August 2011 Update

A few things I want to remember about the kids at this age. Wyatt is 4, Bianca is 6 and about to start first grade!
Wyatt talks to himself a lot. I guess it's more like talking to an imaginary friend. He will ask a question and then answer it too. For example, this is all him talking , "Where did you get that balloon?" "Oh, I got it at the dollar store today." It's a little strange but fun to listen to the conversations he has with himself. He's very athletic, climbing all over playground equipment and the house of course. He can ride Bianca's bike and drive her Jeep really well. He loves to have parties. This has a different definition than you might think. He tells me that he is going to have a party and then proceeds to decorate a room. It's pretty cute.Bianca is really into crafts. In fact she found this website http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ by herself and began to make crafts (see below). She keeps herself busy doing that and reading. She loves to read to people and sometimes to herself. She is super excited to start first grade. I still think it's a little long for a 6 year old to be gone all day but hopefully she'll have the energy and stamina to do well and enjoy school. She only likes to eat fries and nuggets and pizza for lunch so this will be a perfect time to broaden her horizons by having lunch at school. When I told her she would need to eat new things she said " Well, you could just make me fries and nuggets and I could take them to the lunch lady and ask her to heat them up." She's a problem solver that one. (:And baby boy is doing so well! He's got two new teeth on the bottom of his mouth. He's sitting up on his own, but not quite ready to be in a shopping cart that way, as I found out the hard way. He is an eater. He will eat any baby food, love this! Well, except for peas, he gags on those. And he loves our food. He grabs so fast, you have to really watch him. I was at subway eating a sandwich and when I brought it to my mouth he intercepted it and shoved it in his mouth. It made me laugh outloud. I tried to switch him to a bottle, oh I tried so many things but he was having none of it. And I have to admit I do like nursing him, he's my last baby and though it is a sacrifice for me sometimes I think I'll stick with it. He knows his name, and his family members and he even smiles for pictures now.

Love these kids.