and kids

and kids

Monday, March 30, 2009

4th Grade Buddies

In Kindergarten, you are assigned a 4th Grade Buddy. Once a week, that "buddy" comes and reads to you, plays different games and helps out with different projects. Because Tavis' class was a little small, he was assigned two different buddies, Troy and David. Those boys were so good to him. There was one time that 5th grade was having a sale to make money for a field trip. Before school they were going to sell homemade hakky sacks and cloth checker boards. Tavis was very disappointed that we didn't make it in time for him to get a hakky sack. When he got in the car after school, he said that David gave him his hakky sack since he knew Tavis really wanted one.

Last week Tavis got invited to David's bowling birthday party. He was also invited to another party for someone in his class at the same time, so I let him choose. He chose to go to David's. I wasn't sure exactly how that would be, but he had a great time. He bowled with 7 other (now) 5th graders and didn't even think twice about it.


It does a momma's heart good!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Hat Day

In the last quarter of school there are many "activity days". Today was Hat Day!!

Friday, March 27, 2009

1605 Miles



In our travels to PA we logged 1,605 miles. It was a great trip, but it was also nice to get home. Mac was especially excited to get out of the carseat.


14 hours in the carseat in one day was a lot for a little guy! (and for mommy)
This ends my entries about our trip to PA! Thanks for reading!!!!

Random PA

A few more random pictures and memories from our PA trip - My mom with her Daddy out at the stables. Grandpa J's flag wall painted on the side of his garage. Jason and Gretchen hanging out on the front porch. Grandma J with the kids. And the always needed, picture by the "wheel".





Unknown Relatives

It has been 13 years since Jason and I have traveled up North to Moscow, PA. Besides my Grandparents, others that live up there are my mom's brother and family - Uncle Paul and Aunt Sharon with daughter, Dana (age 12) - and my mom's sister's family - Uncle David and Aunt Lorraine - with their five kids and their spouses and families. The kids had never met any of these family members and it was a wonderful time as I got to meet my cousin's spouses along with their children. Here are a few pictures:
Mollee and Dana Jackson (my 12 year old cousin) enjoying popcorn on a Sunday nightMe and my Aunt Sharon Jackson (Dana's mom, married to Uncle Paul - my mom's brother) Mandy Sverduk (my cousin) and daughter Corainda (a combo name of Carol, Lorraine and Linda)

Mollee with Amanda Laury (my cousin, Holly's, daughter) and my boys with Holly's son, Ethan Laury

Tavis and his new buddy, Jason Jr. (son of my cousin Suzanne DeLorenzo, pictured with me below)

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Puzzles

Grandma J, especially in the cold winter months, always has a puzzle going. Throughout her house she even has a few that she really liked and glued them together and framed them. Jason and I have enjoyed putting together quite a few puzzles in the past few years. We can set it up on the dining room table (which we never use) and the kids are very good to leave it alone. We have one going right now that is a Harley Davidson painting that is giving us grief and has been set up for too long. Anyway, Jason and Grandma J spent a lot of time working on a puzzle that we had brought for Grandma. We didn't finish it before we left, but we were sure to leave her all the green tree background to do by herself. As you see in the picture, Capps is also into puzzles. Even though he is only 4, he actually is very good at the big (1,000 pieces) puzzles also.Grandpa J, who is struggling with dementia, has discovered he likes Word-Find puzzles. While we worked on our puzzle, he sat and worked on his puzzles (which is great to keep his mind exercised).

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Burn Pile


Figuring out the garbage at the Jackson home almost took me the whole time we were there. Under the sink you put anything that burns. Things that don't burn (glass, etc.), you put in the can outside. Food scraps (banana peels, coffee grinds, etc.) go in a bag that sits in the kitchen sink and then is taken out to the compost pile each evening. Then once a week, the things that will burn are taken to the burn pile. Of course, my boys were facinated by this.

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