Reading

So I made 2 little books for Chanse yesterday and had him read them. He actually read some of the words in the book. I was so excited. I thought it would be more fun to have a book with his own name in it then some other name. So he seemed to like it. I really want him to learn to read sooner then later. We have been playing on Starfall.com and Chanse loves it but Hero and Sterling love it too. Sterling repeats the words, letters and sounds. Sterling has so much fun playing the games on that site. If anyone has any thoughts on good approuches to teaching reading let me know. But Chanse has read his first little book!! Hurray for Chanse!!

Other happenings in the past few weeks!!!

SO right after we moved into our new home, little Miss Sterling decided she would start climbing out of her crib. Little stinker. So we had to get her a new bed. She got her new bed May 26.

Hero has been wearing her seat belt wrong in the car so we decided it was time to switch her to a booster seat. Here she is in her new booster. She was so happy and excited. I had her try it out today even though we were not going anywhere. She just wanted to sit in her new seat all day long. I couldn't get her out of the booster. It was so hot outside but she didn't care she just wanted to sit and sit. She loves it. I hope it works out for her.

Chasne had to wear his new Darth Vader shirt 2 days in a row. Silly kid. He loves it. Will see if he tries to wear it again before laundry day!

I will be posting more from the circus soon but I need to go to sleep. Sterling has been waking up at 5:30am and coming into our room. She pulls at me and says "Get up! Get up Mama. I'm hungry." I am so tired!! Can't she just go back to sleep but it is the I'm hungry that kills me and makes me get up and get her something. I keep trying to get her to go back to sleep but it doesn't work!! Maybe she will sleep in tomorrow. Please!!!!! I think Ben got up with her this morning and got her something to eat and then she still came back and pulled me out of bed in a Tinkerbell costume.

Happy Birthday Chanse!!

I can not believe Chanse is 5. Wow!! Where did the time go??? Anyways for his birthday we took him out for a surprise. We went to the circus. We had so much fun. I think I may have had more fun then the kids. I want to run off and join the circus. I am so serious about that too. The whole show was just so fun. Even Sterling was clapping her hands and bouncing to the music. She even said "oh cool!!" And kept pointing at stuff. Chanse really loved it. He loved all the magic tricks and the animals. They made an elephant disappear. And the bad guy turn into a white tiger. Oh it was great. They had a pre show and Chanse was like 3 feet from an elephant. He thought that was cool. It was just so much fun. Chanse got a movie Sword and the Stone and a Stormtrooper gun for his birthday. He is going to have a birthday party in July. He wanted to have one friend come to his party and his one friend he wants is his cousin Scotty. So Scotty is going to come over and we are going to have a party. Theme Jack and Sally (Nightmare Before Christmas). I hope it is lots of fun.

Oh Chanse had a little party with Grandma and Grandpa too. He got tinker toys and boy does he love those. He got a card with money from Great Grandma and he bought a star wars toy of course. He also got a Darth Vader Shirt and a card with money from Omi and Opa. He picked another Star Wars toy. The card was Star Wars and when he opened it it played Star Wars music. Chanse opened it and placed it on the glider Ottoman and all three kids danced and danced to the music. It was so cute to watch. He had a great birthday.

Today at the library there was a marionette show but Chanse said he didn't want to go. He said he wanted to make his own marionettes. So we did. We made a witch, a princess and a frog. So then we can perform the Frog Prince. SO fun! Here are some pictures.

Little Diva Hero

Yesterday I was getting ready for the day and I got dressed in yoga pants and a cute top. Hero went in my closet and pulled out a dress and said "Mommy you need to ware this. You don't look cute." I said what this doesn't look good?" She said "Uh Uh !" I said "I think it is cute." She said "no you have to wear a dress." I said "I am wearing this and it is cute." I guess you can only look cute in a dress. She loves dress especially spinning dresses. What a silly girl. She is such a little diva. She also has to paint her lips. She is a little princess.

Church

So today we went to our new ward for the 2nd time since moving here. Last week we had such a hard time getting the kids into their classes. Ben and I stayed in Nursery the whole time and it was really hard to get Chanse into Primary. Today we were driving to church and Chanse asked if we were going to our new church. I said yes. He then got all excited and said "My teacher is cool." I was so excited to go to his new class. I am not sure what happened last week to make him love his class so much but he does and that is great. Hero and Sterling were put into nursery and they didn't cry. They played a little but were still really unsure about things. I actually got to go to Sunday School and Relief Society. I haven't done that in years. It was nice to actually get some actual lessons for me. Before I wouldn't get anything out of sacrament meeting because taking the kids potty and all that and then I was in the library so I didn't get to go to class. So that has been like 2 years. I sometimes would go to RS but I always had to leave with a crying baby! SO it was nice being able to be in class for once.

Chanse Said the Funniest thing!!!

I was sitting eating breakfast this morning and Chanse was sit across the table from me. Chanse said to me"Mommy your boobs are disappearing. They are getting smaller." I just laughed. I couldn't believe my 4 year old almost 5 year old said that to me. But it was really funny. I said "Oh really." He said "They are smaller." Why dose a kid so young notice thesse things.

New House

So we are now in our new house. We are slowly unpacking. I should be unpacking as I type. But oh well. We are still trying to find everything. I am trying to get used to new noises and a new part of town. The kids are doing pretty good with the move. Chanse is a little upset about not going to the same school next year. He really wanted Connor's mom for his teacher. Connor is one of his friends. Chanse is also freaking out because he doesn't have the same smoke detector in his room. But there is one in his room. He is so silly. But the kids love that they have room to run around and to play. Today they set up a whole doctors office. Hero had two broken legs and a broken head. But Dr. Chanse fixed her right up. Chanse said "I am practicing to be a doctor. I want to be a doctor when I grow up." I asked for kids or adults and he said kids. So lets see what he actually decides to be. This is the first time he has actually said he wanted to be something. He used to say he wanted to live with mommy when he grew up. At least now if he lives with me he will have lots of money right!!??!???

Anyways pictures to come soon of the move and the new house. I better go and get something done tonight while the kids are sleeping.