Dr. Helene Sheena
80 percentile height - 3 ft, 8.5 in.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Museum of natural science - after school!
Science museum is free on Thursdays! In the inclement weather, we didn't have any takers but we had a great time indoors!
An astronaut! How tall am I?
Churning the coin machine
Snail shell or clam shell? Make your observations and hypothesis
Dinosaurs!
Oil from around the world
- Lia
An astronaut! How tall am I?
Churning the coin machine
Snail shell or clam shell? Make your observations and hypothesis
Dinosaurs!
Oil from around the world
- Lia
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Carter's class
Practicing counting in VN
He can count up to 27 but skips 8 (tam) so we are stopping there.
Learning English and VN shapes
Hinh: vong tròn, Vuông, Tam giác, 8 góc, 5 góc, thoi, trai xoan, chu nhât.
Learning VN animals through puzzles.
Nong trai: con ga trong, cuu, meo, heo, vịt
Story time:
Lincoln said last night that he was afraid of the "eyes wide open" page and Carter studied llama's eyes today.
That was an opportunity to name body parts in VN:
Mát, mui, miệng, chán, má, cầm, vai, lưng, eo, ngón tay, ngón chân, cù chỏ.
Reading the last words on each page. He was able to "read" (remember) llama, llama, red, pajama, mama, run, busy & sleep
Examining the pictures. Carter really gets into books.
Today is also the 2nd day he's been telling me when he needs to go "potty" and trying to keep a dry diaper, "không ướt! Khô!"
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Lincoln turns 5!
Lincoln walked to our bedroom sometime in the middle of the night, toward the morning. I had him go potty and climb into bed with us. He was probably too excited about his birthday to sleep. :) When Chris went to the bathroom, he stirred and said, "It's my birthday today."
When I told him it was time to get dressed, he asked if I could bring in his clothes. Ofcourse. I watched him change, tired but so happy. He got ready in our bathroom, stating "Daddy, it's my birthday today." I watched him as he brushed his teeth, and then I brushed his hair.
We walked downstairs together and I showed him the Turbo tags that I had put on his treat bags. There wasn't much of an impression, but when i picked him up after school, he said, "Mommy, you're the best mom ever. Do you know why? Because of your writing this (pointing to the tag) Lincoln Turbo paper. Everybody liked it." The PTO president was next to us and her heart melted. Mine did too.
We headed to Chick-fil-a for our playdate with Marley and Jake. Benan happened to be there too. They played, ate, played some more; Marley's sister Jonna played ghost chasing them and they had a blast! Then Lincoln got to open presents. What a pleasant surprise that was! Several Star Wars Legos & calendar, a Bumblebee Transformer and a monster truck.
When I asked him this morning what he would like to eat for dinner, he said sweets, candy. I asked what entree and he said shrimp pasta without the green stuff (last night's shrimp linguine without the parsley). Done. I made that again tonight- without the parsley on his portion. But he barely ate it- Daddy brought home salmon sashimi as an appetizer and Lincoln filled up on that (plus the whole nuggets meal from earlier).
After dinner I surprised him with a birthday cupcake with a Turbo cupcake topper and candel and birthday present. He really was surprised and thrilled. His birthday video is precious. He made his first birthday wish: I wish for a good borthday and to grow big."
Daddy built the fort. We went upstairs to brush their teeth and get the balnkets for the fort. They played in it. Then I surprised Lincoln with a flashlight and they got to play with that in the dark. Lots of ghost sounds and giggles.
What a fantasitc and fun fifth birthday he had.
Tonight duirng his turn for prayer, he said: Cam on Chua cho Mommy, Daddy, Carter. Thank you God for my birthday and my students. For my bed, our house, and everything you give us. Amen."
I checked emails just now and Mrs. Lizzie wrote to us saying that Lincoln thanked her for helping him turn 5 today, and that she was so touched by it. Earlier I had joined him during his lunch and instructed, "Truoc khi con ve hom nay, con cam on Ms. Lizzie giay con cho con duoc 5 tuoi." He took it literally and told her right before the left. He's got such a good memory and he is so deliberate.
Thank you God for Lincoln. Thank you for a healthy, smart kid who tries so hard. He is a wonderful gift to us.
When I told him it was time to get dressed, he asked if I could bring in his clothes. Ofcourse. I watched him change, tired but so happy. He got ready in our bathroom, stating "Daddy, it's my birthday today." I watched him as he brushed his teeth, and then I brushed his hair.
We walked downstairs together and I showed him the Turbo tags that I had put on his treat bags. There wasn't much of an impression, but when i picked him up after school, he said, "Mommy, you're the best mom ever. Do you know why? Because of your writing this (pointing to the tag) Lincoln Turbo paper. Everybody liked it." The PTO president was next to us and her heart melted. Mine did too.
We headed to Chick-fil-a for our playdate with Marley and Jake. Benan happened to be there too. They played, ate, played some more; Marley's sister Jonna played ghost chasing them and they had a blast! Then Lincoln got to open presents. What a pleasant surprise that was! Several Star Wars Legos & calendar, a Bumblebee Transformer and a monster truck.
When I asked him this morning what he would like to eat for dinner, he said sweets, candy. I asked what entree and he said shrimp pasta without the green stuff (last night's shrimp linguine without the parsley). Done. I made that again tonight- without the parsley on his portion. But he barely ate it- Daddy brought home salmon sashimi as an appetizer and Lincoln filled up on that (plus the whole nuggets meal from earlier).
After dinner I surprised him with a birthday cupcake with a Turbo cupcake topper and candel and birthday present. He really was surprised and thrilled. His birthday video is precious. He made his first birthday wish: I wish for a good borthday and to grow big."
Daddy built the fort. We went upstairs to brush their teeth and get the balnkets for the fort. They played in it. Then I surprised Lincoln with a flashlight and they got to play with that in the dark. Lots of ghost sounds and giggles.
What a fantasitc and fun fifth birthday he had.
Tonight duirng his turn for prayer, he said: Cam on Chua cho Mommy, Daddy, Carter. Thank you God for my birthday and my students. For my bed, our house, and everything you give us. Amen."
I checked emails just now and Mrs. Lizzie wrote to us saying that Lincoln thanked her for helping him turn 5 today, and that she was so touched by it. Earlier I had joined him during his lunch and instructed, "Truoc khi con ve hom nay, con cam on Ms. Lizzie giay con cho con duoc 5 tuoi." He took it literally and told her right before the left. He's got such a good memory and he is so deliberate.
Thank you God for Lincoln. Thank you for a healthy, smart kid who tries so hard. He is a wonderful gift to us.
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