In honor of December starting tomorrow, Scout invited a bunch of buddies — and Navy invited a few buddies, to watch Home Alone! We did an outdoor movie, and the set up was awesome! Micah set up the screen, and I set up the concession stand. The turn out was great. And for the first time ever…I saw flirting from the boys towards the girls! The girls had no interest, but the boys were definitely trying to be extra cool! I was dying!
The big hit of the night was Pippi! She became the waitress, and was awesome!
She got everyone everything they wanted, over and over again. The kids were loving her, and she was loving the role.
And then when the party was over, she got leaned out the window with a nerf gun, and I am pretty sure said, “Keep the change, you filthy animals!”
Both boys.
Different schools.
Both waiting for me in an inappropriate way.
It must be in the blood.
Every single prayer from her, and her siblings.
Navy had her “Walk through California” day today. It is rad. With a hands-on demonstration, she and her classmates learn a ton of stuff about California in one afternoon. And they make it come to life in a way I have never seen before. For her part, she has to memorize a few things - one about the landscape of California, and another about the missions of California. With all of the kids in her class memorizing different things, they make it into a competition for the afternoon. I went to see Navy at work. Her first part was flawless. Her second part was not that great. I couldn’t understand why she had such a hard time with it, and then her teacher pulled me aside to tell me another girl was sick, so they gave Navy the extra part at the last minute. And with literally three minutes, she got most of it down. Her teacher also told me that she was so happy that Navy so graciously accepted it, and that Navy is quite often her go-to gal when she needs things done!
What a compliment to Navy, and yes…she is my go-to gal too!
Each Sunday, we have started to play SCUM for who cleans what parts of the kitchen. It is so fun, and we get a spotless kitchen at the end of it. Unfortunately, Pippi is too little to hold her own in SCUM, so she usually hangs out near us doing something else. But today, she felt slighted on the cleaning part, and heard the moans of Dash who got the dishes…and took charge!
She suspended herself like this for 20 minutes as she washed and scrubbed.
And I have to be honest — she had those pots and pans cleaner than some of her older siblings. Maybe she can’t herself in SCUM, but she definitely has a grasp of the cleaning part!
Scout’s Social Studies teacher made some nice comments to Scout last week about what a joy he is to have in class. He was so pumped up about them, he came home and told me what she had said. I always think it is good for people to hear positive feedback, so I wrote the teacher a little note thanking her for saying such kind things to Scout, and to tell her that Scout really enjoys her class.
She responded with this:
I wasn’t loving the part about him being the former class clown, but I loved the part about him rising up as a leader. I agree that Scout is a natural-born leader, and I am really grateful to teachers who see that in him, and encourage his best self!
Dana Point does the coolest lights for Christmas. We usually hit them up really late at night to check them out without tons of other people. But this year, we decided to take scooters down a bit earlier…with tons of other people! Although some of the charm was lost in the crowd, the kids loved scootering in and out of unsuspecting spectators. I’m not so sure the spectators loved it as much. But with no collisions to write about, I say the night was a success.
On this Sunday after Thanksgiving, I can’t help but be thankful for a lot of things. At the top of my list today, is the sweet primary talk Navy gave about gratitude, and Pippi always running to get my door before I walk into church.
When Micah woke up to see how squished I was in the bed, he took a picture to show me how Dash had taken over! But I didn’t see it that way. The picture paints only one picture to me…Micah is a total bed hog!
In order of appearance….the finishers of the Turkey Trot!
Scout, Navy, Dash and Pippi got 5th, 6th, 9th and last respectively.
Grant beat Scout for the first time, and Scout “didn’t care”. I predict a better effort next year!
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