Driving home from school Kendra asks me why the flags are all stuck lower. I explained that one of our senators passed away and that it showed respect for his life. The next day Kendra's kitten at her dad's house, Bouncer passed away from a virus. The flags were still at half mast, so Kendra told me, it must be out of respect for Bouncer. =(
"When do I get to have a BIG brother or sister?"- I had to explain that she will always be the oldest, so she will be the big sister... she was bummed!
At the end of the school day we get home and I say, "Kendra you need to follow directions!"
"But mom! I already did that ALL day at school!"
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Quotes from Kindergarten
So in great teacher fashion, I ask Kendra everyday what she learned at school and her favorite part of the day... so far so good, here are the latest.
8/20/09 "Mom! I learned the Pledge of Allegiance ... whose Justice? Was he a president?" (I love that there is a Social Studies focus in her class!)
8/21/09- I am dropping Kendra off at school and walk her down to the playground where the kids run around like wild animals until the whistle blows to line up and go to class. We walk down and set her backpack and lunchbox down in her class line. Kendra looks up at me, hands on hips and says, "okay MOM!" Confused I ask her what she means. "My friends are all here, you can go to work now!" and then starts to trot away. She's still young enough I was able to get a hug and kiss before she darted to a sea of pink little girls to play with. I'm glad she is adjusting well and loves school! Little Miss Confident Kendra!
8/20/09 "Mom! I learned the Pledge of Allegiance ... whose Justice? Was he a president?" (I love that there is a Social Studies focus in her class!)
8/21/09- I am dropping Kendra off at school and walk her down to the playground where the kids run around like wild animals until the whistle blows to line up and go to class. We walk down and set her backpack and lunchbox down in her class line. Kendra looks up at me, hands on hips and says, "okay MOM!" Confused I ask her what she means. "My friends are all here, you can go to work now!" and then starts to trot away. She's still young enough I was able to get a hug and kiss before she darted to a sea of pink little girls to play with. I'm glad she is adjusting well and loves school! Little Miss Confident Kendra!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Aquarium and Gymnastics
Kendra and I went to the Aquarium downtown last week. It was a fun time as always with Kendra's commentary.
-As the fish swim by Kendra looks and waves, "look mom they all wave and say hi as they go by!"
-"Look MOM!!! A school of fish! Which one is the teacher?"
Kendra comes to cheer practice with me sometimes and loves to hang out with the girls. Last year was a bit of a struggle with her wanting to crawl on the mats and pretend to be a cat or dog... barking or meowing. This year so far she has been much better. As we are driving home she asks why they call me Coach Vaughn. I explain it's respectful and polite to call coaches and teachers by their last name. So a few days later I pick her up from gymnastics and her coaches tell me she asked them to call her Kendra Vaughn please. =) She's a quick one!
-As the fish swim by Kendra looks and waves, "look mom they all wave and say hi as they go by!"
-"Look MOM!!! A school of fish! Which one is the teacher?"
Kendra comes to cheer practice with me sometimes and loves to hang out with the girls. Last year was a bit of a struggle with her wanting to crawl on the mats and pretend to be a cat or dog... barking or meowing. This year so far she has been much better. As we are driving home she asks why they call me Coach Vaughn. I explain it's respectful and polite to call coaches and teachers by their last name. So a few days later I pick her up from gymnastics and her coaches tell me she asked them to call her Kendra Vaughn please. =) She's a quick one!
Kindergarten... oh my!
"Mama- when I grow up I want to be a teacher and have a classroom right next to you!"
Kendra has been very excited about starting Kindergarten, very very excited! She was a little nervous last Friday at registration, seeing all the kids that will go to her school. We were able to meet Mrs. Hall, her teacher, and Kendra could not wait to get there. As we waited in line to meet her it reminded me of waiting in line to meet the Princesses or Mickey at Disney World. Every kid could barely hold still waiting for their turn. Kendra walked up and shook her hand and said, "Hi Mrs. Hall, I am SOOOOOO excited for Kindergarten. I am excited to read, my mommy reads to me everyday and night and I can read some too! My favorites are about Princesses and stuff." I am sure Mrs. Hall quickly realized Kendra is quite the talker and not very shy. After we met her purchased our new Cougar Wear and headed back to the playground. Kendra then introduced herself to the principal and assistant principal and thanked them for her ice cream bar.
Sunday night as Kendra was heading to bed I told her she was going to get to see Mrs. Hall again Monday for her assessment. I explained that she will get to practice her letters, counting, shapes and write her name.
Kendra- "Mama, how you know so much about sessments?"
Mama- "I'm a teacher honey, I give assessments."
Kendra- "Oh yeah..."
So on Monday, she finishes up and shouts to me, "Mama- I did my little 'a' perfect in my name!! and I counted as high as I can!!"
Tuesday night I head to the grocery store to find some lunch box items for the little one. Since she is one of few kids I know that won't eat anything peanut butter, this is a challenge. As I walk through the aisles I continue to tear up... by the time I was home to pack the lunch I was sobbing. Isaiah was very helpful as he laughed at me packing her lunch box as full as possible.(Kid can't go hungry!) I also felt much better once Isaiah tells me he thought people only cried about their kids going away in movies. We head to bed and I toss and turn all night waiting for the big day. Kendra on the other hand was asleep by about 7:30.
We get up and Kendra gets dressed and says, "WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE!" I tell her we still have a good hour before leaving and to enjoy her breakfast. She picks up her lunch box and says, "Mom this is WAY to heavy"... Isaiah again laughs at me and continues to laugh through the photo session for Kendra before we leave the house. We head to school and she can hardly wait! Once we get there and hike to the school through the chaos of morning elementary traffic we head into the gym. The kids line up and I chuckle to myself as I see Isaiah tearing up and getting out his own camera to take more pictures of Kendra. We march right out to the playground and all of a sudden it's, "1...2....3- BYE MOMS!!!!" and they march into the classrooms. I successfully marched around the corner before crying uncontrollably about my baby being all grown up. After 3 more tearful sessions of me crying at work, I head back to pick her up. There is not a better feeling then seeing your child run to you open arms shouting MAMA!!!! I asked her what her favorite part of the day was... "when you picked me up!" Other than that, reading, new friends, getting to eat a snack outside, music class and playing were runner up. She was a little concerned the "capateria" is crowded, but all around she had a great day! She did bring some left overs from the lunch box also =)
On that note- I am hoping that she will chose an in state college.
Kendra has been very excited about starting Kindergarten, very very excited! She was a little nervous last Friday at registration, seeing all the kids that will go to her school. We were able to meet Mrs. Hall, her teacher, and Kendra could not wait to get there. As we waited in line to meet her it reminded me of waiting in line to meet the Princesses or Mickey at Disney World. Every kid could barely hold still waiting for their turn. Kendra walked up and shook her hand and said, "Hi Mrs. Hall, I am SOOOOOO excited for Kindergarten. I am excited to read, my mommy reads to me everyday and night and I can read some too! My favorites are about Princesses and stuff." I am sure Mrs. Hall quickly realized Kendra is quite the talker and not very shy. After we met her purchased our new Cougar Wear and headed back to the playground. Kendra then introduced herself to the principal and assistant principal and thanked them for her ice cream bar.
Sunday night as Kendra was heading to bed I told her she was going to get to see Mrs. Hall again Monday for her assessment. I explained that she will get to practice her letters, counting, shapes and write her name.
Kendra- "Mama, how you know so much about sessments?"
Mama- "I'm a teacher honey, I give assessments."
Kendra- "Oh yeah..."
So on Monday, she finishes up and shouts to me, "Mama- I did my little 'a' perfect in my name!! and I counted as high as I can!!"
Tuesday night I head to the grocery store to find some lunch box items for the little one. Since she is one of few kids I know that won't eat anything peanut butter, this is a challenge. As I walk through the aisles I continue to tear up... by the time I was home to pack the lunch I was sobbing. Isaiah was very helpful as he laughed at me packing her lunch box as full as possible.(Kid can't go hungry!) I also felt much better once Isaiah tells me he thought people only cried about their kids going away in movies. We head to bed and I toss and turn all night waiting for the big day. Kendra on the other hand was asleep by about 7:30.
We get up and Kendra gets dressed and says, "WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE!" I tell her we still have a good hour before leaving and to enjoy her breakfast. She picks up her lunch box and says, "Mom this is WAY to heavy"... Isaiah again laughs at me and continues to laugh through the photo session for Kendra before we leave the house. We head to school and she can hardly wait! Once we get there and hike to the school through the chaos of morning elementary traffic we head into the gym. The kids line up and I chuckle to myself as I see Isaiah tearing up and getting out his own camera to take more pictures of Kendra. We march right out to the playground and all of a sudden it's, "1...2....3- BYE MOMS!!!!" and they march into the classrooms. I successfully marched around the corner before crying uncontrollably about my baby being all grown up. After 3 more tearful sessions of me crying at work, I head back to pick her up. There is not a better feeling then seeing your child run to you open arms shouting MAMA!!!! I asked her what her favorite part of the day was... "when you picked me up!" Other than that, reading, new friends, getting to eat a snack outside, music class and playing were runner up. She was a little concerned the "capateria" is crowded, but all around she had a great day! She did bring some left overs from the lunch box also =)
On that note- I am hoping that she will chose an in state college.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Boys! Not already!!!
We saw Ice Age earlier today and as we walk out Kendra always asks what my favorite part of the movie was. I tell her I liked when Peaches the Mammoth is born. She tells me her favorite part was the squirells that fell in love and kissed. EEK!
So later we are busy writing out invitations for Kendra's 5th brithday bash! So of course Kendra wants her knight in shining armor (literally, she has dreams about him rescuing her on a white horse) Jack to attend. So we have to call to get the address to send the invitation.
I call and am talking to Jack's mom and Kendra says, "I really want to talk to my Jack on the phone!" So we finish discussing the details of the party and Kendra gets to talk to him. Here's the conversation (she's young enough that I got to hear on speaker phone, I somehow doubt in high school she will let me know she has a boyfriend much less listen to their conversations about party plans):
Kendra-"Hi, is this Jack?"
Jack- "hi"
Kendra- "Want to come to my birthday party?"
Jack- "huh"
Kendra- "Want to come to my birthday party?" (repeat like 4 times)
Jack- "YES"
Kendra- "It's not today, it's another day, ok, I will see you there!"
Jack- "Okay"
Kendra- "My mom will send you a card and you will come!"
Jack- "Okay"
Kendra- "I WILL SEE YOU AT MY BIRTHDAY!!!!"
Jack- "Okay!"
Kendra- "Bye Jack, see you at my birthday!"
Jack- "bye"
So then she gets off the phone... ecstatic!
"Mama, Mama, Mama- that is the first time I got to talk to Jack on the phone...He talks kinda weird on the phone...He's coming to my party... I get to see him soon... Can he come to our house sometime soon too? Woohoo mama... This is AWESOME!!!!"
So needless to say, we will need to have a serious discussion about playing hard to get, but she surely is assertive!
So later we are busy writing out invitations for Kendra's 5th brithday bash! So of course Kendra wants her knight in shining armor (literally, she has dreams about him rescuing her on a white horse) Jack to attend. So we have to call to get the address to send the invitation.
I call and am talking to Jack's mom and Kendra says, "I really want to talk to my Jack on the phone!" So we finish discussing the details of the party and Kendra gets to talk to him. Here's the conversation (she's young enough that I got to hear on speaker phone, I somehow doubt in high school she will let me know she has a boyfriend much less listen to their conversations about party plans):
Kendra-"Hi, is this Jack?"
Jack- "hi"
Kendra- "Want to come to my birthday party?"
Jack- "huh"
Kendra- "Want to come to my birthday party?" (repeat like 4 times)
Jack- "YES"
Kendra- "It's not today, it's another day, ok, I will see you there!"
Jack- "Okay"
Kendra- "My mom will send you a card and you will come!"
Jack- "Okay"
Kendra- "I WILL SEE YOU AT MY BIRTHDAY!!!!"
Jack- "Okay!"
Kendra- "Bye Jack, see you at my birthday!"
Jack- "bye"
So then she gets off the phone... ecstatic!
"Mama, Mama, Mama- that is the first time I got to talk to Jack on the phone...He talks kinda weird on the phone...He's coming to my party... I get to see him soon... Can he come to our house sometime soon too? Woohoo mama... This is AWESOME!!!!"
So needless to say, we will need to have a serious discussion about playing hard to get, but she surely is assertive!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wii night tonight
So, with our new healthy eating and exercise, Isaiah decides to get us a Wii Action Sport game. Of course he's the first to try it and Kendra is right along side him. Running, jumping, boxing, then she starts alternating the Wii sports with grabbing her pom pons and cheering for him. Next I start exercising and Kendra is now in full personal trainer mode, "Mama- push yourself, go Mama go, excellent work!"
So we get done and she wants to practice her driving skills- on Wii Mario Kart. She takes off the start line and shouts at the t.v., "Yeah- that's right... you want a PIECE OF MEEEE!"
So we get done and she wants to practice her driving skills- on Wii Mario Kart. She takes off the start line and shouts at the t.v., "Yeah- that's right... you want a PIECE OF MEEEE!"
Monday, June 15, 2009
The end of the preschool year!
"Mama, I have gold hair because I spend so much time in the sun... You have dark hair because you spend a lot of time in the dark."
In Colorado we are in tornado season. Last Sunday we saw a funnel cloud about 5 miles from our house. Kendra found some creative place to hide, including under her blanket on the couch... under a window. So we continue watching the news, and she starts saying, "The tomatoes are coming the tomatoes are coming!" Then she comes up and asks if I know what a tornado feels like and starts thumping me on the head. I had to correct her and explain that's hail!
Kendra was playing after school and her friend Jack came up to her and asked her if he could have a kiss. She says yes and he puckers up and kisses her right on the lips. Kendra runs away to her friend Hannah to tell her, "Jack kissed me!" (We had a nice long conversation about how boys have cooties afterwards.)
I woke Kendra up for school and she was slow waking up. As I am going through the closet with my back to her I hear, "Mama... why so serioussss?" -Thanks Uncle Ryan for teaching her to quote the dark night.
We were at cheerleading practice and the gym was quiet for a moment. We hear, "THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME" from Kendra across the gym then look over just in time to see her fly off of a bunch of mats and crash and burn into the floor. It was pretty awesome.
In Colorado we are in tornado season. Last Sunday we saw a funnel cloud about 5 miles from our house. Kendra found some creative place to hide, including under her blanket on the couch... under a window. So we continue watching the news, and she starts saying, "The tomatoes are coming the tomatoes are coming!" Then she comes up and asks if I know what a tornado feels like and starts thumping me on the head. I had to correct her and explain that's hail!
Kendra was playing after school and her friend Jack came up to her and asked her if he could have a kiss. She says yes and he puckers up and kisses her right on the lips. Kendra runs away to her friend Hannah to tell her, "Jack kissed me!" (We had a nice long conversation about how boys have cooties afterwards.)
I woke Kendra up for school and she was slow waking up. As I am going through the closet with my back to her I hear, "Mama... why so serioussss?" -Thanks Uncle Ryan for teaching her to quote the dark night.
We were at cheerleading practice and the gym was quiet for a moment. We hear, "THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME" from Kendra across the gym then look over just in time to see her fly off of a bunch of mats and crash and burn into the floor. It was pretty awesome.
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