Sunday, May 22, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
My Geniuses
It' been two or so years since I wrote what they have been doing. Now they are 3 years and 4 months old. They do a lot, of course, and I don't even know what is normal and if anything they are doing is above normal. I do like to think that they are little Einsteins like every other mother!
Evan:
- Knows most of his planets and can tell me if it's hot or cold and how big it is. The other day I caught him putting a hula hoop around a giant playground ball. I asked him what he was doing and he said, "I'm making Saturn!" I asked if it looked like Neptune, too. He took the hula hoop off and said, "No, now it's Neptune!" I had to look it up and of course he was right. Neptune looks like a giant swirly blue playground ball.
- Subtracts and adds small numbers. I had gone over it with him a couple of times. We were sitting down eating smarties and he says, "3+2 = 5, 2+2 = 4, 4-1 = 3, etc." He was doing math problems all on his own!
- Can draw many things and learned how to do it himself. He just goes and sits in the corner with the Magna Doodle. The other week he said, "I'm going to go draw a sun." And he did. He also draws houses, people, bugs, trains, and his basic shapes.
-Writes his name, though not in a straight line!
- Knows a limited number of words by sight. His favorites are zoo and Texas. He is pretty good at sounding out words, like cat, dog, hat, etc. The other day I wrote "Cow". He said, "C - O - W". I told him to sound it out into a word. He said, "cowbbleyou." He also had a fight with me about how to spell the word "coin". He says it starts with a K because the word is Koin, not Cee-Koin.
- Can finally ride his tricycle! His legs are finally long enough, that's the only reason!
- is a Lego addict (and other things that are tiny that you can put together).
- Knows exactly how to push Amelia's buttons.
- Walks backwards slowly when we tell him not to go into a certain room.
Amelia:
- has beyond a normal vocabulary for a three year old, I think we already know this.
- can hit a baseball HARD, and not with a T-ball set. I'm talking pitch her a plastic softball and WHACK!!! And consistently, too.
- can run faster than any three year old I've ever seen.
- climbs up places when I'm not looking and gets things like candy. I caught her today sneaking Swedish Fish to her brother when she thought I wasn't looking. The Fish were way back on the counter.
-loves everything hearts and Hello Kitty.
- protects her brother from me. Yesterday I was lecturing him and Amelia blocked him with her body and says, "You leave my brother alone!"
- loves "which one is different" workbooks, where you circle the object that is different.
- coerces her brother into doing things they are not supposed to do!! Like sneaking upstairs...
- runs and gets her tutu and ballet slippers as soon as I turn on music.
- is sarcastic and gives quick comebacks.
- loves to draw Hello Kitty, hearts, and flowers.
Both:
- Know the difference between left and right. I don't remember teaching them this, who said TV isn't awesome for kids.
- tell me how to drive (the light is green- go!)
- use the iPad faster than I can!
- love to make me cakes on the iPad (Cakedoodle) and pick me flowers (dandelions).
I'm sure there are a million other things...
Evan:
- Knows most of his planets and can tell me if it's hot or cold and how big it is. The other day I caught him putting a hula hoop around a giant playground ball. I asked him what he was doing and he said, "I'm making Saturn!" I asked if it looked like Neptune, too. He took the hula hoop off and said, "No, now it's Neptune!" I had to look it up and of course he was right. Neptune looks like a giant swirly blue playground ball.
- Subtracts and adds small numbers. I had gone over it with him a couple of times. We were sitting down eating smarties and he says, "3+2 = 5, 2+2 = 4, 4-1 = 3, etc." He was doing math problems all on his own!
- Can draw many things and learned how to do it himself. He just goes and sits in the corner with the Magna Doodle. The other week he said, "I'm going to go draw a sun." And he did. He also draws houses, people, bugs, trains, and his basic shapes.
-Writes his name, though not in a straight line!
- Knows a limited number of words by sight. His favorites are zoo and Texas. He is pretty good at sounding out words, like cat, dog, hat, etc. The other day I wrote "Cow". He said, "C - O - W". I told him to sound it out into a word. He said, "cowbbleyou." He also had a fight with me about how to spell the word "coin". He says it starts with a K because the word is Koin, not Cee-Koin.
- Can finally ride his tricycle! His legs are finally long enough, that's the only reason!
- is a Lego addict (and other things that are tiny that you can put together).
- Knows exactly how to push Amelia's buttons.
- Walks backwards slowly when we tell him not to go into a certain room.
Amelia:
- has beyond a normal vocabulary for a three year old, I think we already know this.
- can hit a baseball HARD, and not with a T-ball set. I'm talking pitch her a plastic softball and WHACK!!! And consistently, too.
- can run faster than any three year old I've ever seen.
- climbs up places when I'm not looking and gets things like candy. I caught her today sneaking Swedish Fish to her brother when she thought I wasn't looking. The Fish were way back on the counter.
-loves everything hearts and Hello Kitty.
- protects her brother from me. Yesterday I was lecturing him and Amelia blocked him with her body and says, "You leave my brother alone!"
- loves "which one is different" workbooks, where you circle the object that is different.
- coerces her brother into doing things they are not supposed to do!! Like sneaking upstairs...
- runs and gets her tutu and ballet slippers as soon as I turn on music.
- is sarcastic and gives quick comebacks.
- loves to draw Hello Kitty, hearts, and flowers.
Both:
- Know the difference between left and right. I don't remember teaching them this, who said TV isn't awesome for kids.
- tell me how to drive (the light is green- go!)
- use the iPad faster than I can!
- love to make me cakes on the iPad (Cakedoodle) and pick me flowers (dandelions).
I'm sure there are a million other things...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tulip Festival
I dragged out John- yet again- to another miserable outing of mine (eye roll), hours away from our home and TV. I really, really wanted to see all of the tulip fields (in Skagit Valley- Mt. Vernon, WA) and take pictures of the kids. I did get some beautiful ones, but mostly of Amelia. Evan would not look at the camera and when he did, Amelia did not. Same with our Disneyland pics. Someday I would like to get a good pic to send people, geesh.
I am sending out a few of these to family, but I couldn't resist sharing them on here right away, I'm sure you see why!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Bye, Bye California!
We just got back from 8 nights in California (4 near Disneyland, 4 in Carlsbad by the ocean). It was 65-80 degrees and mostly sunny, a nice break from the rain we have been having up here in the PNW. We came back last night to not only rain, but heavy rain, then ice pellets! Ick, I want to go back!!
During the trip, both kids took turns getting sick with high fevers. Unbelievable considering how hard I tried to disinfect them the two weeks before we left. Motrin kept the fevers down pretty good and we just relaxed on those days.
As for Disneyland and California Adventures, the kids got wore out pretty quickly. I mean a few hours and they were done. I'm so thankful for the military salute tickets; I didn't feel so bad about ditching out on the parks too much. We did all of the usual rides (tea cups, Dumbo, carousel, small world), added some we hadn't ridden before (circus train, Nemo's submarine, the Orbitor), and met Mickey and three princesses this time (Ariel, Belle, and Jasmin). Evan has a huge crush on the princesses, particularly Belle. I can't believe I missed it, but Belle said to me, "He just kissed me on the cheek!" I have to go on the website and see if there are some good pics we can purchase, because the pics with my camera were a bit blurry. I think they put the lighting at the exact level so that peoples cameras don't know whether to flash or not. Then we all have to go buy them!
Then we went on to Carlsbad, CA, which is between LA and San Diego, but considered a San Diego beach suburb. It was very nice, lots of shops and food, and of course the beach. The hotel gave us shovels, buckets, and an umbrella. I could lay on the beach (under an umbrella) everyday!
Here are some of the cuter pics, though there are plenty more:
During the trip, both kids took turns getting sick with high fevers. Unbelievable considering how hard I tried to disinfect them the two weeks before we left. Motrin kept the fevers down pretty good and we just relaxed on those days.
As for Disneyland and California Adventures, the kids got wore out pretty quickly. I mean a few hours and they were done. I'm so thankful for the military salute tickets; I didn't feel so bad about ditching out on the parks too much. We did all of the usual rides (tea cups, Dumbo, carousel, small world), added some we hadn't ridden before (circus train, Nemo's submarine, the Orbitor), and met Mickey and three princesses this time (Ariel, Belle, and Jasmin). Evan has a huge crush on the princesses, particularly Belle. I can't believe I missed it, but Belle said to me, "He just kissed me on the cheek!" I have to go on the website and see if there are some good pics we can purchase, because the pics with my camera were a bit blurry. I think they put the lighting at the exact level so that peoples cameras don't know whether to flash or not. Then we all have to go buy them!
Then we went on to Carlsbad, CA, which is between LA and San Diego, but considered a San Diego beach suburb. It was very nice, lots of shops and food, and of course the beach. The hotel gave us shovels, buckets, and an umbrella. I could lay on the beach (under an umbrella) everyday!
Here are some of the cuter pics, though there are plenty more:
Finding Nemo submarine ride
Mickey's piano
Evan in the Toontown Jail
this is where Evan stole the kiss
Case Jr. Circus Train, Evan loved it of course
Seals in La Jolla
Evan's first train ride- an actual train! (Coaster commuter train)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Motor Skillz
It's not like me to go this long without posting. We've been very busy. A week or so ago we met Maggie and her mom and brother again for a play date (Maggie has a right arm just like Evan's left). They enjoyed each other very much. I will post a video of them dancing at the pizza place on Bainbridge Island. It was sunny and 60. I wore sandals!!
Another big thing is that I walked into Evan's occupational therapy room (I leave him and run to the store now) and he was riding a scooter (razor scooter, but with 2 wheels in the front and still very skinny)! I had to fight back the tears. He has tried the scooter many times before and I didn't think he would be doing that until at least another year from now. His balance is just so good even with all of his issues. Even Amelia can't ride the scooter, but I think it's because she's so crazy; she goes super fast and doesn't concentrate.
But he does do headstands on the couch....Why should I be surprised about anything?
On Wednesday, I am taking Evan to Puyallup, to Good Samaratain Hospital. Apparently they have a state of the art splinting/casting/orthodics department for kids. That would have been nice to know, eh? I've haven't been too impressed with the splinting service from Seattle Children's, who do not use the latest techniques like I just discussed with the specialist at Good Sam's. So we'll see. Then we will be all set when we move.
Other than that, we are taking a family vacation to Southern California next week, so I'm sure I'll be posting pictures. We are are so excited to see the sun!!!
Another big thing is that I walked into Evan's occupational therapy room (I leave him and run to the store now) and he was riding a scooter (razor scooter, but with 2 wheels in the front and still very skinny)! I had to fight back the tears. He has tried the scooter many times before and I didn't think he would be doing that until at least another year from now. His balance is just so good even with all of his issues. Even Amelia can't ride the scooter, but I think it's because she's so crazy; she goes super fast and doesn't concentrate.
But he does do headstands on the couch....Why should I be surprised about anything?
On Wednesday, I am taking Evan to Puyallup, to Good Samaratain Hospital. Apparently they have a state of the art splinting/casting/orthodics department for kids. That would have been nice to know, eh? I've haven't been too impressed with the splinting service from Seattle Children's, who do not use the latest techniques like I just discussed with the specialist at Good Sam's. So we'll see. Then we will be all set when we move.
Other than that, we are taking a family vacation to Southern California next week, so I'm sure I'll be posting pictures. We are are so excited to see the sun!!!
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