We just wrapped up a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. It was filled with lots of family, friends, food and drink! Really it was perfect mix of all those things. I feel so lucky to have family so near to us and friends that really feel like family. We started off with the Friendsgiving. It was a fun new tradition we are doing with what Kerri calls our Framily. We saw my mom's family in Delaware, Sean's family, friends at the 5k (which was the first 5k Maura and Maggie ran, and they got 2nd and 3rd in their age group!) It was a fun, fun weekend.
It ended with conferences for all 4 girls. I am so thankful that when I go into these conferences, I am confident that the teachers will have nothing but positive things to say about our girls' personalities... for now!
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Our kids are squares
We got the health report from the school with weight, height, BMI, etc.
Maura is 52 lbs, 52 inches
Maggie is 49 lbs, 49 inches
Kerri is 42 lbs, 42 inches
and
Bridget is 48 lbs, 49 inches (a little more rectangular!)
Maura is 52 lbs, 52 inches
Maggie is 49 lbs, 49 inches
Kerri is 42 lbs, 42 inches
and
Bridget is 48 lbs, 49 inches (a little more rectangular!)
My baby is six.
I know, I say it every birthday, for every girl, every year... stay (insert her current age) forever please. It used to be cute, funny even, but now it is starting to really upset me. I mean, I am not kidding. Please, I don't know if I have it in me to go to the next year, the next step, the next level of parenting. As a matter of fact, sometimes I think I am failing miserably at the current step, so how could I possibly go on to the next with success?
Well, guess what, I don't have a choice. So Kerri went and did it. She turned 6, a year older and loved it.
Kerri is stubborn. She has a temper. She will NOT do what she does not want to do. She will beat you in a show down. She will refuse to do her homework. And you know what? I think all these traits will serve her well in life. Not only is she the youngest of four, but she is younger than her eldest sister by only 4 years and two months. Her mama and daddy were quite busy when she came along, and she had to make sure people heard her, knew she was there. And she has. She may be stubborn but 98% of the time, she is occupying herself in her classroom or bedroom. She plays by herself so well and really can keep herself busy with any arts and crafts project you give her. If you ask her to clean up, she will refuse. But if you leave her alone, she will, in her own time, clean up her mess.
Her artwork is still astounding. She can draw things that her older sisters can not. Her creativity is great too. She will come up with the neatest uses for all of her art supplies and can make a princess, snowman, reindeer, dog, you name it, out of anything.
Kerri is funny. She has a great sense of humor and can make you laugh. She likes to laugh too, and still has a great belly laugh when you get her going.
Her best friend right now is Kate Gallagher. The two of them can play for hours and never be seen! She loves gymnastics, but went to one of the shooting stars practice and chose to not go back! I thought she loved it when she was finished (she said she did) but the next week when I told her to go get dressed for gymnastics, she said she was not going back... it was too hard.
She started soccer this year and loved it. The first game she went nowhere near the ball for the first ten minutes, but then somehow she touched the ball, happened to score, and never looked back. I think one game she scored around 12 goals!
She likes kindergarten but would be much happier if it were full day. Every day I pick her up she gets upset that it is just her and me again. Her sisters, on the other hand, are so jealous that she gets a "mommy date" every day.
Kerri is a smart, funny, talented, and stubborn gal and we love every inch of her.
Well, guess what, I don't have a choice. So Kerri went and did it. She turned 6, a year older and loved it.
Kerri is stubborn. She has a temper. She will NOT do what she does not want to do. She will beat you in a show down. She will refuse to do her homework. And you know what? I think all these traits will serve her well in life. Not only is she the youngest of four, but she is younger than her eldest sister by only 4 years and two months. Her mama and daddy were quite busy when she came along, and she had to make sure people heard her, knew she was there. And she has. She may be stubborn but 98% of the time, she is occupying herself in her classroom or bedroom. She plays by herself so well and really can keep herself busy with any arts and crafts project you give her. If you ask her to clean up, she will refuse. But if you leave her alone, she will, in her own time, clean up her mess.
Her artwork is still astounding. She can draw things that her older sisters can not. Her creativity is great too. She will come up with the neatest uses for all of her art supplies and can make a princess, snowman, reindeer, dog, you name it, out of anything.
Kerri is funny. She has a great sense of humor and can make you laugh. She likes to laugh too, and still has a great belly laugh when you get her going.
Her best friend right now is Kate Gallagher. The two of them can play for hours and never be seen! She loves gymnastics, but went to one of the shooting stars practice and chose to not go back! I thought she loved it when she was finished (she said she did) but the next week when I told her to go get dressed for gymnastics, she said she was not going back... it was too hard.
She started soccer this year and loved it. The first game she went nowhere near the ball for the first ten minutes, but then somehow she touched the ball, happened to score, and never looked back. I think one game she scored around 12 goals!
She likes kindergarten but would be much happier if it were full day. Every day I pick her up she gets upset that it is just her and me again. Her sisters, on the other hand, are so jealous that she gets a "mommy date" every day.
Kerri is a smart, funny, talented, and stubborn gal and we love every inch of her.
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