I have not taken many pictures at all recently but I wanted to still take some notes on what the kiddies are doing!
Alex
She is loving kindergarten and everything about it. She loves her helper days when she gets to bring snack, show & tell, and get to be first in line all day. She tried roller skating for the first time a few weeks ago and felt it was a lot harder than ice skating. I was surprised because I always remembered roller skating to be easier, but all the kids were continuously falling on the floor so it was definitely a challenge for them!
She is loving kindergarten and everything about it. She loves her helper days when she gets to bring snack, show & tell, and get to be first in line all day. She tried roller skating for the first time a few weeks ago and felt it was a lot harder than ice skating. I was surprised because I always remembered roller skating to be easier, but all the kids were continuously falling on the floor so it was definitely a challenge for them!
We finally found a movie that she enjoyed a few weeks ago--Gnomeo and Juliet. I was shocked at the end of the movie to hear her say she liked it (never happens) and that she would want to see it again (also never happens). So I guess there's still hope!
Alex has been enjoying her gymnastics class--she's doing great with cartwheels, working on backwards rolls, handstands, balance beam, and the trampoline.
Kellan
Still as sweet as ever (most of the time), he has started to dislike going into his class at church again--I thought we'd outgrown this phase when he turned 2, but he seems to be struggling with it again. He is very much aware of when I leave him places, which I do a few times a week, whether it be at MOPS, the gym, or church. He always asks if I'm going to leave him there, who will stay with him, etc. I hope to just keep continuing to take him places and perservere until this phase passes again, which I know it will! A few months ago Kellan discovered the Wii Fit and he just can't get enough of it! He is able to maneuver through the screens using the remote, and he can play just about all of the games on there with the exception of a few--the tightrope, the bubble river one to name a few. He loves the running games, as well as the soccer one (of course!). He could play it for hours if I would let him. He's also been enjoying typing on my computer in Word. It is allowing him to practice finding and identifying his letters, and he's quickly learned how to spell and type his name without any help. Now we are working on the names of other people in the family. He has also learned how to play games on Marlon's iPad, so he will happily sit just about anywhere and play a variety of games that Marlon has downloaded for him. Ahh--gotta love technology!
Still as sweet as ever (most of the time), he has started to dislike going into his class at church again--I thought we'd outgrown this phase when he turned 2, but he seems to be struggling with it again. He is very much aware of when I leave him places, which I do a few times a week, whether it be at MOPS, the gym, or church. He always asks if I'm going to leave him there, who will stay with him, etc. I hope to just keep continuing to take him places and perservere until this phase passes again, which I know it will! A few months ago Kellan discovered the Wii Fit and he just can't get enough of it! He is able to maneuver through the screens using the remote, and he can play just about all of the games on there with the exception of a few--the tightrope, the bubble river one to name a few. He loves the running games, as well as the soccer one (of course!). He could play it for hours if I would let him. He's also been enjoying typing on my computer in Word. It is allowing him to practice finding and identifying his letters, and he's quickly learned how to spell and type his name without any help. Now we are working on the names of other people in the family. He has also learned how to play games on Marlon's iPad, so he will happily sit just about anywhere and play a variety of games that Marlon has downloaded for him. Ahh--gotta love technology!
We've signed Kellan up for t-ball this spring--we're looking forward to seeing how that goes, but we figure it will probably be pretty funny!
Here are a few pics/videos of the kids. Last week my friend Ehren and her little boy Henry came up for a few days to visit. We took the kids to the women's basketball game--here are the kids cheering for the mountaineers!
Here is Alex giving sweet baby Henry is bottle. This is such a cute photo--Henry is just the sweetest, most laid back baby ever--always happy and smiling. (love him touching her face!). Henry is probably the first baby that Alex really remembers seeing from back when he was in Ehren's belly, then holding him as a newborn, now seeing him crawl and start walking. She really loves him!
Yesterday we made an impromptu stop at Chuck E Cheese (on a Saturday afternoon no less)--the kids were supposed to go to a party there that ended up being postponed because the little boy was sick, and Alex really wanted to stop while we were up in Pittsburgh, so we went in for a bit--barely an hour because the place was such a madhouse--wall to wall people. Remind me never to book a party there on a Saturday afternoon!! But the kids enjoyed the brief time there--we pretty much divided and conquered--Kellan and Marlon stuck together (here they are playing air hockey), and Alex and I worked together.
Yesterday we made an impromptu stop at Chuck E Cheese (on a Saturday afternoon no less)--the kids were supposed to go to a party there that ended up being postponed because the little boy was sick, and Alex really wanted to stop while we were up in Pittsburgh, so we went in for a bit--barely an hour because the place was such a madhouse--wall to wall people. Remind me never to book a party there on a Saturday afternoon!! But the kids enjoyed the brief time there--we pretty much divided and conquered--Kellan and Marlon stuck together (here they are playing air hockey), and Alex and I worked together.
Guess that's all for now--I will be posting again soon about a celebration for a certain little boy who is getting ready to turn 3!
We got a huge snow storm that day that prevented Marlon from flying out to FL, and I did not come prepared with a snowsuit or boots so I had to improvise for Alex, who was so excited to go play in the snow with Nolan! Check out the plastic bags over her non-snow boots--they worked pretty well!
It's now December but I didn't want to forget to recap our Thanksgiving holiday. We were able to go up to Eagle Rock to spend a few days with my family--making it even more special was the fact that BOTH of my grandfathers were able to be there to spend it with us! I was so glad for the kids to be able to spend time with great-granddad again and to meet great-granddaddy for the first time--such a special memory we will always be able to have! I don't have any pics of the entire family on my camera (hopefully Renee will post some soon, hint hint!)
