I haven’t blogged for 10 months! I have a resolution to blog once a week this year and am already struggling clearly. But I shall try once again… Here is a blog post that I wrote last March that I am finally posting…
It's that special time of year again... A time of Christmas cheer, Valentine love, and little boy winter stir craziness. I will undoubtedly admit that "screens" as we call them at our house, namely TV, Wii, computer, and my phone, have undoubtedly helped me and the boys survive long cold days but we have attempted a few other things as well. First a Zekie brag session is in order. Zekie got his report card last week and got straight 4’s! which is the equivalent to straight A’s in Kindergarten. Mrs. Thayer sent out an email to all parents letting them know that at this point in the year that a 2 was a good grade because they were still introducing a lot of concepts. At Zeke’s parent teacher conference Mrs. Thayer told Rob that she just doesn’t ever give out report cards like that but she couldn’t help it with Zeke. Needless to say we are so proud of smartie pants Zekes! He also took another test and got 101 out of 102. She said she’s supposed to test him again at the end of the year but what would be the point?! Zekie told Mrs. Thayer that he was good at dancing and being smart and Isaac was good at climbing and wrestling! That made her chuckle. Luckily Zekie is never bored and is still learning a lot at Kindergarten. Lately they’ve been having a swell time learning about different careers and Zeke even convinced me to visit his class and tell them a little about Photography. He’s also getting better at his writing skills and often writes funny things at school that make Rob and I laugh at his creativity. He’s reading at a 2nd grade level and has busted through the whole Magic Tree House Series. Every night he reads in bed until 9…or a little later if he “just not tired yet.”
Here’s some of Zekie’s homework that we’re saving… digitally. I can’t believe how many papers come home EVERY day!
Meanwhile a Squeaks has been crafting up a storm! Here he is with play dough he helped make, cookie cutters and smelly markers. When he was done he said “Mama, I make really good creations right?!”
A proud moment for Isaac with his ice cream cone, star, car, plane and heart!
Isaac also make this lovely camera out of a chocolate box, paper, tape and a toilet paper roll. You can open it up and find lots of cute pictures Isaac drew. My favorites are the ones of me and my round circle prego belly. 
If you look close at Isaac’s chin you can see that he surprisingly got a case of the chicken pox! My theory is he got them at Kangeroo Zoo when he got an arm burn going down the slide and then the germs got smashed into his open wound. He got a bunch a chickenpox all around his elbow, about 8 on his bum and legs, and maybe 5 on his chin and nose. Luckily they didn’t bother him very much and they’re all healed up and gone now. Plus he won’t have to get his chicken pox booster for kindergarten now that he’s had them. A silver lining in everything.
And then there’s Caleb Nicholas. I talked to Caleb’s primary teacher yesterday and she told me Caleb informed her that her phone was boring and not fun like mine. Her comment was that’s how you know technology’s hitting them young when the 3 year old’s a critic. You can see in this picture that Caleb’s “swiped” my iphone once again and begs me daily to put new free games on for him. He was turning to quite a junkie so now I have a password and he can only play after he’s done a chore. He’s getting pretty good at emptying the laundry and the dishwasher . He also banished the nick name “Baby” now that Noah’s on the way and Caleb’s a “big boy”. He also informed me that he no longer has a funky name. I’m sad that his days of proudly introducing himself as “Bebopalicious!” are over. And so clearly as his mother I took it upon myself to give him some new nick names despite his pleadings that he was “just Caleb”. There’s lots of fun things that rhyme with his middle name of Nicholas. When he picks his nose, which unfortunately is way too often he become Caleb “Pickalas”, when he tricks me by saying that he IS NOT in “poo ball magician” (poo ball position is sitting on the floor or hiding behind the chair or the pantry), he become Caleb “Trickalas”, and when he kicks his brothers he clearly become Caleb “Kickalas”.
The latest on baby boy number 4, who we’re naming after one of brother Brian’s aliases, “Noah” is that he’s happy, growing and kicking up a storm. Above is a picture of his brother’s waiting in my OB’s waiting room for it to be my turn. I forgot that it was president’s day and I would have 3 boys with me instead of 1 so the screens came along to make the time go back faster. Thank you DVD player, Leapster and iphone for making an impossible visit very quiet and calm.
Incase you were worried that my boys did screens all day and never made it out about I assure that is not the case. Here’s our three monkeys at gymnastics…
Caleb at the mall practicing his karate moves…
Twin 1 helping Twin 2 out at the library.
Some of our other random activities have been decorating cupcakes, visiting the children's museum, too many trips to Chickfila, and various crafting. We have done a few other things but that at least covers the pictures. I'm so grateful the it has been a mild Winter and the boys have been able to play soccer in the street with Bella and Nate, and jump on the trampoline occasionally. Here's to one more crazy month of survival and then on to greener pastures!
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