Parent Teacher Conference

Went to a parent - teacher conference for Amelia yesterday.  To be honest I was a lil afraid of what I was going to hear.  I know I have my ups and downs with her, I could only imagine what her teachers had to say.  Don't get me wrong, Mills is a very smart, sweet, funny, creative, and playful lil girl....when she wants to be.  She has days when she is down right NAUGHTY!  I mean, we all do, but its hard to hear it from someone else.  Especially a teacher.  This is the 2nd year that I have been to a conference for Mills.  She had one last year at Kuwaue Preschool.  So this is my first one at her new school, Early Learners International school.

I really don't know what I had to worry about.  Her teacher and the teacher assistant had nothing but great things to say about Mills. I immediately felt guilty for being worried... gosh I wanted to punch myself.  I felt like a terrible parent.  I'm glad I kept my thoughts to myself, but I shouldn't have thought that.  I should have kept positive thoughts.  {Kicking myself} She has only been there since October, but she has improved a lot.  They showed me work that she was doing in the beginning to where she is now and its crazy how much has changed.  They mentioned that she is awesome at crafts and she loves to do them.  I'm not much of a craft person, but I think I'll get into it now that I know she loves them.

All in all she is doing well.  I'm really happy to see that and hear that.  The school she is going to is new, so I had some speculation.  I see now that my daughter is learning and she is happy. They are preparing for their Holiday Program.  I cant wait to see :)

{on a side note}

I can't believe Christmas is 19 days!!!

Today Nolan had a complete melt down in the store, it was crazy and mortifying.

Morgan has duty tonight, lame

Halloween Recap

Halloween was pretty calm this year.  Amelia didn't have school that day so we made sure to have some fun that day and night!

I dressed them in skeleton shirts for the day.  Amelia was really confused and fought me on wearing her shirt.  She really wanted to wear her costume all day.  It was raining that day and didn't want to risk her costume getting dirty.  {She has a thing about stains and if she sees one on her clothing she will immediately want to change}

For lunch I opted for a kid friendly place.  We went to one of our faves Blue Seal!  Their ice cream is the BEST!  They have a ton of flavors and lots of local /exotic flavors.  The food their is ok; they have hamburgers, hot dogs, and pasta. It's their ice cream that keeps us coming back.  I know the kids love it there so it was a good choice.

At night we decided to go trick or treating with our friends at the towers.  It was a rainy and windy night so it was best to stay indoors.  We only went to two towers, my kids are still young and can't go all night.  We met up with friends.  It was a good night and the kids got a decent amount of candy.  Nolan went to two houses before he started asking for stuff in his Halloween basket.  Haha Couldn't say no to him, he was such a cute monkey.

The Struggle Begins...

The struggle begins…

For a looooooooooooooong time I’ve taken pride and joy in picking out what Mills wears.  Baby and little girls seriously have the BEST clothes.  Nothing like what I grew up with.  Baby and kids clothing now is just regular clothes only small.  Unfortunately I don’t have the option to go to the mall and buy clothes to my heart’s content.  So I go online and spend lots and lots of time shopping for the wee ones.   Anyways, I’m getting off topic.  Mills is now interested in picking out her own clothes!!! ::gasp::  I know!   She doesn’t even take a look at the options I lay out for her, she just go to her closet and starts picking.  We struggle , a lot!  She of course doesn’t understand the concept of matching, dressing for the weather, or dressing of the occasion.   Morgan just laughs at me while I stress out.  I knew it was coming eventually but I thought when the time came she would still love the outfits I pick for her and keep wearing them.  ::sigh::  Right now we are taking it slow, its more of a team effort then a one woman show at this point.  But off she goes…growing up so fast ;)

Her outfit of choice with a lil bit of help from me-

Hello Kitty tank & shorts: Target

Heart socks: Old Navy

Foofa purse: Unknown

Shoes: Stride Rite