The Hyde Family

Patriotic Performance

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:52:26 -0800

Tonight we went to Brenson’s 1st grade Patriotic Performance. It was cuuuuute! Each class decorated shirts in red, white and blue and they sang 13 difference patriotic songs. There’s something so sweet about 100+ little voices belting out songs like God Bless America and This Land is Your Land. It made me proud to be an American, and proud to be a Mom.

Car Washing

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:07:27 -0800

Our car, Big Blue, is dirty. I was feeling a little ashamed of it so after school today we washed him. The big boys loved whipping their towels around and I think washed some of Big Blue, if only by accident. Dawson became a walking towel. Apparently he thought the bucket of water was just for him. I haven’t decided if Big Blue is actually clean now, but at least we had fun trying.

One Cool Dude With a Blanket

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:02:12 -0800

Music to the Rescue

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:50:27 -0800

Dinner prep time is the hardest time of the day for me. It seems to be the bewitching hour... everyone is suddenly needy, whiney, clingy and crabby. This week was a particularly long week so by Thursday night my patience levels were in the red. Music to the rescue! I am not a terribly musical person but music definitely affects me in many ways. It is my favorite form of worship, it can give me focus and it can affect my moods. The boys wanted to listen to the “movie themes” itunes album we have. The first song that came on was Ghost Busters. You know... who ya gonna call?! It was just the right music for right then. We all started dancing around the house and everyone was suddenly in a much better mood, most importantly me.

Get Well and Practice

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:32:10 -0800

My sweet Camden struggles with some of his small motor skills, especially in writing and cutting. He works on these skills at school but we also work on them at home. Last week my poor Aunt Lynn had surgery to replace both her knees. Needless to say, she’s out of commission for a while. Today we worked on writing skills by making get well cards for her. Camden enjoyed tracing letters on her cards and did a great job. And Dawson got to practice his “writing” skills too.