Enjoy till next time!!!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Just had to share!!
I just had to share this picture. My first zinnia has opened up!! Kylie is thrilled because it is pink and not purple like she originally thought it would be.
Enjoy till next time!!!
Enjoy till next time!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Garden Update!
I haven't updated lately on my little garden so here is my update on it along with pictures below. The tomatoes are doing great. I checked them this morning before I watered and there are 2 blooms now on the plants!! YEAH!!! I hope they actually develop into tomatoes!! The pepper plants are doing well also. I have not seen any sign of them having any peppers growing yet, but hopefully soon they will!! I can't wait till they do! Unfortunately the cilantro has not made it yet. Out of 2 different seed plantings, none of them have survived. I am at the point I will go to Lowe's or one of the little garden shops in town and get a cilantro plant that has already started and go from there with that. I want to be able to make us some homemade salsa!!!
The pansy plants have taken off. They are doing very well, except for one of them. I think one out of six not doing well is still very good for me. The others have multiple blooms and are very colorful and full of blossoms! The rose bush hasn't put out any more flowers yet. It is however growing new branches and leaves so I'm not concerned with it at all. It has had 2 beautiful roses so far and I'm sure many more to come! The zinnia's are getting tall and full. One of the flowers has a flower bud on it and I bet will start opening in the next few days. Kylie is so thrilled about it and is hoping it is a pink zinnia. Gabryle is thrilled because they are getting so big. He loves the zinnias and every time I ask if they are his flowers he says yes, so they are no longer mine apparently. The bleeding hearts are struggling a little. Not sure if its from the Oklahoma weather or what. I know part of it is most likely due to the fact the shady spot I had it in, is now no longer shaded all day like it used to be. I forgot to remember that with the summer coming the shady spots will be different. I'll figure something out for it to make it do well. The other bulb plants I transplanted are doing okay I think. One has started to grow back after loosing its leaves from the transplant. Maybe now it will produce a flower, if it even does produce flowers. I'll update again soon as the zinnia's start to produce flowers.
Till Next Time!!!
The pansy plants have taken off. They are doing very well, except for one of them. I think one out of six not doing well is still very good for me. The others have multiple blooms and are very colorful and full of blossoms! The rose bush hasn't put out any more flowers yet. It is however growing new branches and leaves so I'm not concerned with it at all. It has had 2 beautiful roses so far and I'm sure many more to come! The zinnia's are getting tall and full. One of the flowers has a flower bud on it and I bet will start opening in the next few days. Kylie is so thrilled about it and is hoping it is a pink zinnia. Gabryle is thrilled because they are getting so big. He loves the zinnias and every time I ask if they are his flowers he says yes, so they are no longer mine apparently. The bleeding hearts are struggling a little. Not sure if its from the Oklahoma weather or what. I know part of it is most likely due to the fact the shady spot I had it in, is now no longer shaded all day like it used to be. I forgot to remember that with the summer coming the shady spots will be different. I'll figure something out for it to make it do well. The other bulb plants I transplanted are doing okay I think. One has started to grow back after loosing its leaves from the transplant. Maybe now it will produce a flower, if it even does produce flowers. I'll update again soon as the zinnia's start to produce flowers.
Till Next Time!!!
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| Tomato plant with 2 blooms!!!! |
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| Pepper plants |
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| Pansy plants!!! |
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| Rose Bush |
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| Zinnia's!! If you look towards the middle of the front row of zinnias you will see the plant with the flower pod just waiting to open up! |
Thursday, May 17, 2012
SCHOOL'S OUT!!!
The last day of school has arrived and the girls left this morning excited about the fun day they will have today. I'm always amazed at the end of the year how much they have learned through the past school year.
Kylie learned this year to write all of her letters and numbers up to 20 and started to read a little with little beginner readers. Most of the pages had 3 or 4 words on them, but hey, you have to start somewhere don't you! She learned more about shapes, colors and even picked up a little bit on some of the math Mackenzie learned this year. She can write her name and a few small words that she knows and has become very fixed on making sure she writes "pretty". Her teachers on the first day of school weighed and measured each student and then did again yesterday and recorded it so we would have it. On the first day of school she was 40.5" tall. Yesterday she was 43" tall. She grows slow. Her weight the first day was 35 pounds and yesterday it was 38 pounds. Can't wait to see what all she can soak up next year in kindergarten!
Mackenzie this year really got into learning how to do new things. Her math skills have gotten a lot better and now does well when they do their 100 problems in 5 minute tests. (Yes they have to finish all 100 problems in 5 minutes at the end of first grade going into second grade.) She has learned how to take a word and put the phonics symbols on the correct letters to show what is a long vowel, short vowel, and all that fun stuff. She now is a great little reader and loves to read whenever she can. She read around 70 books this year during the school year and tested on almost all of them, which resulted in her receiving the AR reading award and of course the State Education Reading Award, which you have to read over 25 books to receive. She also made the principals honor roll which is a great thing! She's very proud of it and so are we of course!! She is hoping next year they get to start learning science in second grade, as she has gotten to be very interested in the subject.
They'll have a good summer I'm sure this year. They'll enjoy having some time off and be ready soon to start back next August. Enjoy the pictures below of the first and last day of school I took.
Till Next Time!!!
Kylie learned this year to write all of her letters and numbers up to 20 and started to read a little with little beginner readers. Most of the pages had 3 or 4 words on them, but hey, you have to start somewhere don't you! She learned more about shapes, colors and even picked up a little bit on some of the math Mackenzie learned this year. She can write her name and a few small words that she knows and has become very fixed on making sure she writes "pretty". Her teachers on the first day of school weighed and measured each student and then did again yesterday and recorded it so we would have it. On the first day of school she was 40.5" tall. Yesterday she was 43" tall. She grows slow. Her weight the first day was 35 pounds and yesterday it was 38 pounds. Can't wait to see what all she can soak up next year in kindergarten!
Mackenzie this year really got into learning how to do new things. Her math skills have gotten a lot better and now does well when they do their 100 problems in 5 minute tests. (Yes they have to finish all 100 problems in 5 minutes at the end of first grade going into second grade.) She has learned how to take a word and put the phonics symbols on the correct letters to show what is a long vowel, short vowel, and all that fun stuff. She now is a great little reader and loves to read whenever she can. She read around 70 books this year during the school year and tested on almost all of them, which resulted in her receiving the AR reading award and of course the State Education Reading Award, which you have to read over 25 books to receive. She also made the principals honor roll which is a great thing! She's very proud of it and so are we of course!! She is hoping next year they get to start learning science in second grade, as she has gotten to be very interested in the subject.
They'll have a good summer I'm sure this year. They'll enjoy having some time off and be ready soon to start back next August. Enjoy the pictures below of the first and last day of school I took.
Till Next Time!!!
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| First day of school 2011-2012 school year (August 11, 2011) |
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| First day of school 2011/2012 school year. (August 11, 2011) |
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| Last day of school 2011-2012 school year (May 17, 2012) |
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| Last day of School 2011-2012 school year (May 17, 2012) |
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Dr. Kylie
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| Bambie Scrubs |
We have found her a pair of scrubs to wear, which are the cutest I have seen. We also made her a name tag that she has attached to the outfit and she will wear it Monday. We were talking yesterday about it and she has decided that she wants to be a "kid doctor" so she can give kids shots. I then informed her that a kid doctor is a pediatrician and she looked at me and decided we will just call it a kid doctor. She looks good in the scrubs and I think her outfit turned out great. Pictures of her outfit are below and I'll make sure to tell about her graduation/awards assembly Monday!
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| Her Scrub tops |
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| Her name tag we made |
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Busy day today
Today has been full with school activities, but it has been fun! This morning Kylie's class had "Muffins with Mom" to celebrate Mother's Day coming up Sunday. It was a lot of fun. I got to the school and went to the playground to pick up Kylie and we then went and had our muffins, cookies apples and punch. They also gave us our gift that they made. Kylie made a key chain with her picture and the school year on it for me and a handful of Hershey Kisses. They also made a book like they did for Dad's for Fathers Day. (Pictures are below!) Kylie even wrote on her page that she wouldn't trade me for a monkey, which says a lot with how much she LOVES her monkey!!
Kenzie had a great time at track and field day today also. The weather was nice and not too hot and a nice breeze blew the entire time. Kenzie ran in the 800 meter race and also participated in the long jump. In the 800 meter race she placed 3rd place out of 6 girls and in the long jump placed 4th out of 8 girls. Not bad at all. We are very proud of how she did today. there are pictures below and as soon as I can get it posted, I will post a short video of Kenzie running in her race.
Till Next Time!!!
Kenzie had a great time at track and field day today also. The weather was nice and not too hot and a nice breeze blew the entire time. Kenzie ran in the 800 meter race and also participated in the long jump. In the 800 meter race she placed 3rd place out of 6 girls and in the long jump placed 4th out of 8 girls. Not bad at all. We are very proud of how she did today. there are pictures below and as soon as I can get it posted, I will post a short video of Kenzie running in her race.
Till Next Time!!!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Dandy Dads
I absolutely love some of the projects that Kylie's class does with their students. Granted they did a lot of these also while Kenzie was in their pre-k class but they still are great projects. Since school will not be in session when Father's Day comes, the class went ahead and made a father's day project. A little book filled with papers the kids answered questions too, and a framed picture. (Pictures are below.)
some of the answers to the questions were pretty funny, and some were just adorable. One student when asked what is your dad's name answered I don't know. When asked how old their Dad's were the ages ranged from 16 to 88 years old. (I'd hate to be the one that had the 88 years old answer). I put Kylie's pictures below.
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some of the answers to the questions were pretty funny, and some were just adorable. One student when asked what is your dad's name answered I don't know. When asked how old their Dad's were the ages ranged from 16 to 88 years old. (I'd hate to be the one that had the 88 years old answer). I put Kylie's pictures below.
Till Next Time!!!
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| The front cover of the Father's Day Book |
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| Kylie's page. |
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| Close up of Kylie's Page |
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| Kylie's footprint and poem. Came pre-framed. |
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Counting down the days!
Yep, it's summer almost! The girls are in their last 2 weeks of school and they are ready for a break!! Kenzie starts her end of year tests today, or at least that is what she has told me. Kylie will get to visit the kindergarten classrooms in the next week or so and every day it seems as if something is going on that is related to school.
The last week of school will be the busiest. That Monday we have Kylie's awards assembly/pre-k graduation. Tuesday Kenzie's class gets to go on a field trip to play laser tag for the day, then on Wednesday her class has their awards assembly/1st grade graduation. Then Thursday is the magical day that Kenzie is counting down towards. The last day of school!!!!
I think Gabryle will enjoy having the girls home for a few months to play with him all day every day. He enjoys getting to play with them after school. I think it's his favorite part of the day besides meal times and when we go outside to play. He has become fascinated with chalk while we are outside. He loves the fact that he can draw on the sidewalks and the porch and not get in trouble for coloring on it. I also think he enjoys it because he knows once it gets to where there is no more room to draw I wash it off with the water and we let it dry. Of course in this process he always finds a way to manage to get wet while I Wash the chalk off the ground.
I'll make sure to get pictures while we are at the awards assemblies for the kids and the other things we attend and get them posted as soon as I can. And if you don't hear from me for a while, just remember I shall e back with a post as soon as I can with all the craziness of the end of the year!!
Till Next Time!!!!
The last week of school will be the busiest. That Monday we have Kylie's awards assembly/pre-k graduation. Tuesday Kenzie's class gets to go on a field trip to play laser tag for the day, then on Wednesday her class has their awards assembly/1st grade graduation. Then Thursday is the magical day that Kenzie is counting down towards. The last day of school!!!!
I think Gabryle will enjoy having the girls home for a few months to play with him all day every day. He enjoys getting to play with them after school. I think it's his favorite part of the day besides meal times and when we go outside to play. He has become fascinated with chalk while we are outside. He loves the fact that he can draw on the sidewalks and the porch and not get in trouble for coloring on it. I also think he enjoys it because he knows once it gets to where there is no more room to draw I wash it off with the water and we let it dry. Of course in this process he always finds a way to manage to get wet while I Wash the chalk off the ground.
I'll make sure to get pictures while we are at the awards assemblies for the kids and the other things we attend and get them posted as soon as I can. And if you don't hear from me for a while, just remember I shall e back with a post as soon as I can with all the craziness of the end of the year!!
Till Next Time!!!!
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