Wednesday, January 22, 2014
I am so proud of how well you are doing in Karate. You really enjoy it and you pay attention the entire time and you are very quick to understand and do what you are asked. Both you and Connor are testing for your yellow belts this Friday and you are really excited about it. I know you will do great!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
No school again today due to a Teacher In-service day, so we spent the day playing at home and had Cooper and Amelia come over while their mom had class. You all played Mario on the Wii and there were no big melt-downs. I often have to turn the Wii off when you are all trying to play it.
You don't play the Wii often, but today you kept playing it even after Cooper and Amelia left. I think you are ready to go back to school.
You don't play the Wii often, but today you kept playing it even after Cooper and Amelia left. I think you are ready to go back to school.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Happy 5th Birthday Connor!
Connor turned 5 today. And although he wanted mac and cheese for breakfast, we finally talked him out of that! We did let him choose everything today and you didn't have school today due to Human Rights Day, so we had a lot of fun! We went to I-Jump and took John with us. It was a lot of fun! You both love that place!
The pictures are blurry, but they are still fun!
We then had lunch and McDonalds, you both went to Karate, then we had mad and cheese for dinner and then we had Connor's party with Grandma and Grandpa Packer and the Bybee's and Uncle Bryce. You gave Connor the legos.
After the party and when you were supposed to be in bed, you had a little bit of a melt down. You were really sad that the whole day was about Connor and that he got the presents. I know it's hard for you to understand, but I kept telling you that you get your day in about 2 months and it will be just as special. You finally went to sleep, so I hope you understood. You love your brother and you are good and kind. It's just hard to have patience and wait your turn for your birthday!
Sunday, January 19, 2014
You got to go sit by your primary teacher today during Sacrament meeting and I have never seen you sit so still and reverent for so long! It was really cute! You are a good and kind boy with such a gentle heart.
Sometimes you keep a journal and it is really fun to read it. You keep it by your bed and will write it in at night before you go to sleep. You will only write a couple of sentences, but it's fun to watch you do this. I do go back and make sure I can read what you wrote and enter the correct spelling when needed.
Tomorrow is Human Rights Day and today you told me all about Martin Luther King Jr. Your teacher at school did a really good job teaching you about him, because you knew pretty much the entire story. You knew that he wanted to change thing between black people and white people and that someone shot him.
We have 11:00 church now, so I try to feed you right before church, but I don't want your church clothes to get dirty! So, here you all dressed up and ready for church and being protected by your robes!
Sometimes you keep a journal and it is really fun to read it. You keep it by your bed and will write it in at night before you go to sleep. You will only write a couple of sentences, but it's fun to watch you do this. I do go back and make sure I can read what you wrote and enter the correct spelling when needed.
Tomorrow is Human Rights Day and today you told me all about Martin Luther King Jr. Your teacher at school did a really good job teaching you about him, because you knew pretty much the entire story. You knew that he wanted to change thing between black people and white people and that someone shot him.
We have 11:00 church now, so I try to feed you right before church, but I don't want your church clothes to get dirty! So, here you all dressed up and ready for church and being protected by your robes!
Saturday, January 18, 2014
You and Connor played together all day, but I think the togetherness gets to be a little much for you at times. When you try to do your own thing and spend time away from Connor, he follows you and finds ways to bug you to no end! He jumps on you, pokes you, tackles you, tickles you and does anything he can to get your attention. Connor misses you so much while you are at school and he tries to make up for lost time all day on Saturdays and Sundays.
John worked on his Eagle project today at the Romance Theater and put up some siding in the basement, that was very much needed. We came towards the end of the project to take everyone to Pizza Pie Cafe to celebrate Connor's birthday. Connor's birthday isn't until Monday, but he really wanted to eat at Pizza Pie Cafe and today was the best day to do that. We had to wait for the crew to finish working, so you and Connor pretty much had free reign of the theater. You explored all the rooms downstairs and found a lot of treasures and also played hide-and-go-seek in the theater. You both had so much fun hiding in the seats and curtains.
You really wanted to help drill and hammer and cut wood. But, there wasn't much for you to do, but it was a lot of fun to watch!
John worked on his Eagle project today at the Romance Theater and put up some siding in the basement, that was very much needed. We came towards the end of the project to take everyone to Pizza Pie Cafe to celebrate Connor's birthday. Connor's birthday isn't until Monday, but he really wanted to eat at Pizza Pie Cafe and today was the best day to do that. We had to wait for the crew to finish working, so you and Connor pretty much had free reign of the theater. You explored all the rooms downstairs and found a lot of treasures and also played hide-and-go-seek in the theater. You both had so much fun hiding in the seats and curtains.
You really wanted to help drill and hammer and cut wood. But, there wasn't much for you to do, but it was a lot of fun to watch!
Friday, January 17, 2014
Your friends at school are always making each other little gifts. You have come home with bracelets, bean bags and your latest gift is this penguin from Emma.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Some days are still pretty long for you at school and you come home and need some time to unwind and need time to yourself before you can start homework or help me around the house!
You have been singing a lot around the house. You have made up a song about a turtle and sing it all the time. I need to get the words and write them down!
You came home today with a story that you had written all by yourself and you were really proud and you had done a great job on it!
You have been singing a lot around the house. You have made up a song about a turtle and sing it all the time. I need to get the words and write them down!
You came home today with a story that you had written all by yourself and you were really proud and you had done a great job on it!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Each night for bed, you and Connor take turns sleeping in my bed. It makes bed time go so much more smoothly! When you are in the same room trying to go to sleep, there is way too much giggling and talking and playing. Last night was your turn to sleep in my bed and before you went to sleep, you begged me to let you stay in my bed all night. I usually carry you back into you bed after you are asleep. But, both you and Connor are going through a phase of coming into my bed at night and it makes my bed very crowded. But, you begged and begged to stay, and said you just wanted to be with me. So, I let you stay and of course Connor joined us some time in the night and of course I had 3 inches of bed to myself and of course did not sleep that well! I don't know how to get you both to stay in your own beds!
Monday, January 13, 2014
I asked you what your favorite part of school was and you told me it was doing crafts. I am so proud of how well you are doing in school. When you bring home your homework, you can do your math problems quicker than I can grade them! You are doing so well with reading! There are so many times that I watch you read and see a word that I think will be too hard for you and you read it with no problem! The only thing you don't like doing is drawing. Sometimes your math homework ask you draw bugs or people or bikes or animals and you get pretty frustrated that you can't draw them. You ask me to draw them, but I can't draw either. You finally told me your teacher told you that you could just draw boxes to represent the items. I am so sorry that I had no artistic talent to pass on to you!
Sunday, January 12, 2014
This year, your primary class is in Senior Primary. You thought this was pretty cool, but you said that the older kids don't listen very well and talk a lot. You also told me that when you are out in the hall after class waiting to go into sharing time, Connor came out and saw you and gave you a hug. You thought that was pretty nice of Connor.
You've been working on that ball maze that you got from Aunt Jessica and you are getting really good at it. I have now gotten addicted to it too! The sad thing is that you are probably better than me at it!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
We went to "Walking with Dinosaurs" this afternoon and you really liked it. It was a live version movie of dinosaurs! You have asked a couple of times if we can see it again. We then met Grandma and Grandpa for dinner at Arctic Circle and then we all went to Kiwi Loco to celebrate that Connor had finished reading "Dick and Jane" before his 5th birthday. It was a lot of fun to celebrate and you have been a big help to Connor by helping him read!
Friday, January 10, 2014
You did go to school today, although I had to drag you out of bed. You were still asleep at 7:30 and when I tried to wake you up, you didn't want to and wanted to go back to sleep! You very rarely sleep past 7:00, so I was sad to wake you up. You said your tummy hurt, but then you ate breakfast and acted just fine!
Aunt Jessica gave you and Connor a gift card to Amazon for Christmas, so a couple of weeks ago, we looked on Amazon and found some fun ideas for gifts and put them in the "Wish List" area. You quickly decided on a Perplexus ball maze. You said you saw Uncle Barry playing with one and you really, really wanted it. You played with it all afternoon and had a lots of fun with it. You got pretty good at it and when I finally tried it, I was amazed at good you had gotten at it. It takes a lot of practice, concentration and patience.
Aunt Jessica gave you and Connor a gift card to Amazon for Christmas, so a couple of weeks ago, we looked on Amazon and found some fun ideas for gifts and put them in the "Wish List" area. You quickly decided on a Perplexus ball maze. You said you saw Uncle Barry playing with one and you really, really wanted it. You played with it all afternoon and had a lots of fun with it. You got pretty good at it and when I finally tried it, I was amazed at good you had gotten at it. It takes a lot of practice, concentration and patience.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
You were coughing a lot this morning, so I didn't send you to school. You and Connor played really well all day together while I worked. You created a restaurant and you were the waiter. You brought me the menu while I was at my desk and in a very professional manner told me that you would bring me what ever I would like. You also told me that it was a "Bingo" restaurant and any time I wanted something I should yell out "Bingo" and you would come and take my order. You're quite a profession businessman and you kept me full all day!
We all put together a puzzle that you both got from Christmas. It was a 3D puzzle and it was so hard to put together! The colors and picture kept moving and by the time we were done, there were 3 pieces left over that would not because I'm sure we put the puzzle together wrong, but we could not figure out how to fix it. It made us all cross-eyed!
We all put together a puzzle that you both got from Christmas. It was a 3D puzzle and it was so hard to put together! The colors and picture kept moving and by the time we were done, there were 3 pieces left over that would not because I'm sure we put the puzzle together wrong, but we could not figure out how to fix it. It made us all cross-eyed!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Connor had a pretty rough night last and I was up with him from 3:00 to 5:00. So, we all slept in until about 8:00 and because I was not feeling so great, we all stayed in bed and watched a movie together, but since you were feeling pretty good, I did get you to school by 10:00. You even felt good enough to go to Karate again today.
We were reading out of the Book of Mormon tonight and read about he Liahona. You said, "What would you do if I got one of those?" And then you said you would take good care of it, but you wouldn't put it under your bed because it would get lost with everything else under there. But, you would take it and put it in a box and protect it with packing material and not lose it. Sometimes with your faith, I believe that you could get a Liahona!
We were reading out of the Book of Mormon tonight and read about he Liahona. You said, "What would you do if I got one of those?" And then you said you would take good care of it, but you wouldn't put it under your bed because it would get lost with everything else under there. But, you would take it and put it in a box and protect it with packing material and not lose it. Sometimes with your faith, I believe that you could get a Liahona!
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Your throat was still hurting pretty bad this morning, so you stayed home again from school. We have some throat spray to help, but you really hate it and make me count to 15 really fast so you can spit it out. You also hate the throat drops. You suck on them for about 10 seconds and spit it out. After Connor went to pre-school, you started getting really bored, so started asking if you could go to school. So, I gave in and let you go after lunch. You said you you felt pretty good and when your throat started hurting, you put in a cough drop and you kept it in for a while and you were pretty proud about that.
When you came home from school, I was still finishing up some work on the computer and you asked me how my work day was. I am so proud of you when you are so polite!
When you came home from school, I was still finishing up some work on the computer and you asked me how my work day was. I am so proud of you when you are so polite!
Monday, January 6, 2014
Your throat was still hurting really bad today, but you didn't have a fever but you stayed home from school. That makes you sad. You didn't even want to go to karate today. You wanted to go to bed at 5:30, and you fell right to sleep at 7:00, poor guy! You kept saying, "It's no fun to be sick. I have been sick too long!" I sure hope you are better by tomorrow!
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Unfortunately, you did not have a good day. You were sick all day with a fever, feeling achy and a sore throat. You kept saying that you your eyes hurt and felt full. So, we all skipped church, stayed in pj's all day and watched movies. You tried to take naps a times, and you did fall asleep about 4:00 for a while. You told me that being sick is no fun and that you also thought that when you got sick you got things so that could be fun. But you didn't get anything this time, so it was not fun. I am not sure what you expected to get, but it is sad seeing you sick.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
You woke up this morning not feeling very well. You kept saying you back hurt and your eyes hurt. I gave you some medicine and that helped for most of the day, but tonight you said your head hurt and your eyes hurt. Connor was feeling like that yesterday and I have also been feeling like that.
We met the Bargabos clan for lunch at McDonald's for lunch today. It was something fun to do on a cold, winter day. But then we took it easy the rest of the day. I am just sad that you are sick. It's hard to know that I can't do much to help you!
We met the Bargabos clan for lunch at McDonald's for lunch today. It was something fun to do on a cold, winter day. But then we took it easy the rest of the day. I am just sad that you are sick. It's hard to know that I can't do much to help you!
Friday, January 3, 2014
You have been doing so, so well in school. Miss Walker is your teacher and you really like her. Miss Walker has a system in class to show who is behaving and who is misbehaving. Each child has a card and if it's turned to green, then everything is good, if you start misbehaving, you get it turned to yellow as a warning and then you miss 5 minutes of recess. If you still misbehave, you can get it turned to red and then you miss 10 minutes of recess. So far this school year, you have only had your card turned to yellow once and it's because you told me someone was talking to you too much. Their is another Triston in your class and you are known as the good Triston and he is known as the bad Triston. When we see your classmates out and about in Rexburg, we have to clarify to their mothers which one you are!
This is a snowflake you made out of marshmallows!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Your chore in the morning before you go to school is to make your bed and put your PJ's on your bed. This morning, you asked me to come to your room and take a picture of your animals on your bed because you put them on there in a special way.
There is Ruff Ruff and Hearts of course! And you got the Turtle for Christmas and the blue Lightning McQueen pillow you got at a garage sale last summer.. You can not sleep without Ruff Ruff and Hearts. A couple of weeks ago, Ruff Ruff was missing and you were so sad and woke up several times during the night asking for him. I'm so glad we found him!
You went back to school today and I think you must have had a long day and a hard time going back after a long vacation. You were tired and emotional and didn't want to read or do your homework this afternoon. But, you got feeling better after you got some time to relax.
January 1, 2014 - Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! We celebrated New Years by playing at Leo's with the Bargabos family and also going roller skating. It was your first time roller skating and it was so much fun to watch you. You were pretty wobbly at first and fell quite often. (Your poor tailbone!) You kept getting up though and kept trying and you really got the hang of it and had a lot of fun! We also had a fondue dinner party with Grandma and Grandpa Packer and Jeni, Nolan, Mackayla and John. You didn't stay up until midnight, but we did have a toast with sparkly apple juice. At church on Sunday, you set resolutions in your class, which were to be nice to your mom and dad and Connor and to help make breakfast and dinner.
Today we went to "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" and you really liked it. Tomorrow is back to school and you are ready and anxious to go back. We had a great Christmas Holiday full of fun and family, but you have really started missing school. A few nights ago, you came to me crying saying you were ready to go back to school and that you missed your teacher and your friends.
Triston - I am so happy you are my son! You are kind and generous and your old-soul makes me laugh. You take your school work very seriously and you are a great reader. You are reading at a level much higher than first grade. You are always concerned for others and you are always opening the door for others wherever we go. I am so proud to be your mother!
Today we went to "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" and you really liked it. Tomorrow is back to school and you are ready and anxious to go back. We had a great Christmas Holiday full of fun and family, but you have really started missing school. A few nights ago, you came to me crying saying you were ready to go back to school and that you missed your teacher and your friends.
Triston - I am so happy you are my son! You are kind and generous and your old-soul makes me laugh. You take your school work very seriously and you are a great reader. You are reading at a level much higher than first grade. You are always concerned for others and you are always opening the door for others wherever we go. I am so proud to be your mother!
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