Pixiemom

Drama and dance class registration was yesterday. AnnaBeth has Intro I dance class on Mondays, Amie got her scholorship again and has Ballet I class on Wednesdays and James has Acting for K-2nd grade on Fridays. Dance classes begin after Labor Day. Drama classes begin the week after that. I don’t even want to know what it’s going to be like once all of my kids are into things. Next year, I’m hoping to get Christine into Drama also, but she’ll be in the same class as James if he takes it again, so that won’t make it any harder that year. He is excited. The first 10 week session is just regular acting techniques. The second session is only 5 weeks and I didn’t sign him up for that one. The third session is 10 weeks and is on puppet making and technique. That’s the one he’s really looking forward to. I asked him if he just wanted that one and not the first, but he said he wanted both. AnnaBeth kind of needs something like this to be able to get out with other girls her age. She’s a sweet dainty little thing and the only other kids in her Sunday School class are rough and rowdy boys. Sometimes they upset her and she joins Noelle in the younger class until she’s settled down and ready to join her class again. I think she’ll enjoy being in a class with lots of other kids her age. Most are girls, but there are a many parents that put their sons in the Intro classes also.

Anyway, this is going to make dinner-making kind of hard for the next school year, but I know the kids will all enjoy it.

AnnaBeth says that about once a day. I’ll say something about how well she’s doing with going to the potty. (She’s dry almost everyday, not night yet though.) Or sometimes I’ll say something about her helping me do the dishes or laundry or whatever I’m working on at the time. I’ll tell her she’s getting to be such a big girl and she does not like that one bit. She said the other day that she’s always going to be a baby. It’s so funny when she says that because she’s so serious about it. I have to keep a straight face, but I want to laugh. She’s getting “new” used clothes today and she’ll like that as long as I don’t say anything about them being big girl clothes. She’s outgrown some of her 2T stuff and Jeremy’s mom is picking up some play dresses for her that are 3T.

Hmm, not sure where I’m going with this post. I guess I’m just amused at my silly daughter who doesn’t want to admit she’s growing up even though she enjoys doing the big kid things she can do.

Oh, Jeremy’s mom is picking up some stuff for Noelle today as well. She needs 18 mo clothes. I can’t believe how fast my children are growing and they are so small for their age.

I found a great way for Noelle to eat her cereal and get her milk intake without me sitting there spooning it for her, plus it gives her good spoon practice… I mix her cereal in yogurt. She loves it. Amie and Christine like it too, but Christine adds less yogurt and puts a little milk in to make it more fluid for her. I used to give Noelle a cup of milk with a bowl of dry cereal, but she prefers juice in the morning. Now she gets her juice and still has some milk too.

My kids are into blocking a doorway and asking for a password to get through. When they started it, I told them I was Mom and didn’t need passwords and they let me through everytime. Now, they’ve started wanting me to say it. I just tickle them and usually make it through pretty easily. Oh, by the way, the password is the spanish word for open… abra, which is what Dora the Explorer has to say to open most things in her adventures.

James loves playing the Nintendo gamecube. He is getting pretty good at it. I don’t let him play very much and it is one of the first things he’s grounded from if he needs some disciplining since he enjoys it so much. I want to know of some children’s games out there and your opinions of them. We have Sonic Mega Collection and Super Monkey Ball 2. Both of those are lots of fun for him, but I get bored hearing the neverending, neverchanging music and want some other things for him too. I plan on getting him a new game either for Christmas or his birthday. Any suggestions, any warnings, any you just think are stupid games? I’m wanting real people’s opinions and not have to rely on the web for all my info. (Wait a minute, this is still the web. LOL)

These teeth of Noelle’s are taking awhile to get here. She got her other top front tooth, so now she has all four front teeth on top and only two on bottom, plus one top 1 yr molar. So at almost 20 months, she’s only got 7 teeth. The other top 1 yr molar is almost out. At this rate, she’ll be almost 4 when she finally has all her baby teeth in.