Back Rubs
Friday, the kids were rocking and rolling on school, because they had a field trip in the afternoon. During our school day they can "take a 5" which is a 5 min. break to jump on the tramp, relax, whatever it takes to rejuvenate so they can get back to work. Sebastian decided to spend a 5 giving his sister a back rub with awesome, relaxing, classical music he enjoyed so much from his music lesson that he wanted to share with his sister. The kids set a timer so they don't get distracted with their 5 and have it turn into a 20. Well, while Sebastian was waiting for Victoria to get ready for her back rub, his timer went off, and he started crying because he didn't get to give Victoria her back rub. So I of coarse let him turn it into a 10, so he could give his sister a back rub. Tears and all! I love how well they get along and I love their servant's hearts!
Bicycling Atrocity
How sad of a world is this? I came home the other day to find our other vehicle parked in the driveway. I was away working, and knew my husband didn't have to go anywhere. He was suppose to be studying, which is why I was working to begin with. After I pulled in the garage, I went directly to ask my husband why the other vehicle was in the driveway, in case I needed to pull it in, though I couldn't imagine why it was out of the garage to begin with. He said, "Well, the kids wanted to ride bikes so I pulled my car out of the garage so they'd have enough room." We live in one of the most rural as rural can get areas of Las Vegas. Our neighborhood hasn't had any problems that I know of, I'm sure they are out there, I just haven't had to hear about them. Well, I guess my having said that is exactly why, as sad as it is, that our kids are riding their bikes in our garage!
Flowers for Mom and Other Such Sweetness
This isn't the first time, but who knows when the last time will be. Sebastian picked me a flower today from the yard. The other day he picked one and put it behind my ear :) I have the sweetest boy. Adam says that's what makes a ladies man. My prayer is that he will be a one "lady's" man. I know whoever she is, and I am praying for her whoever she is out there, that she will love God and love my son!
I can't believe Victoria is "1/2 way grown" I say this loosely! I don't care how long she wants to stay with us. She is a peach of a girl. Sweet, girly, soft in spirit, and sometimes she's got a little bite to her. Tonight she helped her brother move a twin bed. They tried lifting it back on top of the other twin in his room, returning it to it's rightful bunk bed position. Adam said wow that looks better, funny that was my thought, and we also shared the same, "Wow, that looks better," when we made them two single beds, Leave it to Beaver style. I guess great minds think alike, or change is just down right good sometimes. Whatever it was I let the kids stay up until 10 because they were being so sweet and helpful to each other. It is so nice to witness, just like last week. Adam and I watched them dancing together and singing some of Victoria's voice lesson music. It was so fun to watch, and they were having fun, smiling, laughing, and grabbing arms and dose e doe-ing. That was another night I let them stay up a little later than usual. It seems that the more time they spend together alone the better they get along. It reminds me of the relationship two of my younger siblings share, a brother and sister. To this day he is closer to her than anyone else in our family of 12. I hope my kids can have that kind of relationship :)
First blog other than 30 min ago in 1 1/2 yrs
I haven't blogged in a while. Boy has it been a whirl of a year and almost a half! I am so blessed to have a God who cares so much for little ol' me. Our two wonderful children continue to be such a blessing, and my husband and I keep growing together closer to God and each other. The kids get along so well though they have their mishaps. We have been homeschooling both of the kids this year, though we are technically not homeschooling. We are part of a virtual academy. I know how blessed I am that I am able to be home with our children. They are thriving and it's wonderful to watch them grow and learn. They both love to read. One of our favorite places to go is the library. I never get a complaint. We are able do a lot of field learning. Yesterday we visited the Old Mormon Fort and got to hear Harriet Tubman speak. I am looking forward to an Abraham Lincoln celebration tomorrow night. We'll round the night out with an evening with the kids friends spending the night.
I wanted to write real quick about each of the kids real quick. Sebastian is growing up so fast. He laughs so freely. He sometimes gets Adam and I laughing about something we don't even find funny, but his joy bubbles over and spills into our lives everyday. He is a wiz at video games. His math comes so easy to him in school and he stays pretty focused on finishing, though he does have it a lot easier than Victoria this year. He has waited patiently for the tooth fairy to come for a week now, to see if he/she will take his 4th tooth. He was very excited when it fell out. I'd say as excited as when it happened the first time. He made Victoria a sandwich today. He holds doors like a gentleman. He is excellent about washing his hands in the bathroom, even out of a dead sleep! One of my favorite mommy things is that he still asks for the mmm song, a wind up of his bear that he took to about 2 years ago. It was a bear that use to be Adam's. Before he gets into bed this winter he started asking one night after I did it once for a warm up, before he crawls under the covers. A warm up entails me doing the wax on wax off quickly to the sheets to get rid of the chill before he climbs in. It's all part of our bedtime ritual.
The other day one of Sebastian's teeth chipped and he asked if the tooth fairy would come for his tooth chip, and I told him it had to be the whole tooth. However, unbeknown to me, Victoria told him to put the tooth chip under his pillow and she snuck into his room in the middle of the night and brought something, filling in for the tooth fairy. Adam saw her sneaking into his room late at night and when he asked her what she was doing, that's how we found out or we might never have known!
Victoria is taking ballet this year from Bethany Breed. She loves ballet again! We took ballet at Nevada Ballet last year and she was less than thrilled about ever taking ballet again. It's nice to see her enjoying dance again! She is doing well in school. She loves to read. She has become even closer with Eliza Carder and still hangs with Emma Citizen. She met a little girl that lives across the street and 3 doors down named Holly. They seem to get along well. She loves chocolate chip cookies and made some today pretty much all by herself for our company that we had over for dinner. (Kirby's family, minus Kirby and Daddy, Gloria, Kale, and Riley Ensser) Victoria and Sebastian are both so good with kids of all ages. It's wonderful how age is not a determining factor in who their friends are. It is wonderful to have such beautiful children and most importantly on the inside!
Playing Mommy
I use to love playing house, and now I get to play everyday! I wish I always had this feeling of being a little girl with the peace and calm of being a mommy. Being a "mommy" before I was a mommy was very different. I now have babies that breathe, though sometimes labored. I have a prince charming to kiss, though he sometimes smells like a cigarette and he doesn't even smoke. I get to put the dishes away wherever I like and hang things together like pants with the other pants all facing the same direction and matching coffee mugs from matching brass hooks inside the glass cupboard. I get to teach my children which one is the CUPBOARD to put the glasses in and which one is the CABINET where I store the pots and another to store the pans. I get to play school everyday and I always get to be the teacher ;) Maybe one of these days I'll let someone else have a turn. I do get plenty of practice sharing though, my yummy dessert, my bed, my time, and my what could be an organized life. I get to write checks and real ones with the address where I live printed on the front below mine and my husband's name. I am the mommy, which means like when I was a little girl that I am the wife and no one else gets to be the husband except the man I married and vowed to spend the rest of my life with, for better or for worse, in sickness (no matter what kind) and in health. He's not as easy as Raggedy Andy use to be, but he sure is a lot more fun, he makes me laugh without coming up with the jokes myself, and I prefer his hair, style, and well being his wife! I am joyful because just like when I was a child there are ups and downs, but each day is an adventure, and I don't ever have to stop playing mommy! Even someday when my children are grown and my oldest is half-way there I just realized the other day, I will still be there mommy, and I will still be a wife, and I will get to play grandma, which I have never played before, and I hear it's even more fun than playing mommy, if that's even possible!
Writing waiting for Adam to get home from rehearsal
The other day the kids were goofing around and Victoria accidentally kicked Sebastian, and he said, "Victoria, you kicked me in the privacy!"
Both of my kids ask on almost a daily bases if they can sell something. They have had a lemonade stand, and a small bake sale (chocolate chip cookies only to be specific). They have made a couple of dollars at their sales. Bless the neighbors that have patronized their little sales, and rewarded them for their hard work.
Their grandmother had a garage sale last weekend and they sold cookies, not even homemade and bottles of water. They finished with a combined gross sales of $22. Victoria got to keep a much larger portion because she stuck it out until 10:45, for a total of 3 hours and 45 minutes. Sebastian went in to watch cartoons after the first hour or hour and a half. He did well for a 5 year old though. They split the profits at that point and he made $3. Victoria, sat in the shade of her umbrella and at times only her wide brimmed hat, and made her hard earned money. She is a hard worker. I see it in her studies, her cleaning, exercise, and anything she puts her mind to, even her writing for which she never did earn an "A" grade. Writing was her only "B". She told me that she wasn't a very good writer. I told her the grade she received from her teacher was only one persons opinion of her writing. She was pretty disappointed to have never earned an "A". We will be doing a lot of writing, revising, and final copy work this next year. There will be some light writing practice this summer, but only for fun. I want her to enjoy writing! I am excited to start homeschooling. I think Victoria is one sweet, spunky, and inspiring little girl, who is growing up so fast I can hardly keep up.
Bicycles
Yesterday both of my kids spent hours riding their bikes. Yes, 2 wheelers! Victoria, who had worked at mastering the 2 wheel bike before our move, picked it back up again in the matter of an hour. Excited for his sister's accomplishment, Sebastian decided he was done training I guess. He had me remove the training wheels from his back wheel. He had tried to pick out the proper size tool from the rachet? set before I went out to the garage. (I know how to use the tools, it doesn't mean they are called.) Anyways, he opened the set upside down and all the american and metric versions of the different sizes spilled all over the floor. Well, we had a lesson in how to read them and place them back where they belonged. It was a good bonding time.
So today I go out to see Victoria ride in circles in our garage counting to 120, which was at least 15 circles, and I see the training wheels from the Superman bike Sebastian got for Christmas on the floor. The Superman bike had been reserved by Sebastian, for when he turned 5. Well, his birthday was in March and he probably still needs a little more growing time before moving on to the Superman bike. However, the thing is that my 5 year old son got the tool kit, opened it correctly, found the proper size tools to use, and removed his own training wheels, replacing the bolts he removed after taking off his training wheels. I was so proud! He has not quite mastered the 2 wheel bike, but he knows how to put the training wheels back on if he needs to and how to remove them when he's ready. Although, with the persistance with which he has been practicing I don't see him trying to put training wheels back on.
