sorry

I know that hearing music right when you come onto my blog is annoying especially when there are videos with sound. For now just remember to scroll to the bottom and "STOP" the playlist. I am working on not having this happen but really I cant figure these computer things out:) Thanks and sorry again!!!!!!!

Parent Teacher Conference!!!!!!

I actually think that they were last week - but sometimes I can not remember little things like the days :)

Jaxons-

He has improved so much over the past couple of months. He had a year of pre-school but still started school at a level a bit behind most of the kids. He scored very low on his first dibbles test (the teacher and I did discuss that and think he probably scored so low because of his speech). His test they gave right before PTC was really good and it shows that he is almost caught up to the rest of his class, he goes to speech therapy in school twice a week and was also just excepted into the Scottish Wright House for therapy once a week - I am pretty sure with the growing confidence he has with his speech he is more willing to share the things he knows with others (that is why his dibbles test was better, I think). He has a thirst to learn and wants to be able to read everything so he is working on it:) His teacher did mention one problem area he has and that is LISTENING - well, what can I say about that? He is Jaxon and has a hard time listening to me somedays:) but, he is doing really well and for that I am proud (and we are working on his listening skills).

Kadrey-

is doing well (of course :) her reading and math levels are above the class average which is very exciting for me (I don't think I have ever averaged above class in any subject). She stays on task pretty well and tries her best to do the job correctly. She likes to read (and do math, which I am sure will change at one point. Not many people like reading and math). She always does good on her spelling tests, we just need to work on the vocabulary. The one problem area she is having is LISTENING - only during "teaching time" - that what the teacher calls it. Well, truth be told I don't think you will find many kids that listen all the time. I personally think that her issue is more boredom then anything else - she is not a "wild child" and stays on task pretty well, even at home. In my opinion she is just "uninterested" in what he is teaching because she already knows those things. I think he has to teach to the average and if she is above that then I guess shes bored (but we are working on her listening skills)

All in all it went pretty good, and they both got a couple of new books for it :)

*my favorite saying for the kids is "do I speak chinese?" because sometimes they act like they have no idea what I am saying, or they just totally ignore me :) Oh, the joys!

But really they are great and we have fun.

Disneyland!

Kadreys hair

The other morning I was brushing Kadreys hair - she was crying from the tangles. We always put her hair up - well, always meaning since she came home with lice a couple of months ago. I was getting mad at her for crying and mad because the tangles were there. I decided that it was time to cut her hair. Now she is 7 years old and has never had a real hair cut, I mean she has had it trimmed but nothing major - until the other day. She was so excited to get it cut - me I was a bit nervous, I mean they cut off a bunch of her hair and it has always been long. However, she loves it and it really is cute. So even though it was sad it see it go ,it was good "moving on" moment for us. Plus she is so stinkin cute you cant help but love it :)

more Halloween (a week later:)

Ok, on the night that we went Trick - or - Treating Jaxon decided that he wanted to be a tiger again so I am sorry but no ninja pictures of him. However, he did make a cute ninja but he sure is a cute tiger too. Kadrey makes such an adorable witch huh ?!

We spent the evening with Dans sister Candi and her kids (our cousins) we had a lot of fun. Somehow the group picture is not on the computer so I can not share it with you but it was really fun to go out as a family and spend some time together. I hope you all had a nice Halloween also - oh and I am so excited for "the Holidays". Not really ready but excited for sure:)