Saturday, October 30, 2004
Friday was a big day for elementary kids!
Big day at the elementary school, as all the kids and parents gathered to celebrate Halloween with a sing along, costume parade, and classroom parties. Cameron and Maia had a great time, and Mom came down and took the cute pictures you will find below. Next stop, trick or treat!
Friday, October 29, 2004
Monday, October 25, 2004
How to make orange juice
How to make orange juice, by Ella
Over lunch today, Ella puts her sandwich down and looks at me.
"I know how you make orange juice," she says.
"Oh? How do you do that?"
"First, you get an orange cow."
"Then what?"
"I don't know, he makes orange juice."
"What if I want apple juice? Do I need an apple cow?"
At this point, I am given a look that says, sheesh, I thought you were supposed to be teaching ME, which is promptly accompanied by rolled eyes.
"No, mom, that would be silly."
After a few pensive bites of her sandwich, she looks up at the jack-o-lantern her sister brought home from kindergarten.
"I know how you make a pumpkin."
"Oh? How?"
"First you take some orange juice. Then you pour it into a cup to measure it, and you pour that into a bown and mix and mix and mix."
"Wow, we should get one of those cows, they sound really useful!"
She thinks for a moment, probably about where we would keep a cow. "Maybe we should just get a farm."
"Would we live on the farm?"
"No, we'd just go there every day."
"So...let me get this straight. How do you make milk?"
"A white cow."
"Ahhh, I see. So what would a brown cow make?"
"Chocolate milk."
"And an orange cow..."
"Orange juice. I said that."
Over lunch today, Ella puts her sandwich down and looks at me.
"I know how you make orange juice," she says.
"Oh? How do you do that?"
"First, you get an orange cow."
"Then what?"
"I don't know, he makes orange juice."
"What if I want apple juice? Do I need an apple cow?"
At this point, I am given a look that says, sheesh, I thought you were supposed to be teaching ME, which is promptly accompanied by rolled eyes.
"No, mom, that would be silly."
After a few pensive bites of her sandwich, she looks up at the jack-o-lantern her sister brought home from kindergarten.
"I know how you make a pumpkin."
"Oh? How?"
"First you take some orange juice. Then you pour it into a cup to measure it, and you pour that into a bown and mix and mix and mix."
"Wow, we should get one of those cows, they sound really useful!"
She thinks for a moment, probably about where we would keep a cow. "Maybe we should just get a farm."
"Would we live on the farm?"
"No, we'd just go there every day."
"So...let me get this straight. How do you make milk?"
"A white cow."
"Ahhh, I see. So what would a brown cow make?"
"Chocolate milk."
"And an orange cow..."
"Orange juice. I said that."
Saturday, October 23, 2004
George Bush logic...at six
"Mooooommmmmm! Camer-"
"Are you about to tattle?"
"Well, yes, but-"
"What's the rule about tattling?"
"But Cameron pinched me!"
"Cameron, why did you pinch Maia?"
"She looked like she was about to dump out the lego!"
So wait. What you're trying to tell me is...you are about to go to time out, because your sister *looked* like she was about to do something you didn't like. Not because she did it, but because she looked like she might.
I suppose she has weapons of mass destruction under her bed, as well?
"Are you about to tattle?"
"Well, yes, but-"
"What's the rule about tattling?"
"But Cameron pinched me!"
"Cameron, why did you pinch Maia?"
"She looked like she was about to dump out the lego!"
So wait. What you're trying to tell me is...you are about to go to time out, because your sister *looked* like she was about to do something you didn't like. Not because she did it, but because she looked like she might.
I suppose she has weapons of mass destruction under her bed, as well?
Friday, October 15, 2004
Baking Cookies
You can always tell it's been a good day when you come home, and the smell of chocolate chip cookies is in the air. It just smells like home, they're the best.
Ella was a super big helper today, making cookies while the kids were at school so they could come home to special homemade treats when they got off the bus.
Ella was a super big helper today, making cookies while the kids were at school so they could come home to special homemade treats when they got off the bus.
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Monday, October 11, 2004
Miss Ella is planning her birthday party
Ella is going to be four next month, and she had lots of fun making up invitations for her pre-school friends to come to her birthday party. She is SO clever, Mom told her the letters to write, and she wrote:
To: (Name)
You are invited to a party!
Love: Ella
For all nine of her school friends!
She is very excited for her birthday, too. At first she wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese, but then decided that was much too far to drive, and her friends wouldn't be able to share it with her. So, she is going to have all of her friends over to the house for games and treats and play. Her big request is a pink cake with nothing on it except candles.
(The cake she wants is the one in a picture from the cover of a Perkins kiddy menu she has been toting around for weeks now, drawing on and practicing letters with. She got it when we met Grammy Sindy and Grandpa Jerry at Perkins when they were in Washington. I'm not quite sure yet if she'll be disappointed when her birthday cake isn't actually a cartoon...*laugh*)
To: (Name)
You are invited to a party!
Love: Ella
For all nine of her school friends!
She is very excited for her birthday, too. At first she wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese, but then decided that was much too far to drive, and her friends wouldn't be able to share it with her. So, she is going to have all of her friends over to the house for games and treats and play. Her big request is a pink cake with nothing on it except candles.
(The cake she wants is the one in a picture from the cover of a Perkins kiddy menu she has been toting around for weeks now, drawing on and practicing letters with. She got it when we met Grammy Sindy and Grandpa Jerry at Perkins when they were in Washington. I'm not quite sure yet if she'll be disappointed when her birthday cake isn't actually a cartoon...*laugh*)
Cameron's popcorn sale update
Cameron is really enjoying selling popcorn for the Cub Scouts. It's a very cool fundraiser, because over 70% of the proceeds actually stay local. He sends lots of big thank-you's to everyone who has offered to buy from him, and if you haven't, there's still time! Scroll down a bit to check out the kinds they have to offer, and drop him a line at curtisskids@yahoo.com to let him know what you'd like.
(By the way, he's reading his own e-mails these days. In fact, he's reading everything these days - he's become quite the reader!)
This weekend he is hoping to sell at a table outside the grocery store, so that will be very exciting. He'll team up with some buddies from his Tiger Cub den to try to raise money for the projects they'll be doing this year. Big excitement!
(Funny, last year when he did a fundraiser for kindergarten, he wasn't at all excited about selling. The few sales he made were because Mom did it for him. I guess this means he's growing up! Wait...he's not allowed to do that!!!)
(By the way, he's reading his own e-mails these days. In fact, he's reading everything these days - he's become quite the reader!)
This weekend he is hoping to sell at a table outside the grocery store, so that will be very exciting. He'll team up with some buddies from his Tiger Cub den to try to raise money for the projects they'll be doing this year. Big excitement!
(Funny, last year when he did a fundraiser for kindergarten, he wasn't at all excited about selling. The few sales he made were because Mom did it for him. I guess this means he's growing up! Wait...he's not allowed to do that!!!)
Kindergarten Update
Maia is loving kindergarten, and we are definitely seeing the benefits of the full-day program.
She has so much news!!!
Her class is raising lady bugs, which is very fun. When we saw them at open house, they were these black crawly nasty larvae, but on Friday, they got their first adult lady bug! She was so excited to come home and tell us about it!
We found a couple of pictures to show the before and after of what the lady bugs look like, and will post them here (above).
So far, the letters they have learned are: A - E - H - K
They sing songs and do activities with each of the letters, and are having a really great time. It's so cool to see how much fun learning is for kids their age.
On Friday, Maia was the special class helper. Such a big girl. :)
Also on Friday, the class started working on Halloween stories. They have plans for dressing up and having parties on their last school day of the month, which sounds like lots of fun.
They have been learning lots about bugs this year, and right now they are working on spiders.
She has so much news!!!
Her class is raising lady bugs, which is very fun. When we saw them at open house, they were these black crawly nasty larvae, but on Friday, they got their first adult lady bug! She was so excited to come home and tell us about it!
We found a couple of pictures to show the before and after of what the lady bugs look like, and will post them here (above).
So far, the letters they have learned are: A - E - H - K
They sing songs and do activities with each of the letters, and are having a really great time. It's so cool to see how much fun learning is for kids their age.
On Friday, Maia was the special class helper. Such a big girl. :)
Also on Friday, the class started working on Halloween stories. They have plans for dressing up and having parties on their last school day of the month, which sounds like lots of fun.
They have been learning lots about bugs this year, and right now they are working on spiders.
Friday, October 08, 2004
Cub Scout Popcorn
Thanks everyone for your responses on the popcorn sale! I had Mom put all of the pictures here so you could see them. Let me know if you'd like to buy any of them.
70% of the money from this sale stays LOCAL to my Cub Scout pack, so you're helping us pay for field trips, pinewood derby cars, and all the fun activities we will do this year.
E-mail me with your orders or questions. curtisskids@yahoo.com
Thanks!!!
Cameron
70% of the money from this sale stays LOCAL to my Cub Scout pack, so you're helping us pay for field trips, pinewood derby cars, and all the fun activities we will do this year.
E-mail me with your orders or questions. curtisskids@yahoo.com
Thanks!!!
Cameron
NOT PICTURED
Not pictured -- 2.5 pound popping corn tin. Unpopped popcorn for use in your popper at home. $7
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