Falyn Playing in the Sprinkler
Falyn had so much fun playing in the sprinkler this afternoon. She would fill up her bucket then use it to water all the plants.
The Twins Teaching Falyn To Read
We have started our summer learning program, spending about an hour each day doing workbooks, writing and reading. One of my goals this summer is teaching Falyn to read. She knows all the sounds and has been able to sound out small words for a while. Today the twins asked if they could work her on her BOB books. They were so cute, helping her sound out words and telling her what a good job she was doing.
Falyn’s Last Swim Class
Falyn had her last swim class today. Since she can now swim across the pool doing both freestyle and backstroke and we will soon have our own pool, we decided that Falyn no longer needs swim lessons. She absolutely loves to swim and has become a very good swimmer, especially for a four year old.
Kayli went with me to her class, took this video and edited it.
Here are a few pictures from her last class.
Falyn’s Preschool End of the Year Picnic
Falyn’s preschool had their annual end of the year picnic today. The highlight of the day was the magic show. Falyn loved it! It was also one last time to play with friends from her class and say goodbye to her teachers. She has had a great year in the Purple room and loved her teachers Miss Gail and Miss Nina. She already asking when she gets to go back to school.
With her friend Abby.
Falyn on her bike, Riley on his scooter
It was so cute the way Riley was playing with Falyn out front this afternoon. He was riding his scooter with she was riding her bike. He stayed by her as they rode back and front on the sidewalk. I was taking pictures of the pool construction and could resist snapping some of them too. Aren’t they just adorable?
Falyn’s New Princess Bed
We traded one of the twins racecar toddler bed to a friend for this twin sized princess bed for Falyn. We moved her from the racecar toddler bed (she had been using the other racecar toddler bed) to this bed last night. She looks so small is this bigger twin sized bed. It has plenty of room for all her stuffed animals and even came with a matching doll bed that she is using for her baby doll. She absolutely loves it!
Mother’s Tea
Falyn’s preschool held it’s annual Mother’s Tea today. The kids served their moms muffins. After enjoying the muffins and juice, we returned to the classroom. There the kids sang a song and presented the moms with presents they had made – cute butterfly clips with magnets.
Here’s the video of the kids singing.
Falyn Loves To Rollerskate
Falyn got her Tinkerbell rollerskates for Christmas. She was able to skate on them almost immediately with very little practice time. She absolutely loves to skate. She is always saying, “Mommy, it is a beautiful day to go rollerskating.” At the rate her feet are growing, we are going to have to graduate her to rollerblades soon.
Falyn Has Fifth Disease
While giving Falyn a bad this evening, I realized that the rash she has is Fifth Disease. I had Fifth Disease four years ago and will never forget the experience. When adults get it they suffer from swollen joints with lots of pain making it very hard to move at all. It lasted for weeks and is the worst I have ever felt in my entire life. When kids get it, they barely realize they are sick. With kids, it starts with a red cheeks that last a few days. They then get a rash on their torso and arms. It goes away after about a week. (All the other kids had it four years ago when I got sick.)
Falyn didn’t have a fever or act at all sick. I thought that her cheeks had been sunburned while were at White Sands and didn’t think much else about it. She started getting a rash a few days ago that I attributed to the dry air in El Paso and her sensitive skin. There is no mistaking the rash now for anything but Fifth Disease. Now that it has spread over her chest, back and arm I know exactly what it is. She said that the rash doesn’t itch and now that she has a rash she isn’t contagious. I’m sure the rash will go away in a few days. I’m glad she got it now as a child and doesn’t have to worry about every having it as an adult.
SBS 2010 Open House
St Bonaventure held their annual open house this evening. It is always so much fun to see all the kids work. The big project his year was Kayli’s autobiography for 6th grade. The twins also did an autobiography for 1st grade.
Kayli with her autobiography.
Aidan with his teacher, Mrs. Hellbusch.
Jared and Riley with their teacher, Mrs. Sabatino.
I was asked to put this together for the twins 1st grade class for open house.
