Updates on how everyone is doing. Owen has started baseball with his friend Luke and is really enjoying it. He is doing great at school. Olivia and I went to help out with an art project at his school last week and it was really fun to see him with his classmates. We stayed for story and snack time. Olivia just plopped right down on the reading rug next to Owen and fit right in. She loved every minute of it and Owen was really sweet with her. He has still only lost one tooth, but checks and gives progress reports regularly on which one he thinks will be next. He is our little money man. Today he cashed in all his pennies for a new piggie bank, bringing the grand total to 3 (one broke...otherwise he’d have 4). Maybe he will be in finances one day. Who knows. :) He certainly likes not having all his money in one place...diversify, right?
Owen is enjoying having his mom in primary right now and relishes the times when I can come and sit by him for a few minutes. I love seeing my kids in primary and it makes the time and effort more meaningful. Owen is perpetually creative and has great and BIG ideas daily. “Dad, can we build a tree house tomorrow?” We love our Owen.
Olivia is a tall girl who is growing quickly! Right before my eyes sometimes. I like doing these updates because it gives me a reason to stop and think about what is changing in our lives and how the kids are progressing. Our girl is just that. Girl through and through. She still loves wearing princess dresses whenever possible. She loves it when I paint her finger and toenails. She loves playing with the boys and jumping on the trampoline. She has an endless imagination and can make best friends out of anything, her fork and spoon, two rocks, a cucumber and a carrot...it’s really cute. We don’t allow toys at the dinner table, but you can’t really take a girls silverware away from her when she’s supposed to be eating.
I love having a girl and hope she has a sister one day (not an announcement!). I love having sisters. She is so sweet. She and I are still doing preschool at home together. We have fun doing that. Her mind works so differently than mine, it is fun to see how she interprets things. I am so practical and she is smelling the roses. :) I love to watch her. She loves to help and we made cookies together yesterday. I hope she likes making cookies as much as I do and that it’s something we can always do together. We love our Olivia.
Jonah has the Rocky theme song playing constantly in his head...or so it seems. This kid will not be stopped. Unless he wants to stop. :) He just knows he can keep up with Owen and Olivia and he really does very well. He jumps on the trampoline and climbs up the ladders and down the slides. He loved the water at the beach and loved letting it push him around and splash around him. Jonah still loves trains. He loves his shoes and is very decided about which pair he wants to wear every time we put them on. He jumps and jumps - over curbs, down stairs, along stepping stones, he loves to jump. He loves books and singing Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam. He finally likes nursery too. He calls himself “baby” sometimes because that is what I call him. I didn’t realize I called him baby as much as I do, until he started referring to himself that way too. I love that he jumps up and runs to the door when any of us comes home. He has the best smile and enthusiasm. He is our bundle of energy and joy!
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