Saturday, November 26, 2011

It's been a while, so I thought I'd update on the little quirks of the kiddos...

Hannahisms:
  • "pink is my favorite color in the whole wide weird".  She insists that she needs at least one pink thing on everyday.
  • Bottom = "bob-bum"
  • Dora the explorer = "Dora the a stroller"
  • excessive use (mostly incorrectly) of the word "actually".  Picked this up from Jackson.
  • Pretends to go to her "little school" everyday just like Jackson.  At little school she "eats lunch, shares toys, and has a good day".
  • Obsessed with talking about poop.  Ugh.  We are working on that one...ignoring it did NOT make it go away!
  • She will hug, kiss, and tell you that you are beautiful and her best friend....and then turn and willfully disobey with a impish grin.  Such a stinker!
  • She's utterly fascinated with the tooth fairy that comes to Jackson's room and talks about her all the time.
  • I am so excited = I so cited. (squealing)
  • She says the sweetest little prayers.  I love hearing her pray for her family, friends and church.
Latest and greatest with our J-man:
  • Really thriving in school this year.  We are so blessed with a wonderful teacher!
  • Favorite past times:  LEGOs legos legos, climbing trees, bike and scooter riding, joke/riddle telling.
  • He is writing a Star Wars book with illustrations and everything.
  • Jackson has just matured so much in the last several months.  I am really enjoying the more mature conversations (you know, things other than legos and Star Wars).  He's been given more responsibilities - and risen to the challenge in great ways.
  • Still does NOT like the "fake Santa" at the mall.  He won't go near him.  :)

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Y Guides

Shepherd Fox and Fire Fox @ the Camp Kanata closing ceremony

Mike and Jackson are doing Y Guides together this year (formerly "Indian Guides").  It is a wonderful program through the YMCA... kind of like boy scouts, but made for dads and sons.  Mike and his dad did it (many moons ago) and so did my dad and brother, Tyson.  

Mike chose his name to be "Shepherd Fox" and Jackson has chosen to be "Fire Fox".  So far, they are really enjoying their tribe, the Peak City Warriors, made of 8 other dads and sons.  Jackson's buddy Cole is also in the tribe.  They have already been on a campout, done some projects to earn badges and gone to a big tribal outing to Camp Kanata with all the other tribes.  Mike and Jackson assembled their vests all by themselves, too!  We will be hosting the December meeting in a few weeks.

How How!