So he's there...at Bennett Elementary...
I'm not sad...I'm just reminiscing alot this morning after dropping him off. He was 10 weeks old when I started working at Artis...now he is at big school.
He is most excited to ride the bus to LLC after school! That is what is going to get him through the day I'm sure!
His alarm was set for 6:30...he got up and got ready and came bouncing downstairs looking like a grown man. He looked so much older to me...more mature. He ate his breakfast, brushed his teeth, and we took the first day of school photos (with little sidekick Hazel right there being a pest with puss pockets on her cheek...she got bit by something). On the board I made him hold it said, "1st day of Kindergarten! When I grow up I want to be a Diver!" He was in awe of the diving team on the olympics...that is his new career aspiration!
Ryan dropped us off in the carpool line and Hagen and I made our way inside. I had him show me where to go. Only once having to think about right or left...he peeked down to the right and said, "Yep, it's this way Mom". We got to his room, put his lunch box on the shelf, his snack in his cubby and hung his backpack on the hook. I knew it was almost time to leave...but I wanted to stay. I took pictures of my sweet little man at his desk and with his teacher and then didn't know what to do. Hagen told me what to do by saying, "Bye Mom! Have a good day!".
With that I headed out of his room, gave his teacher a sheepish smile and told her to have a great day, and walked out of Bennett. Leaving behind one of the sweetest smartest little boys I know. My Hagen, we are all so proud of you and know that you have great things to come in your future. Make some new friends, be nice to people that don't have anyone to play with, and have a great time!
Love,
Mama
Monday, August 27, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Hazel has been busy!
I swear, Miss Hazel is a nut! But she is SUCH a cute little thing!
I will never have to worry about her defending herself. She is a tough cookie.
I still regularly get "Naughty notes" from her teachers at school for biting. I get so irritated at her when she gets them! I'm over it already! I never thought I would have a bully...especially after sweet Hagen!!
BUT I think I know why she is that way. Girlfriend will NOT talk! She tries...she really does but she hasn't mastered it yet. She understands pretty much anything I tell her. She follows my punishing (time outs, have to get off the couch if you can't stay on your bottom, etc.) but it is when she is trying to tell us something that she just gets so frustrated. Alot of her words come out sounding like "apple". Instead of Up she will say down...and she will say "down" for down.
She also wants me to hold her all the time. She is light, I love holding her, but it is really bad when I am trying to get dinner together! It is lovingly named the witching hour in our house!!
Hazel has a video monitor in her room and I usually have it off at night. I turn it on to check up on her from time to time but not much. The other morning I went to go get her and she was balancing on her belly on the rail...like and airplane!! I have NEVER seen her do that! I did research about crib tents...decided that I don't want to use them...also NOT ready to put her in her toddler bed (crib converts). So what we are going to do is take out the chicken wire thing that holds the mattress in place and put the mattress directly on the floor INSIDE her crib. If needed we will put wood under the mattress to make it higher.
Hazel's hair is getting long! I LOVE it! She has so much body to it...if I dry it without brushing it it kinda reminds me of Mrs. Brady from the Brady Bunch...it flips up in the back, parts to the side and tucks behind her ears, and at the crown it just has a TON on body but lays down so pretty!!! Jealous!!!
I love you Hazel...you are a mess but one of a kind!
Love you, (she says "I chew")
Mama
I will never have to worry about her defending herself. She is a tough cookie.
I still regularly get "Naughty notes" from her teachers at school for biting. I get so irritated at her when she gets them! I'm over it already! I never thought I would have a bully...especially after sweet Hagen!!
BUT I think I know why she is that way. Girlfriend will NOT talk! She tries...she really does but she hasn't mastered it yet. She understands pretty much anything I tell her. She follows my punishing (time outs, have to get off the couch if you can't stay on your bottom, etc.) but it is when she is trying to tell us something that she just gets so frustrated. Alot of her words come out sounding like "apple". Instead of Up she will say down...and she will say "down" for down.
She also wants me to hold her all the time. She is light, I love holding her, but it is really bad when I am trying to get dinner together! It is lovingly named the witching hour in our house!!
Hazel has a video monitor in her room and I usually have it off at night. I turn it on to check up on her from time to time but not much. The other morning I went to go get her and she was balancing on her belly on the rail...like and airplane!! I have NEVER seen her do that! I did research about crib tents...decided that I don't want to use them...also NOT ready to put her in her toddler bed (crib converts). So what we are going to do is take out the chicken wire thing that holds the mattress in place and put the mattress directly on the floor INSIDE her crib. If needed we will put wood under the mattress to make it higher.
Hazel's hair is getting long! I LOVE it! She has so much body to it...if I dry it without brushing it it kinda reminds me of Mrs. Brady from the Brady Bunch...it flips up in the back, parts to the side and tucks behind her ears, and at the crown it just has a TON on body but lays down so pretty!!! Jealous!!!
I love you Hazel...you are a mess but one of a kind!
Love you, (she says "I chew")
Mama
Hagen is growing up!
So in 2 1/2 weeks Hagen will be starting Kindergarten...I'm having a hard time. Shocking because I really didn't have a hard time dropping Hagen and Hazel off for their first day at daycare and they were LITTLE!!! Like 10 weeks and about 8 weeks old!!
I am so excited for him and know that he will love it and we will move on...it's just the logistics. Where is the best "drop off" point? Will his lunch stay cold enough? What if older kids bully in the hallway? Just stupid stuff.
He is trying to be big. The other night he asked if he could start using his alarm clock. Ryan and I looked at each other and were like, "Well, why not?"
Hagen has had his alarm clock in his room for a few years now, but we have never actually used the alarm.
He will have to wake up at least 30 minutes earlier for school. I actually have to get him there at a certain time vs. like I have been for Pre-k...whenever I want.
I have been snoozing BAD lately! Ryan has been leaving early. So, for the past few mornings I get woken up by a sweet bright eyed SO.PROUD.OF.HIMSELF Hagen! When his alarm goes off, he quickly turns it off, turns on his lights, goes potty, puts his PJ's in the hamper and puts his clothes on. Then he comes down to tell me he's up and we go get Hazel!
He LOVES it!
Some other things he is doing are:
1. Holding Hazel's hand and walking her to her class
2. Picking out breakfast for Hazel and himself and bringing it to the table
3. Helping her put her shoes on in the morning (never works)
4. Reads books to her...his favorite to read to her is Brown Bear, Brown Bear (probably because he doesn't actually have to read it...
He is doing something alot lately that is driving us and his teachers CRAZY! "I don't feel good" comes out of his mouth at least once a day. I know that he loves skipping school (who doesn't), but it is just getting to be a "Never Cry Wolf" situation. So we have a plan...what we are doing is if he says it at all during the day he has to go to bed when Hazel does...because he is "sick". That's the rule. Hagen hasn't been "sick" in a couple of days. I think he got the point finally!
Love that big sweet boy!
Carrie
I am so excited for him and know that he will love it and we will move on...it's just the logistics. Where is the best "drop off" point? Will his lunch stay cold enough? What if older kids bully in the hallway? Just stupid stuff.
He is trying to be big. The other night he asked if he could start using his alarm clock. Ryan and I looked at each other and were like, "Well, why not?"
Hagen has had his alarm clock in his room for a few years now, but we have never actually used the alarm.
He will have to wake up at least 30 minutes earlier for school. I actually have to get him there at a certain time vs. like I have been for Pre-k...whenever I want.
I have been snoozing BAD lately! Ryan has been leaving early. So, for the past few mornings I get woken up by a sweet bright eyed SO.PROUD.OF.HIMSELF Hagen! When his alarm goes off, he quickly turns it off, turns on his lights, goes potty, puts his PJ's in the hamper and puts his clothes on. Then he comes down to tell me he's up and we go get Hazel!
He LOVES it!
Some other things he is doing are:
1. Holding Hazel's hand and walking her to her class
2. Picking out breakfast for Hazel and himself and bringing it to the table
3. Helping her put her shoes on in the morning (never works)
4. Reads books to her...his favorite to read to her is Brown Bear, Brown Bear (probably because he doesn't actually have to read it...
He is doing something alot lately that is driving us and his teachers CRAZY! "I don't feel good" comes out of his mouth at least once a day. I know that he loves skipping school (who doesn't), but it is just getting to be a "Never Cry Wolf" situation. So we have a plan...what we are doing is if he says it at all during the day he has to go to bed when Hazel does...because he is "sick". That's the rule. Hagen hasn't been "sick" in a couple of days. I think he got the point finally!
Love that big sweet boy!
Carrie
Friday, August 3, 2012
Destin 2012
Destin was AWESOME! We had such a good time! You know that feeling before spending a week in the same house with 3 families...that "you know we are going to get sick of each other" feeling? I'm shocked that I can honestly say that I didn't feel that way.
The kids got along great. Hazel was a bit off the first morning and was such a bully so I took her to the doctor...she was sick so they put her on an antibiotic. Two days later I felt HORRIBLE so I went and I had a sinus infection so I got a shot and meds. Good to go!
The only way to document this trip (since I can't put pics up...stupid new format) is bullet points:
1. Mom, thanks for getting the kids their own DVD players...Hagen watched how to train your dragon and Smurfs and Hazel watched Nemo and her Elmo shapes and colors. The DVD players, Cheese-its, and jelly beans were the currency on the plane!
2. Hagen now LOVES crab legs...he orders them whenever they are on the menu for kids! He also had his first Strawberry Daquiri and loved it as well!
3. Hagen body surfed this year and really enjoyed it. Ryan would take him out and then get him all set up with a wave and push...he was in heaven!
4. Hazel loved to have a bucket (or 4) of water and put sand in it then dump it...over and over...then saying "Wawa" for more.
5. Emily and Hazel had their first official fight. Emily stands completely still and takes a beating which I think pisses Hazel off more and she keeps going after her. Emily is sweet...hazel is not...at the moment at least!
6. We only went out to eat 4 times (which is hardly anything to what we are use to) and we really enjoyed it! This is the first year we have had to go with everyone else because Hagen starts Kindergarten in a few weeks (whaaaa).
7. We did not buy one thing! Except for buckets, etc. But as far as fall clothes, souvenirs, etc.? NOTHING! It was fabulous!
8. Mom and Dad still give us spending money on vacation...since we didn't get anything it went to help for Dog boarding!
9. A man died about 1/2 mile from our beach house...he was on a jet ski free diving down 30 feet to get sand dollars...never came up. For 2 days I was nervous about him washing ashore, but they found him. There were alot of rescue boats and helicopters around for a few days!
10. We thought Hagen would get more sleep staying in our room (with Hazel) so Hagen had a pallet on the floor, Hazel was in a pack and play, and Ryan in the bed. Funny thing is that Noah slept later than Hagen!
11. I went from trying to get as tan as humanly possible to putting on SPF and sitting under the umbrella only emerging as necessary
12. I need to SERIOUSLY figure out what to do with my face...acid peel? Microderm? I have age spots, sun damage, you name it.
13. Hazel's hair is growing like CRAZY!!!!
14. Hagen has the longest torso that I don't notice until he is next to Noah...they are about the same height but their belly buttons are at totally different heights!
15. We will never be without frozen snickers at the beach...ever...or a new love is frozen milky ways...mmmm
16. Can't wait for next year!
C
The kids got along great. Hazel was a bit off the first morning and was such a bully so I took her to the doctor...she was sick so they put her on an antibiotic. Two days later I felt HORRIBLE so I went and I had a sinus infection so I got a shot and meds. Good to go!
The only way to document this trip (since I can't put pics up...stupid new format) is bullet points:
1. Mom, thanks for getting the kids their own DVD players...Hagen watched how to train your dragon and Smurfs and Hazel watched Nemo and her Elmo shapes and colors. The DVD players, Cheese-its, and jelly beans were the currency on the plane!
2. Hagen now LOVES crab legs...he orders them whenever they are on the menu for kids! He also had his first Strawberry Daquiri and loved it as well!
3. Hagen body surfed this year and really enjoyed it. Ryan would take him out and then get him all set up with a wave and push...he was in heaven!
4. Hazel loved to have a bucket (or 4) of water and put sand in it then dump it...over and over...then saying "Wawa" for more.
5. Emily and Hazel had their first official fight. Emily stands completely still and takes a beating which I think pisses Hazel off more and she keeps going after her. Emily is sweet...hazel is not...at the moment at least!
6. We only went out to eat 4 times (which is hardly anything to what we are use to) and we really enjoyed it! This is the first year we have had to go with everyone else because Hagen starts Kindergarten in a few weeks (whaaaa).
7. We did not buy one thing! Except for buckets, etc. But as far as fall clothes, souvenirs, etc.? NOTHING! It was fabulous!
8. Mom and Dad still give us spending money on vacation...since we didn't get anything it went to help for Dog boarding!
9. A man died about 1/2 mile from our beach house...he was on a jet ski free diving down 30 feet to get sand dollars...never came up. For 2 days I was nervous about him washing ashore, but they found him. There were alot of rescue boats and helicopters around for a few days!
10. We thought Hagen would get more sleep staying in our room (with Hazel) so Hagen had a pallet on the floor, Hazel was in a pack and play, and Ryan in the bed. Funny thing is that Noah slept later than Hagen!
11. I went from trying to get as tan as humanly possible to putting on SPF and sitting under the umbrella only emerging as necessary
12. I need to SERIOUSLY figure out what to do with my face...acid peel? Microderm? I have age spots, sun damage, you name it.
13. Hazel's hair is growing like CRAZY!!!!
14. Hagen has the longest torso that I don't notice until he is next to Noah...they are about the same height but their belly buttons are at totally different heights!
15. We will never be without frozen snickers at the beach...ever...or a new love is frozen milky ways...mmmm
16. Can't wait for next year!
C
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