My Children

I have been having some time this week becuase I had surgery. My kids went to my mother in laws house to spend 5 days with her. She is spoiling them rotten, but that is ok that is what grandmas do. I have not really taken the time latley to talk about them and ay how I feel about them. I love them all they are so special to me. Alex I do not know why, but I have decied that I like to call him Pedro and he likes to tell me that, that is not his name. He is so cute and has some quirky things about him that make up who he is. He is very shy, but most of it is because I think that he wants to be in charge of the situation that he is in. He is getting much better though. He LOVES going to scouts and his leader makes him talk loud so they all can hear what he has to say. He loves to build things and is very creative. He is good to make sure that Becca is not left out of anything and some of the time he will do her work so he will be able to do something else with his sisters. I have to tell him that she needs to lean how to do those things by her self or she will never learn how. He is really good at reading and will somethimes read to Becca. In fact he had the higest reading minuites in his class for October. He is beging to get some ideas about the church and likes it when we go to Sharlees once a moth and he gets to give the FHE lesson he gets really happy. Last month we were in charge of doing it and he wanted to be in charge of reading the book "You are Special" (great book if you have not read it you should). It was long and I thought he should not read it all he got really mad and wanted to read it so I decided that we could take turns reading it. That made him happy. I told him that he would have to read it loud if he wanted to read it. He did ok. He is not so good at counting money though so we need to work on that with him so he will not become like me and get behind in math like I did. He is also having a hard time when he has to carrie the one over he forgets to add that in. Elizabeth She only likes to be called by her full name and she will make sure that she tells you that just in case you forgot. She is a great friend to all and likes to have everyone at school be her friend. She gets sad if she is not liked by all. She was chosen for an award at school she got to eat Chick Fila at school. Her teacher said that she was putting "First Things First" by helping other students do the monkey bars the whole recess insted on playing. She was super stoked about that. She loves to draw, color and write stories. She likes to make things for you and give them to you. She was really happy because for the month of October she had the higest reading minuites for her class. She gets mad when she does not get 100% on her math tests. She is also really good at spelling and I have been forgetting to pratice with her and she is still getting 100% on them. I think that she is a great help to her teacher. She seems so much taller than most of the kids in her class. She looks so BIG compaired to her desk. The desk looks so tinny. She will be a great leader someday and I think if she goes on a mission like she said that she wants to she will do a great job. She would love to take dance or piano lessons. If I had the extra money I would let her do it I keep telling her that I will let her do it when we have money. I have also taught her a few dance moves and I think that has helped her for now. Becca She is still SUPER SLOW with EVERYTHING I know that I was like that some times with my mom I do not know how she put up with me. Sometimes I want to spank her. It should not take someone 4 hours to put away there laundry. She has a hard time brushing her teeth. She does not like the tooth past no matter what kind I buy I have bought 4 differnt kinds so now she just has to use the kind that there is in the coupboard. I have had to pin her to the floor a few times to brush her teeth. She is learning her numbers and how to read and loves to read to me. I will admit that I am not the best at reading with her because of work, but that has changed so I will be able to help her more. She too like to color and draw. She will cry real easy over things and I have to tell her that she needs to not cry. I am trying not to treat her like she is youngest so she will not act like a baby somethimes I think it is working. I am glad that she was sent to our family. She is a very sweet girl. Like Alex she is shy, but just not as bad. I hope that you are all having a good December and will remeber the "reason for the season". We were able to go to temple square last weekend to see the lights and ride the train. It was lots of fun. We heard the Luke 2 storie with a nativity. It was awsome!