BYU has had an awesome season and are now ranked #9 nationally (and are sure to keep climbing!)
Hannah, coincidentally, has been very interested in being a cheerleader, so we thought it only fitting to teach her the Cougar Fight Song and the words. It's a work in progress, but she sure had the Rah, Rah, Rah Rah Rah Rah bit down! We'll get it on video when she has the song perfected.
But for all of you wanting to join in on learning--or relearning--the Cougar Fight Song, here ya go!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Well, well, well
Hannah can READ.
I feel a little bad saying I didn't know, but I didn't. She would always say, "It's too haaaaaard," when I'd ask her what something said, so I didn't push it. But last night she was sitting by me as I was typing on the laptop and she pointed at the word Google and said, "Is that...goggle?"
I about choked.
I told her it was Google (showed her the two Os and the sound those make and we talked about vowels again for a minute.) Then she pointed at the Internet Explorer toolbar and said, "Does this say 'Tools'?"
It did.
"Is this 'help'?"
Uh huh.
"Is this 'blog'?"
Tee hee.
Then as we went upstairs to bed she said, "Do you spell cat "K-A-T?" I was impressed at the phonetical spelling and told her it was a tricky C that sometimes sounded like a K, but that it was a great try. I asked her how she thought dog was spelled. "D-O-G." Then she went nuts spelling anything she could think of, breaking it down. That C is tricky, and it got her a couple of times, but her phonics were amazing. We both fell asleep going back and forth with spelling.
She's always been good with letter sounds and recognition, but she never seemed to care to push beyond that, but suddenly, with the start of school, it's cool. She wants to do it. And suddenly, it's all there. The spelling, the reading, the desire to put it all together.
By jove, I think she's got it!
I feel a little bad saying I didn't know, but I didn't. She would always say, "It's too haaaaaard," when I'd ask her what something said, so I didn't push it. But last night she was sitting by me as I was typing on the laptop and she pointed at the word Google and said, "Is that...goggle?"
I about choked.
I told her it was Google (showed her the two Os and the sound those make and we talked about vowels again for a minute.) Then she pointed at the Internet Explorer toolbar and said, "Does this say 'Tools'?"
It did.
"Is this 'help'?"
Uh huh.
"Is this 'blog'?"
Tee hee.
Then as we went upstairs to bed she said, "Do you spell cat "K-A-T?" I was impressed at the phonetical spelling and told her it was a tricky C that sometimes sounded like a K, but that it was a great try. I asked her how she thought dog was spelled. "D-O-G." Then she went nuts spelling anything she could think of, breaking it down. That C is tricky, and it got her a couple of times, but her phonics were amazing. We both fell asleep going back and forth with spelling.
She's always been good with letter sounds and recognition, but she never seemed to care to push beyond that, but suddenly, with the start of school, it's cool. She wants to do it. And suddenly, it's all there. The spelling, the reading, the desire to put it all together.
By jove, I think she's got it!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Obesssion perhaps?
This seems like a rather large collection of shoes for a child so young. Granted, they are different sizes. (The boots and beaded church shoes are a bit big still. Size 3s.) This is the smallest any of my children's feet have been. (1 in some shoes, 2 in a few at 7 months.) With the coming of cold weather, I felt like I needed to get her some shoes too and gee, aparantly I am having a little too much fun. They're awfully cute though, aren't they?
The crib shoes (with the bears on them) and the crocs stay on wonderfully well. Just FYI.
Easy, tasty Sunday dinner
Now that it is cold, I am thinking more about warm meals for dinner. (In the summer, we're all about the BBQ and salads, etc.) But I really hate having to spend forever cooking and making a big mess. This is one of my favorite Sunday dinners.
To-Die-For Pot Roast
1 pot roast
1 packet of Ranch dressing
1 packet of Italian dressing
1 packet of brown gravy
1.5 cups of water.
Put them all in the crock pot in the order listed. Cook for 6-8 hours.
I serve it with potatoes or rice, broccoli and a fruit.
It is SO tasty, but SO easy. It really ought to be illegal, ya know?
To-Die-For Pot Roast
1 pot roast
1 packet of Ranch dressing
1 packet of Italian dressing
1 packet of brown gravy
1.5 cups of water.
Put them all in the crock pot in the order listed. Cook for 6-8 hours.
I serve it with potatoes or rice, broccoli and a fruit.
It is SO tasty, but SO easy. It really ought to be illegal, ya know?
Eight
Eight favorite TV shows
1. Lost
2. Dancing with the Stars
(After this, they are not shows I watch regularly, so I am kinda sketchy.)
3. Pushing Daisies
4. The Office
5. Jeopardy (heh, I'm a nerd, yes.)
6. Fetch, with Ruff Ruffman
7. Sid, the Science Kid
8. Word Girl
Eight favorite Restaurants
1. Cafe Rio
2. Applebees
3. Olive Garden
4. Chili's
5. Wingers
(And again, after this, there are not many restraunts I go to, so it is a little more of me stretching.)
6. BYU Creamery (Mmm, I like their veggie sandwiches. And, of course, the ranch dressing.)
7. Costco Snack Bar (Mmm, the pizza. Mmmm, the salads.)
8. Panda Express (when I am pregnant, I always seem to crave Chow Mein.)
Eight things I did yesterday
1. Went with Darwin to the ChemE Homecoming Dinner
2. Played with Garrett and Ella all morning
3. Lots of laundry
4. Dishes
5. Bathrooms
6. Vacuuming
7. Tried to compress the video I'd take of McKay (unsuccessfully.)
8. Read a few chapters for Book Club (my house, Oct. 16th, 8:30...We're reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.)
Eight things I love about fall
1. The colors
2. The kids playing in ALLLLLLL of our leaves
3. The cooler weather
4. No lawn mowing!
5. Cute kids' clothes. Sweaters, jeans, fleece, rain boots, and the like.
6. Driving in the canyon to see the pretty leaves
7. The thrill of rain or snow. (It's still thrilling in the fall. Much less so by March.)
8. All of the fun Fall activities the kids do for school. The cornmaze, dressing up for Halloween, the Fall Carnival...
Eight things I look forward to (I am in an odd state lately, where I am trying to not "look forward" as much, and sort of enjoy the moment...so this is tricky.)
1. A family trip next summer. Probably Disneyland.
2. The kids at Christmas, that's always fun.
3. Going to Costco. I always love Costco.
4. Taking the kids to BYU and showing them around. The littlest 2 have not been yet.
5. BYU game days
6. Dressing the kids on Sundays. I love the chance to get them all dressed up.
7. My fruit trees being mature enough to bear more fruit.
8. Funny things the kids say. (I totally am always looking for the next funny thing. In fact, McKay recently told me, "Our conversation is over." Well, ok then.)
Eight things on my wish list
1. More speech therapy and OT for McKay and OT for Michael
2. Either a house with bigger bedrooms or the basement finished
3. A Canon 40D and the 70-200mm telephoto lens and probably a macro too. (Yes, this is a BIG wish.)
4. Photoshop CS3
5. New kitchen cabinets and countertop
6. New presidential candidates
7. More patience
8. A maid!
Eight people I tag: (Sorry, couldn't keep it to 8)
1. Christie
2. Bekah
3. Cynthia
4. Kim (so you are double tagged, by Jenny and I.)
5. Kathryn (same with you.)
6. Nancy (you too)
7. Alison
8. Melanie
9. Ruth
10. Cathie
11. Mary (both Marys)
12. Markell
1. Lost
2. Dancing with the Stars
(After this, they are not shows I watch regularly, so I am kinda sketchy.)
3. Pushing Daisies
4. The Office
5. Jeopardy (heh, I'm a nerd, yes.)
6. Fetch, with Ruff Ruffman
7. Sid, the Science Kid
8. Word Girl
Eight favorite Restaurants
1. Cafe Rio
2. Applebees
3. Olive Garden
4. Chili's
5. Wingers
(And again, after this, there are not many restraunts I go to, so it is a little more of me stretching.)
6. BYU Creamery (Mmm, I like their veggie sandwiches. And, of course, the ranch dressing.)
7. Costco Snack Bar (Mmm, the pizza. Mmmm, the salads.)
8. Panda Express (when I am pregnant, I always seem to crave Chow Mein.)
Eight things I did yesterday
1. Went with Darwin to the ChemE Homecoming Dinner
2. Played with Garrett and Ella all morning
3. Lots of laundry
4. Dishes
5. Bathrooms
6. Vacuuming
7. Tried to compress the video I'd take of McKay (unsuccessfully.)
8. Read a few chapters for Book Club (my house, Oct. 16th, 8:30...We're reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.)
Eight things I love about fall
1. The colors
2. The kids playing in ALLLLLLL of our leaves
3. The cooler weather
4. No lawn mowing!
5. Cute kids' clothes. Sweaters, jeans, fleece, rain boots, and the like.
6. Driving in the canyon to see the pretty leaves
7. The thrill of rain or snow. (It's still thrilling in the fall. Much less so by March.)
8. All of the fun Fall activities the kids do for school. The cornmaze, dressing up for Halloween, the Fall Carnival...
Eight things I look forward to (I am in an odd state lately, where I am trying to not "look forward" as much, and sort of enjoy the moment...so this is tricky.)
1. A family trip next summer. Probably Disneyland.
2. The kids at Christmas, that's always fun.
3. Going to Costco. I always love Costco.
4. Taking the kids to BYU and showing them around. The littlest 2 have not been yet.
5. BYU game days
6. Dressing the kids on Sundays. I love the chance to get them all dressed up.
7. My fruit trees being mature enough to bear more fruit.
8. Funny things the kids say. (I totally am always looking for the next funny thing. In fact, McKay recently told me, "Our conversation is over." Well, ok then.)
Eight things on my wish list
1. More speech therapy and OT for McKay and OT for Michael
2. Either a house with bigger bedrooms or the basement finished
3. A Canon 40D and the 70-200mm telephoto lens and probably a macro too. (Yes, this is a BIG wish.)
4. Photoshop CS3
5. New kitchen cabinets and countertop
6. New presidential candidates
7. More patience
8. A maid!
Eight people I tag: (Sorry, couldn't keep it to 8)
1. Christie
2. Bekah
3. Cynthia
4. Kim (so you are double tagged, by Jenny and I.)
5. Kathryn (same with you.)
6. Nancy (you too)
7. Alison
8. Melanie
9. Ruth
10. Cathie
11. Mary (both Marys)
12. Markell
Friday, October 10, 2008
Big Night Out!
That's right. Darwin and I got all gussied up, got a babysitter (thanks Mom R) for all of the kids except Ella, and went out and painted the town red.
What did we do? Oh, are you ready for this?
We headed down to the B.Y.U and attended the CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BANQUET!
Hey! What's that eye-rolling about? Don't you LIKE hearing about McCabe-Thiele graphs and distillation columns over dinner? No?
Well, actually that part was only a tiny fraction of the evening. Lots of it was chatting with old friends and teachers (hey Sarah, I totally loved seeing your mom and dad. It's a highlight of my year to see them at the dinner each year), listening to fabulous talks by church leaders, and eating a REALLY nice dinner catered by BYU. (Hey, I'd just go for the BYU Ranch dressing, really, but they have even better prime rib.) We sat by old friends Erik and Gianna and chatted much of the night away.
So, yes, even though you don't realize it, you all should want to go to the chemical engineering homecoming dinner. Odd as it sounds, it is a really fun evening.
What did we do? Oh, are you ready for this?
We headed down to the B.Y.U and attended the CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BANQUET!
Hey! What's that eye-rolling about? Don't you LIKE hearing about McCabe-Thiele graphs and distillation columns over dinner? No?
Well, actually that part was only a tiny fraction of the evening. Lots of it was chatting with old friends and teachers (hey Sarah, I totally loved seeing your mom and dad. It's a highlight of my year to see them at the dinner each year), listening to fabulous talks by church leaders, and eating a REALLY nice dinner catered by BYU. (Hey, I'd just go for the BYU Ranch dressing, really, but they have even better prime rib.) We sat by old friends Erik and Gianna and chatted much of the night away.
So, yes, even though you don't realize it, you all should want to go to the chemical engineering homecoming dinner. Odd as it sounds, it is a really fun evening.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Jenny, this is for you!
So, maybe this is not the same as the whole new Sarah McLachlan CD, but hey, from McKay with love. (He's a big Sarah McLachlan fan too, or at least a fan of this song.)
Actually, this is McKay's favorite song and he likes to sing it all the time. I thought I'd try and catch it on video. He was a little distracted, but he did pretty darn well. I think he's quite the miracle himself.
Actually, this is McKay's favorite song and he likes to sing it all the time. I thought I'd try and catch it on video. He was a little distracted, but he did pretty darn well. I think he's quite the miracle himself.
This is what he likes to watch and sing to.
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