Being busy is a good thing when it is for the kids...and boy are they keeping us busy!
Piercen had his spring orchestra concert. He was asked to read a patriotic essay that he had written. He was bummed because he wasn't able to play his solo - he was wishing that he hadn't done such a good job on the essay. Silly kid!!
Jaxton had a report to do on General Patton. He REALLY loved reading about this great person in our history. Both the boys are really big history fans! So much so that they want to buy the Patton movie that we borrowed from the library. For his report he had to dress up like Patton and give 15 facts that he had learned from the books he read. He did a great job and took it very seriously. He MADE the bag on his shoulder HIMSELF! He is SUCH a creative kid!
And last but NOT least....I have mixed feelings on this one - My baby is GROWING UP! It's too bad we can't keep them babies for just a little longer! I was on a visit with one of my favorite people (Sis. Brewer - she's a great-grandma and is just darling!) While we were there she asked Donsters if she could have his binkie - and he took it out of his mouth and HANDED it to her!! It was SO cute! It got me thinking that he is big enough to go without them. Sooo we had a nice talk about what BIG BOYS do - and they DON'T have binikies. He thought that he wanted to give them to Sis. Brewer's cat, but I explained that the kitty doesn't use binkies. So we decided that the binkie fairy could take them to a baby who didn't have any binkies. This was so spir of the moment I didn't have anything really creative I could do....so we put them into a sandwich baggie, said goodbye to them and left them on the front steps. He was so cute - saying "no no no binkies - yea!"
We decided that big boys don't sleep in cribs so I converted the crib into a toddler bed. Then we went to Walmart and bought him a Disney Cars blanket, wall stickers, a pillow and new sheets to match. He is just THRILLED with his big boy bed!
Last night was really rough getting him to sleep....and he woke up this morning around 5:30 asking for his "bipie". But he has done really well all day so far. I have to keep telling myself to stay strong and not give in....its so hard to see him sad. But...he'll pull through - he's a tough guy!!
I loved this post because I feel the same way about being sad when your kids start growing up. Juliet is already trying to walk! And she got her first tooth this week. It breaks my heart just a little bit.
ReplyDelete