Tech class

In the car today, I asked John "What was your favorite part of the day?" He said "Everything!" I hate that answer. So I said "Tell me one part of your day that made you smile." He said "Tech class. Every time we go, there is a new picture on the computer screens. And today there was a picture of a dog in a pumpkin surrounded by other pumpkins." I said "Aww, and that made you smile?" And he said "Well it was really cute!"

Juan

John had Spanish class today. He told me "I learned how to spell my name in Spanish today!" Intrigued, I ask "How?" He says "J....U....A....N!" I giggled and said "Oh your name in Spanish is Juan."  He said "No. It's John! But I'm not sure how J U A N spells John!" 

While he was doing his homework, he said "I'm going to write J U A N on the top. That's how I'm going to spell my name now." I explained to him that he needed to spell his name the correct way and that Juan was to only be used in his Spanish class. He wasn't too happy with my statement, but he didn't complain too much. 

How was your day?

Tonight at dinner, we asked the kids about their days.  Gillian said "I play with Nicholas and Sophia.  I sit in timeout chair."  I asked her why she had to go to timeout.  She said "I didn't stay on my mat at naptime."  At least she is honest. 

We asked John the same question.  He needed a little more prodding and prompting in order to get some info out of him.  I said "Did you have your picture taken today?"  He said "Yea.  But I didn't bring it home."  I asked "Did you get to play outside today or inside today at recess?"  John said "Inside."  I am loving these short answers.  Now I ask him, "Did you learn any friends names today?"  "John said "There really wasn't time.  I did try but that boy seemed really busy."  I decided to change the subject,  "Did you take a picture with your whole class?"  "Yea, but I didn't bring that one home either."  Daddy completely changed the subject, he asked "Name one place that you would love to visit."  John at first said "The Statue of Deliveries."  He paused and then said "The Statute of Liverity.  But that's far away."  Daddy explained that the statue isn't far from home and that maybe one day we could go visit it.     

Coughing & hibernation

Tonight at dinner, John was drinking a juice box and a little of the juice went down the wrong pipe. He coughed a few times. Daddy asked him if he was ok. John kept coughing. Gillian watched this whole thing happen and started coughing. Again Daddy asked him if he was ok. John answered Daddy, "I'm coughing for real, but she's faking. Some of my juice box went down the wrong pipe!"

In the fall, Gillian needed to bring a teddy bear to school. All the kids in her class brought in bears and the bears hibernated for the winter. When I picked the kids up from school, I saw Gillian's bear in her cubby. She told me "Him waked up! I missed him!" She was so excited to get her bear back. He sat on her lap in the car and she ran in the house to show Daddy. "My bear back!"