The start of a new year always brings lots of contemplation. I can't believe my kids will be turning 5 and 3 and both going to preschool this year. Can't believe my tiny baby will be turning ONE. I can't believe how big they are getting and how quickly stages change. Some days I want to bottle up and remember forever, other days I can't wait until bedtime. It's like they say... "the days are long but the years are short".
-Caitlin's current obsessions: my little ponies, riding her new bike, "crafting", helping with cooking, and dressing up or changes clothes as often as possible.
-Nolan's current obsessions are: Lightning McQueen and all the Disney cars, monster trucks or trucks in general, horses, sometimes superheroes, and dipping everything in Ranch.
-I created little "job charts" for the kids to have them help out and be rewarded around the house more. They are pretty good helpers when given a job but this is a more organized way of doing jobs and seeing the benefits. The idea is when they do a job they get a sticker and if they get all their stickers they get to do something fun (specifically-- something fun with dad! My kids live for daddy dates). The job chart is set up as a weekly thing but usually it takes about a week and a half to fill it up because some days we forget to put the sticker on or we aren't home to do certain things, or they didn't do it that day, etc. Which actually works out because then it goes for a little longer and the idea is that is has to be full so they have an extra chance to go back and work on certain things they didn't do as well. Caitlin has been super on top of it and motivated. Nolan didn't understand it as well and wasn't into it... until he saw Caitlin go on her special date with dad and then he got motivated! He has been doing really well too.
-Caitlin was made for the 80's... she asks for a side ponytail every. day. I think she likes they way it comes over her shoulder... like Elsa's braid. I try new styles on her but she always asks for a side ponytail or "two ponytails" (pig tails). Occasionally she'll do a "tinkerbell" (top knot bun) or she likes it down and curled with a head band when we have time.
-When we were at my parents' the kids LOVED the cats and those poor kitties got the most excersize ever running from my kids. But sometimes they stuck around. Foster slept with Caitlin almost every night. One night he was in Nolan's room when we went up to go to bed and he ran out and I told Nolan maybe he would come back and say goodnight to him. I put Nolan to bed and went downstairs and after a little while Nolan came out of his room and said "Mom, He's just taking too long"
me: Who?
N: "The kitty. He's supposed to come say goodnight to me!"
-Caitlin and I were playing "go fish" and she got her pile of cards to start with and said, "Mom, Can you curtsy the cards for me?"
-Caitlin says she wants to be a chef when she grows up. We were asking her what kind of restaurant she would have and she said she'll serve French fry salad. Paul asked "Can I be your assistant chef?" and she said, "No Dad you can be the waiter?"
-Nolan likes me to rub his back when he's falling asleep but he asks me to do it by saying, "Can you feel my back?"
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