1. Even though we've been hit by cold winds and snow this week, spring is still moving forward. I wandered the yard looking for evidence of this and found leaves forming on the lilac bush and these tiny pink flowers starting to bloom on this bush (I don't know what it's called).
I love catching them in the early stages like this, it's like capturing a miracle.
2. After my PTA meeting this week, I was in the library looking at a display when Landon came over to say "hi" to me. His class just happened to be in there at that time, so of course we had to take a self-portrait.
3. The snow had melted in time for Whitney's game on Wednesday evening, but it was windy and freezing. Whitney had a long stint as goalie (she's quite good) and almost scored a goal later when playing forward, but it hit the goal post. We won 6-1 and have a good, little team, I'm so excited to be coaching soccer again.
4. Landon is having 5 friends over tonight for "Night Games", which is sort of like flashlight tag in the dark. I told him he needed to earn this "party" by doing some jobs, so he ended up emptying the dishwasher, vacuuming the house, and scrubbing the entryway, kitchen, and both bathroom floors. Watching him do these jobs was a maddening experience for me because it reminded me how much more I need to teach him (his skills were not where they should be).
5. Landon had his first soccer game on Thursday evening. Randy is the head coach, but since no one signed up to be his assistant coach I'm doing that too. The teams are playing on a smaller field and are playing 6 on 6 so it makes the game much more exciting. My throat is raw from two night of yelling from the sidelines.
This shot of Whitney watching Landon's game just cracks me up, April 2nd and all is well.
**Do you check your yard for evidence of spring?
Do you love seeing the early buds forming?
Do you make your kids earn parties?
Do you get frustrated while watching them clean?**
Do you love seeing the early buds forming?
Do you make your kids earn parties?
Do you get frustrated while watching them clean?**
18 comments:
it's been raining hard here and i'm worrying that it will knock all the blossoms off the cherry trees. i haven't even been over there yet.
i would love to hear your cleaning routines and practices. as you educate landon, please educate us as well. you are a very thorough cleaner.
I don't have enough planted to find any more evidence of spring than my bent and tortured daffodils- love seeing your pictures though. Gives me hope. The rule is no snow after conference weekend- right?!! sigh.
watching my kids clean...? torture. I want to do it for them & do it "right" not good. I just have to stay away & out of it.
this spring is finally really getting to me. All this snow/rain mix is driving me crazy. I was good with it earlier this week, but today- I can't take it anymore!!!!!
OH MAN- I keep telling myself to just enjoy it- it'll be over 100 in 4 short months, but still! It's torture seeing snow right now.
YOU guys are the best coaching your kid's teams- WAY to be!!
I have been enjoying the evidences of spring popping up. I love how you said- capturing a miracle. True!
I do get frustrated watching them clean because I'm reminded how much I need to teach them still- and how often I do it when they should be because it's just easier to do it than deal with their whining. Bad mom=me!
So great that you guys both coach. Those will be some good memories for the kids!!
I love seeing the first budding flowers and leaves. I check things a lot in the spring, stuff changes overnight! I love it.
The idea of earning a party- pure genius! I have never thought of that but will use it for sure. Smart woman!
Mya is going to start soccer in the fall, I can not wait! Oh man I can't wait! Your kids are lucky that you two are so involved :)
Your kids are so lucky that you both are so involved in their school and sports. I wouldn't know the first thing about coaching anything, so I think that's really awesome. And I love that Landon came to seek you out and agreed to a photo, too!
I'm sort of missing the advent of spring here, although that sounds silly since it's like perpetual summer. Arizona has it's own spring, for sure, but somehow it feels less satisfying than having endured a winter before it. It was my favorite time of year seeing everything reawaken. Now for your snow to end -- yikes!
We are having a gorgeous spring, everything is green and in bloom (and we had a little rain last night which will help keep it that way!). I love spring, love seeing the flowers, but it never lasts long enough for me. I hope you have seen the last of the snow for the year! ;)
I make my kids "earn" things, but not nearly enough. I feel like I didn't start early enough with them....Noelle should be able to do so much more than she does. I know that it is my fault because it is just so much easier to do it myself. I am working on it.
Oh....loved the poem post! So scary about the freeway...things like that leave me shakey for hours. I am glad everything was ok.
You are so great to do all of that coaching! I am so eager for spring, especially since I am watching it snow as I write this! I am glad that the daffodils are unphased by the cold weather and pushing those green leaves up through the lingering winter weather.
Whitney on the Spring Sidelines is SO Utah in the Springtime...grrrr.
Happy Friday!!!
*I can't believe your snow was gone before practice. Now that is amazing!
*I love the first signs of spring. I find myself in awe as nature just goes ahead and does what it does best - blooming, growing, renewing..love it!
* I think that it was a great idea to have Landon earn his party...as frustrating as it is to see his lack of cleaning skills - what a great lesson being taught. Working for something makes the reward a bit sweeter. (hey, I am still working with my 18 year with his cleaning skills....I think they know how to do it right, they just want to mock us...ha)
* So fantastic to have you and Randy coaching! Gotta love the family sports! I think it is so important for littles to support each other as well! Whitney looks down right freezing!! (but happy!)
I totally check my yard for signs of spring. And then I am bummed because there is not much happening yet! Maybe next week...
I am so impressed with you and Randy coaching the kids' teams. I wouldn't have the first clue what to do, and probably wouldn't want to do it either. I'm sure they will never forget you being their coaches.
Making Landon earn his party is brilliant! I'm going to remember that for sure. I have SO much to teach my kids about cleaning. Oh so much.
Ahhhh! Looks like you and Mother Nature have patched things up!- :)
That is awesome that you guys coach!--What committment!
I get so totally anxiety ridden when I watch my kids clean--I feel like it's just creating more mess for me!--I've gotten alot better, though, about lowering my standards...I want them to feel a sense of accomplishment...
Cute picture of Whitney...
negative on spring. but i did see a moose- that counts in alaska as emerging springtime....
i'm going to use the earned parties idea...good one for me to file away for later...
i'm learning to just let kellen clean like he's going to- if it's important, i go over it, but really, he just dusts right now. it's his bed making skills that have me in a tizzy...
i can't believe you're assistant coaching again! wow! seriously- do you guys sleep during sports seasons?!
I love that tree you have with the pink blossoms. I'll be anxious to see if anyone identifies it!
The ring pop over Whitney's cotton glove is funny to me.
I love seeing the signs of spring. I need to get outside more... I am craving a little nice weather.
I pretty much make my kids earn everything (two or three times) it is sad really.
I try to avoid going out into my yard, as it is too depressing and makes me frustrated because I don't know what to do to make it better.
I do love to see early buds forming.
I should take the Earn-the-Party approach, but tend to make them promise not to be too grumpy afterwards. It doesn't work too well.
I sometimes get frustrated when watching the younger children clean. I am reminded of something I did to teach Charlotte and Emily how to clean and think I need to resurrect the idea: I made little check-off lists for each job, listing in detail each aspect of the job, i.e., 1) Move everything off of the bathroom counter, 2) wipe down the items that were on the counter, etc. . . . Sarah, especially, needs some help in this area.
It's cracks me up how you are always prepared for a SP, even after a PTA mtg!
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