Our Little Gems

Recently I went to meet with Dayton's teacher to see how he is doing in school. This was my first parent/teacher conference and I was not really sure how Dayton was doing. I was glad to go find out and as it turned out he is doing really well in all his school work, and had good to great behavior in everything but one thing. If you know Dayton I am sure you can guess what it is... his talking and not being able to stop talking. He has had to sit on the "sad pad" at recess a few times. His talking was the only negative thing his teacher had to say about him, and that is fine with me, but we have talked about it and he is trying to be better, not for me or his teacher but so he can play at recess.

And then there is our Camrie...

Just a few weeks ago she went with Dayton to our neighbors house to play and after a little while of her being there I get a call from my friend. She was laughing and tells me that Camrie just walked into her bedroom, found her jewelry box and put on every single piece. She then walked over to her bed, got in the covers and asked my friend to come and turn the TV on for her. After arguing over a few channels Camrie found one she liked, told my friend she could go and shut the door.

Then a few nights later Kyle went to get a snack and Camrie was at his heels asking for some. He got a candy bar and gave her a bite. She wanted more so he broke off a little piece and set the rest down as he sat on the couch to get his computer. When he turned back for his candy he found Camrie's little piece and she was eating his half. Sometimes all we can do is laugh.

And then just when you think she can't surprise you, for no reason at all she walks up to me and says, "I love you". So I say, "Oh, I love you too", and then she says, " thank you" and walks away.