I guess I'll just hop right in....
The boys' are done with school until next Wednesday. They are excited to be going to grandma and grandpa's tonight to have dinner and decorate Easter cookies. And I am thrilled to be going to get my hair cut. It's been six months and is a bit out of control!
In Kenny news, he is beginning to read books!! He sat down and read "No, David!" the other night and I just sat next to him crying. How on earth did he learn to do that?! He lost his first tooth last month and has another one that is loose. He is an incredible big brother to Olivia, and a great helper to me. I love the relationship that I have with him, and how he looks up to his dad so much. He really is just a wonderful kid.
Nicholas got his second Kindness Award at preschool yesterday for helping a classmate find the hidden ladybug so that he wouldn't be sad. He is very thoughtful, (with everyone except his sister's), and is very laid back. He's usually up for anything. He is learning so much at school and really enjoys learning. He is always up for a snuggle and cannot take teasing to any extent.
Layla is very much a girl. She loves to dress up, dance, play with her dolls, and she LOVES shoes. She says "I love you" about 5o times per day, and is full of kisses and hugs. She is equally as fun as she is frustrating, which comes with the territory at 2 years old. She is into everything and is quite sneaky. She is saying new words and phrases every day and her speech is improving by leaps and bounds. She is due for a tonsilectomy and ear tube replacement on April 8. :o(
Olivia has been our most difficult child by far, and she's only 5 months old. I don't even want to think about what the next 18 years are going to be like!! haha. She is a sweetie though. She does not like to be alone, or for things to be too quiet. I suppose that just comes with having 3 older siblings, and always having something going on around her. She is really grabbing things well and enjoying her megasaucer, as well as her jolly jumper. She is getting better at sitting up, and will begin eating veggies tonight!! If only I can get her to sleep longer than 3 hours at night.....
Easter is this Sunday, which is far too early, but here it is. We've seen several robin's, flowers starting to poke out, buds on my magnolia tree, etc. When I told Nicholas that I was going to show them the "signs of spring", he was wondering where the sign was. I then spent the next 2 minutes explaining the different meanings of the word "sign" to a very confused 4 year old. Either way, it's spring. Well, on the calendar anyways. From my vantage point, it still looks like Winter.
This has been a bittersweet month for Matt and I. Last Monday we celebrated the birth of my nephew Benjamin, and this week we face the possible death of Matt's dad. How quickly we had to come down off the mountain.....
My nephew Benjamin came into this world after a long and hard labor for my sister. To say that I am proud of my sister would be an understatement. She and Doug are already amazing parent's and I am beyond excited to see them in the roles of Mom and Dad. It is exciting for me to "watch" my sister become a mom and for her to know the kind of love you have for your child(ren). Benjamin is one lucky little guy!! And they are very blessed to have him as well. He is AMAZINGLY cute and I cannot wait to see him, hopefully sooner, rather than later. I've never very much liked the fact that I live so far from Melanie, but I don't think the full impact of it hit me until I found out that she was in labor. Honestly, if I hadn't had my wits about me, I would have been on a plane that very second. Imagine Matt's surprise at that!!
Speaking of Matt, I don't think you ever consider the idea of losing your parent(s) at such a young age. I mean, you know that most likely they'll go before you, but you always think it will be in their 80's or 90's, after they've lived a good life, enjoyed their retirement, and had time with their grandchildren. To think that my father-in-law will not have that chance is heartbreaking to me. I have watched him grow as a person over these last nearly 14 years, and become such an amazing man. I have seen he and Matt become as close as a father and son can be. And in the last year I have seen him go from a man to a child. There is not one single thing he can do on his own. So the tables are turned, everything is reversed. Now we take care of him. The circle of life just keeps on spinning.....
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