Hurricane goes about 200 miles an hour. I will leave the room, and he
will have half the sugar and oatmeal mixed together or the frig
unloaded or the freezer unloaded. It is amazing the speed he works.
He has a new talent of walking on his tippy toes. He will curl his
toes and then walk on them. He has also found his singing voice. His
favorite songs are “Happy
Birthday” and “Anchors
Aweigh” (only the chorus).
Underfoot asked if he could wake up Hurricane from a nap this afternoon. Underfoot left to wake him, and Hurricane started to cry. Underfoot returned and said, “I gently yelled in Hurricane’s ear that the babysitter is coming.” There was no babysitter. His career hopes are a Jedi Knight number one and number two a cowboy. He usually responds that he wants to work as a Jedi Cowboy Knight when he grows up. Correction from last week, Underfoot participates in Musikgarten instead of Kindermusik.
Yesterday Underfoot got to spend time with his favorite “princess” (his cousin C). They started to call each other Cowboy and Princess at this year’s family reunion. She cheered great cheers when he showed up by jumping up and down. We also saw Sweetheart’s Mom as she has come to spend a week with Sweetheart’s sister. We spent a lovely evening together before returning home that evening.
Joy School was at our house. Our learning section was about interest and discovery. During class, we talked about how it is good to ask questions. We also did experiments with soda-vinegar and yeast-sugar to see what would blow up a balloon, sugar water taste testing, made crystal gardens, a jello transformation from powder to solid form (we ate it too with our hands), and lots of playing. Hurricane decided to be the class clown. He loved participating with the other children.
Underfoot asked if he could wake up Hurricane from a nap this afternoon. Underfoot left to wake him, and Hurricane started to cry. Underfoot returned and said, “I gently yelled in Hurricane’s ear that the babysitter is coming.” There was no babysitter. His career hopes are a Jedi Knight number one and number two a cowboy. He usually responds that he wants to work as a Jedi Cowboy Knight when he grows up. Correction from last week, Underfoot participates in Musikgarten instead of Kindermusik.
Yesterday Underfoot got to spend time with his favorite “princess” (his cousin C). They started to call each other Cowboy and Princess at this year’s family reunion. She cheered great cheers when he showed up by jumping up and down. We also saw Sweetheart’s Mom as she has come to spend a week with Sweetheart’s sister. We spent a lovely evening together before returning home that evening.
Joy School was at our house. Our learning section was about interest and discovery. During class, we talked about how it is good to ask questions. We also did experiments with soda-vinegar and yeast-sugar to see what would blow up a balloon, sugar water taste testing, made crystal gardens, a jello transformation from powder to solid form (we ate it too with our hands), and lots of playing. Hurricane decided to be the class clown. He loved participating with the other children.
Sweetheart worked. He was also the hero yesterday by being willing to
help me get some baskets from Phoenix and bring them back to Tucson.
Yesterday morning was very chaotic with Bountiful Baskets. We
decided to go to the Mesa
Temple and see Sweetheart’s Mom and sister’s family.
We have started a new practice in our home. It is difficult to start, but we hope with time it will merit results. Sweetheart speaks to the boys in Spanish. I speak to Sweetheart in Spanish. Sweetheart speaks to me in English, and I speak to the boys in English or translate what Sweetheart says. Hopefully eventually they will understand. It is worth a shot.
What will you do with your Labor Day? We plan to work.
We have started a new practice in our home. It is difficult to start, but we hope with time it will merit results. Sweetheart speaks to the boys in Spanish. I speak to Sweetheart in Spanish. Sweetheart speaks to me in English, and I speak to the boys in English or translate what Sweetheart says. Hopefully eventually they will understand. It is worth a shot.
What will you do with your Labor Day? We plan to work.
1 comment:
We have talked of trying to learn and teach a new language in our home but haven't gotten very far, best of luck with that. We had a relaxing cool get a way to the mountains. It was a LOT muddy but the kids loved it.
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