My Child does What?!

Hi to you!

I haven't sat and Typed about what my kids are up to, and what they can do, for a while. I have been wrapped up in a lot of other things, then i realized the other day, that maybe people would like to know how my kids are behaving and growing?! So if you do, read on, If you don't.... Have a good day! :)

Lets start out with Slade. Simply because He's the oldest, and his favorite thing is to "go first". So, He will get first dibs on the "mommy brags a lot" board! Slade has always been stricken with the short "jean" (get it?). He has finally grew out of MOST 3t clothes, and fits into 4t loosely, but never the less, he is finally growing, and I must say, it is very noticeable. Certain things he never could  reach before, he does effortlessly. He can now put dishes into the sink without strain, and he can turn the faucets on in the bathrooms without a stool! THIS is BIG news! So, as he is still SHORT, he has grown! He has also learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. Those of you who keep up regularly on my Facebook, already know that... He is also learning discipline and patience, as he is getting toys taken away as a consequence of not following rules. This past week he had gotten ALL his hotwheels taken away for 7 straight days. He also got his powerwheel taken away for 3 days, and his scooter for 3 days as well! But that is a way of learning, that we are very fond of, teaches him responsible and holds him accountable for his actions! And so far, SO GOOD!

Slade is very capable of doing Big boy things. He can now put in a DVD on his own without me being worried he is going to break the machine. He takes care of his dishes after meals. He No longer drinks out of sippy cups (i know he is/was too old for them anyways, but it creates less stains so i just let him, but no longer).  Only cups and juice bottles, and I have noticed a sense of "wow, i really am a big boy". This may be TMI, but he no longer needs "assistance" when going to the bathroom! YES to no more wiping his butt!! ha! He dials the phone, he pours juices, man, he is a real 4 year old! It is AMAZING!

I couldn't be prouder of him. He has been doing his "chopsticks" and he has been doing sooo good with his coordination and skills. He blossoms when he is there, and his confidence level sky rockets. It never fails, we leave there, and we are all happy because of what he accomplished. Amazing. He's one amazing child!

Now on to the little devil herself.....Kendal aka SIS. Her name should have been just sis..... because EVERYONE calls her that. It is adorable and it always brings a smile to my face. She is a "Sissy" by name, but holy cow, not by nature! She is rougher and tougher than a boy, but she is frillier than frilly! She is definitely a Tom boy! She picks up worms and wrestles hard with Brian one minute, then the next minute she is walking around with a tutu and gem necklace on, playing at her kitchen. She is the best of both worlds!!

Keni has moved into a toddler bed, and she does amazing with it! She just walks up the stairs for "night night" and crawls right into bed. She also has enough hair to make pig tails...Just little ones, but atleast they are "there!".  She has acknowledged when she has to go "potty", so we are close to starting her with a potty seat! She is growing day by day! She too is drinking out of cups at meals, but i still maker her sip out of a sippy when she is walking around. Her vocabulary is growing tremendously! She can count to 3, she tries to sing the abc's with us!! She can say, Love you, Nannie, Papa, Momma, Bubby, daddy, Yes, Please, Thank you, Night night, Hi, Bye bye, NO!!, Poop, Pee pee, Bath, Eat, Cup, Milk, Juice, Hot-Hot, Truck, Car, Shoes, dress, bed, baby, pretty, Lola, Doggie, Fishy, Chair, ride, play... I know there's more but its hard to remember! and of course she pronounces them properly...HAHA! She is wearing slades old shoes, so a size 7/8!! And she outgrew 3t shirts so she is wearing most of slades shirts until i can buy her new clothes! Its insane how fast they grow, and you would think i would be  used to it my now, but I am not. Why can't they just stay little? FOREVER!

Brian is doing well at work, he starts working nights this week..(hes been working mids since he's been home but he is home by 8pm). so its going to throw us off a bit. He will be here all day, then not at night, which, is good, because he will be here for when the kids are awake. Slades just bummed because daddy cant make it to his chopsticks. But things like that happen, but its hard to make a  4 year old understand something like that. Now we arent sure about Date nights because he only gets the kids full force on the weekends, so its hard to just take a saturday to do a date ya know?! so, thats something we are going to figure out. but we arent in DIRE need, there is other things that are more important. NOT saying that taking time together isnt important, but there are other things that require our attention a little more than a date night. We will get there, sometime.

We have been really enjoying these warm weekends we have been having! Sure doesnt feel like its winter! we went fishing this last weekend, and it was amazing! we didnt catch anything, but it was so peaceful and relaxing. it was worth it. We also went to NC to visit grave digger and we rode the knotts island ferry over there, that was amazing too! Its just been a fun adventure and we are enjoying every minute of being a family again. You never know how long you have so you have to use your time wisely!

Thats all for now, I hope you enjoyed!
Love to you all!