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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Davis Household Rules - According to Hannah Beth
The other day Hannah Beth and I were watching one of those TV shows where a group of people come into someone's house and help them get rid of their enormous clutter and then they sell a bunch of their stuff in a garage sale and make their house look great. Hannah Beth thought it would be great if they came to our house. I thought it would be tragic if my house got so bad that someone like that had to come in! I wouldn't mind the room makeover, though! Then Hannnah Beth started telling me some rules that she thinks we should follow in our house. Then she went right into what shethought Daddy should make (which amazingly sound an awful lot like what we've read in a Berenstein Bears book that we have called "The Messy Room"!)
Rules for the Davis House (According to Hannah Beth)
1. If you get something out, then you need to put it away when you are done.
2. Don’t go outside without asking an adult.
3. After you put your plate away you should pick up anything off the ground that you might have dropped while you were eating.
4. Put your shoes away after you come inside.
5. After you sit on the couch fix the pillows.
6. If you pop a balloon you have to put all the pieces of it in the trash.
7. Don’t turn on the TV without asking.
8. No TV until the afternoon.
9. Don’t stand on the carpet when your feet are dirty.
10. Don’t go in the pool without asking a parent.
What Daddy should make (according to Hannah Beth):
1. A big storage closet and we could make boxes out of cardboard and we could paint or color them and we could put some toys in them.
2. Toy boxes for upstairs.
3. Make a peg board to hang our coats on.
Rules for the Davis House (According to Hannah Beth)
1. If you get something out, then you need to put it away when you are done.
2. Don’t go outside without asking an adult.
3. After you put your plate away you should pick up anything off the ground that you might have dropped while you were eating.
4. Put your shoes away after you come inside.
5. After you sit on the couch fix the pillows.
6. If you pop a balloon you have to put all the pieces of it in the trash.
7. Don’t turn on the TV without asking.
8. No TV until the afternoon.
9. Don’t stand on the carpet when your feet are dirty.
10. Don’t go in the pool without asking a parent.
What Daddy should make (according to Hannah Beth):
1. A big storage closet and we could make boxes out of cardboard and we could paint or color them and we could put some toys in them.
2. Toy boxes for upstairs.
3. Make a peg board to hang our coats on.
Monday, May 11, 2009
A Wonderful Mother's Day!
For Mother's Day this year, I received:
Homemade cards from the kids (thanks to Grandma for help!). It was all Hannah Beth's idea to make hers into a butterfly. She loves art projects!
Nathaniel was so proud of himself that he made an "H" on his (and a "T").
My indulgence is these DELICIOUS cream cheese muffins. I won't even go into how many calories are in them, but I love them and was very excited to get these! :)
And some beautiful and very colorful flowers! The kids and Daddy did a great job spoiling me. We also went out for lunch to a yummy buffet. Lots of veggies!
Right before church Hannah Beth and I were in the dining room and I looked up at her and she looked like this:
I was concerned at first - I thought she had a bloody nose! But no... she smelled my flowers a little too closely and got pollen all over her face! I had to laugh. It was actually a little hard to get off! :)
Then later in the afternoon we all got a treat! Our first swim in our pool! It was a warm enough day, but I often don't go swimming the first few times we go because I like warm pool water and the kids and Thomas are much more willing to brave the cold water. To my surprise it wasn't bad - cold at first, but I was able to get in and get used to it and really enjoy it. The biggest joy was seeing the kids and their excitement over finally getting to go swimming in our pool. Hannah Beth loved practicing all the things she just learned in her swimming lessons at the YMCA. Isn't that one of the best things about being a Mom? Just seeing their pure joy and excitement over things! It was wonderful family time together, and I also got some sweet pictures!
Homemade cards from the kids (thanks to Grandma for help!). It was all Hannah Beth's idea to make hers into a butterfly. She loves art projects!
Nathaniel was so proud of himself that he made an "H" on his (and a "T").
My indulgence is these DELICIOUS cream cheese muffins. I won't even go into how many calories are in them, but I love them and was very excited to get these! :)
And some beautiful and very colorful flowers! The kids and Daddy did a great job spoiling me. We also went out for lunch to a yummy buffet. Lots of veggies!
Right before church Hannah Beth and I were in the dining room and I looked up at her and she looked like this:
I was concerned at first - I thought she had a bloody nose! But no... she smelled my flowers a little too closely and got pollen all over her face! I had to laugh. It was actually a little hard to get off! :)Then later in the afternoon we all got a treat! Our first swim in our pool! It was a warm enough day, but I often don't go swimming the first few times we go because I like warm pool water and the kids and Thomas are much more willing to brave the cold water. To my surprise it wasn't bad - cold at first, but I was able to get in and get used to it and really enjoy it. The biggest joy was seeing the kids and their excitement over finally getting to go swimming in our pool. Hannah Beth loved practicing all the things she just learned in her swimming lessons at the YMCA. Isn't that one of the best things about being a Mom? Just seeing their pure joy and excitement over things! It was wonderful family time together, and I also got some sweet pictures!
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