lunch with our kinder kid!

today mck, kam, and i brought ken lunch (if you can call it lunch at 10:30 in the morning!)! because she's so darn independent and doesn't even want me walking her into school, i thought she might be a little standoffish . . . she was sooooo excited to see us. she ran over and hugged us all and couldn't wait to sit down and eat with us! the cutest part was how excited she was to show off her sisters . . . especially mck . . . she paraded her around and just kept introducing her! it was so sweet! she held mck's hand as they stood in line for ice cream . . . and then walked around on the playground together the whole time! :)

so sweet. it made my heart feel so happy! :)

who needs big sisters?

kam really surprised me yesterday . . . she is usually toddling around trying to keep up with ken and mck and they are usually trying to distract her with something so she'll leave them alone and not mess up whatever it is they are trying to play. well, they decided that they were going to play some games on the computer (which they've gotten pretty good at doing all by themselves) so i took kam outside in the backyard to play.

she entertained herself long after they'd finished playing on the computer . . . she was on her own little mission and very content to play by herself! she played in the playhouse and climbed up the play scape, sat in the swing for a few minutes, checked out the bunny, then played in the sand . . . filling up truck after truck and then starting all over again.

ken and mck came outside and called to her to come play . . . she looked up at them and then just kept playing in the sand . . . like she was saying "i'm fine all by myself!".

quiet time and "super why" take the cake!

so, yesterday mck and i had a really busy day! here's a brief look at some of the things we did . . .

1. read books


2. played with kam


3. played outside


4. went to the library for story time


5. checked out books after browsing for a LONG time


6. played puzzles at the library


7. came home and ate lunch (kam went down for a nap!)


8. played go fish THREE times


9. worked on about 7 activities for a "B" lap book . . . made an itty bitty book, colored things that started with "b", read "b" books, traced the letter "b" (you get the point!)


10. colored


11. read more stories


12. played barbies
    

by this time it was about 2 and mck was a little cranky, so she sat on the couch for a quiet time and watched "super why" while i did some stuff around the house. . .

bailey asked at dinner how ken's day at school was and what she learned . . . mck piped up and said, "you didn't ask me what i did today with mommy!" so bailey asked . . . i was listening really closely to hear what she would pick to tell him . . . after all, i had spent A LOT of time making it a fun day for her. . . . mck thinks for a minute and says, "i took a quiet time and watched "super why!"

seriously? i give up.

look ma, no training wheels!!!

after lots of procrastination (totally on our part and due primarily to the fact that ken's a drama queen and not super tough when it comes to bumps, bruises, and blood!!!!) ken has started riding her bike without training wheels! she did great yesterday and got even braver today - going almost all the way around the circle! :)

today she was getting discouraged and said "i quit!" after riding into the grass for the 100th time . . . we told her to give it one more try before we stopped for the day . . . and of course, she fell. :( a scraped elbow and knee and a bump on her helmet (gotta love the bike helmet!) . . . lots of tears and a bruised ego, but she'll be back out there tomorrow . . . with no training wheels! :)

mommy's little nerd!

mck and i have been enjoying our time together (while ken's at school and kam is napping!). as soon as i lay kam down mck says, "okay, it's time for my school work!" and she heads to the table in the office. she is a little nerd! i love it! who knew mck had it in her? :)

the pictures are from our sock puppet creations, her first attempts at writing her name, and a fun little lapbook (an idea we got from our playgroup!) that we made for letter "a"! :) she had so much fun cutting, gluing, and coloring and is so darn proud of it! she can't wait show ken all the things we've done when we pick her up!

all this growing up

okay, we're growing up too much lately! in the past two and a half weeks . . .
ken started kindergarten and LOVES it!
mck started pre-school and LOVES it! (her teacher has commented how much more independent she is than kennedy at this age . . . oh no!)
kam doesn't cry at the "y" any more - she actually ways "yes" when i ask her if she wants to go play! (i no longer watch the the ladies in blue shirts to come get me while i'm working out!)
ken has lost TWO teeth! (the gap she now has is kind of funny . . . bordering on hillbillyish!)
mck started ballet class and after putting her shoes on herself, she turned and walked away- no goodbye, no kiss, no nothing!
ken is a little ballerina in her class . . . using the ballet bar and really paying attention!
kam crawled to the top of the chick-fil-a playscape ALL BY HERSELF! and then slid down with ken!
kam has 4 more teeth coming in all at the same time . . . for a grand total of WAY TOO MANY!
kam is telling us "no" and crying like crazy if we tell her "no"! (terrible two's already????)
ken and mck can ride rides by themselves at six flags now!

i just can't take all this growing up!

the tooth fairy's newest client!

well, after a couple weeks of wiggling, ken finally managed to lose her bottom left tooth! :) i have been checking it daily . . . because i am a dork and was so excited about it :) . . . and tonight it seemed REALLY loose . . . i mean like REALLY loose! :) so, bailey told her to eat a carrot . . . she took a bite and we checked . . . and holy crow, it was out! just sitting there mixed with the carrot! :)

ken and i were freaking out! we were so excited! :) we grabbed the tooth and took some pics and i gave her the tooth fairy pillow that i got for her FOREVER ago and have been SO anxious to give her! :) she had the tooth tucked safely in the pillow and under her pillow in no time flat!

she can't wait to tell her teacher tomorrow morning because "we're graphing kids loosing their teeth and i'll be the first one on the graph!"

now we just need to wait and see what the tooth fairy brings her newest client!