The Happenings

 

Paul’s been really bothering me to do an update on the kids so here it goes! (I really think he should do one…)

Claire:

• Such an imagination. Every day we have a new pretend dog or cat as our pet. The names change daily. The pets get in trouble with the Christmas tree, barking, and jumping. It’s pretty cute. Henry gets in on the pretend play as well.
• Calendars. She loves playing with her calendar and figuring out the date, how many days until an event, and looking at all the birthdays. She is a big helper with the Christmas countdown. Surprise, surprise.
• A little writer. Making lists and practicing her letters. Claire is always asking how to spell something or what do certain letters make. She has written out her Christmas list, mine, and Henry’s.
• We went to the annual Christmas in Davidson last weekend. There is a horse drawn carriage ride we went on. Claire’s face was lit up the whole time. I don’t think she stopped smiling. It was so fun to see. Henry thought it was his personal parade and said, “HI!!” and waved to every person we passed.
• She loves drawing pictures for all her friends and doing her “homework” for school. She is becoming such a big kid.

Henry:

• Big news: he’s in a big boy bed! Yay! But also pretty sad for Mommy and Daddy. He’s done pretty well so far and is so proud. We decided to switch because 1) he is approaching 40lbs and 2) last weekend he and Claire decided to push his crib to a chair to climb in and play. Once a child can move a crib around a room I think it’s time to move to a bed.
• His name for Claire is hilarious. It sounds like, “Ha” but imagine it kind of nasally and almost like a honk. We love it. Claire answers like it’s no big deal although she does ask why he doesn’t just say Claire.
• He loves playing with his friend, Grady. Whenever I pick him up from school or after swim lessons(his friend is in both), he says, “I play Grady”.  So cute. I call them double trouble at swim lessons because they are the only ones in the class.
• He is our sensitive little guy. When Claire gets in trouble she pushes her limits when you are disciplining her; Henry just breaks down and cries. He then asks to sit on the couch with you and cuddle. I feel bad that he gets sad but man, can that kid throw a ball hard and far. I’m surprised he hasn’t broken more things in our house.
• Speaking of ball, that is both of the kids’ favorite game when Paul is home. They sit on the top of the stairs and throw balls back and forth for at least an hour sometimes. Thankfully my picture frames have withstood a few hits.
• Such a dancer. He will dance to any music, anytime, anywhere.

 

Christmas has been such a fun experience with them this year. We caved in and did Elf on the Shelf. Mixed feelings on that one, but the kids enjoy it. Her name is Sparkle Heart and Claire informed me when she arrived that she is pretend. Oh well. It’s the game of it that I enjoy. So far she has hung from our blinds, chandelier, and Claire’s stocking. We are beginning to run out of ideas…

Claire is star of the week and last weekend we had Toby the Tiger as our visitor. Here a few cute pictures of them.