Limerick
There was a black cat
who loved to eat gnats
his face turned all red
and jumped on his head
and pulled off his pants
One day a man dreamed
that he’ll be a bean
that man was so clever
another turned to a sweater
and said he was jeans.
Free Verse
I found a great book
and it was very interesting and happy
that I asked for […]

This year, we did something a little different for the boys’ birthday celebration.  On January 2nd (Wesley’s 6th birthday), we let the kids pick how they wanted to celebrate their special day. Nicholas had a dentist appointment on his birthday so we did both celebrations together on this day. I don’t think they minded though […]

My sister told me about this TV series that airs on Nick Jr some time ago, and it was only recently that I recorded some episodes to check out. She told me that so many of her coworkers’ kids are learning Chinese by watching this show — it’s basically a Chinese (Mandarin) version of […]

When we picked Nicholas up from school today, he told us that he had a surprise for us. He even made us close our eyes in the car until he was ready. Then he broke out two merit awards to show us. Apparently, there was an assembly earlier in the day (something I […]

Hooray! Wesley finally earned his Sea Turtle ribbon today, and Mr. Justin was so excited that he was practically jumping out of the water. Alex and I were equally happy too as we watched from the “viewing gallery”. Wesley did 4 beautiful arm strokes along with those straight leg kicks he’s had such a […]

Today, both Nicholas and Wesley had lady substitute teachers in class.
Nicholas’ sub did a great job correcting the way Nicholas’ hand enters the water after each stroke. The angle of his hand was a bit off so it almost seemed as though he’s slapping the water instead of “slicing” into the water. He’s been doing […]

Latest Breakfast Craze: Plain Boiled Eggs. A discovery made on our Carnival Cruise.
Favorite Snacks: String Cheese, fresh Vine-riped tomatoes, Kettlecorn, and Pringle’s newest line of baked cracker sticks (similar to Pocky sticks sold in Asian markets).
Favorite Dessert (aside from ice cream): Poached Pear. I skin the pears, cut out the seeds, drizzle on honey, […]

Today marked the last class for this winter session.
Mr. Adam was working so hard to help Wesley earn his ribbon, but his efforts failed last week during the testing phase when Wesley kicked with all his might using only the bottom half of his legs. To get past his current level, the student must be […]

I got Nicholas a new pair of shoes for school this week since the velcro on his current shoe is half gone from all the wear and tear from PE and soccer in extended care. He’s been begging me to buy him laced shoes, but I refuse to because Alex and I are the […]

Nicholas presented his science fair project along with his group this afternoon.  Their study was on roses and carnations.  Each child remembered a line or two of their skit to recite in front of class. Nicholas did a good job projecting his voice across the room and remembered his lines perfectly.  However, he did heave […]

Since Nicholas and Wesley are at opposite ends of the pool area now, we had to find a prime seating location to view both during class.
Miss Ashley taught the entire class today and she put a lot of focus on Nicholas’ bent arm freestyle. I had a talk with her in the shower area after […]

Today was a good day! Wesley was excited about class and both kids were well-behaved and in good spirits. Mr. Adam had Wesley and another child on opposite sides of a kick board swimming against each other. They also practiced sitting dives from the pool ledge and back floats. Wesley still does his silly […]

Nicholas is now enrolled in the Sea Lion class and he has 2 teachers this session: Miss Ashley and Mr. Darrick. Also, he gets to swim in the lap lanes (which gets gradually deeper toward the middle section of the lane) so they put these removable ledges in the water for the kids to stand […]

Both Alex and I attended Nicholas’ winter performance this year, and he was so happy to see us both. He presented the Spanish song “Donde Esta Santa Claus” and did just fantastic in all the songs and choreography.

Winter Program
Stars and Stripes Forever
Donde Esta Santa Claus
My Two Front Teeth
I Want A Hippopotamus
Jingle Jingle Jingle
Christmas Is […]

Nicholas has finally caught the craze, the Pokemon craze that is. He’s been begging me to get him Pokemon cards (which I did finally), but it’s still sitting at home to be earned. We bought a set from Costco but apparently it wasn’t from the Diamond and Pearl series which he had requested. I […]