Silver Tabs: September 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Happy Birthday to my oldest son

Van is 7, HOLY COW! We went to the cabin to celebrate his big day. Thanks to all that could join us, Van was so excited to have you there. We were able to enjoy the great outdoors, and to see some moose a mom and baby - so cute!

Van got a bike for his birthday, he LOVES to ride his bike anytime he can. Of course he had to bring it to the cabin, even though the riding was not the best.

Van is in first grade, and I have loved having him here at my school. I get to watch him walk down the halls as a first grader - it is so hard not to tackle him with hugs every time I see him.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Technical Difficulties

This is what happens when you have 17 kids coming to you for questions about things you have already answered only seconds before, FRUSTRATING!
Sorry friends and family
I love you all

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

spelling list

Sorry, my weeks blended together.
There will be no math homework tonight. Today we took chapter 2 test, tomorrow we will be correcting our test and taking unit 1 test. We will start chapter 3 (unit 2) on Thursday.
Here are the spelling words for this week:

thrown, mood
stole, loaf
clue, growth
dew, youth
choose, slope
rule, bruise
boast, loose
cruise, rude
stroll, flow
route, flute
challenge words:
subdue
pursuit
molten
reproach
presume

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Welcome, Welcome

We are glad to have yet another Higginson cousin join the crew. Andrew Nairn Higginson. Wish they were a little bit closer.

Quotes from the kids

Finn is learning what being frustrated means. His latest sayings of frustration include: "Mom, you are so busted" - this is said when I ask him to do something he doesn't want to do. Also the noises that come out of his mouth, I laugh almost every time "aahhhh, hmmm, ggrrrrr" these are all said as he is bending over almost colapsing
This is more of jesture than a quote: as we were singing from the hymn book Finn licked his index finger and used it to turn the page. So funny, and so cute. I just can't get enough.
If you ever get the chance, have Finn sing I Am a Child of God. Really the cutest little thing I have ever heard. He has perfected each part.
When Finn sings I Am a Child of God in the end when it says "teach me all that I must do" he says "teach me all that stuff..." and ends it there. It doesn't sound as funny when I write it down - but when sung by Finn super funny!
Finn "him's my best friend" there are times I can not find the heart to tell him how to speak correctly
Huming birds have become a fascination in our family. Finn will say "I see a honey bird" - love it!
All of Finn's shorts this summer were Van's shorts last summer, SO they are a little big. When Finn is climbing into his car seat he often says "Oh, my bums falling off" which means his pants are falling down. It's so funny!
Finn is so funny these days - maybe I shouldn't laugh at his sayings, but how can I not? The other day he came to me so sweetly and asked "you need a dying coke" diet coke.
I hope Finn is not trying to tell me something when he puts his stuffed animal up his shirt and while patting it says "this is my fat baby"
Funny things Finn Says: "thad be good", "let's go ride the front frunner" (front runner), when I tell Finn to say sorry, or something to Van he will say "sorry brudder", "lets nuse nis" (let's use this), and "hanitizer" (hand sanitizer), we went to the doctor yesterday he kept calling the doctor "dofter, dofter" it was pretty funny.
Van - "Christmas magic", when you do something for someone with out being asked, or not getting paid.
While watching the fire works on the 4th of July Van explained the reason of fireworks "Mom, I know why we need fireworks for the earth's birthday (4th of July) cause candles are to small" It was so cute!
Finn loves to sing Happy birthday this is how it goes " Happy, (pause), to you" over and over. Love it!
While at the doctor Van was washing his hands with soap he said "this is to make my hands shiny"
Finn is still working on his speech, but gets better everyday. He will now say "where's grandpa?" I say "where is grandpa?" Finn says "at his house." That is a three word sentence, maybe the speech therapy is working?
Van put a ring thing that had broken off a gun onto a string and asked me to tie it around his neck. As I was tying it he said "dudes sometimes where necklaces, huh mom".
At Halloween grandma Patti asked Van for a kiss he said "Pirates don't give kisses" he had to take off his and sword before he would kiss her.

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