Report Cards

I am so glad that my children got over with their colds after almost a week.  However, I have a cold now too.  I am congested and coughing a lot which isn't fun.  I hope that I can get over with this cold soon.

On the lighter note, the report cards were sent to us last weekend.   I am very happy and proud of my Burritos for doing so good in school.  I think any parents would be very happy to see their children's report cards with  good  grades. 

 During the first  grading, Mr. Burrito had one I which means improving but  this second grading, all of the areas are satisfactory.

 I tried getting some good pictures of them but these are what I captured.  They just want to be silly and funny in front of the camera these days.

 I will be in school the whole day tomorrow for the open house.  The good thing is that, we don't have to go early as  there is a two-hour delay again due to the freezing rain.

Charming

Our weather here is getting colder each day.  It's been two days now where  school has two-hour delay.  My Burritos love it when there's two hour delay as they can sleep in in the morning.  I don't like it because that means that we have to walk in a freezing   weather lol.  Gladly, our  kindest  neighbor offered us a ride tomorrow, thank you Lolo!

Puzzles is one  favorite past time   in our home during winter times.  I think we have a dozen of puzzles here at home.  As you can see at the photo above,  the Burritos were  doing the  Hello Kitty puzzle that Ms. Burrito got for Christmas from her cousin, Jen.

Aren't they cute and charming?  Lol, taking about being biased but can you blame me?  I am their Mom, what can I say?

Mr. Burrito is still coughing but he wants to go to school tomorrow so let's see.  Hopefully, he'll be okay as I have a lunch duty in school tomorrow.

Book It!

I think every school in the United States has this "Book It" program where kids can read their heart out.    I believe this is only for kindergartners as the my daughter does not have this activity.  

Ms. Burrito reads with him and encourage him when he doesn't feel like reading a book.  So far, we are doing good and he  can read a lot of words already.  

They were given a mini booklet called the "Passport to Reading" by Pizza Hut when we first redeemed the  pizza.  Every time a student redeem one, they also get a sticker to put in the booklet.  If they complete all the sticker slots through out the  school year, the whole class will have a pizza party for free.  We failed to redeemed  the second pizza last month  but we are still reading everyday.  For us, it's not about the pizza, it's about  practicing and learning how to read.  I am glad that Pizza sponsored this program though because it encourages kids to  read.

Birthday in School

Yesterday was our sons birthday.  We decided to just serve snack to his classmates instead of hosting a party at home.  We   also  gave them some loot bags with different  stuff such as  candy treats, school supplies, and toys.   My son was very happy that we did that, he was very proud. I bought a big bag of candy from a   bulk candy store and  I was glad that it has different contents to it.  My son was funny because he wanted  a treat bag,  so me and my daughter  prepared him one and gave it to him. 

I am glad that my husband  agreed not to host a party this time because my daughter is sick and I won't be able to do the cooking.  My son also agreed  which is a plus and he got  extra presents for that lol. Time flies doesn't it?  I can't believe  my son is now six years old.  I feel like  it was just few months ago when I gave birth to him.  Time  can really slip by  without you noticing it.  I am glad that I got to spend most of my time with my two children.  It's worth putting  my career aside because  the time with my children is priceless!

Listen to the Angels

In order to help build the self confidence of the little ones, my Burritos school  hosts an annual Christmas play that are participated  by  kindergartner and first grader students.  Last year's play was dubbed as "Listen to the Angels".

 Mr. Burrito was very nervous but he did not cry.  One of the first graders cried the whole time they were on the stage.

 We invited Lolo Don and Lola Ruth to watch the show.

 Mr. Burrito did fine as a shepherd boy.

Listening to the "Angels" sang different songs  was pure joy and excitement.  Happy birthday Mr. Burrito, he turned 6 years old today.  Mom, Dad, Pap, and Ate love you so much!

New Favorite Pastime

As we promised our Burritos, we bought them a piano on the second week of December. It wasn't delivered until the 1st day of January and they were so delighted when  the Piano movers finally  delivered it.  They also  started their lesson from a piano teacher  of fifteen years.  I think they would  do good with it.  

My father-in-law has a bigger piano at his basement and he actually gave it to my daughter but it needs tuning.  The one that we have is a Spinet vertical piano, Wurlitzer.

I am glad that she chose piano lessons over the ballet lesson  because I did not see any improvement to her when she was taking  ballet lessons for  6 months.  At least with piano, if you know how to play one, you can play it even when you get older.  Anyhow, it's their new favorite  past time at home.

Christmas Gifts

The Burritos are doing great in school so we got what they wanted for Christmas. "Santa" delivered some too!

Below are some of the presents  they got from relatives.  Thanks to Jen & Jim, Titas Chris and Gail.

Ms Burrito  always wants to  sew  clothes so we got her a sewing machine.  For the Mister, we got him a ball and a collection of hot wheels (not in the photo).  The sewing machine is designed for kids, it's easy to use and  operate.  It has two stitch pattern, straight and zigzag.

We also got them a piano as a grand prize for doing  so good in school and for behaving the whole year of 2012.