It has been over a year since I updated on here. I almost did not come back and write anything at all. The past year has been so hard on us all.... yet we have remained our good spirits with the kids and we have continued to find ways to have fun. Soooo..... I am going to work on going over the past year and updating on the fun things that we have done and the way the kids have learned and grown over the past year.
Recent updates..... AIDAN LOST HIS FIRST TOOTH!!!!! We kept waiting and waiting to see if he was even going to have loose teeth. When I was a child, I had NO loose teeth. I never was able to pull a tooth or have one to fall out. I really don't want my kids to have to go through having teeth pulled so I was hoping and praying! Aidan will be SEVEN in December so it is a bit late for his first tooth to fall out, but it DID!!! It is one of his 2 front teeth.
Aidan is in the 1st grade and he is in public school this year for hte first time ever. It was definetly a struggle in the beginning. However, he has mastered memorizing spelling words and has made over a 100 on 4 consecutive spelling tests. I am soooo proud of him!!! He got a prize for that in his class. He is getting extra help in Math, Reading and Writing. I am really pleased with his progress though. He is excited about his upcoming birthday and says that he wants to go bowling again and to eat at the Japanese restaurant Motos. Fine with me! Another fun day planned!!!!
Lillian, while still short, has began to thin out like a "big kid" now. I look her and I think she is so beautiful! She has really gotten a personality that reallyyyy resembles my personality as a pre-teen and teenager and even for a while after I was married. Lillian now talks ALL of the time!!! She is a lot of fun to talk to! She has now turned 5 since I last wrote on here. I will write more on that later!
JohnAlex is about to turn FOUR YEARS OLD!!!! He is having trouble deciding what he wants to do for his birthday! He has said the zoo. Then he said he wanted to go to bowling. Now he says he wants to go to the zoo and then bowling. lol Nice try JohnAlex! We are still deciding on that! It amazes me how much he looks like Lillian although his build is different. He is broader in the shoulders.
It amazes me everyday that they came from Trey and I and I try never to forget that God created them. Their determination and their ability to survive despite difficult circumstances just amazes me! People talk about how you can really tell they are siblings.... yet we got a good variation in personalities. Lillian loves to talk, but can be shy and doesn't like to try new things. She doesn't really like rides at amusement parks or sports. She does love to ride her bike and to do crafts and draw. JohnAlex LOVES all sports and he is really good at anything he tries sports wise! He is very athletic and has that type of build. He also is stubborn and determined. He also loves to talk and to sing. He and Lillian both love church and their Sunday School class. Aidan is my artistic child. He has always loved to draw and "do" things. He loves to fiddle and to take things apart. His favorite subject is Math and now Spelling. He isn't crazy about Reading. He also LOVES Science.
Now that is a long enough post for now.. over the next few days I will work on getting updates and pictures up!
