Patience

McKenna is not very patient. Not even a little bit. It's something I need to be very purposeful in working on with her. So today when we got in the car to drive 20 minutes to Will's well visit check up, I told her we were going to practice being patient.

To start things off I asked her what she thought patience was.

McKenna's definition of patience: It's when your mom is on the phone and you're not allowed to talk!

So apparently I tell her to be patient a lot when I'm on the phone. ha! That girl is always interrupting me.

So I explained that patience is when you have to wait or take your time and you're happy and not fussy about it.

Then I whipped out a package of marshmallow peeps. Oh my word she wanted them. I promised her that I would absolutely give her one, but that she was going to have to wait AND BE PATIENT for 2 minutes. During that 2 minutes she could not ask for one or ask me if the 2 minutes was up yet. At the end of 2 minutes, if she didn't mention the peep I would give one to her.

She failed in under a minute. So we had to start over again. The second time she made it the whole 2 minutes without asking or mentioning the game and she was rewarded with her precious peep. I think this might be our new car game. She is always wanting something in the car ...a song, a toy, a snack and it's the perfect time to practice patience.

Next time I tell her to be patient, I think she'll have a better idea of what I'm expecting her to do! Let's hope.

I pretty much adore everything about this picture...

Hair"cute"

It was time to get Will looking sharp for his big birthday. So he got his first REAL haircut. He was not a fan of the whole experience, but he didn't have a melt down. He held it together for the most part and look at what a handsome little man he is!

William Ryland Chatterton 3/10/11

It's been a year since this precious boy joined our family.

What a sweet year it's been.

Getting ready for ONE

Will is getting really excited about turning one. He's been practicing lots of grown up tricks in preparation for his big day. He's been reading a few books. He's been practicing his walking. He decided that chores are really his thing. He loves to help me load and unload the dishwasher. And of course... in true boy fashion...he tries to scare me to death by climbing up the stairs. He also says two words now "Dada" and "Chrish."

I've got to share the story behind "Chrish" just so I don't forget. 

Christian had just gotten home from school and I went upstairs to get Will up from his nap. I was carrying Will down the stairs talking to him about how Christian was home and he could go play with Christian. Will spotted Christian in the playroom and I pointed to him and said "Do you see Christian?" and Will said "Chrish." I about fell over. So I repeated "Christian" and he said "Chrish." And we did that over and over again. Christian was so thrilled!!!  Will has also started to mimic different sounds. If you quack like a duck, most of the time he will do it too. This is such a fun age...except for the biting. I've never had a biter before, but I sure do right now.

My Baby

In less than 48 hours my baby is going to be 1. 

What a sweet year it's been.

I am so in love with this adorable little person that the Lord blessed our family with.

It's hard for me to remember what life was like before Will.

He has been the best thing that's ever happened to our family.

We're gearing up for an all "Will Weekend" around here. All the Brinkley cousins are coming to town. 

That's right...all of them. 

What a treat!

I feel so blessed that they love Will enough to make the trip to come celebrate with us.

Stay tuned!

Just a few "things"

Clearly, Christian was beyond thrilled to be dressing up today. He does not like dressing up, but he knew that most of the other kids would be dressing up like a Dr. Seuss character, so he felt like he "had" to. So we kept it pretty simple. McKenna on the other hand just had to dress up because Christian was. She decided that Will should be "Thing 1" because he's about to turn one :)

And this is the snack I'm taking Christian's class. There's a resemblance right???

It's Dr. Seuss' Birthday!

Kids just love to celebrate EVERYTHING!!!! 

So make sure you read your favorite Dr. Seuss book today!!!!  

Your kids can go HERE to play some cute Dr. Seuss online games.

HERE's a cute coloring page!

You can print a super easy addition worksheet for preschool/kindergarten HERE!!

A Cat in the Hat wordfind (Found HERE) would be great for any school aged child.

More printable coloring pages HERE.

And here's a FREE printable unit on the LORAX for preschoolers!!

This generous mom created Dr. Seuss cupcake topper printables that you can download for FREE!!

 

 Check out this adorable green eggs and bacon snack!!

Or this Cat in the Hat ice cream Sundae.

This super creative mom, packed her kids lunches with a green eggs and ham theme.

A very simple way to make Cat in the Hat snacks!

My personal favorite are these Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes!!

And if you're not in a crafty mood, just pop some popcorn and read Hop on Pop!!!!

Have a Seuss-filled day!!!!
I'll have to post a picture later of my own little "Thing 2" that I sent off to Kindergarten this morning. He absolutely refused to have blue hair...I don't blame him, but he still looked cute and was excited about the day.