"You need to grow back your hair, Daddy. This way you look much, much too serious, like - Arrr I'm your Dad! I'll do your homework! I know everything!
The other way you just look like, Oh hello. I'm Griffin's Dad. Nice to meet you.
August 19, 2011
Back to School
Today marks the end of the first week of school, and I'm pretty proud of how all three of our young'uns have weathered the transition. Rowan is settling into middle school nicely and is very enthusiastic about her choir classes (two) and all of her teachers. She's attending the school that Berit just vacated and is receiving plenty of tutelage and enthusiasm from her older sister just for being there. She loves all of her teachers.
Berit, like Rowan, is in a new school - high school (God help us), and has daily provided us with a litany of her classes. What's great is that she has come home interested in much of what she's learning. Even the engineering class, which she dreaded, has been fun for her. Yes - she finds some things (Geometry) boring, but there's balance there, which - really - what more can I ask for.
I honestly haven't heard a lot about what Griffin's got going on, except that he spent his recess on multiple days this week volunteering to weed the Kindergarten playground area with a couple of other boys, which seems civic-minded enough. I'm just having fun on the home front with his blossoming interest in magic and juggling. YouTube videos to come.
We played basketball tonight - Griffin and I - and I played with all three kids last night after dinner together, which was nice. School has given us some structure, the likes of which was mostly deteriorating by the end of summer, and I'm appreciating that. On the other hand, I'm also appreciating that I don't have to get up at 6:20 tomorrow a.m. to take Berit and her two friends to high school. They start at 7:30, ugh. Barbaric.
Berit, like Rowan, is in a new school - high school (God help us), and has daily provided us with a litany of her classes. What's great is that she has come home interested in much of what she's learning. Even the engineering class, which she dreaded, has been fun for her. Yes - she finds some things (Geometry) boring, but there's balance there, which - really - what more can I ask for.
I honestly haven't heard a lot about what Griffin's got going on, except that he spent his recess on multiple days this week volunteering to weed the Kindergarten playground area with a couple of other boys, which seems civic-minded enough. I'm just having fun on the home front with his blossoming interest in magic and juggling. YouTube videos to come.
We played basketball tonight - Griffin and I - and I played with all three kids last night after dinner together, which was nice. School has given us some structure, the likes of which was mostly deteriorating by the end of summer, and I'm appreciating that. On the other hand, I'm also appreciating that I don't have to get up at 6:20 tomorrow a.m. to take Berit and her two friends to high school. They start at 7:30, ugh. Barbaric.
March 7, 2010
Roller Boy
Griffin wanted to make the alley more rollerblade-friendly this morning. He's been pretty into skating lately and actually is quite impressive with his hockey-stops and spin-turns (if that even is a thing). When there's too much snow or ice in the alley, he does rollerblade laps around the basement.
He also really likes ice-skating - essentially the same thing - and we went over there today. Pam got him some skates, and I'm thinking maybe hockey when the season comes around again in September. We'll see.
January 31, 2010
Griffin learns about hot air balloons.
via youtube.com
With a toaster, some cardboard and dry-cleaning bags, Griffin builds a hot air balloon.
January 30, 2010
Mt Sanitas on a Sunny Day
Rowan, Griffin and Pam reading through the entries in our Mt. Sanitas letterbox. Gorgeous day for a hike!
January 28, 2010
Banner Day at the S-F Household
Griffin evidently wrote poetry in his 2nd grade class today that inspired his teacher not only to call Pam about it but also to submit it for publication consideration somewhere. We're so proud.
And Rowan came home with 100% on her math test and before we pulled her rock candy science fair exhibit out of the jars, she was sitting at the table writing words she didn't know on rocks with a black sharpie. I thought this was very artistic - she switched to dating them and putting her name on them. After this "tagging," she's going to release them back into the wild with the expectation that one day they will be found.
Berit also continues to work very hard. She was up late last night after singing and youth group, working on a powerpoint presentation and then logging her phase of the moon observations. She had two classes and a teacher conference at school today and spent the rest of the day volunteering in Rowan and Griffin's elementary school. Her program requires community service hours, most of which she gets from going to the Humane Society with Rowan and Uncle Bennett.
I'm going to sleep well tonight.
And Rowan came home with 100% on her math test and before we pulled her rock candy science fair exhibit out of the jars, she was sitting at the table writing words she didn't know on rocks with a black sharpie. I thought this was very artistic - she switched to dating them and putting her name on them. After this "tagging," she's going to release them back into the wild with the expectation that one day they will be found.
Berit also continues to work very hard. She was up late last night after singing and youth group, working on a powerpoint presentation and then logging her phase of the moon observations. She had two classes and a teacher conference at school today and spent the rest of the day volunteering in Rowan and Griffin's elementary school. Her program requires community service hours, most of which she gets from going to the Humane Society with Rowan and Uncle Bennett.
I'm going to sleep well tonight.
January 27, 2010
January 10, 2010
Out and About
We took advantage of today's warm weather with a hike - a bit muddy but nice getting out after a couple of frigid weeks. Vame down to Pearl Street for varied treats (Starbucks and the candy store). Now at Boulder Bookstore where Berit is reading to Griffin and Rowan.
January 1, 2010
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