Thursday, August 27, 2009

Addison Starts School!!!


The day finally arrived and Addison was finally able to go to kindergarten. She has been looking forward to this day since probably January. Last night with the help of magic confetti provided by her teacher, she actually fell right asleep. This is very rare for Addison since she has such a hard time settling down to sleep. We woke her up at 7:30 so she could eat breakfast and not be rushed. She was a little nervous as she was eating her breakfast but as soon as she was ready, it was all gone. She was ready about 30 minutes before it was time to leave so it was a very long 30 minutes. Finally it was time to leave and she was about half a block ahead of Ryan and I. We kept telling her to slow down and wait for us but she was just SO excited. When we got to school, she was able to play at the kindergarten playground until it was time to line up to go to class. One of her best friends is in her class and they stood in line together, Makayla in front of Addie with Addie's hands resting on Makayla's shoulders (Makayla is about 3 inches shorter than Addie). I didn't cry and I wasn't sad to see her go, I was so excited for her. My mom was SO worried that some kid was going to be mean to her. I reminded her that it was Addie and she can definitely hold her own. When I went back to pick her up, she was all smiles. She had such a good time in school and the first thing that she told me was that she couldn't wait to go back tomorrow. I have class Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 11 so I can't pick her up on those days. I am skipping class on Friday though so I can pick her up again. It was so much fun to pick her up so I want to finish out the week. I can't believe that she is already in school, how time flies.


Mckell, Addie, Makayla


Lining up for class

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Walker Heaven

Asher loves his walker, this is what I caught him doing today.....

found the measuring cup and spoon drawer



Very proud of himself

We put a storm door on the front of our house last week and he loves to scoot up to it in his walker and look out.


He can spend anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes in his walker and be perfectly content. He has learned to chase his sisters and he loves to run over my toes or "bump" into the back of my heels. If he sees the pantry open, it is a mad dash to get into it before I shut the door. I love the walker because even though he starts out with toys on his tray, they quickly end up on the floor but there are so many other things that keep him occupied (like the stereo in the entry way).

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Narcoleptic? You be the judge.

My little Sadie woo woo is such a funny little thing. Unlike her mom and older sister, she really needs her sleep. When it is time to go to bed, I tuck her in and lean in for a kiss and tell her to go to sleep. She informs me that she does not want to go to sleep (as she is fighting to keep her eyes open). So I tell her to just lay there in bed and I will see her in the morning and that seems to satisfy her to not throw a fit and get out of bed. She usually has a book or in this case paper and pen. Well, it takes maybe 30 seconds for her to be totally out. Initially when I went in the room she was on her back with the paper on her lap and the pen resting on the paper. She had fallen asleep mid-coloring. By the time I got the camera she had turned on her side but she was still holding the pen. She is just like her aunt Erie, she can fall asleep anywhere and VERY quickly.