Gabriel, my 5 year old, had his first dance recital. Huge success. He got to dance to "I just cant wait to be King" and he was just so excited that he got to be the king at the end (probably because he is the only boy in the class). He is truly the performer in the family. He is constantly singing and dancing, he loves to have an audience, and he has talent (wait, I'm the mom so I have to say that, but I think he really does). We tried sports, it didn't work, he doesn't like anything where he can be knocked down or pushed around, he doesn't like the competitive athletic nature of them at all. And, all he did was dance around and perform on the soccer field. So, why not? And he loves it. Dance, theatre, piano lessons. He's into them all so far!! It's so fun!
Davis, my stepson turned 18. Holy Cow! We got him a laptop and he got over $100 in ITunes giftcards (spent them all in a day). I think he may be addicted to technology. Although, so am I. There are much worse things to be addicted to. A friend of mine was over yesterday and was talking to me, Michael, and Davis in the kitchen and she says, "oh my god you guys, you are all on your phones!" I looked up and we were all three surfing the web, texting, etc. This could turn into a problem. Or not. IDK. Also for his birthday my dad gave Michael and Davis tickets to a hockey game. They went and had a blast!
Elijah (3 year old) and I were able to sneak in a little "us time" over the past week. We acted silly and crazy, and I was able to hold his attention for about an hour!! With the help of a little thing I like to call ... Spiderman!! Elijah has been very interested in spiders and Spiderman lately. In fact, he had his preschool screening test this week. Very serious business. The screener took him into a little room where she proceeded to test him on various topics to ensure that he was reaching certain developmental milestones, and was not in need of additional services. SO ... of course Elijah being Elijah gets bored about 30 seconds into the screening and wants to impress this lady with his uncanny ability to be creative. Here comes the part of the test where she needs to know if HE knows his personal information:
Screener: What is your name
Elijah: Spiderman
Screener: What is your name
Elijah: Spiderman
Screener: What is your REAL name
Elijah: The REAL Spiderman
Screener: no dear, I need to know your real name, what is it
Elijah: (big smile, winning her heart) Elijah
Screener: OK, Elijah, What is your last name, Elijah What
Elijah: Elijah Spiderman
(The screener markes down a zero...)
Gotta love 3 year olds!!
Last but not least, our precious 6 month old Yorkie/Westie mix Oliver. Yes he is adorable. Yes he is little, and cute. Here's the problem. He has these newfound things called balls. He's in love with them. He stretches out on the floor, rubs them around on everything, and because of those darn things, HE PEES EVERYWHERE! Seriously, we cannot set anything on the floor without it being "at risk." They say it's because he must "mark" his territory. Davis writes a paper the other day, it falls out of the printer and onto the floor as he is walking into the office to pick it up. He picks it up to find ...
So, the dogs is getting his balls cut off next week. It's about time!!
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