My vacation started Tuesday afternoon, Erick started after work this evening, and Devin starts after school tomorrow. The unfortunate thing is that the weather is terrible. It is currently pouring, and I do mean buckets, and 61* with not much pick-me up in the forecast. The next 10 days all have rain or chance (at least 30 %) of rain/thunderstorms in the forecast. EVERY SINGLE DAY! We have so many plans~ we wanted to hit the beach, go to the park with the water play area, zoo, possibly Santa's Village (notice these are ALL outdoor activities?!?!?!)
We are also supposed to go to Ribfest on Sunday for Father's Day. Rockin' Ribfest is an outdoor venue with tons of good barbeque food, music, rides/games for kids, etc. Not much fun in the rain though!
UGH!!!
I am not a happy camper!
Rain, rain, GO AWAY.
Devin, Erick, and Karla want to go out and PLAY!!!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Papa's Influence
Preface: You have to know my father to appreciate this story. My father is a blues /jazz lover. He plays the bass in different blues and jazz bands and has about a bazillion blues/jazz CDs (am I wrong Mom?). Remember this post from Christmas time?
Devin loves listening to classical music when he goes to bed. Its just a habit that we've gotten into at home and something they do at school too. Its actually proven to boost brain growth, and really Devin just enjoys it. At home his Baby Mozart (or whatever composer we have in that day/week) plays for about an hour and then turns off at the end of the CD.
Sometimes Devin sleeps at my parent's house for his Saturday afternoon nap, or the occasional overnight. Well Saturday afternoon I got Devin all set up for his nap in my parent's Den. I gave him hugs and kisses and left the room. As I was walking down the hallway I could hear him calling me, so I went back in to see what he needed. "Jazzeber, Mommy!"
Huh? I didn't get it.
"Jazz eber Mommy. I need the Jazz Eber!"
It took me a minute until I realized that Devin was asking for one of my father's CDs titled "The Best Smooth Jazz Ever" I would say that Devin is definitely being influenced by his Papa!
Devin loves listening to classical music when he goes to bed. Its just a habit that we've gotten into at home and something they do at school too. Its actually proven to boost brain growth, and really Devin just enjoys it. At home his Baby Mozart (or whatever composer we have in that day/week) plays for about an hour and then turns off at the end of the CD.
Sometimes Devin sleeps at my parent's house for his Saturday afternoon nap, or the occasional overnight. Well Saturday afternoon I got Devin all set up for his nap in my parent's Den. I gave him hugs and kisses and left the room. As I was walking down the hallway I could hear him calling me, so I went back in to see what he needed. "Jazzeber, Mommy!"
Huh? I didn't get it.
"Jazz eber Mommy. I need the Jazz Eber!"
It took me a minute until I realized that Devin was asking for one of my father's CDs titled "The Best Smooth Jazz Ever" I would say that Devin is definitely being influenced by his Papa!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
I Stand Corrected
I stand corrected, by Marcia and her many years of Barney watching with the grand kids, that it is not "Alice the Camel" but "SALLY the Camel."
Thank you Marcia for correcting us on our unfortunate mishap with poor Sally's name. I hope the story brought back many sweet memories for you!
Thank you Marcia for correcting us on our unfortunate mishap with poor Sally's name. I hope the story brought back many sweet memories for you!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Devin the Philosopher
Devin and I had quite the philosophical conversation this morning on the way to school.
He was telling me that camels have humps. He then started singing the song (not quite sure of the proper title) "Alice the Camel has 2 Humps..." but he was wondering why Alice turns into a horse when she has no more humps. I told him it was because she had no more humps, but that really its just a silly song.
Well Devin, being the thinker that he is, wanted to know what happened to the humps. "Do they pop like bubbles?"
I thought that was pretty darn clever. "Nope, really Devin, its just a silly song but you can ask your teacher when we get to school." Sometimes kids just need some confirmation from someone besides their mother. I guess Mom really doesn't know everything?!?!?
Anyway, as soon as we walked into school he walked right up to Miss Katie and started asking her about Alice and the humps. Miss Katie had no clue what was going on, poor thing! I quickly explained. The 3 teachers that were near-by all commented that Devin would ask about the theorist side of the song. My little wise man!
He was telling me that camels have humps. He then started singing the song (not quite sure of the proper title) "Alice the Camel has 2 Humps..." but he was wondering why Alice turns into a horse when she has no more humps. I told him it was because she had no more humps, but that really its just a silly song.
Well Devin, being the thinker that he is, wanted to know what happened to the humps. "Do they pop like bubbles?"
I thought that was pretty darn clever. "Nope, really Devin, its just a silly song but you can ask your teacher when we get to school." Sometimes kids just need some confirmation from someone besides their mother. I guess Mom really doesn't know everything?!?!?
Anyway, as soon as we walked into school he walked right up to Miss Katie and started asking her about Alice and the humps. Miss Katie had no clue what was going on, poor thing! I quickly explained. The 3 teachers that were near-by all commented that Devin would ask about the theorist side of the song. My little wise man!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Game Night
Since all of the shows have ended their regular seasons, Erick and I have been watching 'How I Met Your Mother' on DVD. This was at the recommendation of some friends who really enjoy this hilarious TV Comedy. (I have to agree, if you have not seen it, its definitely worth your time!)
We also have dug deep into the basement and taken out some board games. We've been playing Tri-Ominos and Sequence. We brought up Overturn, but didn't play it. My point in telling you all of this is that Devin found where I had stashed the games and wanted to play them. I created a modified version of Overturn for him where you had to say the name of the letter and then put your ring on it. It was actually a perfect game for Devin...for the whole 3 minutes and 43 seconds he lasted!
Here is a close up. Devin was sitting in the top of the game box while playing. Eh, at least we had fun!
We also have dug deep into the basement and taken out some board games. We've been playing Tri-Ominos and Sequence. We brought up Overturn, but didn't play it. My point in telling you all of this is that Devin found where I had stashed the games and wanted to play them. I created a modified version of Overturn for him where you had to say the name of the letter and then put your ring on it. It was actually a perfect game for Devin...for the whole 3 minutes and 43 seconds he lasted!
Here is a close up. Devin was sitting in the top of the game box while playing. Eh, at least we had fun!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
This and That
* Devin did have allergy testing last year. He did not test positive on anything (they tested all major food categories).
* I only have 9 days of school left for this school year!
*I am teaching summer school- third grade - for the month of July.
*Our babysitter is moving to Philly to go to Drexel University after 2 years at one of our state universities. :( We are very sad. She took Devin out on a "date" yesterday. They went out for a pizza dinner and ice cream. She also introduced us to a good friend of hers so that we aren't left without a sitter.
*I hope it works out with the new sitter because I need someone to watch Devin while I work summer school.
* We have a week's vacation coming up soon. I am not sure that we will be doing anything spectacular but it will be fun just to have the time off together. We will definitely hit up some of our local parks and beaches, as well as some museums/aquariums (with our library passes for cheaper prices). I hope we have nice weather!
* For Father's Day this year Erick wants to go to this "Rib Fest" that is held at a local Anheiseur Busch facility. We have talked about going for years, always hear good things about it, but this year we are determined to go!
* I only have 9 days of school left for this school year!
*I am teaching summer school- third grade - for the month of July.
*Our babysitter is moving to Philly to go to Drexel University after 2 years at one of our state universities. :( We are very sad. She took Devin out on a "date" yesterday. They went out for a pizza dinner and ice cream. She also introduced us to a good friend of hers so that we aren't left without a sitter.
*I hope it works out with the new sitter because I need someone to watch Devin while I work summer school.
* We have a week's vacation coming up soon. I am not sure that we will be doing anything spectacular but it will be fun just to have the time off together. We will definitely hit up some of our local parks and beaches, as well as some museums/aquariums (with our library passes for cheaper prices). I hope we have nice weather!
* For Father's Day this year Erick wants to go to this "Rib Fest" that is held at a local Anheiseur Busch facility. We have talked about going for years, always hear good things about it, but this year we are determined to go!
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