Roses are red are red
Violets are blue
I am thankful everyday because I have you
Love,
Mom
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Knee Deep in Wolf Creek
Knee Deep in Wolf Creek
Wesleyan MetroPark
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Even by May, the water was still frigid as you went in the stream with one of our favorite naturalists and tried to catch fish with nets. You and the naturalist stood away from the net then at the same quickly rushed forward to scare the fish into the net but did not have much luck. Breeanna and mommy and daddy played on the shore.
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Weekly Summary
Monday was the start of Vacation Bible School at Kirkmont Presbyterian. We had your 1/2 Birthday party at the Splash Park at the Greene afterwards. Your friends that came were Mitchell, Taylor and Preston. Mitchell's sister, Lauren and Preston's brother, Chandler also came. We did field games like sack race, golf ball and spoon race, standing long jump, ball toss, run across the field and pop a baloon and run back, water baloon toss, and tug of war. Mommy had prizes from the kid's meals from Mc Donald's and Wendys to give out as prizes for all the winners. Mitchell and Lauren won most of the games.
There was a guy in stilts dressed like the 4th of July who came around twice to make little twisty baloons for everyone. That was really fun. At the end mommy gave out foam swords to everyone and you all had a group sword fight. The girls were only interested in fighting with swords for 5 minutes then went to play in the splash park. The boys lasted for 20 minutes. We had cheesecake from Trader Joe's for your birthday cake which did not go over well with the kids. When the party was over we went to Chick Fil-A for their free milkshake. We had an awesome, splendid, spectacular day!
There was a guy in stilts dressed like the 4th of July who came around twice to make little twisty baloons for everyone. That was really fun. At the end mommy gave out foam swords to everyone and you all had a group sword fight. The girls were only interested in fighting with swords for 5 minutes then went to play in the splash park. The boys lasted for 20 minutes. We had cheesecake from Trader Joe's for your birthday cake which did not go over well with the kids. When the party was over we went to Chick Fil-A for their free milkshake. We had an awesome, splendid, spectacular day!
Friday was the last day of Vacation Bible School and we enjoyed a picnic afterwards. In the evening daddy took you to your softball game. Your team is the Blue Dragons.
Saturday daddy took you and Breeanna to a hike Creekside Reserve, storytime at Barnes and Nobles, Brandon Garcia's birthday at Magic Castle, the Family Network Annual Picnic, then the Dragons baseball game.
Sunday you and Breeanna helped daddy pull weeds in the back yard. Then daddy took you to the Boonshoft and then waterpark. Uncle Joe was visiting from Arizona so we all went to a picnic at aunt Cathy's house.
Sunday, 15 June 2008
Weekly Summary
Monday mommy had the last of 3 dentist appointments. Out of pocket expenses were $1600 total for teeth fillings. We went to Chick Fil-A for their free milkshake in the afternoon. The line was sooooo long. We waited at least 30 minutes.
Tuesday we saw Doogal at the Regal. You were soooo happy to ride your bicycle to the theater and lock it up to the tree. Breeanna did not like being confined to her stroller during the movie. She complained so much then fell asleep. After the movie we played at the park. In the evening daddy took you to swim practice at the Dabney Pool. Peach homeschoolers had their end year curriculum sale and mommy picked up a few books for us.
Doogal Movie Review
1. Rating: 10
2. Movie's message: They are trying to find the diamonds.
3. Bryan would help the snail get his scarf down because it kept getting in the way.
4. Bryan could not identify with Doogal...not always going for candy like that.
5. The movie did not portray life as it really is. A dog can't talk.
7. This program was worth Bryan's time.
8. Doogal kept wanting to save his friend. Bryan would do that too.
Wednesday we saw Evan Almighty which was soooo funny. Breeanna ran up and down the theater steps all throughout the movie. After the movie you said, "That's what God looks like." Later in the evening you had your first ever game of softball. Mommy went over the rules of the game in the car. Mommy and daddy and Breeanna sat in our folded chairs and watched the game. In the end you scored a point for your team. I don't think you like softball as much as basketball. It does require a little more patience.
Tuesday we saw Doogal at the Regal. You were soooo happy to ride your bicycle to the theater and lock it up to the tree. Breeanna did not like being confined to her stroller during the movie. She complained so much then fell asleep. After the movie we played at the park. In the evening daddy took you to swim practice at the Dabney Pool. Peach homeschoolers had their end year curriculum sale and mommy picked up a few books for us.
Doogal Movie Review
1. Rating: 10
2. Movie's message: They are trying to find the diamonds.
3. Bryan would help the snail get his scarf down because it kept getting in the way.
4. Bryan could not identify with Doogal...not always going for candy like that.
5. The movie did not portray life as it really is. A dog can't talk.
7. This program was worth Bryan's time.
8. Doogal kept wanting to save his friend. Bryan would do that too.
Wednesday we saw Evan Almighty which was soooo funny. Breeanna ran up and down the theater steps all throughout the movie. After the movie you said, "That's what God looks like." Later in the evening you had your first ever game of softball. Mommy went over the rules of the game in the car. Mommy and daddy and Breeanna sat in our folded chairs and watched the game. In the end you scored a point for your team. I don't think you like softball as much as basketball. It does require a little more patience.
Evan Almighty Movie Review
1. Rating: Infinity
2. Message: God was trying to get him to build an ark.
3. Bryan would help the main character build his ark.
4. Bryan could not identify with any of the characters.
5. Bryan thought maybe the movie could portray real life. Bryan says he doesn't know.
6. The movie was worth Bryan's time.
Thursday we went to Barnes and Nobles for storytime. The kids made paper airplanes and they flew it everywhere in the kid's area. In the afternoon daddy took you to Garden Club then swim practice at the Dabney pool. Breeanna had an appointment at 4 Oaks to see Ms. Betty Gee for the Parents as Teachers program and she said it was important to label Breeanna's feelings for her now and start getting her to do chores like putting away toys.
Friday we went to do the T Shirt Bug decorating program with the Beavercreek Library. You drew some bugs on a T Shirt and mommy wrote, "Catch the Reading Bug" which is the theme for Greene County's Summer Reading Program this year. The librarians really liked how you drew the bugs on your shirt.
Saturday you and daddy went to Lowes to do your wood project. Then daddy took you Barnes and Nobles to the storytime. Afterwards you went to the Snake Festival at Cemex Reserve. Then we all went together to your promotion ceremony at the Ground Zero Martial Arts studio. On the way over mommy read to you about insects. Daddy's shock absorbers on the back of his car went out and you had a very bouncy ride. You made sound effects every time we went over a bump. At the studio mommy saw your red martial arts outfit on you for the very first time. You looked amazing. The program started with you and all the kids doing slow movements all together like Tai Chi. Then the forms were done...wolf 1, wolf 2, wolf 3...and other animal forms that mommy don't remember...then fans, spears, swords. Near the end you broke a wooden board by kicking it and then everyone got their colored sash for their promotion. Mr. Moon said other kids your age could not get promoted and they could not attend the ceremony so you were the youngest to be promoted and recieve a yellow sash. He said he would start teaching you the fan and then sword forms. He calls you "Bruce Lee". That's your nick name. I think you really like that.
Even though it was a great program, you were not happy that you had to sit out so much of the program. Mommy reassured you that within two years you will have all the forms memorized and will earn a black sash and will participate from beginning to end.
Sunday daddy took you and Breeanna to the Kettering Water Park. The electricity went out at the Main Street house and daddy had a stand alone freezer full of food. You were very sad because you thought the food were entirely ruined. Daddy told us the next day that the electricity came back on. Thank goodness. What an incredible week!
1. Rating: Infinity
2. Message: God was trying to get him to build an ark.
3. Bryan would help the main character build his ark.
4. Bryan could not identify with any of the characters.
5. Bryan thought maybe the movie could portray real life. Bryan says he doesn't know.
6. The movie was worth Bryan's time.
Thursday we went to Barnes and Nobles for storytime. The kids made paper airplanes and they flew it everywhere in the kid's area. In the afternoon daddy took you to Garden Club then swim practice at the Dabney pool. Breeanna had an appointment at 4 Oaks to see Ms. Betty Gee for the Parents as Teachers program and she said it was important to label Breeanna's feelings for her now and start getting her to do chores like putting away toys.
Friday we went to do the T Shirt Bug decorating program with the Beavercreek Library. You drew some bugs on a T Shirt and mommy wrote, "Catch the Reading Bug" which is the theme for Greene County's Summer Reading Program this year. The librarians really liked how you drew the bugs on your shirt.
Saturday you and daddy went to Lowes to do your wood project. Then daddy took you Barnes and Nobles to the storytime. Afterwards you went to the Snake Festival at Cemex Reserve. Then we all went together to your promotion ceremony at the Ground Zero Martial Arts studio. On the way over mommy read to you about insects. Daddy's shock absorbers on the back of his car went out and you had a very bouncy ride. You made sound effects every time we went over a bump. At the studio mommy saw your red martial arts outfit on you for the very first time. You looked amazing. The program started with you and all the kids doing slow movements all together like Tai Chi. Then the forms were done...wolf 1, wolf 2, wolf 3...and other animal forms that mommy don't remember...then fans, spears, swords. Near the end you broke a wooden board by kicking it and then everyone got their colored sash for their promotion. Mr. Moon said other kids your age could not get promoted and they could not attend the ceremony so you were the youngest to be promoted and recieve a yellow sash. He said he would start teaching you the fan and then sword forms. He calls you "Bruce Lee". That's your nick name. I think you really like that.
Even though it was a great program, you were not happy that you had to sit out so much of the program. Mommy reassured you that within two years you will have all the forms memorized and will earn a black sash and will participate from beginning to end.
Sunday daddy took you and Breeanna to the Kettering Water Park. The electricity went out at the Main Street house and daddy had a stand alone freezer full of food. You were very sad because you thought the food were entirely ruined. Daddy told us the next day that the electricity came back on. Thank goodness. What an incredible week!
Sunday, 8 June 2008
Weekly Summary
Monday we went on the Laura Ingalls field trip to Carriage Hill Metro Park and learned how people lived in the 1880's. Laura Ingalls probably had to empty out the can that everybody used to go the bathroom in everyday. I told you that would be your job if we lived in the 1880's. And Laura probably had to milk the cow everyday (not fun if you're sick and it's the middle of winter). The tub they used to take a bath in was so tiny. It was about knee high and two feet in diameter. In the afternoon we went to Chick Fil-A for their Milkshake Mania.
Tuesday we celebrated the First Day of Summer and went shopping for summer toys.
Wednesday was Big Brother Day and we rode our bicycles to Chipotle to celebrate with a burrito. You loved using your new combination lock that mommy got for you to keep you bike safe. Mommy gave you a Lincoln Log Castle for being such a great big brother to Breeanna and you had so much fun building it. Breeanna also had so much fun tearing it down.
Later in the evening we did the 5K run at Sugarcreek Metro Park. It was the first race ever where you ran all by yourself without mommy or daddy in tow. Mommy was afraid that you might get lost. There were two places where you had to cross the river that ran knee deep. Thank goodness there were people there to help you cross over. You did the race in about 50 minutes just like the last time. Mommy and Breeanna waited in the shelter. The rain held out till the last 10 minutes when in a blink of an eye the sky turned dark and lightning and thunder bolted menacingly across the sky. I held my breath until I saw you come to finish line. You won a brown bird trophy for finishing third place.
Thursday we didn't go to storytime at Barnes and Nobles or roller skating because mommy got so behind in housework.
Friday, Mrs. Laurie Lang invited us to go to the Booneshoft. We saw the new dinosaur exhibit. Breeanna didn't know what to make of it. She looked a little fearful for a minute. I think her favorite part of the Booneshoft is the dance room. She is so cute standing there trying to dance like all the other kids. In the science room where they house the giant boa constrictor, Breeanna rearrange the sea shells for Booneshoft staff. We went to Wegerzen Metro Park afterwards. The naturalist showed you where the duck was tucked under some evergreen branches trying to shield her new ducklings. And she showed us baby tadpoles that were so tiny that they looked like specks of black sand. You and Breeanna played in the water fall and the stream for an hour after the garden program.
Saturday you and daddy went to Home Depot and did a wood project then daddy took you to Barnes and Nobles and read you twenty books so you could go see your movie on Tuesday. Later in the evening we learned about the octupus. It has arms and not tentacles. You learned that it only lives 5 years and it has suction cups.
Sunday we made a folded paper boat and you drew yourself sailing it. We went over some Hooked on Phonics. Then mommy figured out your pay for this week's work:
10 cents for taking care of Breeanna
5 cents for putting dishes in the kitchen
10 cents for brushing your teeth
5 cents for putting laundry in the laundry room
5 cents for homeschooling
5 cents for washing your hair
0 cents for reading books above and beyond the number of books required to go to the movies
5 cents for helping dad with yard work
5 cents for taking the trash out
5 cents for helping mom take groceries from the car to the kitchen
0 cents for putting dirty clothes in the clothes bin (because mom had to do it)
5 cents for being prepared
65 cents total
We started a new system of dividing money equally into 3 envelopes labeled:
1. Spend
2. Save
3. Give
Tuesday we celebrated the First Day of Summer and went shopping for summer toys.
Wednesday was Big Brother Day and we rode our bicycles to Chipotle to celebrate with a burrito. You loved using your new combination lock that mommy got for you to keep you bike safe. Mommy gave you a Lincoln Log Castle for being such a great big brother to Breeanna and you had so much fun building it. Breeanna also had so much fun tearing it down.
Later in the evening we did the 5K run at Sugarcreek Metro Park. It was the first race ever where you ran all by yourself without mommy or daddy in tow. Mommy was afraid that you might get lost. There were two places where you had to cross the river that ran knee deep. Thank goodness there were people there to help you cross over. You did the race in about 50 minutes just like the last time. Mommy and Breeanna waited in the shelter. The rain held out till the last 10 minutes when in a blink of an eye the sky turned dark and lightning and thunder bolted menacingly across the sky. I held my breath until I saw you come to finish line. You won a brown bird trophy for finishing third place.
Thursday we didn't go to storytime at Barnes and Nobles or roller skating because mommy got so behind in housework.
Friday, Mrs. Laurie Lang invited us to go to the Booneshoft. We saw the new dinosaur exhibit. Breeanna didn't know what to make of it. She looked a little fearful for a minute. I think her favorite part of the Booneshoft is the dance room. She is so cute standing there trying to dance like all the other kids. In the science room where they house the giant boa constrictor, Breeanna rearrange the sea shells for Booneshoft staff. We went to Wegerzen Metro Park afterwards. The naturalist showed you where the duck was tucked under some evergreen branches trying to shield her new ducklings. And she showed us baby tadpoles that were so tiny that they looked like specks of black sand. You and Breeanna played in the water fall and the stream for an hour after the garden program.
Saturday you and daddy went to Home Depot and did a wood project then daddy took you to Barnes and Nobles and read you twenty books so you could go see your movie on Tuesday. Later in the evening we learned about the octupus. It has arms and not tentacles. You learned that it only lives 5 years and it has suction cups.
Sunday we made a folded paper boat and you drew yourself sailing it. We went over some Hooked on Phonics. Then mommy figured out your pay for this week's work:
10 cents for taking care of Breeanna
5 cents for putting dishes in the kitchen
10 cents for brushing your teeth
5 cents for putting laundry in the laundry room
5 cents for homeschooling
5 cents for washing your hair
0 cents for reading books above and beyond the number of books required to go to the movies
5 cents for helping dad with yard work
5 cents for taking the trash out
5 cents for helping mom take groceries from the car to the kitchen
0 cents for putting dirty clothes in the clothes bin (because mom had to do it)
5 cents for being prepared
65 cents total
We started a new system of dividing money equally into 3 envelopes labeled:
1. Spend
2. Save
3. Give
Thursday, 5 June 2008
First Day of Summer
We celebrated our First Day of Summer by going to six different stores in our quest for summer toys. At the end of the day we had chocolate ice cream with whipped cream and two cherries on top at Olive Garden ($1.50). When we told our waiter that we were there to celebrate your graduation from kindergarten, he congradulated you on a job well done.
Our toy acquisitions for this summer included:
a slip and slide ($8.54)
two foam swords ($2.00 each)
2 cans of sunscreen ($6.00 each)
water squirt thing that you run through ($8.54)
The weather was incredible rainy and mom's hair went every which way. Mommy entirely gave up on looking presentable because we got drenched each time we stepped out of the car. It was a hair nightmare.
Our toy acquisitions for this summer included:
a slip and slide ($8.54)
two foam swords ($2.00 each)
2 cans of sunscreen ($6.00 each)
water squirt thing that you run through ($8.54)
The weather was incredible rainy and mom's hair went every which way. Mommy entirely gave up on looking presentable because we got drenched each time we stepped out of the car. It was a hair nightmare.
Sunday, 1 June 2008
Memorial Day
We had a great Memorial Day! Daddy took you and Breeanna to the Water Park for the first time this summer. Breeanna is so much bigger that she can go swimming with you. You went to the Alpine Heritage Festival at Carillon Park this weekend with daddy. He said you rode in the train and played at the station.
Mommy has been busy setting up your summer homeschool and outing schedule.
The Regal movie schedule has just come out and mommy hasn't seen hardly even one of them so I'm so excited to be able to see them with you this summer. We'll ride our bikes over to the theater and go to the park afterward. It's going to be a great summer!
Summer Outing Schedule
Mondays: Gerspacher Park, Water Park, Chick Fil-A, Martial Arts
Tuesday: Theater, Swimming
Wednesday: Theater, Softball/Martial Arts
Thursday: Roller Skating, Garden Club, Swimming
Friday: Booneshoft, Wegerzen, Softball/Martial Arts
Summer Homeschool Schedule
1. Math: Do 6 flash cards for addition and subtraction
2. Language Arts: Play Boggle, read 8 books, Hooked on Phonics
3. Art: Study and Replicate a picture from 1000 Masterpieces
4. Science: Animal Studies http://www.wikipedia.org/
5. World History: http://www.studentsfriend.com/
6 . What Your First Grader Needs to Know
7. First Language Lessons
8. 365 Manners Kids Should Know
9. Spanish
10. Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection Questions
1. What are 3 great things you did today?
2. What do you really, really, really want?
3. What was you best moment of the day?
4. What are you grateful for?
5. What did you learn today?
6. What makes you special?
7. Were you able to help anyone today?
8. Tell me something funny that happened to you today.
9. What is the most difficult or saddest part of the day?
10. Did you do anything different today?
Mommy has been busy setting up your summer homeschool and outing schedule.
The Regal movie schedule has just come out and mommy hasn't seen hardly even one of them so I'm so excited to be able to see them with you this summer. We'll ride our bikes over to the theater and go to the park afterward. It's going to be a great summer!
Summer Outing Schedule
Mondays: Gerspacher Park, Water Park, Chick Fil-A, Martial Arts
Tuesday: Theater, Swimming
Wednesday: Theater, Softball/Martial Arts
Thursday: Roller Skating, Garden Club, Swimming
Friday: Booneshoft, Wegerzen, Softball/Martial Arts
Summer Homeschool Schedule
1. Math: Do 6 flash cards for addition and subtraction
2. Language Arts: Play Boggle, read 8 books, Hooked on Phonics
3. Art: Study and Replicate a picture from 1000 Masterpieces
4. Science: Animal Studies http://www.wikipedia.org/
5. World History: http://www.studentsfriend.com/
6 . What Your First Grader Needs to Know
7. First Language Lessons
8. 365 Manners Kids Should Know
9. Spanish
10. Daily Reflection
Daily Reflection Questions
1. What are 3 great things you did today?
2. What do you really, really, really want?
3. What was you best moment of the day?
4. What are you grateful for?
5. What did you learn today?
6. What makes you special?
7. Were you able to help anyone today?
8. Tell me something funny that happened to you today.
9. What is the most difficult or saddest part of the day?
10. Did you do anything different today?
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