You probably have noticed that I haven’t posted the kids as much on here, and that has been intentional. I would rather just keep more offline for them, but they are still doing their usual things (growing, running around, offering hugs, playing, reading, and so on). Since today is talking about the Chiplet in particular, then let’s go!
Hi sweetie! You’re about to be 6 years old! We are lucky to have some days off around your birthday this year…although I have yet to plan anything and I also just realized that means gift-wrapping will be trickier this time. Oh well, it will be nice to have more time with you home. You have been enjoying kindergarten way more than preschool. Not to say there haven’t been struggles, but it seems like you are growing and learning, which is always great to see. I don’t have to worry about you just going along with the crowd: you are definitely your own person. Even with how much you look up to the Fudgelet, you still maintain your own interests. For example, you finally are becoming a reading fiend like him, but on your own terms. I will often find you both reading in your rooms first thing in the morning, enjoying some quiet time. But I guess I should have realized it would happen because you seem to enter into phases whenever you are ready, and not before. Once you decide on something, you tend to continue without looking back. You used to fuss about certain things, and then once you got over them, that was it, and they weren’t problems anymore. You’re still my Hot Wheels/Lego kid who loves to help, for at least another year. I look forward to seeing what another year brings. Now we have to see if it will bring cake or cookies for your birthday!
Love,
Mommy
For my birthday, I wanted to make a treat and I was deciding between a couple options. I ended up picking a cake recipe that seemed fairly straightforward with a new-to-me frosting. After thinking about it, I asked the kids if they wanted to make my cake for me. Of course, they just did the cake and I did the filling and frosting later, but they were dedicated and focused for the time it took. The Fudgelet even got to use the stove! (With my guidance, of course.)
Just a quick reminder….you don’t need to make sugar cookie dough to have fun shapes. You can make brownies, blondies, chocolate chip cookie bars…anything that you can bake in a level surface.
Happy Thanksgiving, if you celebrate. Here is someone we are thankful for….
It has happened! The Chiplet is 5 and getting big. He is gaining more independence regularly, and continues to show his personality traits. What is interesting is how similar my two kids are to me and K. In many ways, the Fudgelet matches me with personality, and in many ways, the Chiplet matches K. This doesn’t always help when dealing with our own faults we don’t like, and the faults of the other parent when they show up in our children, but it is what it is. They also help us see our good parts, too, like persistence, empathy, creativity, and more. Some of their interests line up with our own, and not always along the same lines as how the personalities line up. For example, I thought the Fudgelet might be like me with helping in the kitchen, and so on. And he certainly does like it sometimes, but the Chiplet ends up helping me more frequently. He doesn’t find any jobs beneath him, and is almost always up for helping, even if it is just to open a drawer for me because my hands are dirty. The Fudgelet is better about following the directions for Lego sets and maintaining order; the Chiplet is able to be more creative with mixing and matching pieces, which is more like K, but then often loses pieces during his process (not a K trait).
Here you are, all set to celebrate. You made a cake, got it all ready, and then…oh yeah, you don’t want people spitting germs all over everyone else’s treats. What to do?
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