So I decided to let ya'll know what's been going on with the little ones in our house:
Lizzie: Lizzie is loving Kindergarten and we are totally in love with her kindergarten teacher. Lizzie's teacher has been so kind to take extra effort in making sure that Lizzie stays challenged in her class giving her specific reading assignments with reading journals and takes time everyday to read with her on her own level. Lizzie's really loved the social aspect of school and always comes home with a full report of what they talked about in school. They recently talked about Our country and how our government is set up. Lizzie was asked if she was president what she would do she said " I would try to help make fair decisions for everyone in the whole country and be a good leader." Jeremy then asked her what her thoughts were on the economy and taxes (after a breif explanation of what those two things were) Lizzie said "I think our economy would be better if everyone had jobs and worked really hard and taxes should be in the middle not too high and not too low." I really should email President Obama so he can see the face of his competion ;). Lizzie has been really busy with ballet they are getting ready to preform Swan Lake at the end of May and Lizzie's class are going to be black swans. It's really been fun to watch lizzie dance around the house and show us her "swan pose" Recently Lizzie auditioned for the community production of Annie. We found out about the auditions the day before and Lizzie decieded she wanted to do it. She learned Castle on a Cloud the night before the auditions and picked one of her books to read to the directors. The ad said audtions would go from 8:30-12:30 but I don't think they were expecting the HUGE turnout of girls that they recieved. They taught the girls a dance and a song and then had each girl preform her own peice and read and then preform the dance they had just learned while singing the song. I was honestly super nervous for Lizzie and tried to keep her level headed about everything and told her it was going to be a great learning experince. Lizzie's lack of height and ability to learn quickly were a great advantage for her. After 8 hours (that's right EIGHT) they announced parts and Lizzie was picked. There are only 6 speaking roles for the little girls and they are yet to post who has what part but I have it on good authority that Lizzie is a huge favorite for the part of Molly. I was super proud of Lizzie and how well she preformed under pressure. I'll have to post more after we find out if Lizzie actually gets a speaking role but either way it's going to be a lot of fun for her.
Abby and I have been able to spend a lot of quality time together which consits of mostly playing princess, or doggies, or unicorns, or horses or snuggling down and watching a movie that has one of those same themes. I'm trying to enjoy as much of Abby as I can she'll be starting preschool in the fall and I know it's just a hop, skip and a jump till she's in school and all grown-up. It's been fun to see how she's growing and the concern she has for others. She loves to take care of other people. Just the other night Jeremy and I were out on a date and had left the kids with some good friends. While these friends were reading Abby a story (about princesses) the friend had sneezed. Abby stopped the story and took the woman's face in her hands and said "oh no! Do you have the sniffles? Let me feel your head, are you hot? Here you'd better lie down while I get you a blanket." She then had the friend lie down and went and got her favorite blanket tucked it all around her and then asked if she needed anything else. The friend chuckled and assured her that she was ok. Abby gave her a careful eye over and decided that she was fit enough to finish her story. Abby and Will have become really good friends and play together while Lizzie is gone to school. They love riding their bikes together and would color from sun-up to sun-down if I'd let them. Abby will say the funniest things but don't cross her, she is quick to deal with those who frustrate her ideas or siblings. It's hard to believe that she'll be 4 this May, she was just two weeks old when we moved into our home it really makes me sad how fast time goes by.
Will is a two year old. Now for some they refer to it as terrible twos, but I'm not one of those. I love this age. Will is learning to be independent and he speaks so well. Every once in awhile he'll get frustrated about not getting his way and throw some of THE biggest tantrums that I have yet to experince as a mom but he often makes up for it with his laugh, adorable smile with dimples and those gorgeous big blue eyes with eyelashes that go forever. Will loves anything on Wheels, trucks, motorcycles, four wheelers and trains. He's discovered how to build with duplo's and that is now what we bring for him to play with during church (we've had to stop bringing cars his sound effects are often very LOUD) but he'll build towers and airplanes over and over again. Will loves the movie "Cars" and has to watch at least the first half of the movie everyday. He loves his lightenting McQueen bike and loves to go really fast on it. The sidewalk on the North side of our house has a slight incline and Will has learned how to pedal himself (ok he can't reach the pedals quite yet so he kind uses his foot like you would on a scooter) to the top of this hill and then lets go as he zips down the hill. The smile on his face is so huge! I really think this kid is going to have a need for speed much like his daddy. I have to be careful about when I say "Let's go to the park" The second Will hears that he bolts for the door and starts pedaling his bike for all he's worth. The other day I was trying to change into some running clothes before we went to the park and made the mistake of telling Will that we would go the park as soon as I changed. Well three seconds later he was out the door and halfway down the street, it took me forever to change into my clothes because the second I'd turn my back on him he would make a run for it. We've known learned if we're going to the park we have to spell it out. He is so fun and full of life he really makes us all smile.
