Isaac's birthday

Today is Isaac's birthday. We are so glad he is part of our family. He adds so much joy. He lives up to the meaning of his name, "He laughs". "I" always seems to see joy and humor in most things. We love his laugh. We love how well he took to learning sign language, even though he signs, he is talking so much more now, but he still has a fascination with sounds. If we drive by a Firetruck, he'll say, "Mom...Mom...(and then mimic the sound a firetruck makes). He won't say firetruck even though he can. He does this for most things, a cow, dog, motorcycles, "O" crying, trains, etc. He even did it with the birds at the zoo. He carried on a whole coversation with a big eagle just by mimicking the sounds. It was fun to see "I" and this large bird talking back and forth. "I" loves cars,balloons, cars, playing outside, cars, binkies, cars, books, cars, and band aids.

What I learned Dec 3rd

Today "A" learned that when you are babysitting it is hard to change two poopy diapers at the same time and if you aren't fast enough, "I" will try to help you and get his hands all messy. Yuck! "E" learned that you should always check several times when looking for something. His dad lost his wallet and even though we checked the car several times, we never found it. But with promptings from the Holy Ghost to keep checking, it was finally located in the car. "I" learned to say the word money. He earned some by cleaning up his toys. He was paid by his loving sister "I" not his mother. "O" learned that hitting the piano keys makes a fun sound. "A,E,and I" think she is ready to play some Mozart music, Mom just hopes that she will continue with her lessons and learn from the examples of her older siblings.

Dec. 2 What I learned

Today "A" learned that she can get sucked up into reading a book if it's really good and that makes it hard to do other things. She is currently reading "Mistborn" by Brandon Sanderson, a cool SciFi book. "E" learned that you shouldn't take 2 hours to do a subject such as math and that glue mixed with borax makes a really strong polymer. "I" learned that if you lay in bed quietly for a long time, Mom will think you are taking a nap when you aren't. He wants to get rid of his naptime, but Mom isn't ready yet. "O" learned that if she smiles real big, she gets lots of attention because she is so cute with her blue eyes.

What I learned Dec 1st

We are on Earth for several reasons: 1. To get a body 2. To show obedience and follow God's laws and 3. To learn as much as we can. To help our children realize that each day is a learning moment, we have asked them to write down something they learned for that day. Here is todays responses. Our goal is to post them for the whole month of December.

"A" learned about the skeletal system in art, knowing what is under the skin is important because you need to know where the joints are.
"E" learned that you should not be selfish. He learned this by watching "A" play on the computer while he held "O". He only got to play for a little time because "A" was being selfish with the computer.
"I" learned to say, "two", when asked, "How old are you?" Fortunately for Mom, she is also 2.
"O" learned to roll over even faster than the day before.