Max is Seven!

My boy turned 7 already. What happened to that snugly, sweet little boy of mine I left home when I went to the hospital to have his baby sister 4 years ago? He's still here, but he's had to grow into an independent middle child. He's thoughtful and he loves getting attention from adults, especially Mommy and Daddy. He is creative. He builds not only Legos very well, but he also makes some pretty awesome 3 D art and other things like forts, block castles and generally anything creative he can think to do with stuff lying around the house. He loves to laugh and have a good time. He tries to make almost everything a joke. His best friend in class is John. His other best friend is across the street, Henry. He's an amazing brother to both his sisters; he would do anything for either of them. He tries hard to please his parents. He has a true heart of gold. He wouldn't hurt a sole. He's amazing. He's still my snugly sweet little boy, but he just keeps growing!

To celebrate Max's birthday we had a nice long weekend. His actually birthday was on a Friday. We enjoyed the day as a family. He got lots of presents that he wanted. He enjoyed playing with them and putting new legos together. On Saturday we had his friend party at Adventure Park. Several school buddies showed up as did some of his cousins. We spent over 3 hours there and everyone really had a great time. Max enjoyed time with each person. He was even brave enough to ride the roller coaster! What a fun day and weekend for Max!

Happy boy with a pile of presents!

MMMMMM good! and good looking too :-)

Laser Tag was the best!

Pizza Time

Letters from Church

Clair's been to church a few times the past month. Each time she writes a letter to either Daddy or Mommy. She is so proud of these letters. I took a picture of mine tonight. Her printing is really amazing for being just 4.

Her other favorite thing to do is to site and flip through the hymnal reading the pages. 

She's wise beyond her years :-)

Clair Vonita completes 3 year old preschool

Last week Clair completed her school. She loves school and would like to go every day. She was quite sick early in the week with Strep Throat; we were lucky to get her well enough to make the last day of school. She was glad to see her friends and Miss Melissa. She really loved Miss Melissa this year and I think Miss Melissa really appreciated the uniqueness's of Clair. My girl is a whirlwind. She has ideas and thoughts that are pretty advanced for her age and for some this would be too much. She's not really a conformist. She is going to do what she wants and stretch others to find a way to play too. She loves to play pretend and Miss Melissa says her stories are so elaborate for her age. I surely agree.

Her year end report card showed she has mastered all the skills. In pre-k I want her to work on being able to play with the other kids and have a good friend. She is more interested in her games and her ways then blending in with the other kids. I'm glad she's a girl who knows what she wants. I know that by the time she gets to PreK she is going to be so ready. She can read a few works and do basic math already. She writes very well and can draw elaborate people. She amazes me for a just turned 4 year old.

This summer I have a feeling we will master a bike without training wheels and swimming. She keeps growing, but still likes her Mommy to start the day snuggling her. I wonder how long that will go on. Yesterday morning she says, "I can't start my day without snuggles from Mommy." She knows all the right things to say to get what she wants. That is for sure!

A relaxing Birthday for Mommy

The kids seemed to really appreciate and enjoy celebrating their Mommy right now. They love being helpful and making me art projects, not to mention having a good reason for a few extra treats. My birthday felt like a continuation of Mother's Day.

Ellie was up early. She visited me while I was trying to wake and told me to stay in bed and rest, she would get Clair and Max up for breakfast. I did take her up on that for about 10 minutes, but it was a school day. The two girls worked well together. I only had to intervene when I was listening to them talk about bringing me breakfast in bed. That was sweat, but we didn't have time for that to happen and get them to school on time.

I had the day off work. I spent extra time snuggling Clair and reading to her in the morning. After that I had a chance to exercise to start the day off right. I then spent my mid day with my Mom. We got pedicures, had lunch, went to Starbucks and ran a few errands. I ended the afternoon with a nice massage before heading home for an evening dinner out at the local, followed by gifts and my cookie cake that I had enjoyed making myself.

The day was very relaxing. The weather was gorgeous. The kids enjoyed celebrating with me. I am a lucky 41 year old Mommy of three.You never know where life will take you when you are older. I'm glad for what I have right now.