“Look, Mommy, I’m a Tex-kas cowboy!” ~Will
Teaching Short Vowel Sounds with Song
Will is working through the beginning lessons in The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading. He has already learned all of his short vowel sounds, but we still review them every day. One great way to teach and review the…
Still
Last night as I went up the stairs for bed, I heard sleeping sounds coming from my son’s “buzz room”. There was deep breathing and even a bit of snoring. I stopped and stood in his doorway. I stood still….
A Real Fisherman
For a while my husband has been planning to take Will, our little boy, fishing. He found the perfect spot at the nearby Pocahontas State park. On Saturday afternoon he got everything ready and they started out on their fishing…
Will’s Cake Birthday
We celebrated Will’s “cake birthday” on Monday with lots of love for our little boy! He woke up to streamers at his bedroom door. He promptly renamed his room the “birthday room” for the day. A “sprinkles cake” was requested…
Happy “Cake Birthday” Will
Today is Will’s birthday. My little boy is turning a big four years old! He’s been looking forward to this birthday for so long…it’s the first birthday that he has really anticipated like this. He calls it his “cake birthday”….
Boys Need to Run
As the mom of a boy who is sandwiched between older twin sisters and a younger baby sister, I have learned that boys are so very different from girls. Sometimes I feel sorry for my little boy as all too…
Sing to Me Cowboy
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Apple Slices
Apple slices are a favored snack around here. But Will takes the prize for the oddest way of eating them. And, yes, that’s a bowl of Lucky Charms sitting along with those apple slices. That’s a bit odd, too. It…
The Way to a Little Man’s Heart
We’ve all heard that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Not so with my little man… The way to his heart is through his tooth. His sweet tooth, that is!
Waiting Room Fun
This week’s theme for You Capture is Fun. On Monday we had to take EA, MC, and Will with us to Jenny’s check-up for jaundice. She had her heel pricked at the lab and then her pediatrician wanted to take…
Breastfeeding Reaction
Last week, upon seeing me breastfeed Jenny for the first time, Will had quite the humorous reaction. He called out, “No!, Jenny, Don’t eat Mommy! Don’t! Don’t eat Mommy!!†He has since gotten used to seeing Jenny “eat Mommyâ€, especially…