Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Old Pics
Now that we have iCloud, I keep finding pictures that I didn't know we had! Here are a few from a quick trip to see Block and Talley and Charlie in March right after the boys had turned a year old.
The Things Anna Says
The things that come out of Anna's mouth these days never cease to amaze me. The other day in the car she asked where the sun goes when we're asleep and soon I was explaining about the earth turning and it being daytime on the other side of the world. She was fascinated and started asking to go to the other side of the world and how long it would take to get there and the different countries and people that are there, among other details. I never thought I would be having that conversation with a 4-year-old.
And the other night after reading a chapter in her Little House on the Prairie book, we started talking about mean people in the world and why they are mean and how God created everyone but then each person has a choice whether to be good or bad. It was deep and as I watched her troubled face I mourned the loss of my little girl who thought everything in this world was rosy and wonderful. I'm not really ready to explain all this to her, but I don't want to lie to her either. At the same time, I want to tell her just enough for her to understand without being overly fearful. I told her that this was one of the reasons we pray to God so that He can protect us and keep us safe so we don't have to worry all the time. I told her that her Mommy and Daddy do everything we can to keep her safe. And I told her that there are smart things you can do to keep yourself safe. It took some convincing, but she finally started smiling again. I was shocked that she didn't wake up from a nightmare that night. Oh how I wish the world was a safe and completely wonderful place for her to grow up in!
And so this post won't be too deep and troublesome, I saved the funny ones til last. While we were home for that weekend in Wilmington, she said two of the funniest things. The first was after Mimi had given her some chewing gum, Sarah and Mom and I were all sitting around the kitchen table. She was listening to us chat and all of a sudden her eyes got big and she said, "Oh no! I just swallowed my gum!" I responded with, "Well, maybe now you can blow bubbles out of your bottom." Then her eyes got as big as golf balls as if to ask, "Can you really do that?" It was hilarious!
Later that same night we were all sitting around the table after dinner and Sarah was telling everyone about her latest escapade during her co-ed softball game. She was describing the situation and said that she had left third and was running home when such-and-such happened. The conversation changed to something else and then paused when Anna asked, "Sarah, why were you running home?" We all cackled and Will added, "because Jason was mad at her and dropped her off in the middle of town!" The literal questions always crack me up. Bless her heart!
Jack is 15 Months Old!
It's hard to believe the one year milestone is gone and he's already at 15 months old! That seems crazy to me. He is on the go and all over the place! Sweet and stubborn! He is so much fun but takes so much energy. When I picked him up from worship care after church the other Sunday, the worker said, "I don't know how you keep up with him, he's all over the place!" That pretty much sums it up! He keeps lots of bumps and bruises from all of his escapades climbing and running (and falling). He's pretty tough, though, and keeps on going a lot of the time. He's gotten really good at "brushing it off".
When he went in for his 15 month well check, he weighed 27 pounds, 7 ounces (86th %ile) and was 33.75 inches long (99th %ile). He's very proportioned, though, since his BMI is 40th %ile. He wears 2T tops and 18 month shorts/pants, size 4 diapers during the day and 5's at night, and size 5 shoes.
When I was filling out his developmental screening, it occurred to me that he has gotten quite verbal lately and knows more words than I originally gave him credit for. They might be difficult for a non-family member to decipher, but still, these are a few: Da-di, Ma-ma, Diddy (for Sissy), ball, bird, bath, teeth, woof (for all dogs), car, bye-bye, Hey! (every time you get him out of his crib...so cute... or if he passes a female in a store), cheese, shoes, thank you, Brown Bear, Spot, and recently, Papa and Pops.
He just recently dropped his morning nap and now naps 2-3 hours in the early afternoon. He is still sleeping from 8-7ish at night. Some days here and there it becomes obvious that he still needs a morning nap and will take a good morning one and not such a good afternoon one. It's so hard making those big sleeping adjustments! At least Sunday mornings at church are way easier on him now.
We are so blessed to have him as part of our family. He's so much fun and watching the love grow between him and Anna is just breath-taking. We love you so much, little man!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Anna's Latest Activities
In the fall, Anna made the big decision to do dance instead of gymnastics. I was able to find a ballet and tap class with tumbling along with it. At first she liked it, but then got tired of doing the same thing every class. Now that it's almost recital time and we're trying on costumes, she's a little more excited, but still agrees she has found something she likes better: soccer!
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| Dancing Queen |
She started Kiddie Kickers at the Y this spring. It is designed for those kids who have had no exposure just to get them use to the game. She even got to be on the same team with her good friend, Charlie. The moms and dads are out on the field helping to "coach" and her daddy is all over that. It is kind of nostalgic to think about how we both played as kids and teenagers. I guess we need to get used to the whole soccer lifestyle--she loves it and has really picked up some skills and is quite good. Will loves it because she schools the boys often! Coach Kishon and Coach Russell are fantastic and know the perfect amount of instruction versus fun. I have a feeling we will be doing this again in the fall!
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| Charlie and Anna |
At the end of each preschool year, the school has a huge hat parade and each class makes a different hat to parade around the school. Anna's class made bear hats to go with their "BEARY Special Class" theme. Anna was excited because Mimi and Caroline were there to watch along with Nannie and Pops!
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| Anna's class with Mrs. Sawyer |
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| First time around |
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| Pops and Jack waiting for the second round. |
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| Jack and Caroline waiting patiently. |
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| Hey Jack! |
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| I see you!! |
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| She even made the local paper along with friend Mia! |
Anna's Sign for Jack
Jack's new favorite accomplishment is the ability to open the pantry doors and get to all of the exciting things in there. His top two favorite things are the Costco box of Nilla wafers that is as big as he is and the brooms. Inevitably, he will come out with one of those two. Unfortunately, he doesn't quite understand that he can't always have Nilla wafers very time he pulls out the box. Or he will whack everything in sight with the broom handle and get the broom taken away. Either scenario often ends with an unhappy Jack. I made the remark that I was going to have to start putting a rubber band around the pantry door handles. Then, in came Sissy the Savior! Anna had the idea that if we just put a sign on the door, then maybe Jack would stop going into the pantry. I just couldn't dash her idea, so I went along with it and pulled out the paper and markers for her to make her sign. Of course, she then looked at me and said, "Mommy, you're going to have to help me because I can't write words yet." Again, I couldn't tell her that Jack couldn't read the words yet, so I just went along. This is what was relayed to me:
So, that sign went on the door, high enough so Jack wouldn't rip it down which also meant he couldn't really see it, but alas. Anna couldn't understand why Jack kept going into the pantry anyway. I explained that Jack couldn't read yet, so a sign with words probably wasn't going to work. After some thought, she then came up with this:
Pretty good thinking! Unfortunately, this did not halt Jack's pantry endeavors, so the rubber band was instituted. I just had to have photographic evidence of all the involved issues. You just never know what's going to happen with these two!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Easter 2012
Easter weekend was started with an egg hunt at the McCann's home...
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| Getting instruction from Mrs. Julie |
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| Found one! |
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| Look Jack, there's one! |
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| There's something in here... |
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| Look at all of my eggs! |
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| Sweet siblings |
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| The whole kid clan |
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| The Easter Bunny came on Easter morning! |
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| Anna was so excited about her Peeps! |
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| Anna helping Jack with his race cars. |
Our Life in Pictures
I am so behind with this blog!!! In an effort to save time, I thought I would just show our life in pictures over the last 6 weeks or so. Some were taken with cell phones, so some of them aren't the greatest quality, but enjoy!
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| The morning full of errands just wore them out! |
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| Life with a boy... |
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| ...is messy... |
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| ...and contains quite a few boo-boos, like this scab that resulted from Jack trying to walk down our sloped front sidewalk. |
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| We love cookies and ice cream! |
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| Mimi came up for her spring break... |
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| ...and helped Anna dye Easter eggs. |
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| Fun with Mimi! |
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| Jack the stud |
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| One beautiful Saturday we all walked to Tanglewood for a picnic and some soccer practice. |
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| Even Jack wanted play. |
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| Relaxing at Cracker Barrel |
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| Thomas! Jack saw Thomas' face at the bottom of the bowl and started moving the grits out of the way with his hands. Then he had to give him a kiss, thus the grits all over the face! So cute! |
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| Anna climbing the wall at the local community festival. |
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