We're home today, enjoying ANOTHER snow day.
I swear I love them, but if spring doesn't start to show,
Brian may be working until the end of June again this year!
These pictures were all taken this morning as the kids were playing and
hanging out in the living room.
Owen was so content just watching the girls play.
Molly was then busy busy busy bugging him.
But when she took out the books and started to read to him,
I just about died.
Jane was too cool for pictures.
And now for some updates from this past week.
Jane
-The girls are both pretty Frozen obsessed. (even Molly who didn't see it)
Jane got the soundtrack for Christmas so every time we are in the car we are listening to it.
She knows all the words!
And she'll watch it on her tablet and pretend she is Elsa, singing to Let it Go,
moving her arms and using a blanket as her cape.
She's such a natural performer.
-She's such a smart little cookie.
I introduced her to the Jane and Dick stories because for one,
she's been asking all the time about what words say.
And she knows the letter sounds and can start to sound some words out.
She has an awesome memory, so I knew if I told her the words in the book,
it was likely she would remember them.
And she did!
She knows how to use the beginning sound of the word to figure it out if she forgets.
The second reason I showed her these books was because her name was in them!
I thought she'd get a kick out of that!
I remember in first grade reading the Jane and Dick books all the time.
I loved the pictures I think best about them.
She's also starting to add single digits.
She knows some by memory,
and those that she doesn't,
she uses her fingers to figure out.
-She has GOT to be going through a growth spurt.
Generally, she's not all into eating (unless it's candy).
But lately, she's been wanting to eat all her meals,
every morsel, without us reminding her to keep eating.
Sometimes it can take her nearly an hour to eat dinner.
But lately she's had no problem, in fact, eating it rather quickly,
and then still being hungry!
We've seriously never seen her eat so much food in her life!
-She's constantly, and randomly, saying "I love you." to Brian and I.
It's pretty sweet.
Molly
-I love listening to her sing Let It Go!
-She, too, has been saying "I love you" lots. And I love it!
-Molly loves her books.
She'll carry around one for days, usually until she can't find it anymore.
She walks around the house with it open, holding it like a teacher would.
Her current favorite book is Maisy Goes to the Hospital, or as she says, hospital.
It seems to be making bedtime much easier.
As soon as we say it's time for bed, she says, "And read Maisy Goes to the Hopital!".
-She's fiiiiinally starting to go to sleep on her own again.
But only if Brian puts her to bed.
-She's a complete yack back.
And it's almost always the negative things we say.
Like, Brian will say to Jane, "That's not being nice, you need to share.",
Molly will repeat it right after he says it.
-We're still on the Mary Poppin's kick. But I make her turn it off at 7:30am.
Owen
-So I think his hair is starting to grow.
It's looking longer to me. But I could be crazy.
-Loud noises are starting to scare him and make him cry.
The other day Brian came home from work, and he was turned the other way so he couldn't see.
The door shut and the girls started to yell.
And he cried :(
-He has the saddest sad face!!
His little lips turn upside down and he looks just pitiful.
I can't help but scoop him right up into my arms every time I see it.
If he's smart, he's going to use that on me for a long long time!
And now for some updates from this past week.
Jane
-The girls are both pretty Frozen obsessed. (even Molly who didn't see it)
Jane got the soundtrack for Christmas so every time we are in the car we are listening to it.
She knows all the words!
And she'll watch it on her tablet and pretend she is Elsa, singing to Let it Go,
moving her arms and using a blanket as her cape.
She's such a natural performer.
-She's such a smart little cookie.
I introduced her to the Jane and Dick stories because for one,
she's been asking all the time about what words say.
And she knows the letter sounds and can start to sound some words out.
She has an awesome memory, so I knew if I told her the words in the book,
it was likely she would remember them.
And she did!
She knows how to use the beginning sound of the word to figure it out if she forgets.
The second reason I showed her these books was because her name was in them!
I thought she'd get a kick out of that!
I remember in first grade reading the Jane and Dick books all the time.
I loved the pictures I think best about them.
She's also starting to add single digits.
She knows some by memory,
and those that she doesn't,
she uses her fingers to figure out.
-She has GOT to be going through a growth spurt.
Generally, she's not all into eating (unless it's candy).
But lately, she's been wanting to eat all her meals,
every morsel, without us reminding her to keep eating.
Sometimes it can take her nearly an hour to eat dinner.
But lately she's had no problem, in fact, eating it rather quickly,
and then still being hungry!
We've seriously never seen her eat so much food in her life!
-She's constantly, and randomly, saying "I love you." to Brian and I.
It's pretty sweet.
Molly
-I love listening to her sing Let It Go!
-She, too, has been saying "I love you" lots. And I love it!
-Molly loves her books.
She'll carry around one for days, usually until she can't find it anymore.
She walks around the house with it open, holding it like a teacher would.
Her current favorite book is Maisy Goes to the Hospital, or as she says, hospital.
It seems to be making bedtime much easier.
As soon as we say it's time for bed, she says, "And read Maisy Goes to the Hopital!".
-She's fiiiiinally starting to go to sleep on her own again.
But only if Brian puts her to bed.
-She's a complete yack back.
And it's almost always the negative things we say.
Like, Brian will say to Jane, "That's not being nice, you need to share.",
Molly will repeat it right after he says it.
-We're still on the Mary Poppin's kick. But I make her turn it off at 7:30am.
Owen
-So I think his hair is starting to grow.
It's looking longer to me. But I could be crazy.
-Loud noises are starting to scare him and make him cry.
The other day Brian came home from work, and he was turned the other way so he couldn't see.
The door shut and the girls started to yell.
And he cried :(
-He has the saddest sad face!!
His little lips turn upside down and he looks just pitiful.
I can't help but scoop him right up into my arms every time I see it.
If he's smart, he's going to use that on me for a long long time!
Cute kiddos! The pictures of Owen crack me up! Only because, if we ever have a boy he will be in the same position. Hanging out in pink and purple chairs with a big doll house in the back ground! Ha! That's life with big sisters, I guess!
ReplyDeleteAlso, wow! Jane! What a smarty pants!
Hahahaha I know! This poor kid. He's not going to have a clue that blue is for boys, and will have a life of dolls and dress up! He better be tough or Molly is totally going to be manipulating him into doing everything she says- I can already see it!
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