Updates

Wow, it has been a long time. Not much chance that I could possibly catch up on what has happened since last spring.
So, now... School started. Vinny started 1st grade. He really likes it. His teacher looped, so he has the same teacher and same classmates as last year. He is very good at math and seems to enjoy it. His reading is really coming along and we are excited to listen to him read to us now. He is in flag football this fall. He had a game this morning. He is doing well and has a blast. It was pretty darn cold to watch today though!

Addie started 4k this year. She was so excited and was not phased at all. She is doing very well. She sat and wrote her name the other night. We have had a hard time getting her to write with us, so this was awesome to see!!! she sings new songs all the time. Memorizing is her thing! She quotes movies and tv shows all the time. She sort of speaks in quotes. We really don't let her watch all that much tv, but man she picks it up fast! She is in gymnastics this fall. She gets very excited for it and does great.

Elise. Well, Elise is 2 1/2. and she is a character. She took school starting this fall pretty hard. She wants to be 4 (or 6) so she can go to school, ride the bus, be in gymnastics. She has been boycotting the booster seat at the table, thinks she needs a big girl bed like Addie and wants to do all things big. She can be the loudest kid I have ever heard, but gives the best hugs and cuddles two minutes later. She has learned that loud will get you attention, but the things she does are very funny! She is not potty trained yet. She is very much physically ready. can hold it for hours, will not go in undies, but is terrified of the potty (all of them) so we end up letting her put a diaper back on. She can pretty much do her own diaper changes (not really a good thing, but is pretty impressive to watch) she gets her new diaper and takes off her old one, sits on the new one. The only tricky part for her is attaching the velcro on the clean one. Last night she decided to do a change for herself on our bed. I walked in and she was bare butt on the bed and the diaper was poopy. ewwwwwww. blanket got a HOT wash - yup, poo on the bed. This morning we tried the undies thing again, but then we had to take Vinny and Addie to their sports stuff. A strong effort on this will occur soon!!