Up, Up, Up She Went

I couldn't believe how high Anna pulled herself up on the rope at gymnastics this week. This was the first time that she made it to the "red mark" When I asked her after class how she did it she said, "I guess God gave me the strength!" (I think a little bribery of two pieces of candy from her coach also offered some motivation).

More North Carolina Pictures

Makes me think maybe I should get a bear claw mitten to slip on my hand when I need to get John Caden's attention and respect. :)

Weekend at Grandparent's NC Mountain House

We enjoyed beautiful mountain views...

loved looking at black bears...

had fun playing in the creeks...

visited an old red caboose and train track...

picked apples at an apple orchard...

went hiking....

marveled at many waterfalls...

but the best part of all was getting to spend time with Gramma, Granny & Granddad!

A Surprise Guest at School

My sweet sister made a surprise birthday visit this morning. Anna and John Caden thought it was fun to have our school day interupted with flowers and donuts!

9/11 2010

After hanging our flag this morning, Anna and John Caden asked, "Why are we hanging it today Mommy?" What a difficult thing to explain to a 5 and 3 year old.

Staying One Step Ahead of Her Teacher

Me: "I says /i/ as in 'igloo.' What is another word that begins with the sound of /i/?"
Anna: "Ishmaelites"
Me: "Wow, that's definitely a good one...I was thinking of a word like 'in' or "ink."

Me: "Today we're going to learn to count by 10's to 50."
Anna: "Mommy, I already know how to count by 10's to 100. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100."
Me: "Hmmm...well, so you do I see."

Me: "Our word for Word Time today is..."
Anna: (reading the card that I'm about to hang and pronounce) "Hibernate"
Me: "How did you already know how to say this word???"