The 100th day of school has come and gone, and the boys are busily working on their valentine boxes. Aaron cut his valentines out of his magazine all by himself, and his printing is looking very nice. We found the last box of Transformer valentines for Kaleb--whew. I almost had to make good on my threat to buy him a box of glittery princess valentines. :) Braylen and valentine's day go together like chrome and leather, according to his Harley Davidson cards. Derek and I sure enjoyed parent-teacher conferences tonight. All I'll say here is we are very proud of our school boys--in their academics AND their characters. Kaleb brings much laughter to his teacher, while Braylen keeps his teacher on her toes--in a good way. One thing we're really enjoying this quarter is "One School, One Book." Our entire school is reading "Mr. Popper's Penguins," with a reading schedule to follow at home each week. Tonight we read chapter 7, and at school tomorrow they'll discuss it with trivia, writing prompts, or other activities. Reading this book out loud and hearing the boys belly-laugh...at times I can barely finish the sentence! What fun!
Like his brothers, Aaron loves to play cars. I love to watch and listen. Little boys make the best car sounds. He hardly stays still, so this is an "action shot." :) Notice the General Lee parked there in the carpet? We really like "The Dukes of Hazzard." The original one.
Ginger's found her favorite place--by my kitchen sink. I think it's because there's a heat vent right behind her back. I can barely squeeze next to her to do my dishes. But that's okay, since she keeps my feet warm! We all got the giggles the other day. Braylen's knee bumped a musical magnetic toy stuck to the fridge, and Ginger could not figure it out! She'd investigate it, change her mind and back away, turn her head to the side, and then go right back up to it. Such easy entertainment. Such an everyday moment. :)
My mom made a child's Bible for my first baby, and gave it to me at one of my baby showers. All the boys have enjoyed it, but it's become Aaron's Bible. He never had to pass it down! One time, she told me I didn't pay much attention to it when I opened the gift at the shower. After all of her hard work. I felt horrible when she told me that! Well Mom, all those gifts I was excited about at my shower--the stroller, diaper genie, cute little outfits...none of those are in use anymore. But the Bible? Last night I found Aaron sleeping on it. Thank you for such a timeless gift. :)
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