Friday, November 30, 2007

7 days and counting!!

He's doing it!! He's gone 7 days without having an accident in his pullup! I think Andy may finally be on his way to being toilet trained. He's had times before when he's used the potty here and there, but still sometimes pooped in his diaper. He hasn't had a single accident in a week. This is about so much more than just potty training. This opens up options to him academically and allows for some time being mainstreamed in Kindergarten next year. This lets him do more activities with neurotypical peers. For every child it is a sign of becoming more independent and growing up, but for my Roo it is all that and more. I can't begin to explain how happy I am about this. Mr. Geek's idea of using Rob as a model teacher has worked brilliantly. I told Rob this morning what a great teacher he has been. He looked at me seriously and said "Mom, I can't be a poop teacher when I grow up, just a substitute in a classroom." The kid cracks me up. Way to go, Mr. Andy on your awesome achievements!!

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Ready for the holidays to begin?


It seems like 2007 just began sometimes...and it's almost over. Thanksgiving is just a few days away. And that means that Christmas is soon to follow. I can pull out the Christmas movies like the Muppet Christmas Carol (love it!!), A Charlie Brown Christmas with the wacky metal trees, and other seasonal music...like the Nutcracker and the Messiah. Woo hoo! The Playmobil nativity will grace our mantel soon as well. You can see the boys getting ready for Christmas a few years back on this scrapbook page I've posted here.

The stores are getting ready as well. Who are we kidding? They've been getting ready since Labor Day!! Even the grocery store has the trees and light out now, so you know things are getting serious. But the sign that Christmas is really close at hand is that Trader Joe's has Candy Cane Joe-Joe's now. Pure perfection and bliss right here on Planet Earth. I LOVE candy cane joe-joe's!!

I've done only a tiny bit of Christmas shopping, and it has all been online, primarily at amazon. I didn't buy much for anyone last year and this year won't be much different. We tend to buy the kids things periodically throughout the year. Dh and I tend to buy what we want when we want it. I have learned that the man doesn't do gifts very well, so it's up to me to take care of that. I'll do my usual Shutterfly calendars for the parents with kid pics and then another small gift to go with it.

Rob and I'll be making candles for teacher and grandparent gifts this year, as well as decorating bags and filling them with homemade cookies, a homemade ornament, and a candle. He loves working on this. We have done it since he was in preschool. I know that wasn't THAT long ago.

They have this week off from school, so it will be a good time to make the candles and bake some cookies and get some of the projects underway. He has made a few of the ornaments already. I let him play with my alcohol inks! How many moms of 6 year olds would do that?

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Rob's Favorites at 6

We had our annual interview to find out all of Rob's favorites. Some of them haven't changed too much.

Favorite food: Macaroni and Cheese
Favorite drink: Trader Joe's Sir Strawberry juice
Favorite fruit: grapefruit
favorite veggie: peas
favorite toy: GeoTrax
favorite game: Sorry!
favorite place: grandma and grandad's
favorite holiday: Christmas
favorite season: winter
favorite color: brown
favorite snack: popcorn and pretzels
favorite dessert: peppermint ice cream
favorite cookie: chocolate chip
favorite book: Charlotte's Web
favorite school friend: Miguel

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Substitute teacher

No way November!



I can't believe it's November already! October seemed to pass in the blink of an eye. Halloween went pretty well. The grandparents came over to have some soup and homemade bread and then Grandad and I took the kids out trick or treating just on our street. We ran into a few kids from school and both boys had a great time, Andy really got into it this year. He also now has decided he likes to EAT the treats. This is a new development. Well, he's still pretty limited, he mostly just likes m and m's. As usual, I got crappy pictures in the dark, even with my new camera. Little boys running around in the dark isn't great for any camera...I can handle still subjects in the dark, but little boys...no way! They dressed up as firefighters. The festivities earlier in the day were fun for them as well...parades at school and trick or treating and special art projects to boot. They were in heaven! The boys also had flu shots, which Rob enjoyed. Yes, enjoyed. He thought it was extra fun to go on Halloween because you get treats when getting your shot. Smart boy.