Mallori's Birthday Party

Mallori's party according to Mallori

My birthday was fun. It was so fun. I loved it.

I got presents. It was fun.

I love to rock and roll. I hate to punch J. At my party we played tag, rock and roll games.

It wasn't as fun as I wanted it. I had a rock and roll guitar cake. Yum Yum Yum!

We even got to spray paint our hair. The end.

Jace found Mallori an awesome outfit that matched her party perfectly!! He had to give it to her early so she could wear it at the party.

Can't you just read her mind in the picture below? "I wonder if she would notice if I just stuck one finger in?? No one will notice just a little icing missing!" The poor kids had to look at this cake for a whole day before they got to eat some!!

I think they all had fun. Even if it wasn't as organized as parties usually are!

Even Jesse got into the fun!! Not that he really had a choice!

Color Changes

Miss Mallori has done really well her first year of school and for the first 6 weeks of first grade. I think she changed her color only once last year and that was because she yelled at someone who took something from her or something like that. (Mrs. West, if you still read this, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!!!)

So far this year has been the same. She gotten in trouble once for "excessive talking" but I mean who didn't see that one coming at some point and time??

Then there's yesterday...

In P.E. Mallori told Little Girl A something and told her not to tell Little Girl B. Well, being little girls, the Little Girl A tells Little Girl B. In true little girl form, Ms. Mallori is not happy. However, instead of yelling the normal response of "you're not my best friend anymore," or something of that nature, Mallori HITS Little Girl A. Not slaps, not pushes, HITS. TWICE. Once in the arm and then in the face!

Ahh! What happened here? Can it get worse.... of course it can. Of all of the kids to hit, Tyler used to work with Little Girl's A's dad.

Then, it could have been worse. Mallori did say she apologized. She also brought me her note as soon as she got home from church. And she endured her punishment silently. She had to go to bed as soon as she finished supper and did not get a story. (I think given the choice of no story or cut off an arm, she would pick the latter.) This morning, she could not watch TV after she got ready. She had to write an apology note to Little Girl A, and tell her mother what happened. Tyler is also going to tell her karate teacher, and we have promised to take her out of karate if it EVER happens again.

We also reinforced the fact that we love her, but her behavior was very disappointing and hurtful to Little Girl A, Ms. Gardner, Daddy, me, and her mother. Ms. Gardner even told me today that Mallori was still upset today and apologized again. She said she told Mallori that today was a new day and she and Little Girl A had forgiven Mallori. We all make mistakes and it's ok as long as we learn from them. She still had to sit out at recess. (Yes for those of you with kids in school. She skipped Yellow and went straight to Blue!)

I guess she'd been good in school for so long, it all bottled up and came out at once!!

Pre-School

Jace's teacher, "Mrs. Kristnga," as Jace says, sent me a Monthly Progress report on Jace. He knows all of his colors, can find his name on the word wall, and knows what letter his name starts with. He also knows all of the shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, heart and star) except for the diamond. However, when I pointed to the diamond and asked what it was, he said "diamond." In that what-are-you-stupid? voice.

He can recognize all the number up to 10 except 9 and 10, All the capital letters except for K (again I got the correct answer in the voice), and all of the lowercase letters except for g, q, and w. He can also write his name.

Mrs. Kristina wrote ":) Jace is doing great, very smart and sweet. I have no complaints. He is a very good student. Love his personality. :) "

Of course, we always knew he was a genius.... lol He's also loving school. He plays "teammates" or power rangers with Bryce every day. He won't go down the yellow tunnel slide because it's scary. Instead, he pours rocks down it to chase the other kids!! He doesn't like nap time because the other kids are close to him. He knows precisely where to put his nap stuff, back pack and lunch kit, but he never remembers to kiss and hug me bye. He also tends to forget his lunch kit and what the did during the day.

I often wish I could rewind time, or at the very least freeze it! He's already talking about wanting to ride the bus next year to big school!! AAAAHHHH!!

Along that same note, I'm putting together a photo book of Mallori. I have given up on the conventional scrap booking because frankly, I don't have any time!! I'm going to use one of Shutterfly's pre-made layouts. :) I know, I know lazy! However, I'm having a hard time even finding time to sort though and edit pictures!!

So far, I've gotten the digital photos from 2003 done. Problem is, we didn't get a digital camera until Mallori was 2. So if you have any pictures of her from that time, send them along!! I guess I'll have to scan the ones from our film camera. If you need a trip down memory lane, you can see the ones that I have completed here.

And if anyone knows how to re-wind life, let me know!!