Simple Clips

I just made some really easy clips for my girls. I made 15 clips in about an hour. SO EASY!! I don't know what I am going to do with 15 clips but I figured I should make the mess worth it! I will probably put most of them away for presents. I have to make a bunch more this week for Sammy's birthday. I have promised her I would make bows to wear to school so she can wear pink! At first she was worried and told me she wouldn't be able to wear them because they don't let you pick what colors you wear! How sad!! I told her that she could wear pink bows and pink shoes if she wanted...that made her really excited! Now I just have to make the bows. I also have a BYU skirt to make her!! Let's just say I am going to be a little busy at night because her birthday is Monday!!

I am not sold on the purple ones but that is all the purple ribbon that I had. I think I might have to buy more ribbon to make one that looks a little better. In case you don't know, we have to have purple at our house because that is Andrea's favorite color. She will wear anything that is purple!!

What's in a Name?

Sammy and I were driving today when she asked me a very thought provoking question...
"Mom, do you see any butter?"
"No, do you see any butter?"
"Well, I don't see any fields and there isn't any butter so why do they call this place Butterfield?"
Being the smart person that I am I just said, "I don't know...I guess they just wanted to!"

Where does she come up with things like this? I also need to be a little more careful now that she is starting to read and can remember signs that we read to her!!!

More Pictures

Last time we did pictures Sammy didn't cooperate very well so Jeff wanted to take all the kids in and do pictures again. This is what we got. It was tough but we got at least one good one of everyone!!

Influence

This morning Andrea and I were eating breakfast when out of the blue she starts singing, "Shake your booty, shake your booty, shake your booty, yeah, yeah, yeah" While singing, she is shaking her little bum the best she can while sitting down. I asked her who taught her the song and she sweetly replied, "Kevin."

Yesterday, Andrea started blowing on the leather recliner to make a raspberry sound. She looked at me and told me the chair was tooting or farting, I don't remember which one she said. I asked her who taught her this and her sweet little voice said "Kevin."

Kevin, what are you teaching my daughter???? Here I thought you had such a sweet influence on Andrea but lately I am learning the truth (for those who don't know, Andrea idolizes her Uncle Kevin and doesn't let him out of her sight when we are in Utah)!!!! Jeff thinks it is really funny and I have to admit that it is kind of funny. The real question is, did Kevin really teach her to do this or is she just saying Kevin did it???

Going Private??

I am thinking about taking my blog private in case there are weirdos out there that can find my blog. Anyone have an opinion??

School

As many of you know Sammy will start kindergarten this year. I am a little worried...okay, I am really worried about it. I pray she gets a good teacher and that she is on a track with some of the kids in our ward. She is so sensitive and freaks out in big crowds so I am extremely nervous. She is excited but I also think that she is a little worried. She has been acting up more and is having break downs more and more. What do I do?? I have just been trying to get her more and more excited about school. We have bought all of her uniform. We have been buying school supplies as they go on sale. We are going to be making some cute bows for her hair. That is about all I can do!! If anyone has any suggestions please let me know! Once I find out about her teacher I am definitely going to be taking her to see the school and meet the teacher. Unfortunately, her school does not let you know anything until sometime in August!! They are a helpful bunch (that is said with LOTS of sarcasm)!!

On the other hand, Andrea is very excited about school and can't wait to start preschool. I am also excited to do preschool with her. We have been buying things for preschool and she loves that they are for HER school!!

Hopefully in a couple weeks we will hear about Sammy's school!!

A Little More Info

Just a few more details. As for the academics of preschool, I have a different opinion than most people. I think preschool is more for social skills than for academics, especially at this age. I am going to be making the curriculum based on the kids on the class. I will focus on building their small and large motor skills, work on their names (recognizing and spelling), colors, and shapes. We will work on some letters but I am not going to be doing a different letter each day of the week. I taught this way when I taught at Weber State in Ogden and I think it works the best.

It is $50 for the whole year because I am doing it more for Andrea than anything but also as a trial run to see how I like it. If you want to pay more you can but that is all I am charging this year. I have always wanted to teach preschool so I am starting small to work everything out. I am going to have 6-8 kids total (including Andrea) but I am leaning more towards 6 kids just because it easier.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED I NEED TO KNOW SOON AS THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST. IF THERE IS ENOUGH I MIGHT CONSIDER DOING AN AFTERNOON CLASS AS WELL BUT PROBABLY WON'T MAKE A DECISION ON THAT UNTIL AFTER SCHOOL STARTS BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH SAMMY AND KINDERGARTEN.