Tomorrow is a big day for me. I guess its an even bigger day for McKenna. Tomorrow we send the boys to Cardston for the weekend, and McKenna and I will stay home and I'm going to teach her how to use the potty. We are going to camp out by the potty and won't leave until she's mastered it. Okay, so maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but if I don't put a couple of days aside where I can completely focus on helping her do this, its really hard for me to do it. I let Nate take the reigns with his potty training and he wasn't completely potty trained until after he was four. With Ty I did what I'm planning to do with McKenna and sent everybody away for the weekend so we could focus on using the potty, and it worked beautifully. So hopefully McKenna takes to it as well as Ty. We all know our kids do things differently. So wish me luck, and maybe McKenna could use some luck too! And as I get ready to embark on this next stage of McKenna's life, I could use a little advice from my Mama...
JAN. 25, 1978
"Ginger has been terrible with her potty training lately. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I have tried everything and am losing the battle and my patience. Just when I think I can’t take any more, she puts a chubby little hand on each of my cheeks and says, “I’m sorry, Mommy. I’ll try harder next time.” She feels things so deeply and knows when I am sad. I have to remind myself that the problem is worse for her than for me. Poor little thing."
JAN. 27, 1978
"Ginger slept with me last night and she wet the bed. Mom says that I just have to love her through it and not punish her, but its’ so hard not to get angry."
JAN. 29, 1978
"Ginger was bad for wetting today. Once she even wet in her little hockey helmet. She looked so pleased with herself I didn’t have the heart to scold her. I just took her hand and we marched into the bathroom and deposited it into the proper receptacle. I hope she got the message."
(me again). So patience, patience, and a lot of LOVE! Thanks Mom!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Silly
Oh the days of dressing up and being silly! I'm glad my kids have some silliness in them. It sure makes for a good laugh.
Ty regularly falls asleep on the stairs. This is how we found him the other night. Yes, those are McKenna's shorts!
Ty regularly falls asleep on the stairs. This is how we found him the other night. Yes, those are McKenna's shorts!
Mama's Journal
Its been awhile since I've posted anything from my Mom's journals. Since I'm lucky enough to spend my days with my little kiddies, I thought I would post a few fun little things about my siblings when they were little. Make sure you write about the fun things your kids do and say. They are definitely worth recording so you can remember them. My Mom's memories always put a smile on my face.
DEC, 29 1978
"Not much going on today. The kids and I just sort of lazed around the house. Adam is sitting in his highchair right now eating a teething biscuit that is shaped like a cigar. He hangs it out of his mouth like an old stogie and makes Ginger giggle, which makes him laugh and causes the cookie to go shooting out of his mouth onto the floor. This little game has gone on for awhile now and I can imagine the mess the floor is in"
(That made me think of this!)
(not a cookie, but it looks like a cigar nonetheless)
MARCH 30, 1979
"Ginger has a new game that she plays with my oven. She opens the door wide until it’s laying parallel with the floor. Then she lies down underneath it so that she is looking up through the glass in the oven door. I have to go over to the oven and look down through the glass at her and say, “My, my, I wonder what is cooking today?” Most of the time she says she is a turkey. What an imagination!!"
JUNE 21, 1979
"I had lots of fun with the kids today. They have such wonderful imaginations and no day is ever dull or boring. It’s great to be able to fight off dragons, go to the queen’s palace for tea and crumpets, fly to a far off planet, and all of this before lunchtime"
OCTOBER 17, 1979
"It was very cold and windy today. I had to go to Woolco, so I bundled up the kids and we took the bus. There was a lady sitting behind us on the bus and Adam was staring back at her and they were smiling at each other. He said hi to her and she said hi and then she gave his nose a tweak. Well, to the lady’s surprise and my horror, he reached over the seat and tried to tweak her right back. She was able to just barely duck out of his way in time. What am I going to do with that child??"
(Me again) I feel really blessed to be able to stay home with my children each day. To watch them grow, and develop into these little people. Really, is there a better job out there? Prove it.
DEC, 29 1978
"Not much going on today. The kids and I just sort of lazed around the house. Adam is sitting in his highchair right now eating a teething biscuit that is shaped like a cigar. He hangs it out of his mouth like an old stogie and makes Ginger giggle, which makes him laugh and causes the cookie to go shooting out of his mouth onto the floor. This little game has gone on for awhile now and I can imagine the mess the floor is in"
(That made me think of this!)
(not a cookie, but it looks like a cigar nonetheless)
MARCH 30, 1979
"Ginger has a new game that she plays with my oven. She opens the door wide until it’s laying parallel with the floor. Then she lies down underneath it so that she is looking up through the glass in the oven door. I have to go over to the oven and look down through the glass at her and say, “My, my, I wonder what is cooking today?” Most of the time she says she is a turkey. What an imagination!!"
JUNE 21, 1979
"I had lots of fun with the kids today. They have such wonderful imaginations and no day is ever dull or boring. It’s great to be able to fight off dragons, go to the queen’s palace for tea and crumpets, fly to a far off planet, and all of this before lunchtime"
OCTOBER 17, 1979
"It was very cold and windy today. I had to go to Woolco, so I bundled up the kids and we took the bus. There was a lady sitting behind us on the bus and Adam was staring back at her and they were smiling at each other. He said hi to her and she said hi and then she gave his nose a tweak. Well, to the lady’s surprise and my horror, he reached over the seat and tried to tweak her right back. She was able to just barely duck out of his way in time. What am I going to do with that child??"
(Me again) I feel really blessed to be able to stay home with my children each day. To watch them grow, and develop into these little people. Really, is there a better job out there? Prove it.
Okotoks Weekend!
My Dad got married in May and he and Penny bought a house in Okotoks. Since then we haven't had the chance to go and visit with our little family, so the other weekend we (the kids and I) headed out there to stay over night. Adam, Britt, Bella, and Ginger came too. Ryan and Cody had to stay home and work. The kids were very excited to go and see Grandpa's new house. They especially loved the little carpeted section in their unfinished basement made just for them with toys Penny saved from her girls. They spent a lot of time down there. We got to play at the park, go for a walk by the river, and we checked out the showhomes that were just around the corner. I remember going to look at showhomes as a family when I was a child, dreaming up the kind of home I would one day have. I still love looking through showhomes, and now its more exciting as the time gets closer, and closer to when Ryan and I will be building our very own home. We had such a fun time, and loved spending time with Grandpa Jim and Grandma Penny! Thanks for letting us come and play!
Kalispell
Every year we go to Kalispell with all the employee's of Hasegawa Engineering (where Ryan works). Every year we do pretty much the same thing, and every year we have a ton of fun! Two new things this time: the jet ski! Which I had so much fun on. I love those things. And the hot tub at the cabin. It was so nice to have a place to warm up after boating and jet skiing. I was also very proud of Devon for coming on the jet ski with me and going quadding for the first time. It was so much fun! Already can't wait until next year!
Cruising!
I'm usually one of those Mom's who doesn't want to be bothered by little voices when I'm driving. I like to turn my music on and just zone out and get where I need to go. Ty is my little chatterbox. He definitely loves to talk and will talk your ear off if you give him the chance. Of course this is no different when we get in the van. He try's to talk to me, and he's way in the back, and my music is on, and I'm usually singing, so yes as bad as it may seem, I tend to tell him I can't hear him and that we'll talk when we get where ever we're going. Today I actually turned my music off and we chatted all the way from Nate's school on the Northside to Superstore. At first we were talking about the season's and he wanted to know why Winter comes after Fall. So I told him that was the way Heavenly Father and Jesus wanted it to be.
Then he says "I love Jesus",
"I do too, bud",
"Jesus is so cuddly" Ha ha ha...I thought that was so great and very insightful. But then our conversation launched into this deep (well as deep as you can go with a three year old) about death, and the plan of salvation. The boys tend to ask lots of questions about this because we talk about my Mom a lot. It opens up a lot of great opportunities for us to talk about the gospel. I guess I need to turn my music off more often. What a perfect little moment that Ty and I shared this morning. I definitely felt my testimony grow an inch or two, and I hope his did too!
Then he says "I love Jesus",
"I do too, bud",
"Jesus is so cuddly" Ha ha ha...I thought that was so great and very insightful. But then our conversation launched into this deep (well as deep as you can go with a three year old) about death, and the plan of salvation. The boys tend to ask lots of questions about this because we talk about my Mom a lot. It opens up a lot of great opportunities for us to talk about the gospel. I guess I need to turn my music off more often. What a perfect little moment that Ty and I shared this morning. I definitely felt my testimony grow an inch or two, and I hope his did too!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Today
Today, instead of finishing the laundry, cleaning the bathroom, and the many other things I had on my list of things to do before I had to go to work, (which by the way, never seems to get smaller) I started a back tickle line with my kids and niece Bella. We all sat in a line and drew pictures on the person's back in front of us, then told each other what we drew, then we'd say "switch" and move around so we were drawing on someone else's back. It was the best half hour of my day! I had forgotten how fun it is to play with my children!
By the way, in case you were all wondering...Nate did very well going to Kindergarten his second day. He told me he wasn't going to cry this time, and he didn't. The third day went just as successfully. And now, while he's been going fine and there's been no tears, and he seems to be happy when I pick him up, he tells me every night that he doesn't want to go to school anymore. I'll ask him why and he'll come up with some silly reason like he doesn't like "role bear" (a puppet bear that Miss Pati uses sometimes), or that he doesn't like Mr. Nosy (yep, the one from the Mr. and Mrs. book collection! Remember those?). What a kid. Although, its nice to know that he love's being at home with his family and misses his Momma! well at least thats why I think he doesn't want to go to Kindergarten! Who would when you could spend the day drawing on each other's back's! Here's to hoping that one day he'll be as excited to go to school as I was when I was a kid!
By the way, in case you were all wondering...Nate did very well going to Kindergarten his second day. He told me he wasn't going to cry this time, and he didn't. The third day went just as successfully. And now, while he's been going fine and there's been no tears, and he seems to be happy when I pick him up, he tells me every night that he doesn't want to go to school anymore. I'll ask him why and he'll come up with some silly reason like he doesn't like "role bear" (a puppet bear that Miss Pati uses sometimes), or that he doesn't like Mr. Nosy (yep, the one from the Mr. and Mrs. book collection! Remember those?). What a kid. Although, its nice to know that he love's being at home with his family and misses his Momma! well at least thats why I think he doesn't want to go to Kindergarten! Who would when you could spend the day drawing on each other's back's! Here's to hoping that one day he'll be as excited to go to school as I was when I was a kid!
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