I know I am slacker when it comes to blogging! Please forgive me in advance if this comes across choppy or rushed, a lot has been going on…
Let’s start with the girls!
Kaylee started preschool Monday! She is going 4 days a week. She seems to like it. She does not like the fact that they don’t allow binkies and sippy cups though LOL. So we are trying to ween her from those. She has started potty training. In fact we started that on our first day in Florida. As soon as we got off the plane. She is doing really well at it and the school works on it too, so in no time I think she will be full trained! She talks up a storm. She has been using terms like “I think” in the correct meaning. She was singing her ABC’s at the breakfast table yesterday, she counts to 10 though it’s just from memory not actually counting objects. Everyone at the Beach House fell in love with her and wanted to take her home with them. She is such a ball of energy. She played in the sand constantly, we are going to look into getting her a sand box for her 3rd birthday. She did really well on the plane rides, drew pictures, read stories with me, and we listened to my ipod. The landings were tough on her ears but she did good. She behaved really well in the crowded airports too.
Katie is back at school, her class is learning about camouflage and how animals protect themselves in the wild. She wrote a book about it. She is really into drawing pictures and then writing about them. Good thing her Nana bought her a big thing of markers for her 8th birthday. Yes I said 8! Katie turned 8 years old a month ago yesterday. We celebrated by having cake and ice cream after church. You can check those pictures out here. I worry about her teenage years LOL, she is already emotional like her mama. She moved up to Musical Theatre 2 yesterday, we are so proud of her. She really enjoys the singing and acting part of it. Her first class is next week, she can’t wait to start rehearsing for the recital in July. Katie loves going to church too. In fact she encouraged me to start a Bible study with her. So every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday we are reading through the Bible. We are using a Bible in one year guide, that goes through the Bible chronologically. We just started last night. We just take turns reading through the verses. Going backwards a little bit, Katie had such a blast at the Beach House over the Christmas Break. She totally enjoyed hanging out with her 13 year old cousin Nora and her 8 year old Aunt Indah. The 3 girls created their own club called K.I.N. Their initials but also meaning family, they even created their own rock band in Rock Band 2 with that name. They rocked the house down, created sand castles, swam in the ocean, went on night walks with Grandma Kathy, and did special art projects with Auntie Susie. The girls included Kaylee in almost everything they did.
And then there is me. I am holding up, some of you may know that my biological mom passed away on December 18th. It’s been tough since it was such a shock. My sister and I are her next of kin so we have been the ones dealing with the paper work and all of that fun stuff. The services are on January 20th in Sun City. I feel very sad because we were just starting to grow close again. And then I feel mad because I wanted my daughters to know her better, I wanted to know her better. I am praying every night for guidance on it. If you are the praying kind can you keep me in your prayers while I try to hold things together? Health wise I am doing much better then I was a month ago. I am on better medications for my migraines, my doctors have given me the list of food items I need to avoid for the migraines and my digestive issues so I’ve actually lost like 7lbs. I am exercising on the Wii Fit a few times a week and going to the gym on Wednesdays. I am going to try and make it to the yoga class on Saturdays too. I miss yoga.
Keith is the same old Keith LOL… his mom moved in with us recently though, she is going good. So far our only mishap is one of her dogs doesn’t get along real well with our pets. We are working on it though.
I hope all is well with everyone and you all have a happy 2009!
