1st Grade Field Trip

Constance was sooo excited for this field trip. Monday, May 18th we got to go the Fire Station by our house. It just so happens this is the same station that her daddy works out. And to top it off, it was the day that daddy was at work. My mom took the boys so that I could go with her on her field trip, since it was her last one for the year. We got to walk to the station from the school. They split us into two groups, since there were 100 students there. One group went inside and they answered questions and talked to the kids about fire safety, and gave us a tour of the station. The kids thought it was so cool they got to sleep on bunk beds. The other group was outside looking at the two fire engines and all the tools and equipment on them. I think Constance's favorite thing was seeing her daddy there ... of course the other kids thought it was pretty cool that her daddy was a fireman.

Next we got to walk across the street to the library. They introduced the summer reading program and read books to the kids and a few other activities before we took the kids outside to play on the playground. The kids had fun. Constance's class got to eat their lunch outside after we got back to school. I ate with them.

At the start of the field trip, Constance was walking with me along with two of her friends, Natalie and Leslie. By the time we got to the station, Steven, a little boy in her class, decided that he wanted to hold my hand too. So I had both hands taken and both legs were taken ... this makes walking very interesting. On the walk back to school, I added a few more girls from Constance's class.

It was a beautiful day. The morning was a little cool. I was thankful I had worn jeans. Of course, by the time we were outside playing in the park it was perfect. I remembered sunblock on my face ... but I forgot my neck. I was a little pink ... thankfully just a little.

Hide and Seek

Normally when a little child plays hide-and-seek, like Constance for instance, whenever they hide and you go and look for them they can't keep quiet. Constance would always let you know where she was. When we would say, "Where is Constance?" She would be quick to say "Over here," or "I right here". She didn't quite understand that she was supposed to be quiet. Of course, that was the funniest part.

Jordan is the master. He will sit there and he will sit perfectly still and he will be perfectly quiet. We were at my mom's house and he disappeared. All the doors were locked to the rooms and outside which helped eliminate some possibilities. It was still nerve racking to walk through the house calling his name and hearing nothing. I finally did end up finding him sitting in the bathtub with the shower curtain pulled shut. He just looked up at me and smiled.

The other day He did it to me again. Of course, all the outside doors are locked, as well as the storm doors so I am certain he didn't get out of the house. I am going through the house looking in every room and calling his name. Does he say a word ... NO! He is as quiet as a mouse. I finally find him in his bedroom sitting on the floor of his closet. When I open the door he just looks up at me and smiles his smile (that melts any heart) and then starts to laugh ... the little stink.

Little Hands

Jordan has just started cupping mommy's face with his hands. But it doesn't stop there ... he has learned that he can control mommy's face and where she looks. This makes things rather interesting when I am trying to do something that requires my eyes. He thinks it is pretty funny to makes me shake my head from side to side. He gets so tickled ... that makes me laugh ... hearing him bust up laughing.

Butterfly

I took Constance out for Mommy-Daughter time the other day. We went to see the Hannah Montana movie. It was a lot of fun.

Well, we went and bought the soundtrack as well. It has been cute watching her trying to learn the "Hoedown Throwdown". She left the movie determined to learn it.

There is another song "Butterfly Fly Away" on the soundtrack that has become a favorite. It is amazing how quickly you learn the lyrics when the songs are played over and over and over. Well, Jordan has gotten to hear them as well -- he loves the "butterfly" song. He simply says "butterfly" and then "thank you momma" when I turn it on. The best part is he likes to be snuggled while he listens to it.

Hi Slide!

There is a little girl in Constance's class she has become good friends with this year. Her grandmother picks her up afterschool and they go to the school playground to kill some time before they have to pick someone up at another school. Everytime I would pick Constance up she would ask if we could go to the park to play ... I kept putting it off and putting it off until I finally gave in the other day.

We have started going there after I get her from school ... as long as the weather is nice. Constance loves it. She gets to play with her friend and her little brother (she is very good at including him and helping him out.)

Jordan loves it because he can follow his sissy around and play with her and play on the slide.

He isn't quite sure what to think about the Teeter-totter. That is an interesting experience for him. Everytime Constance would have him up in the air ... he would try to get off. As soon as she would bring him back down and she would go up he would get back on.

Now, everytime we drive by the school Jordan says: "Hi Slide" and when we leave he makes sure to tell the slide "bye".

Daddy's truck

Ever since daddy got his new truck ... the kids think that is what we need to take everywhere. I guess it is fact that it is new.

It is funny to watch ... Constance wants to be taken to school in it ... and of course she wants to be picked up in it. You can watch her face when she comes out of school and sees the truck sitting there. She gets very excited.

Jordan is no different. First of all, any white truck he sees it is "dada". When he goes out to get in the car ... if the truck is sitting there ... that is where he goes first and says: "sit, sit, sit". When we do take the truck ... which is rare ... He is the happiest little boy.

Rain ... Rain ... and More Rain

It has been raining a lot the last few days. The dog dishes are overflowing ... they actually were overflowing 2 days ago. The ground is saturated and they are calling for more rain. Constance in her innocence asked ... "Didn't Heavenly Father promise Noah that he wouldn't flood the earth? It isn't supposed to flood."

My brother has a farm that we like to spend time at. We found out that he went there today because of all the rain. They have a nice pond and the water is overflowing the banks of the pond. The pond is fed from a spring ... the spring is now a beautiful waterfall and it is coming fast. Kam was trying to divert some of the water to relieve some stress from the banks of the pond. We got in the car and headed out to the farm to see what was going on and if there was anything they needed. We weren't exactly dressed for the occasion ... we were still in our dresses from church ... it was interesting walking through all the water. Of course Constance had to go through the water several times ... for some reason her shoes kept getting dirty ... go figure.

By the time we left it had started raining again.