I suck at this. I get
way too distracted with life! Last night
the boys wanted me to tell them funny stories from when they were really little
and I realized just how bad I’ve been at this!
Here is a quick update:
Eli – he is still crazy smart. His teacher literally cannot tell me what
reading level he is on because it is higher than they will allow her to
test. His math and spelling skills are
practically better than mine. The first
grade spelling words for this week are (apple, table, purple, circle, turtle,
title, happen, begin, certain and the challenge words are comfortable,
possible, fantastic, stubborn, and cancel).
Eli is doing really well in baseball and basketball. He is also still the tallest kid around (maybe
54 inches or so) and weighs in at 100 pounds!
Jaxon – This kid is our wild child. Jax doesn’t ever stay still… ever! He loves playing with everything and everyone. His energy level is ridiculous. He is going through a lovely phase of
meltdowns. We hope this phase ends soon. Like his big brother, he doing very well in
school. I’ll find out exactly how well
he is doing next week, but his reading and math are both above grade level. Brian and I have gotten a kick out of Jaxon
this year because he has had his first brush with young love. Clara is a girl in his class. She is happy to play with the boys
(Skylanders, Zombies, or whatever). She
really is a great choice for his first girlfriend. They want to get married, but know they have
to wait until they are grown up. Jaxon
thinks he wants to have a house next door to Eli’s house. Eli is going to be a chemist and Jaxon will
be a police officer (or ninja) and a chef so he can make food for
everyone. They would like to keep AJ and
Brian and I close by, but we weren’t specifically placed in the neighborhood
plan J
Alysa – AJ is our ragamuffin. She hates having her hair pulled back so it
is usually in her face until she wipes it away with her usually messy/sticky
hands. She loves her brothers every bit
as much as they love her. I am beyond
thankful for the bond they have. I tell
the kids when they are fighting that they are the best gift I ever gave
them. They will always have a best
friend and someone to lean on. I think
even at a young age they understand. It
doesn’t keep them from fighting, but it helps.
Alysa is really expressive. She can get her point across to anyone. She can say some small sentences, she can eat
with a fork and spoon, she is starting to jump, and is ready to do anything her
brothers do. At her 18 month appointment
she was 33 inches (85th percentile) and 25 lbs (70th percentile). She is ridiculously adorable, but has some
diva tendencies.
The kids LOVE music!
All 3 of them were singing at the top of their lungs in the car
yesterday. The boys love Crazy Frog, I’ll
Make a Man Out of You, and Real in Rio. Alysa is a big fan of Old MacDonald (E-I-O
Mommy!) and Wheels on the Bus. I’ve
worked briefly with the boys on the piano.
I hope to do more of that this summer.
We are really proud of their eating habits. Like any kids they love junk food, but they
know when we go out and eat, they must order healthy food. I can’t tell you how many times friends,
family, and restaurant employees have commented on the boys ordering broccoli
or AJ stealing green beans off someone’s plate.
A couple of weeks ago we had our first family road trip
(longer than a quick drive to Houston). We drove to Savannah,
Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, and back again. The kids were amazing. The boys had maps of the United States. They were able to see where we were and where
we were going. The counted the states we
drove through. We debated for a long
time about flying or driving, but I really think the kids learned a lot. Jaxon LOVED sidewalk art in Savannah!
We stopped in just in time to see the Annual Sidewalk Art Festival. Eli really liked the “Old Man’s Beard” Moss
on the trees. 
On our way to Orlando, we stopped off at Daytona Beach. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. The boys loved the ocean and playing in the
sand. AJ wasn’t a big fan of the cold
water or the sticky sand.
We all had a stomach bug attack us in Orlando and so we were only able to spend one
day at Disney. On one of our off days in Orlando we went out to eat. The boys went outside the restaurant to play. They started chasing lizards and had a run in with this cactus. It has teeny tiny thorns. I spent at least 30 minutes digging them out of the boys hands.
Brian will tell you now
that he had a great time at Disney and he would like to go back when AJ is a bit
older. I wish I would have taken a video
of him bellyaching! His main concern was
AJ was a bit young to participate in much of the stuff we were doing. She wasn’t a happy camper for a lot of the
day. The best part of the visit to
Disney for Brian and I was Space
Mountain. Brian took Jaxon first and I took Eli right
after (thank you Fast
Pass system). The boys were so excited to go on the ride,
but ended up being scared out of their minds.
Brian and I had a couple of chuckles at their expense. The boys really loved Peter Pan’s flight and Splash Mountain. After I took Jaxon on Splash Mountain,
he told me his legs were shaking. I
asked if he was scared and he told me his legs were scared J I got that on video!
After Orlando, we traveled to
Miami for Aunt
Krissy’s second wedding. Jax still asks
why some people get married twice (extra confusing because Kristin married the
same man at both weddings). The wedding
was beautiful! The plan was for Eli to
carry a pillow down the aisle and for Jaxon to hold AJ’s hand and get her up
the aisle. I knew the chances of Jax and
AJ making it up the aisle were about 1%.
Sure enough, AJ made it maybe 4 steps up the boardwalk before falling
down and crying. I tried to get Jax to
make it to the front, but he felt he was supposed to stay with his sister. 1 out of 3 made it… People did get quite a kick out of all the
kids though. The kids had a great time in
the kid’s area for the rest of the night.
We had them come eat with the adults and they couldn’t wait to get back
to the fun kid’s room.
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