Kids Update

An update on things the kids have been doing lately...

Sydney is back in preschool and has really taken a liking to her new teacher Miss Lindsay. She is fascinated by books and beginning to read very well. She also is loving to write. She spends most of her free time drawing pictures and "writing letters." She can sit for several hours if she has enough markers, scissors, and paper. Every morning when she wakes up she climbs out of bed, goes to get her markers and sits and draws until everyone else is up. She is definitely a personality that doesn't like to be alone and talks most of the day. It is rare for her to not be talking if someone she knows is in the room. She still takes awhile to warm up to people she doesn't know though and spends most of her time at preschool in the room with less kids in it. She has gotten into a big helping phase and constantly asks me if she can sweep or take out the trash. She takes very seriously what she learns in Primary every Sunday and brought home a job jar one Sunday and wants to do the jobs in it ever since.

Wynn has grown up quite a bit in these last few months. He speaks in full sentences and I can understand him about 80% of the time. He can do a lot of things by himself such as choosing his own clothes, getting his own plate, spoon and bowl, as well as getting "drinks" of water which he spills everywhere and finding his own snacks. He has figured out how to open about half of my child locks and keeps me busy! He loves his family and is very aware of where everyone is at all times. Every morning he wants to know "Where'd Sydney go?" followed by "Dada at work?" and then "Dada fly airplanes or fix it?" He is still an avid climber and there isn't anywhere he wants to get that he can't find a way how. He likes to follow Sydney around and they play well together about half the time now which is quite a relief from before! One of their favorite games is to repeat what the other is saying and laugh. Wynn still takes one nap most days and ends up just playing in his crib the rest of the days. He can get in and out of his crib at will now, but chooses to stay in his crib during nap time and play if he is not going to sleep which I am very thankful for. We have his big bed all ready for him to switch too when I get the motivation to actually do it. He still feels very much like my little baby boy and loves his cuddles. I can't get enough of his little man hugs.