The kids had a nice short week...they were in school for three days, and then had two days off of school. I stayed at home on Thursday and tried to take the kids to their 8am dentist appointment (failure due to the dentist being out sick) and then I ran to a Dr appointment for me, and then also to G's school conference. AND, still managed to work 4 hours on Thursday. I was exhausted by the end of the day on Thursday and took a nice nap in front of the fireplace before dinner. :)
Ava's conferences were on Wednesday night, and just like last time, she's doing great! Her teachers love her, and her grades are wonderful (minus Reading, but she is going to re-work a group project which will bring her B up a bit higher.) We made a quick stop at the book fair in the school and she was able to pick up a new Dork Diaries book that she wanted.
G's conferences were enlightening...the assistant principal and the school psychologist joined Scott and me, and we had a nice group chat. They're concerned about his behavior (obviously) and how he will transition to 1st grade. We talked a little bit about summer school (even though he's excelling right now in class, we don't want him to get behind with the instructional time he is missing each day when he is out with the assistant principal.) We also talked about them performing an official school-observation of his behavior to see if they believe he will need to receive special services. The school psychologist hinted at ADHD, but Scott and I aren't convinced of that right now. He's able to sit and focus at home for an extended amount of time, so it'll be interesting to see what their observations reveal. Combined with his first therapy session (outside of school) in a few weeks, we should start seeing some improvements, we hope!
On a positive note, G's reading at a higher level than his grade, and he's super bright (we knew that!) I also picked up a few books for him at his school's book fair, plus, he behaved very well both in school and the release day programs this past week, so I bought him a little Lego Minecraft set...he was thrilled to receive it!
I'm currently reading a self-care book and I read a section this morning on being a mom...the gist was that God pairs moms and babies together for a reason. Even though it's not always easy, there's a reason that we're matched this way. Interesting timing on reading that section, as just this week, G said to me (out of nowhere), "Thank you, Mom, for picking me to be your son." That little boy is so full of love and generosity...we are the lucky ones to be his parents! He has continued to offer multiple hugs and kisses throughout the day, and tells me how much he loves me, and that he always will, no matter how old and big he gets. *sniff sniff*
We were busy last weekend baking a Valentine's Day cake, making the Valentine's Day box for G's class party, and prepping all of his Valentine's to pass out. Apparently things get much easier in middle school, as they don't celebrate any of that stuff there!
Valentine's Day was pretty quiet for us...we both worked, and then had a lovely lasagna dinner at home. We got the kids candy and big squishy animals (SO nice to have those out of the trunk of my car where they've been living for the last month!) Scott picked up some beautiful flowers for me, as well as three bottles of different wine. Yum! I also bought him a gift, but I can't post it here, since this is a family blog, haha!
On Saturday, G had a friend's birthday party to attend at Chuck E Cheese, and Ava and I did some shopping and had lunch while G was partying. It was a fun time spent out of the house, and we even managed to get some new decor for our kitchen. G was so exhausted from the party that he took an hour nap today!
Sunday should also be low key...we decided to skip having a fancy Valentine's dinner out this weekend, and instead will be heading out for a family brunch on Sunday morning. I'm looking forward to that, as it'll be a nice change from always eating at home on Sunday mornings.
Ava's conferences were on Wednesday night, and just like last time, she's doing great! Her teachers love her, and her grades are wonderful (minus Reading, but she is going to re-work a group project which will bring her B up a bit higher.) We made a quick stop at the book fair in the school and she was able to pick up a new Dork Diaries book that she wanted.
G's conferences were enlightening...the assistant principal and the school psychologist joined Scott and me, and we had a nice group chat. They're concerned about his behavior (obviously) and how he will transition to 1st grade. We talked a little bit about summer school (even though he's excelling right now in class, we don't want him to get behind with the instructional time he is missing each day when he is out with the assistant principal.) We also talked about them performing an official school-observation of his behavior to see if they believe he will need to receive special services. The school psychologist hinted at ADHD, but Scott and I aren't convinced of that right now. He's able to sit and focus at home for an extended amount of time, so it'll be interesting to see what their observations reveal. Combined with his first therapy session (outside of school) in a few weeks, we should start seeing some improvements, we hope!
On a positive note, G's reading at a higher level than his grade, and he's super bright (we knew that!) I also picked up a few books for him at his school's book fair, plus, he behaved very well both in school and the release day programs this past week, so I bought him a little Lego Minecraft set...he was thrilled to receive it!
I'm currently reading a self-care book and I read a section this morning on being a mom...the gist was that God pairs moms and babies together for a reason. Even though it's not always easy, there's a reason that we're matched this way. Interesting timing on reading that section, as just this week, G said to me (out of nowhere), "Thank you, Mom, for picking me to be your son." That little boy is so full of love and generosity...we are the lucky ones to be his parents! He has continued to offer multiple hugs and kisses throughout the day, and tells me how much he loves me, and that he always will, no matter how old and big he gets. *sniff sniff*
We were busy last weekend baking a Valentine's Day cake, making the Valentine's Day box for G's class party, and prepping all of his Valentine's to pass out. Apparently things get much easier in middle school, as they don't celebrate any of that stuff there!
On Saturday, G had a friend's birthday party to attend at Chuck E Cheese, and Ava and I did some shopping and had lunch while G was partying. It was a fun time spent out of the house, and we even managed to get some new decor for our kitchen. G was so exhausted from the party that he took an hour nap today!
Sunday should also be low key...we decided to skip having a fancy Valentine's dinner out this weekend, and instead will be heading out for a family brunch on Sunday morning. I'm looking forward to that, as it'll be a nice change from always eating at home on Sunday mornings.
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