Take your kids to work day 2019 is a success

This event was by far the best organized and most interesting at my work yet. It was also Clair’s first time going. Boy was she tickled pink to spend the day with me. She would do anything to have that extra time together. I love that about her. 

We managed to do 4 planned sessions, complete a scavenger hunt, look at lung cells under a microscope, play in the game room and spend time in a team room where they could draw on the white board while I checke emails. We had a someone healthy lunch in the cafe. There wasn’t any crying and minimal fighting! I was nearly proud! 

The four sessions were interesting:

1-how we cure cancer

2-how we distribute medicine around the world to patients

3- how to make rock candy

4- what is the flu and how do we fight it 

What a great day!

And if they weren’t tired after that, they surely were tired after Clair’s birthday party at pump it up this evening! What an exciting and full day for all. 

Ellie is great with kids

Ellie is so good with kids. She enjoyed them and is great at playing with them and helping them. I have seen her grow in this area a lot this year. It started with Cole at the school. Tonight I saw it again with a neighborhood friend of Clair’s - Avery - and Luca P. She spent most of Clair’s birthday party at pump it up between the two of them. I love seeing this side of her. It makes my heart smile. She is truly happy! 

Clair turns 6!

Clair’s birthday pretty much went perfectly according to her plan. This is good news for everyone. 

She woke at 7 and came to snuggle! She watched TV in bed and then we had the requested breakfast- mommy’s homemade French toast. I dropped her off at school and watched her excitedly go into the building and begin telling everyone she saw it was her birthday!

I arrived dutifully as instructed at lunch bearing a happy meal with said sides. We eat lunch together with her friends and snuggled. She then request I join her for recess and still have time to complete assigned tasks at home such as balloon fetching and cake baking. So I did! We played soccer. 

After school I prepared the home made lasagne as per request! We then allowed time for present opening under the birthday tree, followed by playing with toys and cake at the end of the night. She said it was a perfect day as I snuggled her while she fell asleep in my arms! 

All 5 of us sat around and watched this thing peck away and hatch itself. 

Clair’s birthday eve

Yes, a birthday eve is real, especially to Clair. She’s been counting down the days to her birthday now for about a month. The birthday Eve was something to celebrate.

Tonight as I lay with her before she falls asleep, we talked about the anticipation of her big day. She has it all planned out. She’s told me exactly what to do for every meal. She knows when she wants to open her presents. She expect me at school with a happy meal for lunch. I am to make her French toast for breakfast. She has a special dress picked out to wear to school for the day. She’s very excited to go to school for her birthday and is anticipating the celebration her teacher will provide her as well.

She does have some hesitation about turning 6. She describes it, she wants to stay five forever and for me to stay the same age I am forever so that we can always snuggle each other the same way that we do right now. It is sweet and sad when she talks about the fact that she can’t live without me and thinks we should just die on the same day. I tried to discourage this train of thought. It is a sign that I am still her world, and I’ll be honest, I am so thankful for this time and I am her world. I know it passes quickly.

Part of me wants to admit to her that I too wish we could stay like this forever, but I know that’s not the way the world works. So I don’t encourage this train of thought and I tell her about the amazing life that lies for head for her, which I truly believe.

It’s off the bed and I have no doubt she’ll be in Bright and early for a special snuggle where she announces into my ear that it is her birthday and she is now six years old. There is no anticipation that is equivalent to that of a kid on their birthday. I love it and I love this girl so much!

Exploration in reading

I found her sitting like this on the couch yesterday morning. It didn’t last long, but she was exploring with reading the words in her book after pushing them to be further away. Lol

Love to be inside this little mind sometimes; though I do think I understand it quite well.