I love Daudi

Daudi is growing up.  He is learning a lot at school these days, how to recognize sight words, how to solve problems even when they are difficult, how to sit quietly and LISTEN (he's working on that one,  seems he and his good buddy Coy have a lot of things to discuss).  However, his teacher gave a very good report at parent teacher interviews a few weeks ago, with some improvement expected in the above mentioned.  

Anyway, as his mother, I often feel the list of things to improve upon is more lengthy than his teacher mentioned.  And I don't usually like to talk about how proud I am of my kids, but I have been thinking that I don't ever give Daudi enough credit.  So... here's to 'Mom' improving on that!  

Daudi,  

I am very thankful to be your mother.  You are a very smart, sweet, and considerate little boy.  I appreciate the way you always want to help me in the kitchen, how you always want to do a 'workout' while I'm on the treadmill :0)  I like that you always have something you want to talk to me about, I would really be so lonely without your constant chatter.  I am very thankful that you are quick to say you are sorry when we have a blowup.  I love that you love your little sister and look out for her.  And most of all, I love when you come home from school and can't wait to tell me all about your day!

I love you, 

Mom

Adair, and her entertaining ways

She is really into clothes right now and changes at least three or four times a day.  Sometimes things are on backwards, inside out and upside down, but she doesn't care just likes to get dressed (and undressed all by herself.   On this particular occasion she decided to model 4 or 5 pairs of Daudi's gitch, at the same time.   She's all about STYLE and COMFORT, as you can tell!

                                                 
                                                   

a bed in the closet

learning how to blow up balloons with Miss Namie

                      oooh...scissors!  (favorite item) Learning how to cut, also with Miss Namie.

                                                  
                                         and her other love....BABIES.  holding cousin Ivy

Halloween

This could quite possibly my least favourite day of the year.   I know its fun to carve pumpkins and dress up....but who's idea was it to give small children ridiculous amounts of candy for coming to their houses anyway??    We had fun visiting our neighbours, which ended up to be only about 7 houses in 2 hours so that was good :0)  Daudi still ended up with a belly ache and one that continued for a few consecutive days afterwards.  He said to me "Mom, my tummy DOES NOT feel good!  This is a lesson for me, i think"  :0(  Poor guy, I had to bite my lip to keep the smile away.  Wonder how long his lesson will last.

our house...sided in the nick of time!

Jarv finished the last wall at 2AM the night we got our first big dump of snow.  I wasn't even helping him that night either, what a rotten wife, hey!