Gage

I have been without the internet for almost two weeks. I can't believe how much I depend on it! Anyway, I thought it would be a good time to give an update on each of my kids (and I also got a tag to do this, but I am bending the rules a little bit).

Gage is so matter of fact. He loves to have things explained to him and has to follow the instructions exactly. We recently went to Parent Teacher Conference and his kindergarten teacher told us just that. On a side note, did you know that you are supposed to bring your child with you to Parent Teacher Conference? I didn't know this until I saw the tiny rainbow chair next to Ms Morten and upon walking into the classroom I instantly realized Gage should be there. They really should tell people. Anyway, overall Gage is doing great in kindergarten with just a few things to work on. They are learning to read and Gage is so excited. He has begun sounding out small words and we practice his sight words everyday. Gage loves to be read to. He especially enjoys Halloween or spooky stories.

Gage is really having fun in his tumbling class with Landen. He gets so excited and picks his tumbling outfit out very carefully each week. Gage trys really hard to get the moves right although his long body sometimes doesn't work quite the way he wants it to. His tumbling teacher mentioned what a great listener Gage is. By darn he should be. He's 6 and in the same class as 3 year old Landen. Gage's favorite part of tumbling is the balance beam.

Gage is such a great brother to both Landen and Tanner. Sometimes we have to humor Landen when we play games because Landen isn't the best at following the rules. Gage is great to play right along with me in letting Landen think he is winning. Gage still loves coloring and drawing. I think we kill a tree a day for how much paper we go through. I feel so bad that I don't have room to keep all of his artwork and I feel really bad when Gage goes through the garbage (I'll get to that) and finds his precious drawings there.

Gage is the biggest junk collector you will ever meet next to his Grandpa Merrill. He wants to save anything and everything. It's kinda a joke now because whenever we go over to my parents house or his cousin Brayden's, they all go through their stuff and give anything they were going to throw away to Gage. Every once in awhile I have to go through it and declutter. When Gage throws something away on his own, I swear he searches the garbage in the process and finds anything that I have thrown away that is his. Mike and I have to throw everything away in the garage garbage. Occasionally, we forget.

Gage really likes to be involved in anything that goes on at school. During green ribbon safety week, we had to walk to school to get a treat. I forgot to have him wear red during red ribbon say no to drugs week and Gage let me have it. I don't know how I missed it! Anyway, we of course had to participate in crazy hair day.

You don't even want to know how much gel and hairspray I had to use. Gage said the girls that sit by him kept touching his hair all day long.