Things have been a little crazy around lately trying to get ready for school and getting back into a somewhat normal routine. Min’s kids were here this past week while she was busy getting her Kindergarten room all set up. It was fun for the kids to have a “play date” all week, but a bit hectic for me, hence the lack of blogging.
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Rewind to the previous weekend. Jason’s mom celebrated her 60th birthday on August 13th. Jason came up with the idea of sleeping over at her house that Thursday and getting to spend the entire day Friday with just her and us. The kids LOVED all the attention from Grandma. In a family with 36 grand kids and 2 more on the way attention like that is hard to come by. A few of the highlights with grandma were:
decorating sugar cookies (grandmas favorite)
coloring
swimming
and of course reading
Rewind to the previous weekend. Jason’s mom celebrated her 60th birthday on August 13th. Jason came up with the idea of sleeping over at her house that Thursday and getting to spend the entire day Friday with just her and us. The kids LOVED all the attention from Grandma. In a family with 36 grand kids and 2 more on the way attention like that is hard to come by. A few of the highlights with grandma were:
decorating sugar cookies (grandmas favorite)
coloring
swimming
and of course reading
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Somewhere in between Jaden came along with the Mia Maids to go rock climbing. I love that he looks forward to Wednesday nights and wants to go to mutual, but I think we will be having a talk about how he isn't 12 and that mutual really isn’t for kids under 12. Hopefully when he is 12 he will have the same enthusiasm to go.
Somewhere in between Jaden came along with the Mia Maids to go rock climbing. I love that he looks forward to Wednesday nights and wants to go to mutual, but I think we will be having a talk about how he isn't 12 and that mutual really isn’t for kids under 12. Hopefully when he is 12 he will have the same enthusiasm to go.
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Poor Cloey got her fingers shut in the front door not just shut on her fingers then bounced off kind of shut, but door completely shut with her fingers in it kind of shut. It has been really really painful for her. The first couple days I had to give her Tylenol every few hours and you could really tell she was in a lot of pain. Her fingers were swollen up so big and had stuff oozing out from the fingernails. Once the fingernails lifted off and all the pressure under them was relived she felt so much better. For now she had completely lost one fingernail and the other is lifted off but still attached at the bottom. Poor girl.
Poor Cloey got her fingers shut in the front door not just shut on her fingers then bounced off kind of shut, but door completely shut with her fingers in it kind of shut. It has been really really painful for her. The first couple days I had to give her Tylenol every few hours and you could really tell she was in a lot of pain. Her fingers were swollen up so big and had stuff oozing out from the fingernails. Once the fingernails lifted off and all the pressure under them was relived she felt so much better. For now she had completely lost one fingernail and the other is lifted off but still attached at the bottom. Poor girl.
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And last but not least…School has started. Jaden started 3rd grade and is already complaining that he is soo bored. We are only 4 days into the school year and I hope that attitude doesn’t last all year. Yesterday he told me that the teacher had some extra things for him to work on while the rest of the class was finishing their assignments and that she didn’t make him just read while he waited. She sounds like a teacher that will be perfect for him.
Macy started Kindergarten and is off to a great start. Her birthday just barley missed the cut off last year and she has been very anxiously waiting to go. I have my fingers crossed her excitement won’t wear off too soon.
What a sad thought that ½ of my kids are in school. I hope time slows down.
And last but not least…School has started. Jaden started 3rd grade and is already complaining that he is soo bored. We are only 4 days into the school year and I hope that attitude doesn’t last all year. Yesterday he told me that the teacher had some extra things for him to work on while the rest of the class was finishing their assignments and that she didn’t make him just read while he waited. She sounds like a teacher that will be perfect for him.
Macy started Kindergarten and is off to a great start. Her birthday just barley missed the cut off last year and she has been very anxiously waiting to go. I have my fingers crossed her excitement won’t wear off too soon.
What a sad thought that ½ of my kids are in school. I hope time slows down.
6 comments:
Holy fingers! Ouchy! Bad! Oh how do you not cry for your kids when things like that happen?! I empathize as a mom and my heart breaks for the moment you heard her scream and saw her hand :-( Poor baby! Thanks for the rest of the update too! You're so awesome to help Min with her kids. I know she wouldn't want them anywhere else but her home!
wow that was a great post. Lot's to read about. So, Mindy is teaching again? Good for her. I must say that Shiela looks GREAT for a 60 yr. old Mom of 14 and Grandma of, how many, 38?? WOW. LOVED the bows in Chloe's hair too. I can't even believe Jaden is in 3rd grade. Where does the time go??
Wow! You have a lot going on down there huh? Thanks for the book advice. I am going to get it TONIGHT! HAHA! Poor baby girl and her fingers! And just like Leish said, you are awesome to help Min out!
What a great post!
First, I feel for Cloey. I did that once and it was the worst pain imaginable. Uncle Dick came the next day and tried to drill through the nail bed to relieve some of the pressure. Poor girl.
Second, it was flash back to when you were elementary when I saw Macy and her cute hair bows. No doubt she will have some envious little friends! She looks adorable!
Anyway, I loved the post!
Wow Shiela is 60? Never would of guessed. That's so cool and fun of you guys to hang out with grandma on her special day. I bet she loved being around those super cute grandkids and of cource her super cute daughter-in-law. Cute Fam!
Man you are SOOOO BUSY!!! I really don't know how you do all that you do! Cloey's little fingers just make me cringe! Give her a big kiss from me! I love the back to school photos! Macy is so stylish I love it! She is such a mini you!! I miss you guys tons!!
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