Friday, February 13, 2009

A Few of My Favorite Things....

Life is full. And good. My boys are always changing and doing new things. Here is a short list of the recent things I have loved being able to see in each of them...

 
Reece, 5 years and 10 months
1. Reece is reading and writing like a maniac. I am so proud of him and amazed at his ability to jump between two languages and recognize how to sound words out and spell them... He is a really good reader and I love to hear him read his Bible. He loves to be read to too - we are currently enjoying the "Boxcar Children" series at bedtime.

2. He is a helper by nature and finishes his responsibilities quickly - a great blessing to a Mommy.

3. His little sense of humor continues to develop. Sometimes a little reminding is in order regarding what and when are good things and times to "be funny" ....especially when it means trying to scare his Mom.

 
Chase, 4 years and 2 months
1. Chase is a boy who likes to do things in his own time. Although this often frustrates me when we are in a hurry, I appreciate how fully he enjoys whatever activity he is doing or toy he is playing with. This guy knows how to entertain himself!

2. We are proud of how far he has come with letters and numbers. He is gaining confidence and is doing so well in his first year of pre-school and in making friends in his class.

3. This kid plays hard and gets dirty. He could spend even more time each night in the bathtub (and he is already there a petty long time having a great time)

 
Pierce, 1 year and 11 months
1. This one is about action. I have no idea where he gets his dance moves but he can jive. I love the way he walks with confidence and always seems on a mission to get somewhere (especially if it means getting to go outside or with his Daddy). He has the cutest little pace...and is now beginning to climb up onto everything and reach things off of counters that he never could before. Oops.

2. He can't get enough of drawing or coloring. He moves his tongue along the top of his lips in rythmn with the scribbling motion of his hand. An empty notebook and a crayon can keep him happy for awhile.

3. He is about to take off with talking. He says a few more recognizable words now ("ma ma", "da da", more", "go", bye-bye", "ball", "baff (bath)") but tries really hard to imitate what we say and can decipher most syllable counts in a sing-songy kind of way.


And them all mixed up together makes for a lot of activity, more than enough noise, and a whole bunch of fun. Never a dull moment around here! Gotta love being a Mom of boys - there really cannot be anything quite like it!

1 comment:

Devin said...

Amen to that!

They are so cute, and I am amazed at how much mine have the same similarities....in the same order!