In Action

He stays on the move.

And

He's getting braver.

And

He won his 1st basketball game today
(not that we were keeping score)

Socks and Dyslexia

Socks and dyslexia is a combination that I never thought about before. but there is a link. At least in my house there is a link.

This is a face of dyslexia.

Funny, drama, and attitude all rolled into my daughter.
She doesn't quite get what she is struggling with or that others don't struggle the same way that she does. That's ok, we want normal in all aspects of her life.

Socks, lately I have noticed that she never has on matching socks. Maybe I should say that I have not been matching the socks, but simply throwing all of our socks into a big container. Each day we sort through and find matching socks for all those that need socks. It is what it is for now.

Last night, it hit me right in the head. If a dyslexic child cannot unscramble letters or do word searches without stress then why am I expecting her to match socks in a pile that must look enormous and unstructured.

DUH

Today is a new plan and someone is going to sort socks. My sweet girl has even come up with ideas for how we can sort our socks.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!

Baby Names

We are having an incredibly difficult time picking out a name for this sweet baby girl. I am a southern girl through and through and love to give my kids southern names.

So, who wants to give me some ideas?

Here is what we have come up with so far:

Olivia Jillian

Savannah

Julie Anna

Addison

Ainsleigh

Sara Beth

Faith

Lauren

We can mix and match these to create first and middle name combos.

What do you think? Any ideas?

Thanksgiving Day

Only one of us participated in the Turkey Trot. Look closely at that face, he did not like it at all.

One lap down and I think I will just watch for the others.

My crafty girl made a thanksgiving banner for us.

Making Fall Trees

The kids are out for the Thanksgiving holidays and I am in a crafty mood. I may get over that quickly depending on how messy things get.

We don't get many fall colors in Southern Cali, but I am doing my part to make sure my southern kids know what fall is all about.

Hopefully this time next year we will be in the Carolinas enjoying Fall in all its glory.

Isn't he cute. Messy hair, SpongeBob shirt and all

30 Days of Giveaways

I love giveaways. If for no other reason, since I rarely win, we get so see some wonderful ideas for Christmas. Join Ni Hao Y'all for her 30 Days of Giveaways that begins on Thursday.