Wednesday, April 1, 2009

4K, Kids Expo, cute conversations

Well, we all survived 4-year old kindergarten orientation last Friday. Yes, I admit my eyes were watering even during orientation, and yes, I will have tears on the first day of school. I had a teary moment earlier in the week when I took the kids to McDonalds playland. I was watching them play and thought about how it seems like yesterday that Steve was teaching them how to climb using the netting to hoist themselves up. I blinked my eyes and two years flew by! Carrie and I were both also in tears on Friday when we brought up the dreaded end of the year. This will be Carrie's last year watching Brenna and Brody full time. I won't write much about that or I will be in tears again! Anyway, the orientation went well. We have decided to keep Brenna and Brody in the same class for this year. Their teacher will be Mrs. Scheffer or Mrs. Lyngen. Both seem really nice. We will not know if they will attend mornings or afternoons until August. :(

After 4k round up, Brenna and Brody stayed with Desi, their first time being baby-sat by a non-family member(with the exception of daycare) while we went to eat at the Black Bear with Desi's parents. Desi is super responsible so I wasn't even worried and both kids did not even care we were leaving. The kids had a blast and were sleeping soundly when we got home. Hopefully she is willing to come back even after probably giving Brenna and Brody a million piggy back rides.

We went to the Eau Claire Sports Center on Sunday for the kids expo. Friends Sarah, Jeremy, Jaxon and Avery joined us. Brenna and Brody had a ton of fun climbing and going down the slides. The lines were very long so there was a lot of waiting! I was pretty impressed how well they climbed up this wall. Mom of the year forgot the camera again so I had to make do with the camera phone. Brenna was too fast for me to even get a picture.
Brenna chose to get a butterfly painted on her face.

Brody chose a dragon.
I love listening to Brody and Brenna talk. Sometimes the conversations are friendly and other times not so friendly. Here are a few highlights from their conversations that have made me smile this week.
Brody: "I'm thirsty"
Brenna: "Tell me something new Brody." (Where has she heard that?)
We drove by Hardees on our way home from work:
Brenna: "We could just go to Hardees for dinner. "
Brody: "Don't even say that because it makes me hungry."
Brenna singing to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: "Hardees, Hardees, Hardees, Hardees, Hardees, Hardees"
At bedtime--
Brody: "Brenn, you want me to rub your back?"
Brenna: "No!" In a loud, mean voice
Brody: "How about your arm?" "You can rub my arm, kay?"
Brenna: "No!" again in a loud, mean voice
Talking about April Fools:
Brody to me: "Mom, I will tell you that you are really tiny and then I will say, ha ha April Fools."
Another ego booster comment from my child. :)

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