Spit it out!

Brent and I recently bought some vitamins because we want to be better about taking them. As dinner was winding down last night, we remembered that we hadn’t taken them yet. I began clearing the dishes away and he got the vitamins out and laid one on the table where I had been sitting. Reese was still finishing his food and Brent sat back down to finish up. I came back over to the table and couldn’t find the vitamin. Brent thought quickly and looked at Reese and asked him if he had taken the vitamin. Reese nodded his head in sadness. Thankfully he hadn’t swallowed it yet and we made him spit it out. What possessed him!?!?!
They finished eating and we got Reese’s “homework” out. He had a laminated flip chart that had letters on it, and he had to match some little letters with Velcro on them to the chart. He did a good job and got to the end and couldn’t find the “U”. I didn’t think to much about it because this assignment gets passed around from child to child each night. I just figured the “U” was missing. A few moments later our dog Harley coughed up the letter “U” onto the kitchen floor. What in the world?

I guess I need to have a talk with the whole family, including Harley; that we do not eat things that do not belong to us.

Is it easy?

So after I commented in my last post about how Reese had been so sweet lately......he was "moved to RED" yesterday at school.

Ugh!

His note said he was not obeying. When I asked him what he was doing he said, "I was not listening, I was not obeying, and I was not being nice."

Why is it so hard for him to understand it is easy being good. I went over and over this last night with him. "Reese when Mrs. H tells you to sit down, it is EASY to follow those instructions and sit down."

"Reese, it is easy to be quiet, you just don't talk."

"Reese, it is easy to listen."

My question is....does it ever become easy raise a 4 year old?

Just catching up...

I am happy to report a rather un-eventful January at the Hatcher household. A couple of weekends ago, we got to spend some time in north Georgia visiting Brent's grandparents. There was so much ice and snow everywhere! We just stayed inside and kept warm.

Reese has really started coming around in his behavior. I almost thought, "He is actually outgrowing the terrible twos." I don't know if I can use that excuse though, since he is 4. Lately, if you just keep reminding him to be good, and keep praising him when he is good, he seems to act like an angel.

Brooks got all A's again on his report card. I didn't expect it this time, which made it all the more wonderful! He is such a people pleaser almost to a fault. It is so hard to teach a child how to be a leader, instead of a follower.

Reese came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease last week, and surprise surprise....Brooks woke up with it today. Luckily they both seemed to have a mild case of it, without much discomfort. Leave it to my kids to have a strange illness.

I am excited about an upcoming trip to Savannah for Brent and I. We honeymooned there almost 12 years ago, and have wished to go back ever since. I am going to be sure and take about a million pictures!

A new chapter.

I only had a sister growing up, and the closest thing I had to a brother was my cousin John. I would go to John's house and delight in playing with his toys that were so different than what I was used to.

I say all that to say this. Brooks got a BB gun for Christmas. Gasp!

This is a new chapter in my life. I don't know what to think about this. This is all foreign to me. A gun???
Christmas day was rainy at our house so he didn't get to fire it that day, but about a week ago he went out with Brent for his first lesson. They lined up the empty coke cans and sat down for his first attempt. He missed his first shot, but made pretty much every one after that.
He was so proud and excited to show me the hole in the can! Good job Brooks and be careful, or you might "shoot your eye out kid!" (Everyone that he has told about his gun has replied "Don't shoot your eye out." He keeps saying, "Why does everyone keep telling me that?!")

Christmas pictures.

I haven't been in a blogging mood lately, and I don't really have a reason for that. I haven't had anything all that interesting going on lately. We did have a wonderful, low key Christmas this year. My parents, sister and brother-in-law came over and we had a relaxing day.

Here are just a couple of my favorite pictures from that day.

Brooks opening his long awaited DS.

Reese getting a lesson in how to hold his new guitar.And of course the day wouldn't be complete without some laser guns.I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season!

Had to share this.

This is Reese playing Star Wars Legos on the Wii. He was really in to it.

Merry Christmas!

I have tried to resize my header three times. Sorry it is so big but I can't bring myself to keep trying.

I hope everyone has a joyous and wonderful Merry Christmas!