Nate is a very strong student and always tries his best. I can never get him to just "write anything down" to move on from something too difficult. He takes a lot of pride in his work.
Well, we just found out this week that a poem he wrote in school was selected to be published in a book with all children's writing. His class assignment was to sit in the school courtyard and write a poem about what he saw. It truly is a beautiful poem!
The Fall Courtyard
A lone leaf
Paler than the palm
Of my hand
Lays in the sunlight
Trying to get a good tan
The few leaves that
Are still on trees
Are shivering
Holding on for dear life
Barely resisting the soft breeze
My paper is a hummingbird
Flapping frantically but failing
To pry itself out of my clipboard's iron grip
The slow breeze is
Softer than
A peacock's feather
But colder than
My sister's hands
After she played with ice
The white mum's leaves are shaking
Like a little kid who just had a nightmare
I love the part about his "sister's hands". Grace is always in the freezer getting ice cubes!
Great poem, Nate! We are very proud of you!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Disney Details
Here are the details!
Flight there was pretty good. Grace did great first hour and a half, then got fidgety.
Mom mom and Pop-pop have a time share there! Free hotel :) My sister Denise came down for a few days.
Magic Kingdom was very fun! Grace did great with all the stimulation. Thankfully we had a special pass that allowed us to cut in line due to Grace's sensory issues. She never would have waited in long lines and it would have ended up being a battle everywhere. It was paper gold!!!!
Universal was our day with the boys only. We did Harry Potter which was great! The only not so great part was when the ride stopped for about 5 minutes with us leaning forward a bit. The Dr. Seuss area is adorable!!!!!! And great for young children. The water rapid ride there was great! Not one speck of any of us was dry! But I don't think all the other guests liked me walking around looking like I was in a wet t-shirt contest. Note to all of you... don't where a white tank top!
We had to leave early since Grace was not having a good day. She was very uncomfortable and anxious. Being in a strange place and having all of us leave, did not go over well. We wish we could have done more there, but I was too worried about Grace.
We did Animal Kingdom one day. Again our special pass was wonderful. The Lion KIng show was so good and we got to sit right up front with the stroller since we had a "stroller as wheelchair" sticker. Disney really accommodates everyone! The boys were disappointed in Kali River Rapids since they barely got wet :)
Sea World was hot, hot, hot! Great young kid area! By this time, Grace was starting to burn out. She was getting very whiny. I can't say I blame her. All the activity, heat, change of schedule, etc. Aquatica is Sea World's Water park. I don't have any pictures of that park. We had a great day though! Grace loves the water and really got into the water slides. The best part was that is wasn't crowded at all!!!
Epcot was a lot of fun. Got to do some great rides and had an awesome dinner in Mexico. We went into the park late so we could do dinner and fireworks. The other days, we kept them half days trying to accommodate Grace. The park was so pretty at night and cool finally! We had 90+ degree days all week.
We swam every afternoon and ate way too much ice cream :) Disney is so much fun, but I really don't recommend it for 2 year olds! The fact that the boys wanted to do big rides, meant that Grace and I had a lot of wait time or alone time. I look forward to going back.... in about 4 years!!!
On Monday, May 9th we celebrated our first Family Day!!!! I can't believe we have been home for one year! Time is flying!
Flight home... NIGHTMARE! Again, Grace did great for about an hour and half and then all hell broke loose! Screaming, hitting, biting, pouring lemonade all over herself on purpose. Not fun! I actually left the plane in tears!
Grace loved It's a Small World!
Ice cream with Aunt Denise at the hotel
Butter Beer at Harry Potter
Dancing at Downtown Disney
Tree of Life
Safari ride at Animal Kingdom. Grace loved it and got to see the giraffes up close.
The flowers and shrubs at Epcot are amazing. We were there during the flower show so they were even more beautiful that week.
We ate dinner at Mexico in Epcot. Delicious and we couldn't have had a more enjoyable time (translated: Grace was very well-behaved!) I look ginormous in this picture, but I have such fond memories that I will share it :)
Epcot at night... Beautiful!
Took some warming up, but Grace loved seeing Donald. She even slapped him five!
Sea World with Mom mom and Pop-pop
Sea World - Dolphin Show
Flight there was pretty good. Grace did great first hour and a half, then got fidgety.
Mom mom and Pop-pop have a time share there! Free hotel :) My sister Denise came down for a few days.
Magic Kingdom was very fun! Grace did great with all the stimulation. Thankfully we had a special pass that allowed us to cut in line due to Grace's sensory issues. She never would have waited in long lines and it would have ended up being a battle everywhere. It was paper gold!!!!
Universal was our day with the boys only. We did Harry Potter which was great! The only not so great part was when the ride stopped for about 5 minutes with us leaning forward a bit. The Dr. Seuss area is adorable!!!!!! And great for young children. The water rapid ride there was great! Not one speck of any of us was dry! But I don't think all the other guests liked me walking around looking like I was in a wet t-shirt contest. Note to all of you... don't where a white tank top!
We had to leave early since Grace was not having a good day. She was very uncomfortable and anxious. Being in a strange place and having all of us leave, did not go over well. We wish we could have done more there, but I was too worried about Grace.
We did Animal Kingdom one day. Again our special pass was wonderful. The Lion KIng show was so good and we got to sit right up front with the stroller since we had a "stroller as wheelchair" sticker. Disney really accommodates everyone! The boys were disappointed in Kali River Rapids since they barely got wet :)
Sea World was hot, hot, hot! Great young kid area! By this time, Grace was starting to burn out. She was getting very whiny. I can't say I blame her. All the activity, heat, change of schedule, etc. Aquatica is Sea World's Water park. I don't have any pictures of that park. We had a great day though! Grace loves the water and really got into the water slides. The best part was that is wasn't crowded at all!!!
Epcot was a lot of fun. Got to do some great rides and had an awesome dinner in Mexico. We went into the park late so we could do dinner and fireworks. The other days, we kept them half days trying to accommodate Grace. The park was so pretty at night and cool finally! We had 90+ degree days all week.
We swam every afternoon and ate way too much ice cream :) Disney is so much fun, but I really don't recommend it for 2 year olds! The fact that the boys wanted to do big rides, meant that Grace and I had a lot of wait time or alone time. I look forward to going back.... in about 4 years!!!
On Monday, May 9th we celebrated our first Family Day!!!! I can't believe we have been home for one year! Time is flying!
Flight home... NIGHTMARE! Again, Grace did great for about an hour and half and then all hell broke loose! Screaming, hitting, biting, pouring lemonade all over herself on purpose. Not fun! I actually left the plane in tears!
Grace loved It's a Small World!
Ice cream with Aunt Denise at the hotel
Butter Beer at Harry Potter
Dancing at Downtown Disney
Tree of Life
Safari ride at Animal Kingdom. Grace loved it and got to see the giraffes up close.
The flowers and shrubs at Epcot are amazing. We were there during the flower show so they were even more beautiful that week.
We ate dinner at Mexico in Epcot. Delicious and we couldn't have had a more enjoyable time (translated: Grace was very well-behaved!) I look ginormous in this picture, but I have such fond memories that I will share it :)
Epcot at night... Beautiful!
Took some warming up, but Grace loved seeing Donald. She even slapped him five!
Sea World with Mom mom and Pop-pop
Sea World - Dolphin Show
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Secret Revealed
I don't have much time since Grace is dying to go outside, but I'll let you in on the secret real quick now and then add the details! We went to Walt Disney World last week! We had it planned for a year, but it happened to fall on the day of Aidan's First Holy Communion and our first Family Day!!!
We went to Downtown Disney on our first Family Day!!!
We went to Downtown Disney on our first Family Day!!!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Aidan's First Holy Communion
Aidan made his First Holy Communion this past weekend! He looked so handsome! It was a beautiful day and he did great!!!! We are celebrating in a very big way, but that is a secret for now :)
Friday, May 6, 2011
Happy Gotcha Day!
From a quiet, serious, cuddly baby.....
To an energetic, happy, loving, sweet little girl (with maybe a little too much spice :)
Happy Gotcha Day, Gracie! You are so loved!!!!
To an energetic, happy, loving, sweet little girl (with maybe a little too much spice :)
Happy Gotcha Day, Gracie! You are so loved!!!!
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