Kiddo Update.

Lily Margaret: Lily's done great with potty training, with the exception of doing #2. She's just decided she's not going to do it. And I don't mean she wants to do it in her pants. She's just decided she's not going to do it. Period. Well, God didn't make our bodies that way, so it's been interesting to say the least. She's very much into "princesses". Her current favorite is "Cindabrella". She likes to dance and is determined she wants to learn how to jumprope. I think it's a 'girl thing.' She likes to ride her pink bike and her scooter. And of course, still loves chocolate. She will turn 3 on Thursday!



Noah: Noah is wrapping up his school year. He brought home this artwork today.
"A very beautiful butterfly"

"A self-protrait"
a sideways close-up of his very shiny blue eye and a very cute ear...
Noah will start T-Ball on Thursday. He's got some of his good buddies, his cousin, and his dad for a coach. It should be a fun time. Ultimately, he's going to play for the Cubs someday. "The Cubs are good now, but just think how much better they'll be when I'm playing for them!" he says. School is going good. Last week he did announce that he got a new seating arrangement for the rest of the year and he's "girl-trapped". Bummer. He spends his days outside on his bike. He built a little ramp and likes to 'show off' a bit!

Jackson:

Jackson is getting to that age where he's starting to get a bit of a 'smartmouth'. I hear it's a 6th grade thing. But he disguises it well with his charming sense of humor and sunny disposition. For instance, today his class went to the Czech Museum. "It was really boring. I didn't learn anything. The only cool part is they made some kids eat this meat that was made out of pigs ears. Then they made us sit down at these tables and had us do a craft while they put 'kid music' on. What in the world?!?" then he pulls this out of his backpack...

He said, "Don't say a word. This just sums it up." Then he walked away. I did wait till he was out of the room before busting up. On a happier note...his homemade boat won 1st place in his class regatta. They had to use recycled material to make their own boat then it's judged on floatability, speed, and how many marbles it can hold. Here it is (drumroll)....the Skimmer 3000!!

He's anxious to start swimming lessons this summer. His goals are : 1. Tread water in the deep end and 2. dive off the diving board. He's also trying out tennis this summer. He's continuing to look and act older and is making me a bit emotional. He's not so cool yet that he doesn't like to hang out with me. Our special time together has been me and him taking his dad's car out, windows down and the sunroof open, the music cranked up and head down to the local library to check ourselves out some good books. I know...we're dorks.