I have been going back and forth on the best way to record my children's journals and thoughts that I have about their childhood. I have been recording them in a Word document, but have decided that I will begin a blog. They aren't very big so far, but I am going to post what I have done for each of them.
Canon's Journal
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Today I (Mom) am beginning a journal for Canon. There are so many things Canon does when I think “I have to remember that” that I thought I better do this.
Canon is now four years old. I will begin with a brief summary of his first four years. Canon was born on August 15th, 2001. He was 6 lbs 2 oz and 21 ½ inches long. WOW, was he ever skinny. His little legs were so long and thin. He had dark hair and dark brown eyes. He began to crawl at 9 months which was short lived. The first day he crawled he crawled to the coffee table and stood up. He was only 2 months later at 11 months that he began to walk. Or should I say run, and he hasn’t stopped.
His first word was kitty. He spent two days a week from the time he was born at Nana and Papa’s house. They had a cat I grew up with that we called Kitty. Boy did he love her. Nana (my mom) watched him while I went to school and worked on those days. He was so hard to leave him at first. But it didn’t take long for him to grow a fond attachment for them both. I remember pulling up in the driveway to pick him up and seeing them playing outside. As soon as he would spot me he would hide behind Nana to try and stay longer. He still loves to go to their house and has a hard time leaving. He continued to go to their house until I started working at home full-time which was in May 2003. I loved being able to be at home with him all the time. Boy is he a character. Definitely thinking of things I never would have thought of as a child. He is all boy. Canon loved to climb and still does.
Canon loves to be Spiderman. He is often climbing onto furniture shooting his webs from his hands and jumping into mid-air. When in regular clothes he goes by Peter Parker. While in his Spiderman pj’s you can call him Spiderman. He loves to run. He is always wanting to race. I believe that he is a born track and field man. He surely is fast. He loves to go outside in the backyard and have me count while he runs around the yard. He sees how fast he can do it over and over again. I wish I had that energy.
Canon is full of help. When Easton was only a couple of weeks old and we had just gotten home from a doctor visit and he started to cry. I put Easton down in his basinet to go and get a diaper and a burp cloth. Canon asked why he was crying and I told him that he was hungry as I headed off to the bedroom. When I came back to the family room where Easton was laying in his basinet I found a gold fish cracker hanging from his mouth. Easton’s little tongue was licking that little fish like you can’t believe. Canon was trying to help ease little Easton’s hunger by sharing his snacks with him.
Canon is definitely a talker. We chat all day about all sorts of things. I love to hear what he has to say and wonder what is going on in his head. Last winter as I would be driving Canon to Challenger (his preschool) in Sandy we would round the corner from Redwood Road onto 10600 South Canon would say there is Jesus’ McDonalds. We had many discussions on how Heavenly Father and Jesus have given us everything, but Jesus doesn’t exactly have a McDonalds. But he would still insist. It took me a few weeks to figure out that at just the right spot as we turned it looked as if Moroni from the Jordan River Temple was on top of the McDonalds on that corner. Canon has also had many memorable prayers. One particularly was for Papa. He had spent the day with Papa and they had run some errands. I had picked him up that afternoon and we didn’t discuss much as to what they did. Later that night at bedtime Canon was saying his prayers and prayed that in the morning Papa would be able to hit the little ball with his racquet. Holding in all the chuckles and tucking him into bed I went to call my parents. My mom told me that Canon and my dad had gone to the sporting good store that day to buy my dad a new ping pong racquet and ball to play with at the recreation center. As he goes down there every morning to walk and play ping pong with his friends.
We currently have our house for sale and it is quite the job to try and keep it clean. A few weeks ago I had asked Canon to pick up his toys in his room. He asked me why and I said because someone may come to look through the house. He replied, “That’s ok, just tell them it’s a little messy.” It’s comments like that that keep my days bright.
Mom
January 24, 2010
Wow! I let a few years go by! I forgot about this and then my kids say stuff and I think I need to write that down. Well, Canon is now 8 years old. He was baptized this last August. It was such a neat day. Ray baptized him and our families were there. Nana gave a talk; both of his Grandpas said the prayers and Grandma Carter lead the music. Canon also played I Am A Child of God on his violin. The Stake held his baptism early so that he could attend the Oquirrah Mountain Temple dedication. So he was baptized Saturday, August 22nd and we attended the dedication on Sunday August 23rd and the Stake Center. I hope he is able to remember that important weekend and what an opportunity it was for him.
Canon is in the 2nd grade. His teacher is Mrs. Montoya. He likes school sometimes J. He loves recess…football, basketball, etc. And school lunch, especially the Mashed Potatoes and Gravy!
He is playing Junior Jazz this winter. They had their best game yet yesterday, they scored 16 points! Last fall he played soccer and baseball, his soccer team this year is really good and so fun to watch. He is playing his violin still. He is getting so good. He had his Book 1 recital in November they have that once they have learned all 17 songs in book 1. We had it at Nana’s house and invited our family and friends. His teacher Esther Larsen presented him with his Book 1 Trophy. He also received his Gold Cup for Music Federation. He received that for scoring Superior ratings 3 years in a row at Music Federation. He is a busy kid, but does so well in everything he does. He is very respectful to all his teachers and leaders. I am very proud of him!
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