bed, wiping table and chairs.  They each earned their dollar in one day yesterday.  I better stock up on singles! 

Stone Soup

Last night we headed to church for family night.  The daycare children had a small program.  Rhoslyn's group sang two songs and did Stone Soup.  It was so fun to watch the kids sing.  Rhoslyn had her mouth wide open and a loud voice for all to hear (as well as the other children).

After the small program we were invited to go downstairs and have soup, crackers, and cookies.  The daycare teachers and the children helped put the soup together.  There were even stones in a few bowls!  We had such a great night.  It really made us realize that we have picked the perfect place to live and the perfect daycare for our children to go to.

Parent Teacher Conferences

It sure is hard keeping up with this now that I am back to work.  No worries though, I will try my best!  I love looking back and reading these.  It's my way of journaling what our family is doing.

Speaking of which... this week we have had parent teacher conferences for both Alex and Rhoslyn.  They went really well!  Alex is doing so well in school.  He is really enjoying learning how to spell and sound out words.  When he is home, you will often hear him saying a word, sounding it out and trying to spell it.  One of his favorite times of the week is Library Day.  He gets to choose three books from the library, and he loves bringing them home for us to read.  He is only in kindergarten and is already not being challenged enough in math class which is not a surprise considering he was already adding and subtracting small numbers in his head at four years old.  He was pretty down about school this afternoon.  He is having a hard time transitioning to going five days a week.  When I asked him what he didn't like about school he mentioned math time because it's too easy.  He has a great teacher though, and I am sure after I speak with her she will start to challenge him more.

I had Rhoslyn's conference last night, and she is also doing very well.  She knows how to spell her name.  She is also writing her name (some letter she has a hard time with, but she loves practicing).  She knows all of the uppercase letters in the alphabet and knows 19 lower case letters.  She is great at counting.  She is also sharing better and being a good helper when it is time to pick up.  She LOVES daycare, which makes mom and dad really happy.  She is a social butterfly as well and has tons of friends.

So far our school year has started out pretty great!  Let's hope it continues!

Dance Class!

Today was Rhoslyn's first day of dance class and she absolutely loved it!

They started with tap and moved onto ballet.  She did such a great job following the teachers directions and she loved watching herself in the big mirrors.

I think she will stick with dance for quite awhile.  She can't wait to go back.

First day of Kindergarten/Preschool

Although it's been two weeks, I wanted to share pictures from the kids first day of school/preschool.

Alex started Kindergarten and he is loving it.  Mom was a little sad that she couldn't take him to school that day, but he made it on the bus from daycare and I saw him in the hall a couple of times.  One of the best parts of my job is being able to say Hi to him throughout the day and eat lunch with him every so often.

He is really enjoying Kindergarten so far and loves math time.  On his first day I asked him how it went and the first comment he made was lunch was good and they don't get to play very much.  

Rhoslyn's been in daycare for a month and half, but they started the preschool program on the first day of school.  She has preschool for about 3 hours a day.  Everyday they write a note letting us know things she did.  (For those that don't know, the kids go to our local Lutheran Church Daycare Center)

Her note on the first day or two was that she thanked God for dresses!  I laughed so hard when I read that.  The cutest thing ever.  She loves daycare and she loves preschool.  She is definitely in the "three's" and going through some sharing issues.  One day instead of napping she decided to take her underwear off (she had a dress on).  So now we have to make sure she has shorts on if she wears a dress.  Oh Rhoslyn...

I am THREE!

Mom asked me a bunch of questions and here are my answers!  So far being three has been pretty great for me!  Mom and dad may say different... 

~Rhoslyn~

Favorite color: Pink

Favorite thing to eat: Chicken nuggets with ranch

Favorite toy: my little pony’s

Favorite book: Funny book and Sofia book

Favorite place to go: Daycare

Favorite thing to do with mom: Go shopping with mommy

Favorite thing to with daddy: play with him

Favorite animal: care bear

How old are you: “free years old”

Favorite game to play: Mario game

Favorite shirt: My mommy shirt

Favorite song: Hoka hey

What color is my hair: Red!

What color are my eyes: purple

Favorite movie: planes

Favorite show: Mickey Mouse

These answers are exactly how Rhoslyn answered them.

Happy 3rd Birthday Rhoslyn

Our little girl is now a three year old!

Around midnight on the 7th we had a wicked storm come through.  We woke up around 12:30 a.m. and noticed the power was out.  Our play house flipped over and went into the park behind our house.  It looked like strobe lights outside from the lightening.  First Alex woke up and came in our bed.  Then Rhoslyn woke up shortly after.  We even had to bring the dogs crate into our room because he was scared as well.

Needless to say we did not get very much sleep, and I had to be up at 4:45 a.m. for work.  The kids could not settle and fall back asleep.  So, we spent about two hours with them tossing and turning, stealing our pillows and arguing that the other sibling was touching them.  Finally the storm passed through and I requested they go back to their rooms.

Finally got back to sleep around 2.  Woke up and realized we still didn't have power.  Yay!

I wasn't sure if I would be working or not... it was fun trying to get ready by candle light.

I worked for a couple of hours even though school didn't have power either.  

We came home and discovered we STILL didn't have power.  We proceeded with opening presents, went to lunch at Mcdonalds, came home and everyone took a nap.

At 5:00 we STILL didn't have power, so we headed over to Gram's and Gramp's house for dinner and showers.  Oh how nice that shower felt!

We celebrated with cupcakes, hung out for awhile and headed home around 8:00-8:30.  Finally our power was back on!

I don't think we will ever forget her 3rd birthday!

(Keep an eye on her favorites and birthday party... coming soon)