Wow! My babies are 4 years old! I really do not seem to write down much these days and I know that is not smart, because they do and say so many fun things, there is no way I can remember them all.
Annabelle - you are an amazing child! You are creative, vibrant, full of energy, and seem to love life. Your imagination is fantastic! You love to play imagination games, such as "school" with daddy and taking your animals on a "camp out". You are always having a birthday party for one of your animals, typically it is Lovey. You still sleep and snuggle with Lovey, which is pretty adorable. Your language and social skills are really ahead of the curve. You ask very interesting questions, have pretty significant conversations, and remember everything. It is fun to see you play with your friends, because you have really turned into a little person. You have friends at school and in the neighborhood. You really enjoy watching the ipad or sesame street, but do not get to do it often - maybe a couple times a week. You love having books read to you and can listen to some pretty long books without many pictures. I imagine we read at least 10 books a day. You also have started reading yourself. For many months, you have been asking how to spell things and what certain words you see spell. We started reading the BOB books and you are doing well and beginning to read. You are also getting interested in math and do some simple addition problems. I feel like you are not old enough for this, but you seem to love it. You are also pretty good at writing your name and most of the letters. Occasionally, you get frustrated because it does not look quite right, but for the most part, you can write all of your letters. You really enjoy art projects. Grandjan and Grandpa gave you Kiwi Crate for a year and that has been fun to have monthly projects to work on. Between stickers and painting and drawing and glitter glue, you are a pretty happy girl! This year, you played on the city soccer team. Our friends, Wesley, Amanda, and Holden were on the team with us. You did not really enjoy soccer, or at least you did not appear to, since you never kicked the ball, but you have asked to play again. So, we will see! You have been going to physical therapy once or twice a week since the fall. You think it is fun, which is the primary reason you go. Let's see... you are an amazing eater. At your 4 year old well child check, the doctor asked you your favorite green vegetable and you said collard greens. She was very impressed! You love daddy's BBQ, quesadillas, fruit, salad, almost all veggies, and the list really goes on. You are not a big fan of sweet potatoes, but I cannot think of anything else that you do not like. It is awesome! For the school year, you went to Tiny Tots on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and then Yoga Peace School on Wednesday mornings. This summer, you went to yoga camp, and are now doing Wee Warhols art camp, and will do Nature and Science camp at Zilker and an acting camp with Amanda. It is fun and you seem to enjoy being active! You started taking violin lessons last fall and it has been fun and challenging. You can almost play Twinkle, which is very exciting. You were healthy all year and I do not think we had any visits to the doctor. You had your first dentist appointment October 21, 2013 and are due for another one next week. It went well. You still take a nap most of the time and will sleep for a couple hours. However, in September, you will have school in the afternoon, so you won't be able to nap anymore. We will figure it out. For now, you typically go to bed between 7:30-8 and then wake up between 6:30-7. It isn't too bad! You just recently got rid of your night time diapers, which is super exciting for mommy and daddy. We also have gotten rid of your crib and you are sleeping on the trundle bed. We are thinking about bunk beds... You are very loving and clearly love your mom, dad, and brother. It is fun to see! We love you!
Jack - you are an amazing child and have been working so hard! You are now talking and have been for a while. It is almost hard to imagine what it was like before you were talking. We are so proud of you! You speak in sentences and are able to express what you want and what you do not like. You are able to ask some questions, as well as answer tons of questions. Finally, after a lot of work, we have colors mastered! It happened months ago and now you are able to use colors to describe things are you are talking. You also know shapes and letters and numbers and the list goes on and on. You have come so far! You work really hard. You go to speech 4 times a week and OT 1 or 2 times a week. The OT started in February. We are also still working with the girls and doing the ABA. I think you work harder than most grown adults and sometimes it breaks my heart. However, you seem to enjoy it for the most part and ask to go to the "classroom" or to speech. Over the last school year, you went with Annabelle to Tiny Tots. You loved it and did so well! This summer, you went to art camp, which you also loved and then science and nature camp at Zilker. Both camps were with Annabelle and you loved them. I think your favorite place to be is outside! We have also been going to the Horse Boy Farm over the past year. Sometimes we go every week and other times we just go once a month or so. You love being out there and hiking in the woods. You have also been riding the horses and seem to enjoy it. You played soccer with Annabelle, but did not seem to be in to it, so we will see if we try again or just wait. You are very musical (and go to music therapy off and on) and like to sing and play various instruments. You are happy to watch people playing music or listen to music as well. You are a pretty good eater and eat a wide variety of foods. You love daddy's BBQ, fruit, cucumbers, and treats like cookies and cupcakes. You have been relatively healthy all year, which is great! You had your first dentist appointment on October 21, 2013 and then another one in the summer. Teeth are great and you cooperated so well... You have not napped in a long long time. Typically, you are ready for bed between 7 and 7:30 and then wake up around 6:30 or 7. It seems like you sleep pretty well most of the time, although occasionally you sound like you are having a party in the middle of the night. You have been sleeping in a twin bed for months and months as well and your crib is gone. You are very affectionate and I love when you say, "Mommy, come play with me" or "Daddy, come play with me." Those phrases melt us both... You have friends that come over for playdates, including Mason, Julian, and Jackson. We have also had art class with Hannah, Molly, and Nathan, for the past 8 months or so. Jack, you are a sweet and affectionate kid who loves nature and is curious about the world. You love your mom, dad, and sister and we enjoy watching you grow. We love you!
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