Good Girl

I always drill Jenalyn about what she did at preschool, who she played with, what kind of story they read, what they had for snacks, etc. I just like to hear about her day :)

Here is how it went yesterday.

Me: How was preschool today, Jenalyn?

Jenalyn: It was good.

Me: What did you have for snacks today?

Jenalyn: Crackers and juice - but I didn't have any juice. Sally got me some water.
(Sally is her teacher who she named her dolly for.)

Me: You got water and everyone else got juice? Why is that?

Jenalyn: I told Sally that juice is too sugary and it would make me wild. I didn't want to be too wild for preschool.

LOL! Her teachers must think we are sugar-nazis now! ...which we're NOT, by the way. I mean, yeah, we try not to give the kids too much sugar, but we're not nuts about it.

(p.s. this picture was taken at in June - so it's not recent - but it's one of my favorites! I love that sweet smile, that long beautiful, slightly curled hair, the loving, motherly way she's holding Sally-girl. *sigh* She's so beautiful to me!)

Where'd He Go?

Last night around 10:00 Jenalyn called for me because she needed to use the bathroom. When I went in their bedroom I couldn't see Corbin anywhere! Do you know how scary that is? I'm sure my heart stopped. He wasn't in his bed, he wasn't in Jenalyn's bed, he wasn't in the rocking chair...it was dark and I couldn't find him anywhere! After freaking out a little (or maybe slightly more than a little) I found him snuggled into the small space behind the rocking chair. *sigh*

It didn't look like he had fallen off his bed because he was laying on his pillow all wrapped up in his blankie. He was fast asleep. When I moved him back to his bed he barely stirred.

Of course I got pictures for the blog! *lol*When I put him down for a nap this afternoon he asked if he could sleep on the floor. Crazy kid! I'm sure his bed is more comfortable than the hardwood floors!

End of Summer...bummer

I can't believe summer is over already! We had a pretty great one this year! We did a lot of fun things. But it's getting colder now and the Oregon rain is inevitable! My toes are cold and the spiders are finding their way into the house *yikes* But I love digging out my comfy sweaters. I'm going to miss the warm sunny days. But I love fall in Eugene! It's so beautiful when the leaves start changing and falling. It's gorgeous!

Date Night!

We went to the cheapie theater tonight and watched Iron Man. This was Jason's third time seeing the movie and my first. It was a pretty good movie. Mostly I just liked being able to snuggle my hubs during the movie. We usually have two kids sitting between us.

I can't remember the last time we went to a movie just the two of us. It has been way too long. We really need to do this more often.

Thanks to Heidi & Chris for watching our kids!

Thanks to Jason for a wonderful evening out. I love you!

Kicked in the Nose

Not really kicked ...KIX actually. Corbin stuck a piece of Kix cereal UP his nose...and it got stuck! He is his father's boy! Jason has a history of sticking Legos up his nose.

When Jason called to tell me about it I could hear Corbin crying in the background. It was driving him absolutely NUTS! Poor kid!

Jason, with the use of a flashlight and tweezers, attempted to retrieve the cereal. he got bits and pieces of it, but he couldn't get it all.

I asked him to call the pediatrician (I was at work when it all went down). I begged him to not make light of it. Try to be serious on the phone (he was cracking jokes all over the place when we talked: It's nuthin' to get all soggy about!). He called me back and said, "I was serious - but they were laughing!" He said the receptionist suggested that we just add milk. *lol*

So the nurse suggested that we bring him in so they can be sure to get it all out. If there was any debris left in there it could get infected. So we set an appt for 3:00 in the afternoon - that was the soonest they could get us in. Good thing it wasn't an emergency, huh? Well, by 3:00 the cereal was gone. The Dr. did a very thorough search of both nostrils and found nothing *lol* We're guessing it got soggy and slid down the back of his throat *ack*yuck*ewww*

He was such a good little patient though. He layed across my lap with his arms folded while the doctor shoved her otoscope up his nose. I think he found it amusing.

He was later caught trying to stick Jenalyn's bead bracelet up his nose. *sigh* Heaven help him!

CHORES

I found this really cute idea on Lets Explore and decided it was easy enough for even me! So I whipped up a chore can for my little family. I used an empty can from our food storage and scrapbook paper I had on hand. *SO EASY* and it cost me NOTHING! I used the chore ideas from the above website and adapted them to fit my family/house.

I just made it last night so I haven't had a chance to use it with the kids yet. But I have a feeling Jenalyn will be very excited about it! Not sure how Corbin will react.

I have wanted to implement daily chores for a while now. I think Jenalyn is old enough for that level of responsibility and I want my kids to know how to work, and most of all I want them to know that keeping the house clean is not just mom's responsibility.


UPDATE (5:30 p.m.):
It was a HIT! Jenalyn did three chore cards! She kept asking for more! Corbin did one, but he helped Jenalyn with one of her's too. Jenalyn got: tidy bathroom - wipe down counter and sink; clean off refrigerator; and tidy shoes under the bench. Corbin got: dust the living room.

When Jenalyn was finishing up with the bench chore she took some things to her room to put them away and she didn't come out for a while. I asked what she was doing and she said, "I'm making my bed!" *heehee* She didn't even pick that chore card! I guess she was just in the groove.

So anyway, YAY for chores! Yay for little kids who enjoy helping clean the house. And Yay for the lady at Lets Explore.

First day of school (Pre-K)

Today was Jenalyn's first day back to school. She's in Pre-K this year. They meet three times a week for two hours this year. I explained to her that they will probably be doing more learning and more "big-kid" stuff this year. I think that made her feel so grown up. She was so excited! It was fun to see her walk into her classroom and throw her arms around her favorite teacher, Sally! She picked this flower (er...morning glory) especially for Sally.