Meet the Teachers...

Last night was "Meet the Teacher" night at Shawn and Malia's school. Malia's meeting was first. She has a wonderful teacher, who is exactly where she wants to be...teaching Kindergarten. We heard what a busy day they have, and were given "About Me" books. I took a few photos of pages of Malia's...she is quite the little budding artist. :) I can't seem to get all of these photos into this posting, so they are posted just below this one. I love all the details on her "My family" page. She told me later that I'm wearing a dress...phew, I thought she had made me fat ;) LOL. Love Daddy's long legs, too. Her "my favorite meal" is classic. Nice details...love the watermelon, cheese pizza, strawberry, mac and cheese, strawberry lemonade, cupcake and TWO strawberry ice-cream cones, LOL. Hmm...I think someone likes strawberry like her Mommy. Also, WOW...what a flamingo! Quite impressive for 6! Mrs. G told me afterwards that she uses Malia as an example all the time...that she is "SUCH a good girl", listens great, pays attention, tries hard, etc. She said the one thing she is going to work on with M is her apparent fear of being wrong. She won't answer something if she's afraid it won't be the right answer...can't figure out where she gets her perfectionism from, LOL. Poor kid got a double dose of it.

I would have LOVED to have brought home Shawn's paper, where he filled in blanks about himself. It gave such nice insight into him and how he views himself. He mentioned a lot about how he likes helping others and being a good friend. I'm so glad he sees himself how we do. :) He has always been our helper...and he loves it as much as we do. :) He also talked about how he is happiest when he is playing sports. I guess that paper is staying in his portfolio that he will be adding to all year, SO I'll share it in June ;) He has a ridiculously large class, thankfully his teacher has been teaching for 20 years. I'm really hoping the class size doesn't affect learning. Mrs. B told me after the meeting that she really enjoys Shawn, that he is very nice, polite and a great helper.

I think it'll be a great year for both of them :)

Malia's About Me pictures

Info about these in the post above this...

Leapster Learning...

Miss Kasi really enjoyed herself today when she found her big sister Malia's Leapster. She sat right down on the couch with her piggie tails and answered questions, colored items and enjoyed playing pre-k games. I couldn't resist snapping these photos...I particularly like the 2nd one with her clearly thinking. :) What a cutie. I am so enjoying my time with her each day. Speaking of which, yesterday morning she woke up especially early (while Jared was still home)...later in the day, she told me she was tired. I asked her why she got up so early. Her response..."because I wanted to see you. " She has me SO wrapped around that sweet little finger. :) Is there any wonder why?!

"Mom, you should be QB"

If you know me, you know I'm a die-hard Patriots fan. I don't miss a game if I can help it...and win or lose, I'm one of their biggest fans.

Throwing the football around with the boys is something I've always enjoyed doing. They love it when I do too...and I'm sure they wish I had more time for this pass-time. Jared always lets it be known that his Mom has "quite an arm". So, yesterday when the phone rang about me joining a Cape Cod Women's Flag Football League...I half laughed, half thought, "hey, I can do that". It's basically a bunch of lady friends of mine who will play flag football every other Sunday. Hopefully it won't conflict with church OR Patriots games ;) I was telling Jared about it and he said, "Mom, you should be QB...and I'm serious...you have an amazing arm and accuracy." Now, I consider that quite the compliment from my sports fanatic son. He knows all the stats, all the moves, the game plans...and he's impressed with ME?!?! How cool is that? Mom the quarterback, I like that. I feel like a QB everyday, actually. Afterall, isn't that what we Moms, do?! We maintain control on the playing field, we make the plays, we make sure all the players are in the right spots, doing what they are supposed to be doing, we help the teamates make "big plays", we celebrate, we get sacked, we experience defeat...and when one of the teamates are down, we stand behind them, pat them on the back and say, "hey, we can do this". Yeah, I think I'm up for the job. Stay tuned to see if I actually end up playing...I may just give it a whirl.

A day in the life...

my life, that is.

Today Jared's soccer was at 9, Malia and Kasi's was at 10:30 and Shawn's was at 1:30. Mixed in there also at 10:30 was Sierra's Field Hockey game. I went to half of M & K's soccer on one side of town, then took Jared and Shawn and we went to Sierra's game. While I was at M & K's game, I ran into someone who said they had seen me at swimming yesterday, and someone else who saw me at gymnastics..."You're everywhere", they said. That I am. It was "Family Day" at Field Hockey. So, after the game there was a big picnic for the families. The players each gave their Mom's a flower. There was a bucket of carnations, and they picked a color. Sierra brought me over a red one and gave me a hug. I said, "Meme loved red carnations". "I know", she smiled. Guess I've told her that a few times. :)

After Field Hockey was Shawn's game, but Steve had to leave for that before Sierra's stuff was done. So, we missed out. There's 7 more games still this season...so I'll get to see more. Of course, news is, that he made 2 goals....and I missed it :( I told him he'll just have to do it again so I can see.

On our way out off the High School field...just the 4 of us girls...Sierra's coach stopped us and she got 2 small sticks out of the shed. She gave them to Malia and Kasi to practice and learn the game. It was so sweet of her. She did this after seeing the youngest two and asking if "being cute was a requirement for being in our family"...she said she "couldn't believe how beautiful ALL of the girls are". :) I agree.

Came home and worked on some Disney vacation planning and eBaying. Then the boys came home and the neighborhood inundated us. Happens often...every day, actually. I'm glad they have this many friends...really, I am ;) One of them ended up sleeping over (Shawn's buddy)..hopefully they will all go to sleep soon.

Sierra is off at a friends party and she was supposed to be home a half an hour ago. Hmm...

Yeah, it's a typical Saturday...

How Come?

This is an almost daily conversation in our home (about mid-way through the day)...

Mommy: "How come you're so cute, Kasi?"

Kasi: "Because I love you so much".

and my heart is full for the rest of the day. :)

A date...(what's that?!)

At dinner, Steve turned to me and said..."wanna go out on a date tonight"?OK, this NEVER happens...we just do NOT spend enough time together. About the only time we go out is when my Mom is in town to watch the kids. I thought he was joking, since we had just finished dinner. However, at 9:30, he said it again. So, with the youngest 4 in bed...we gave Sierra use of our computer in exchange for her keeping an eye on things.

We went to Bobby Byrnes Pub and had a few drinks. I was happy to have 2 strawberry daiquiris and he had 3 beers. We also shared some potato skins. The best part though, was that we were together. Just the 2 of us. Did I mention that this never happens?? :( It was so nice to sit across the table from my handsome husband and chat. Nothing too important or memorable...just sharing a few laughs and some time to ourselves.We really need to do this more often...we say that all the time...but, really, we do. Life is too short and we have been blessed with a rare relationship. I married my best friend and I miss him. Guess I'll get off the computer and go snuggle.