Dear Wyatt,
You have had a great couple of months. You enjoyed your Christmas so much. You were so excited about Santa coming and you loved all your presents. You have become a a big football fan. You loved watching the Chiefs and you were super excited about the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl. I think you get your love for football from Drew and your daddy.
You have started swimming lessons again and have picked up right where you left off in July. You are learning the strokes and are doing so well. I'm impressed with you ability! You are also still playing soccer with Arson, but playing with some older kids due to the coach changes. You keep up pretty well and don't seem to get frustrated. You are signed up to play pre-K soccer this spring again, we'll have to see if your Arson skills show up on the field this spring.
School is going well. You really like going and have so much fun. Your teacher did start a Orange/Yellow Lion system with you. You were struggling to get along with others and listen to your teachers so she started this system. Orange means you've had less than 3 strikes and yellow is 3 or more. So far you have only had one yellow day, thank goodness. You are starting to use some self control. Dad and I just hope you get this under control before kindergarten! Yikes! Speaking of kindergarten you are so excited for next school year to get here. You can't wait to go to SPE with Anna.
You have started playing b-ball with Anna and Drew at home and loving it. I'm super impressed with your dribbling skills. You often go get a muscle shirt on and shorts and Drew's old high tops in order to play. You pretend your name is "Jet" and Drew is your twin and his name is often "Jet." too. You seem to think twins have the same name. It is pretty cute. Since you play in our entry hall you use the bathroom as your locker room. You announce yourself and run out of the bathroom before the game. You are very entertaining!
We are working hard on your reading. You are improving and often ask to practice and do your reading lessons. I love this time with you. My goal is you are reading some before kindergarten starts. I think we'll get there!
Looking forward to this next month when you turn 5.5! Wow, time is flying!
We love you!!!!
Love,
Mom and Dad
The family
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Anna 9 years 10 months and 11 months
Dear Anna,
My girl is almost double digits. I can't believe it!!!
Life has been busy for you these last two months. You and your friends have started a bookclub. It has been fun for you and has motivated you to read a bit more. You are also required to read 26 chapter books this school year and you are on the home stretch. We've planned out your books that you need to read to finish and you are doing a good job getting through them. I'm really hoping you might still develop a love for reading, time will tell. You have listened to some of the books on audio and you do enjoy that.
You had a great Christmas this year. You were into the whole magical part of Christmas. You loved writing notes to Buddy and looking for him each day. You and Wyatt had a lot of fun together. In fact you and Wyatt play so well together. You do a lot of pretend play and dressing up together. You have introduced him to Sofia the First (which you act like you don't really like, but I think you use Wyatt as your excuse to watch - I love it). You two act out the show the together. I love seeing you still play and I think Wyatt is a huge reason you still do it. The Barbies have been out quite a bit lately and you are also playing a lot of school. I'm hoping to keep you young as long as possible! We shut down your ability to text your friends recently. It just got out of hand quickly when friends shared your email address with others and before we knew it you were getting hundreds of texts. You did not get upset when we took messaging off your iPad and you have mentioned it since. I'm hoping this will continue as your friends start to get phones in a year or so. We are holding tight against a phone!
Soccer is going great and you are so busy with indoor between the two teams. You are playing at New Century and All American. Your team wins every game without much of an effort. I think you are ready for some more competition outdoor this spring. The crazy thing is Coach Jason is no longer coaching. We still don't know why, but you are now being coached by Jimmy. Things were a little crazy when that news first came out, but things are settled down now. Basketball is going really well for you. You are one amazing defensive player. You also are gaining confidence and getting better with dribbling and shooting. Coach Henson came and told me he's never seen a player your age see the angles and you know where the ball is going and do a great job getting around screens and other players to go to the ball. I absolutely love watching you! You just started a weekly swim team conditioning class at Midwest with Taylor. You are really excited and happy to get back in the water. I think this will help give you a head start when swimming gets here in a couple months.
This next month is going to be a fun one with your birthday and spring break. We can't wait to celebrate our double digit girl!
We love you Anna Mae!
Love,
Mom and Dad
My girl is almost double digits. I can't believe it!!!
Life has been busy for you these last two months. You and your friends have started a bookclub. It has been fun for you and has motivated you to read a bit more. You are also required to read 26 chapter books this school year and you are on the home stretch. We've planned out your books that you need to read to finish and you are doing a good job getting through them. I'm really hoping you might still develop a love for reading, time will tell. You have listened to some of the books on audio and you do enjoy that.
You had a great Christmas this year. You were into the whole magical part of Christmas. You loved writing notes to Buddy and looking for him each day. You and Wyatt had a lot of fun together. In fact you and Wyatt play so well together. You do a lot of pretend play and dressing up together. You have introduced him to Sofia the First (which you act like you don't really like, but I think you use Wyatt as your excuse to watch - I love it). You two act out the show the together. I love seeing you still play and I think Wyatt is a huge reason you still do it. The Barbies have been out quite a bit lately and you are also playing a lot of school. I'm hoping to keep you young as long as possible! We shut down your ability to text your friends recently. It just got out of hand quickly when friends shared your email address with others and before we knew it you were getting hundreds of texts. You did not get upset when we took messaging off your iPad and you have mentioned it since. I'm hoping this will continue as your friends start to get phones in a year or so. We are holding tight against a phone!
Soccer is going great and you are so busy with indoor between the two teams. You are playing at New Century and All American. Your team wins every game without much of an effort. I think you are ready for some more competition outdoor this spring. The crazy thing is Coach Jason is no longer coaching. We still don't know why, but you are now being coached by Jimmy. Things were a little crazy when that news first came out, but things are settled down now. Basketball is going really well for you. You are one amazing defensive player. You also are gaining confidence and getting better with dribbling and shooting. Coach Henson came and told me he's never seen a player your age see the angles and you know where the ball is going and do a great job getting around screens and other players to go to the ball. I absolutely love watching you! You just started a weekly swim team conditioning class at Midwest with Taylor. You are really excited and happy to get back in the water. I think this will help give you a head start when swimming gets here in a couple months.
This next month is going to be a fun one with your birthday and spring break. We can't wait to celebrate our double digit girl!
We love you Anna Mae!
Love,
Mom and Dad
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Drew 12 years 3 months and 4 months
Dear Drew,
This is the first time I've ever combined your monthly updates, but I'm lagging behind on this blog. The past two months have been great. Basketball is going really well for you. You are loving it so much. You get so pumped up for the games and are constantly watching the standings for your league. You are a great teammate and go around giving high fives to all your teammates. Sometimes I think you might think you are playing in the NBA - its pretty fun seeing your excitement. Dad and I are so proud of your improvement since last year, you are motivated and have worked so hard to get better. You are also loving watching college basketball. If there isn't a live game on you are watching replays of random college games. In fact, if you get control of the tv you always have sports on, a lot of the time you put ESPN on. I'm pretty sure you will do something sports related when you grow up. I know you'd love to play, but you are realistic and have talked about coaching one day. I can't wait to see what God has in store for you.
School is still going well. You enjoy the middle school set up. Second quarter did end up a bit rough for you, you ended up with two B's and and an A-. Some of it has to do with you being gone so much that quarter and the other part is you jumping in to take a test you missed long before you were ready for it. Dad and I figured it was a perfect time to learn this lesson and it was hard seeing you upset, but you are also motivated to improve. So we are proud of you for learning from your mistakes. We also don't plan to take two vacations during one quarter ever again! Third quarter is going well fo you. You love your foods class, you come home telling me all about what you've made. That's probably the lass I hear the most about. You asked to make rice krispie treats so we got the ingredients and you did most of it on your own, you still need a bit help around the kitchen. But you have been pointing out all of the unsafe things I do in the kitchen - like having the pot handles sticking out - you said they should be sticking in so no one hits them. Love hearing your input! Ha!
Soccer is going great, you are busy with indoor. You are playing 4 v 4with both teams and All American with pre-academy. But after the first of the year we just had you play with Academy 4 v 4 and Soccer Nation. We figured 4 indoor schedules plus b-ball was just too much. You will play with both teams come outdoor though. So
Christmas was a bit different for you this time around. We had the big talk about the secret of Christmas and you took it well. You were emotional about it, but also stepped up to the job of helping dad and I with the secret. We are so proud of you and love watching you grow up. We also are a bit sad with each milestone you hit, weren't you just our little tiny boy?
And how about those Chiefs? You were so excited about them winning the Super Bowl, such an amazing experience to watch you experience that win. Especially since you love those Chiefs and football in general. So exciting!
We love you Drew and are so proud to be your parents!
Love,
Mom and Dad
This is the first time I've ever combined your monthly updates, but I'm lagging behind on this blog. The past two months have been great. Basketball is going really well for you. You are loving it so much. You get so pumped up for the games and are constantly watching the standings for your league. You are a great teammate and go around giving high fives to all your teammates. Sometimes I think you might think you are playing in the NBA - its pretty fun seeing your excitement. Dad and I are so proud of your improvement since last year, you are motivated and have worked so hard to get better. You are also loving watching college basketball. If there isn't a live game on you are watching replays of random college games. In fact, if you get control of the tv you always have sports on, a lot of the time you put ESPN on. I'm pretty sure you will do something sports related when you grow up. I know you'd love to play, but you are realistic and have talked about coaching one day. I can't wait to see what God has in store for you.
School is still going well. You enjoy the middle school set up. Second quarter did end up a bit rough for you, you ended up with two B's and and an A-. Some of it has to do with you being gone so much that quarter and the other part is you jumping in to take a test you missed long before you were ready for it. Dad and I figured it was a perfect time to learn this lesson and it was hard seeing you upset, but you are also motivated to improve. So we are proud of you for learning from your mistakes. We also don't plan to take two vacations during one quarter ever again! Third quarter is going well fo you. You love your foods class, you come home telling me all about what you've made. That's probably the lass I hear the most about. You asked to make rice krispie treats so we got the ingredients and you did most of it on your own, you still need a bit help around the kitchen. But you have been pointing out all of the unsafe things I do in the kitchen - like having the pot handles sticking out - you said they should be sticking in so no one hits them. Love hearing your input! Ha!
Soccer is going great, you are busy with indoor. You are playing 4 v 4with both teams and All American with pre-academy. But after the first of the year we just had you play with Academy 4 v 4 and Soccer Nation. We figured 4 indoor schedules plus b-ball was just too much. You will play with both teams come outdoor though. So
Christmas was a bit different for you this time around. We had the big talk about the secret of Christmas and you took it well. You were emotional about it, but also stepped up to the job of helping dad and I with the secret. We are so proud of you and love watching you grow up. We also are a bit sad with each milestone you hit, weren't you just our little tiny boy?
And how about those Chiefs? You were so excited about them winning the Super Bowl, such an amazing experience to watch you experience that win. Especially since you love those Chiefs and football in general. So exciting!
We love you Drew and are so proud to be your parents!
Love,
Mom and Dad
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