Christmas Spirit

Christmas is right around the corner and I have been feeling the Christmas spirit this year. Maybe it all started with waking up bright and early on Black Friday and hitting the stores with Stacey (and some lady ran me over with her cart leaving a bruise on my heel); or maybe it is me listening to Christmas music to and from work; or maybe it is the excitement of seeing Sami have her first Christmas; or maybe the fact that we are heading to Idaho and Utah for the holidays. Whatever it is, I am excited for the upcoming weeks. The boys have been in the holiday mood as well - on Monday night they made the family watch A CHRISTMAS STORY and last night we started watching A CHRISTMAS VACATION, until we got about 6 minutes into the movie and heard a number of cuss words and adult situations and decided to check the rating - PG-13. So, we shut it down. We turned on PRANCER instead. Those Christmas movies really get you in the mood for Christmas. Now, all I need to watch is IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Studious??

I wanted to mention the parent teacher conferences that we had with both Hunter and Ryan’s teachers. These conferences were held a while ago, but my lack of writing on the blog has forced me to talk about them now.

RYAN
Ryan’s teacher said that he is such a good kid in class. He is well mannered and considerate (which is far cry from what he is at home). Mrs. North said that Ryan works very hard in class, especially when doing arts and crafts – he really takes his time and does a fantastic job. He is also pretty good with Math and numbers. However, Ryan struggles in reading and sounding words out. His teacher absolutely loves him and his personality.

HUNTER
Hunter’s teacher enjoys having him in her class. She said that Hunter is a good student and a joy to have in class. She said that he struggles in math and he struggles focusing on getting tasks done. She frequently has to help him stay on track. Hunter does not work hard in school. However, she said that Hunter is fantastic at spelling and reading. In fact, she has a chart of the students and their reading capabilities after taking AR tests. She had to expand the chart because Hunter is off the chart. In fact, he doubles just about every other student in the class! He is an amazing reader and she said by the end of the school year he will be at a reading level that is equivalent to graduating from the Fourth grade.

As you can see, Hunter and Ryan seem to be complete opposite students. It will be interesting to see how they do as they progress in school and get older. Hunter is considering being a doctor right now and Ryan wants to be a Construction worker.