Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Jacob
Jacob loves video games, I guess it's more correct to say computer games; he loves to play them. At first it was Deer Hunter. I thought it was a cute pastime him and Dada could play together. They were always working together to kill some large animal or upgrade a rifle. Then it turned to Mine craft; which virtually Jacob is obsessed with. He can tell me all the things he builds, what his friends build, or what he wants to build. He even had found some online videos of other peoples worlds that he liked to watch.
Well yesterday he came home to ask if he could get the game, Hill Climb. His friend Wesley on the bus had it on his device. Jacob asked, in a very non-committal way, "Can I get this app, Hill Climb? I don't know if its 9+. Well maybe it's not too bad even if it is 9 and older." I looked, of course it was 9+ but I think it is for the skill level because I have played it before and there is no violence to it. Actually it emphasizes the laws of physics to win the game. Either way I downloaded it and now Jacob is obsessed with that game. By the time I got downstairs this morning he had already upgraded to two different vehicles and was planning on "buying" the arctic level. Geez
Well yesterday he came home to ask if he could get the game, Hill Climb. His friend Wesley on the bus had it on his device. Jacob asked, in a very non-committal way, "Can I get this app, Hill Climb? I don't know if its 9+. Well maybe it's not too bad even if it is 9 and older." I looked, of course it was 9+ but I think it is for the skill level because I have played it before and there is no violence to it. Actually it emphasizes the laws of physics to win the game. Either way I downloaded it and now Jacob is obsessed with that game. By the time I got downstairs this morning he had already upgraded to two different vehicles and was planning on "buying" the arctic level. Geez
Jack
Jack in kindergarten is horrible about bringing home his homework. Each week he is suppose to have received a Kindergarten News letter that gives me updates about what is happening at school along with some practice sheets to do at home. After about 3 weeks of nothing Jack finally brought some home yesterday. I know I haven't been getting them when at the end of the teacher note it says:
"The class still needs the following (a list of supplies follows). Thank you to those who kindly donated last week!"
I am not worried about kindergarten homework, who really cares. What I am worried about is Jack's ability to transport papers to and from school. This is a concerning pattern for the years to come; one in which I am gong to have to stay on top of. Somehow in my future I see lots of missing assignments from this child.
"The class still needs the following (a list of supplies follows). Thank you to those who kindly donated last week!"
I am not worried about kindergarten homework, who really cares. What I am worried about is Jack's ability to transport papers to and from school. This is a concerning pattern for the years to come; one in which I am gong to have to stay on top of. Somehow in my future I see lots of missing assignments from this child.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Circus
We took the kids to the circus for the first time; they were all very excited! It was a Shriner's circus. Throughout the performance you would think they didn't enjoy it at all. They all sat stalk still, staring with wide eyes and straight mouths. Occasionally Jack would react with a smile but for the most part it was serious observation.
We saw tightrope walkers, acrobats, horses, elephants, motorcycle riders all the typical circus acts. It was long show, 2 hours. The show didn't get over until 9:00 pm; I didn't think Amelia was going to make it but she did.
On the way home I asked what everyone's favorite thing was.
Jacob: the first dance number (the whole circus staff did a Carnival dance number)
Jack: the motorcycles in the Cage of Death and a Spider-man acrobat
Amelia: the motorcycles
All of them asked on the way home if we could go again, so even though there was not much external response apparently they enjoyed themselves. :)
We saw tightrope walkers, acrobats, horses, elephants, motorcycle riders all the typical circus acts. It was long show, 2 hours. The show didn't get over until 9:00 pm; I didn't think Amelia was going to make it but she did.
On the way home I asked what everyone's favorite thing was.
Jacob: the first dance number (the whole circus staff did a Carnival dance number)
Jack: the motorcycles in the Cage of Death and a Spider-man acrobat
Amelia: the motorcycles
All of them asked on the way home if we could go again, so even though there was not much external response apparently they enjoyed themselves. :)
Sunday, April 19, 2015
The Backyard Camp-out
The kids asked if they could have a camp-out in the backyard. I thought well sure why not. Xaiver even came over to join the fun. What Dada and I figured was that they would either get scared or cold and come in the house some time in the night.
They all started in the tent just fine, being loud and wild like kids do. Jacob told a scary story about a man with yellow eyes that killed kids in the neighborhood. That scared Xaiver so much he started crying. Alex had to come get him because he was so upset, so it was just the three of them.
After that the three of them kept playing with the the lantern and flashlight having a good time. Pretty soon everything went quiet. Dada thought that was suspicious. I thought they probably just went to sleep, it was 9:30 at night. Dada decided to go check it out. He wasn't out there more then 2 minutes when he yells, "Their gone!" I was like what? Are you sure? He says back, "I'm in the tent!"
Oh geez here we go! Where did they go? Of course we called their names a couple of times but they didn't come. Dada was getting kinda panicky at this poing. We split up: he went towards the Partidas; I went toward's Mrs. Stephanie's. As I was coming round Mrs. Stephanie's back deck I see them all sneaking around William's house: Jacob, Jack and then Amelia. I yelled "You three get in the kitchen! You are in so much trouble! You're all getting spankings!" All three of them run in the house giggling out of control, having a good'old time.
By the time I got there Dada was already there reading them the riot act. Of course none of them got spankings but after their feet were washed off they were sent to bed. No more camp-outs for while.
I explained to them the next day that they are not old enough to go roaming the neighborhood at night. Of course Jacob asked when they were going to be old enough. I told him 13, let's see if he will remember that!
They all started in the tent just fine, being loud and wild like kids do. Jacob told a scary story about a man with yellow eyes that killed kids in the neighborhood. That scared Xaiver so much he started crying. Alex had to come get him because he was so upset, so it was just the three of them.
After that the three of them kept playing with the the lantern and flashlight having a good time. Pretty soon everything went quiet. Dada thought that was suspicious. I thought they probably just went to sleep, it was 9:30 at night. Dada decided to go check it out. He wasn't out there more then 2 minutes when he yells, "Their gone!" I was like what? Are you sure? He says back, "I'm in the tent!"
Oh geez here we go! Where did they go? Of course we called their names a couple of times but they didn't come. Dada was getting kinda panicky at this poing. We split up: he went towards the Partidas; I went toward's Mrs. Stephanie's. As I was coming round Mrs. Stephanie's back deck I see them all sneaking around William's house: Jacob, Jack and then Amelia. I yelled "You three get in the kitchen! You are in so much trouble! You're all getting spankings!" All three of them run in the house giggling out of control, having a good'old time.
By the time I got there Dada was already there reading them the riot act. Of course none of them got spankings but after their feet were washed off they were sent to bed. No more camp-outs for while.
I explained to them the next day that they are not old enough to go roaming the neighborhood at night. Of course Jacob asked when they were going to be old enough. I told him 13, let's see if he will remember that!
Easter 2015
Easter was the usual excitement around here this year. We told the kids they had to stay in bed until 6:00 am. Jacob said he woke up at five, snuck down to look at this basket and then waited in his bed till six. I think right at 6:01 the boys were tromping down the stairs to see what was in their baskets. The biggest hits the Easter bunny brought was Pokemon cards. The boys were super excited about the different cards they got. Amelia got up a while later. She was excited to see all the candy.At church they got a ton more candy at the egg hunt there. Afterward we all had a relaxing afternoon at home.
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