This morning, the boys woke up to find their Valentine's Day gifts. Each got a beanie baby and some chocolate coins.
I'm not sure how well Jack liked his baby, though. At quiet time, when I gave him his dog and suggested he sleep with it, Jack chucked the poor thing across the room. Sigh. Shawn took his monkey to bed with him finally. At least Jason was appreciative. :)
We lounged around the house until after quiet time and then went to grandma's to give her the gifts they made.
Jason's on the left, Jack's in the middle, and Shawn's on the right.
They made paintings for her. I am so pleased with how they came out! I may even have to get them to paint me some, too.
They also gave each other some lovin' - a group kiss. It doesn't get much better than that!
Today we crafted. The boys all painted and created Valentine's Day cards.
And it went well!
While it may seem that this shouldn't shock me with all of the crafting I've done with the boys over the years, I will admit that there used to be a time (until not too long ago actually) when I would have to psych myself up before I attempted it. We were always well intentioned, but of course things would never go as ... we'll say smoothly as ... I hoped. Ahem.
Thankfully, if today is any indication, I think the days of me being drenched in sweat at the end of our crafting sessions may be over. lol
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Jack blew me away while we were making our cards because he wrote all of the letters I told him by himself! I did tell him where to put each letter, but still. Pretty awesome!
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This week also brought with it more 100% spelling tests for both the boys. I am so proud of how hard they are working in school this year!
We actually have all of the boys' spelling word lists hanging on our dining room wall. Shawn reads every word at least once a day; most often he reads the words every time he sits down at the table--not because we tell him to, either. He likes to read them and does so on his own!
Who needs expensive artwork with decoration options like this?
We are only half way through the school year, and I am rapidly running out of room on the wall. Clearly it is time for us to move to a bigger house so all of the words fit...
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I am also beyond proud of Jason's performance on his ST.AR testing. This testing measures a student's reading level so he can participate in the Acc.elerated Re.ading program.
Jason did extremely well! His reading level was at a third grade, seventh month level! That's not too shabby for a first grader! :)
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Jack's love affair with You Tube continues. He has now discovered the Three Little Pigs Geico commercial.
He also now breaks out with "Wee Weee Weeee!" random times throughout the day. Sigh.
Like usual, he charmed his way through the office, chatting up all the nurses and support staff. He even scored himself a free book! lol. That's our guy.
He weighs 47.9 pounds (26th percentile) and is 48.5 inches tall (47th percentile). In other words, he's still hitting his growth curve expectations. Yea!
I can't believe my baby is 4+ feet tall now. Blows my mind. :)
He's been bringing us the science kit for a few days now. Today, he finally got the chance to play...
He set everything up himself and even got his goggles on before he started!
Maybe next time we'll let him actually do some experiments! Although with his track record of putting everything into his mouth (especially when he knows he shouldn't), I can't guarantee it. lol
