Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Last day of School!

 Amelia had her last day of school today. She was excited and sad at the same time. Although, when I picked her up she informed me that in August she'll see school again.

                                       First day:                                                             
 
                                    Last day:


To celebrate, we decided to get some ice cream afterwards! Of course, they had just run out of kid size so Amelia happily ate this huge cone mostly by herself.


Amelia continues to impress us daily. She still loves to read and by read, I mean, read. She has, by some method, learned to read all by herself. She also has been interested in clocks and telling time. She counts to hundred by ones, fives, and tens. She knows the months and family members birthdays. She is in the "Why" phase which has turned into many interesting conversations. And, if only barely, she's getting bigger. :)

She is learning how to be a great big sister, loving and helpful. And she's learning more about her heavenly Father. Some days, I will admit, she can get lost in the craziness of Jack and his issues, but today was a good excuse to celebrate Amelia. We are so proud of her and can't believe she's almost 4!

Friday, May 17, 2013

Picture Update!

 Turns out when life gets busy, it's much easier to update with pictures! More wordy blogs in the future... for now, enjoy this cuteness:

Snacktime!


It finally started to feel like May... so be declared summer and broke out the kiddie pool and sprinkler!

 Laughing at sissy running through the sprinkler

Handsome boy

We got to go with my grandparents to the YMCA for some swimming and splashing!

toweled up babes

Reading books to brother. He loves it when she plays with him.

We had lunch downtown with Daddy 
 
And we've been to the Zoo a few times

Amelia's new favorite place is the gardens where there are several different kinds of butterflies everywhere. She likes to hunt them and then try and hold them. These blue ones are our favorite. Their wings are a moth like brown on the outside and this beautiful blue when open.

On top of this we've seen family, graduations, park trips, and much more ... staying busy here.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

nine.

Nine Months!



Hobbies:
Playing with things he's not supposed to
Bath time; especially with Sis
Chewing on the remote
Playing with Dad
Giving Kisses

New Things:
Crawling. Last update I said he was getting close, I think he did it the next day. He gets around quickly now.
Pulling up. Once he figured out the knee thing, pulling up followed quickly after.
MaMa- He has started calling after me when he wants to be picked up. Sometimes it's just a "mum" 
12 month sizes ...

At his check up, he is only in the 39th percentile for weight and 55th in height but he seems so much bigger than that. Meanwhile, I'm beginning to see Daddy in his eyes.