The Scribner Family: Coming in like a Lion

March has definitely come in like a lion. It is blazing by and before we know it Easter will be here and then school will be out and summer will be in full swing. We have had a tiny taste of some amazing weather and we are all itching for it to be nice and stay nice. This past week was spring break for Carter and with it came some good weather. Monday Carter got to have a play date with a friend while the younger two and I cleaned and organized the garage. The day was absolutely beautiful! Then on Tuesday we went to story time at the library and took Oma, grandma Ellen and the Niebuhr family with us. Then after that we went to lunch at Culver's. Wednesday was low key and Thursday the weather was nice again so we headed out to pioneers park with the triplets for some time to just run and play. We ended the afternoon with a quick stop at Wendy's for a frosty thanks to grandma Ellen. Then Friday the boys had a special evening out with the Scribner grandparents to the movie "Mr. Peabody" and then to dinner at McDonalds. I think it was a pretty good spring break for everyone. Next week our regular schedule begins again. I am not gonna lie, I do miss our routine when we are out of it. The good thing is our garage is clean and organized and I was able to get through all the kids summer clothes so they are ready for when the weather decides to warm up for good.

Carter is still trucking along in school. His teacher just e-mailed all the parents to let them know how the kids did on their third quarter testing. Carter is doing really well and staying on target. His ready is making steady progress and he is becoming so much more confident in his reading. All the reading we do in the evenings is really paying off. He has started work on fractions in math. The first night of fraction homework was not my favorite but I think as they practice more it will come more easily. Carter was exciting to bring home some PAW (positive actions and words) awards this month but was sad his name wasn't drawn for the monthly PAW award prize. The week before spring break we had a week of no TV or any electronics to try and get the boys to focus on being more polite and helping out a little more. Although the first few days were rough, the latter few were pretty good. The boys started to find more things to do and made up a lot more games to pass their time. Carter was the one we saw the most improvement from by the end of the week. He was doing tasks without complaining and helping his brothers out willingly. We had a few talks about how these are going to be his brothers for life so they all need to start loving each other more. I felt like he took it to heart and did make some changes. With all the basketball games going on, Carter has had an increase love for basketball lately. He has been playing with our small indoor hoop a lot but is outside on the driveway with a ball any chance he can get. On Friday Nebraska men were playing on TV and Carter asked if he could watch. So I turned on the game and he watched and played on the hoop in the basement. I went down stairs to get something and he asked me to touch his head. Without looking or paying attention I did and he was soaking wet. He told me he was really sweaty from all the b-ball playing he was doing (he had put water on his shirt and hair).

crazy boys!

packing food for families in need

Camden is breezing by. He is outgrowing all his jeans and shirts and needs it to be spring so that he can wear size appropriate clothes. We have kindergarten registration this week and I can't believe it. How did my little one get so big already? We still haven't had his 5 year appointment at the doctor because it has to be done a little closer to school starting. I am sure he will be thrilled about all the shots and blood draw. I am curious to see how much he has grown. Camden's quick wit cracks me up on a daily basis. He now understands sarcasm and will tell you when he thinks you are being sarcastic. He is still amused by words with silent letters. He is able to read them appropriately but then laughs and says the word with the silent letter and usually talks about it the rest of the day. The new word he saw while reading was island. Camden has attended several birthday parties over the last few weeks and has enjoyed them immensely. He even enjoyed a princess party of a girl from his preschool class. He was the least effected by the no TV, no electronics week and just spent more time playing with his toys, or annoying his brothers.

crazy boy!

packing food

all cam's preschool friends at his gym field trip

camden and callan at the gym

field trip fun!

Our little nugget is struggling, handling being three. It is so much harder than two apparently. His life is harder, we are more unfair and everyone is against him. He can be a fun loving, easy going kid but man, when the mood strikes him, hold on to your hat! He likes to say no a lot and he debates almost anything you say. Is it too early to say he following in his big brothers footsteps? Other than being three he is busy being a toddler. He takes pride in being able to so things on his own and has recently tried to wipe himself. As appealing as it is to not have to wipe anyone anymore it is something that is annoying to teach. Needless to say there has been a ton of wasted paper and a few messes I would prefer to not have to clean. But hopefully practice makes perfect and soon we won't have any more butts to wipe! He now gets to go to the gym or game room at the YMCA which makes him very happy and loves doing it! We got a new app on our tablet for Callan to learn letters and I am happy to report that he knows almost all the letters now! Since the other boys read a lot with us he is also eager to be apart of that so we have him point out the letters and that makes him happy.