It's the little things

When Brantley was smaller and still in a seat with a 5-point harness, it was pretty easy to buckle him in. Being short means that my arms are also short. So, now that he is in a booster seat and buckled up with the car seat belt, I have to pretty much climb in to be able to buckle him in. Today, Brantley finally agreed to try to buckle himself. And he did it! He was so proud of himself and he says he's going to do it every day! Yay for mommy!

Christmas Tree

The weekend after Thanksgiving has become our weekend for Christmas decorating. Things get so busy after that weekend and before you know it, Christmas is here. This year Brantley is extremely excited about Christmas. He couldn't wait to put up the tree. He even says he's going to go visit Santa and tell him what he wants for Christmas. He is going to tell him he wants a green 4-wheeler. Now, 'Santa' has to figure out out to get the 4-wheeler home and hidden until Christmas. It's sitting in layaway until he figures that out. ;)

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving. A time for giving thanks for family, extended family, and friends. A time to ponder what's really important in this life. And to eat lots of food.

Here's the kids table (the coffee table) at my sister's house. Works pretty well for the kids. Not that Brantley ate anything off his plate.

Learning to write

Quotable Quotes

A conversation about Star Wars:

"Mommy, does Anakin turn in to Darth Vader"
Me " I don't know. I haven't seen a movie where he does. Why do you ask?"
"Well, Reed says he does."
Me "Well, I don't know what to tell you. I don't know."

Before the movie.
Me "Now, you can't tell me what happens because I have to study. I'll have to watch the movie some other time. Okay?"
"Okay"

After the movie.
"There were good guys and bad guys. Hmmmm...who were the good guys....Jar Jar Binks, he's a good guy. And Yoda, he's a good guy. And ummmm...(yelling) daddy - who was that other guy in the movie.."
Daddy - "Obi Wan?"
"Yeah Obi Wan. He's a good guy."
"And...Anakin... he did a bad thing. And Anakin got burned by hot lava and somebody put him back together and made him in to Darth Vader!"

Thanks Brant. Good thing I already kinda knew what happened.

Roses in November

It's been unseasonably warm lately, now it's unseasonably cold! When we got home Wednesday, we noticed all the pretty flowers.
What's up with all of our plants. They think it's spring. We cut the roses because it was supposed to get down to 24 degrees that night. Better enjoy them inside rather than have them freeze! By the way, Brantley helped me put all of the mulch down last weekend. He's a very good helper. He got a little too tired though and wasn't to happy when we finished. Check out the dirt tears!

A singer in the making

Since it's Saturday morning, I'm going around the house cleaning up and what not. Brantley was sitting playing with his legos and singing. He just kept making up this song and singing. I caught the end of it on video - he didn't know that I was recording him. I took another video after that. He didn't know at first but he looked around and saw me. Notice the performance after he knows he's on camera. (Video link) - let me know if this doesn't work.

Three days of trouble

For the most part, Brantley is well-behaved. He's always good at school and it's rare for him to get a bad report. But, recently there have been some teacher issues and I'm afraid all of the changes have had an adverse affect on Brant. Friday, I was told that Brantley and 4 others were standing in a circle throwing wood mulch at another child. Monday, Brantley was wrestling with another child and he bit him. He said the other child hit him so he bit him. I explained that wasn't a good choice and that he needed to tell his teacher if another child hits him. He got to watch no TV last night. Today, another incident report. The teacher didn't see what happened and thought it was an accident. This time, Brantley said one child hit him so he hit another child. The child he hit got a bloody nose. Granted, the child that got the bloody nose gets them easily, but still. I can't believe this behavior. They are supposed to have a new teacher starting tomorrow. I'm hoping he just needs some stability in his classroom. He's still a creature of habit at this point and when his life is disrupted, it causes problems. If something happens tomorrow, I'm going to have to come up with a new punishment.

Birthday Party at My Gym

We've had a busy day. We were in Cookeville this morning where Brant got to ride the tractor and the four-wheeler. Papa even hooked up the trailer to the four-wheeler and Brantley, Nathan, and Taylor all piled in. They had a great time. This afternoon, we went to a birthday party at My Gym. Similar to Let it Shine, but not as big and more catered to smaller children. He had a blast. When we got home, he was so tired and wasn't in a good mood. I had to send him to his room and he passed out. He's still asleep now.