Hot Lunch...

This is the page two of the post I did about working in Rowdy's classroom. On the days I work Bo and Avery go to a friend's house. I only work part of the day and I go pick up Bo and Avery and we meet Rowdy for "Hot Lunch". There are several things about this page that I think are noteworthy:


- It was "corn dog" Friday, Rowdy's favorite!
- Rowdy always gets chocolate milk
- Bo has celebrity status when I bring him for lunch and kids flock to our table to sit with
Rowdy's little brother!
-The reason I included so many pictures of Rowdy and his beloved corn dog is because he said the funniest thing this particular day at lunch. He very simply told me as his corn dog neared the end of the stick and he had already popped it off the stick, "It is usually at this point I do this" and he proceeded to tear off the corn bread and eat it separately from the hot dog. It just cracked me up that he was telling me his routine with the last bite of his corn dog. That is precisely what he is doing in the last photo. I love that boy!
-I am just thrilled to pieces with the picture of all three of them just doing their thing!

Rowdy...

*sidenote: yes, I am aware that his dimple that just won't quit is going to cause big problems in the future!

I have been helping in Rowdy's classroom every other week or so. I have really enjoyed being there. It is nice to see what his is up to all day and to meet his friends. This particular day that I helped was special because I got to see Rowdy do something that was so cute. His teacher was asking some of the students to share a writing sample and to read it out loud. One of Rowdy's classmates was taking his turn to read his story and got stuck just two sentences into his sample. After he stood up in front of the class for a few moments Rowdy popped up from his seat and stood right next to the boy to see if he could help. Rowdy didn't jump in and start reading over the boys shoulder he just stood there quietly and looked at the paper with the boy and offered support by whispering quietly. Once his friend got started again and seemed to be doing fine, Rowdy just stayed by his side until he was done. I started to get teary right there in the middle of my son's 2nd grade class, it was so cute to see Rowdy helping out his friend.

Bodie...

turned the tables on me...

I share my laptop (sometimes)...

Please excuse the bed-head! We like starfall. It is a great site for those learning to read!

Special Valentine's Dinner...

Roses, chocolate, fine dining are all things that say Valentine's day. And in this house so does Portland Wrestling and Walmart!

On the eve of Valentine's day we had a special dinner. Avery helped me set the table and decorate it! This is something she really enjoys. We sprinkled little red rose (fake from the dollar store) petals all over the table and I told her to put some on the floor too. When Bodie walked in and saw them on the floor he said "Mess! HUGE mess!" and did this little wiping motion with his hands!

Everyone had a box of chocolates and a little present at their place setting and a name card. We used the fancy glasses and fancy plates. I BBQ'd steaks and I don't think they turned out very good. Ron said they tasted fine (but he, like his father, is a Billy Goat, and will eat anything).

I received some beautiful red roses from the boys in my life and Rowdy wrote me a "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue" poem. When Rowdy handed me the roses he said, "We picked them out at Wal-mart! The were the most expensive ones! They were 15 bucks!" Hilarious!

After dinner Ron and Rowdy went to a Portland Wrestling event with Uncle Byron and his cousin Aaron and Josh. So Avery, Bodie and I got to just hang out at home and watch movies together!

This is how Ron dressed for the Wrestling Event...

and was thrilled with his "costume" as he called it, because it got a response from one of the wrestlers. When he got home he told me that one of the wrestlers singled him out to tell him to "go back to your trailer"! What can I say...he's my Valentine!

12 of 12...

1. Rowdy chose Nascar Valentines this year
2. Honey is a very popular item with Rowdy. As you can tell by the mess cap he likes to make PB and Honey sandwiches all by himself.
3. Two items that we use every morning.
4. Smokey and Avery greeting each other.
5. Avery found and earth worm. She told me she loves them. She named it Gummy worm. So now Bodie thinks that worms are called Gummy worms.
6. It rained again today. Avery is in the rain drop. I posted a bigger picture below.
7. Loading up on the bus.
8. Bodie is convinced this racecar in our driveway is Lightening McQueen.
9. Rain = Puddles for stomping
10. Bodie has celery in his hands because we were looking for our bunny Ruby. She doesn't live in her hutch anymore...she is a free range rabbit.
11. Inside to play play doh while Mama cleans up and makes lunch.
12. Recently Rowdy has been pointing out all the scientific names of all the clouds in the sky.

13. Avery at her Valentines party at school
14. Avery's cute box to collect her Valentines
15. Rowdy at his party. The heart on the back of his chair had all of his Valentines in it...he told me that he decorated it too much...I didn't think so at all.
16. They had a health snack party.
17. One of the kids gave Bo a carrot.
18. Avery listening to a story before her class was excused. She used to sit front and center everyday at Preschool too!
19. Bodie found a little table and went right to work and looked like he could have been in Kindergarten himself.
20. We played on the playground before we came home. Rowdy told me that he thought I would come and get them ( I hadn't told them previously that I would pick them up from school).
21. Avery has a writing sample on the "writing wall" at school. So cute!
22. Sharing her bubbles that she got for Valentine's Day with Bo.
23. Rowdy enjoying his first "Fun Dip".
24. Outback for dinner with Dada!


Note: I did 24 pictures because we had a busy day and since I have two pages in the book I decided to do more!

One home at noon...

Six...

is all she has been dreaming about for quite sometime...Counting down the days until her birthday! Ron got her a new bike and it is so cute...I think I will put together a little scavenger hunt for her to find it with her friends at her party? I am also attemping to make some little Hello Kitty cupcake thingys...post to follow!