Star of the Week

Lily was “Star of the Week” today at school and she was very excited about it. We did her poster, her favorite place to go is the zoo, favorite food is pizza and favorite color is pink, and she brought the book “Happy Birthday Hamster” to read and Ballerina Ariel (since she likes to dance), Anna from Frozen (since she loves that movie and likes to sing its songs), and Minnie Mouse (because she loves her and loves Disneyland) for her toys.

Both kids have been sick but Ryan is now starting to act more like himself. He has taken good naps and slept mostly through the night so that has been a blessing for him and us. It’s so sad when kids just don’t act themselves when they’re feeling bad. We take for granted Ryan’s vibrant and energetic and fun personality because he is the opposite when sick. I will say it was fun to have him just want to sit close and cuddle or be softly tickled though.

Tonight when Jeff came home Ryan wanted to be close to Jeff. They sat and watched some soccer, ate ice cream, and read books. Jeff called out letters or words loudly and energetically to see if Ryan would copy and he did really well in trying to say the words. I can’t believe how fast he is growing and learning.

Last night we went over to some new friends, who are also our neighbors, for a superbowl party. They had other friends over as well and there was food and we had a good time, though the Broncos had a very poor showing. I didn’t stay too long because the kids were tired and when I got home Lily put herself to bed.

I am starting an accountability “Game Changer” program with Ja. Ben Cook and his friend Clint started it for themselves and are trying to expand it to see if it helps others. I am really excited about it because as they described it, it just helps give you a nudge to do the things you already know and want to be doing. Even though Ja and I are starting on Wed, I’m already trying to do things that would count toward my points in my different categories. To me it seems it’s just helping you to make the most of your day in those small moments of time and accomplish much.

Lily wasn’t quite ready for bed tonight so when she saw I was doing laundry she was eager to help. She alone wanted to put all the clothes in the washer, one by one. Sometimes if she’d see her favorite article of clothing or panties she’d get excited and tell me about them. Jeff said we should give her chores at night since she’s motivated to do them if it means she gets to stay up a little later.