I am kicking myself for my lack of posting lately. So many cool things have happened and I haven't documented any of them. In an attempt to help myself remember 30 years from now, here's a brief snapshot of some of the things the kids are doing:
Kai: Pushes the glass front door open and lets himself out into the front yard. (Don't worry, Grandma and Mim, we mostly remember to secure this door now).
Avery: Loves to hide from us. If we leave the room and come back 20 seconds later, she's gone. She waits about 5 more seconds then jumps out from the under the table and yells, "Surprise!"
Audrey: Is finally getting more excited about starting kindergarten. She has all of her supplies purchased and, with a few of her mom's genes, has organized them all in appropriate bags for taking to school. In another cue from her rule-following mother, a couple of weeks ago when I told her that she could take some to her classroom during the orientation and the rest on the first day of school, she looked suspicious and asked me, "is that what the rules say we have to do?"
Kai: Still uses crawling as his primary mode of transportation, but is taking more and more steps. He can pretty easily walk across the room if he's heading to Iain or I, but will rarely take more than about 4 steps on his own without encouragement.
Avery Is a reading machine. I can remember my family telling me that I could read at age 2. I didn't really believe them. Avery is about to turn 4, but in about the last 3 weeks, she has started picking up tons of books and just reading them to herself. Amazing!
Audrey: Her role as the oldest is really defining itself. She seems to understand that she needs to be patient and kind and set the example, and in the last few months, we've seen her mature in so many ways. Tonight, she went with Iain to buy a birthday present for Avery, something she decided she wanted to do and was genuinely excited about picking out something that Avery would really love. When Kai steals her markers, she doesn't get upset. She just finds something else for him to play with.
Kai: Honestly the happiest child and when Iain comes home each evening, Kai throws himself out of my arms to get to Iain while laughing all the way.
Audrey & Avery: They are practicing to sing with the other children in church in two weeks (My God is So Big and Better is One Day in His Courts). They both love to practice this for other people and will give a concert most anywhere. I think Avery may have a future in showbiz.
Kai: Still loves to swirl his hands in the toilet. Even (and maybe especially) if his sisters have forgotten to flush. Yes, yuck! But he's happy because then he gets to wash his hands, one of his other favorite activities (and if he can grab one of his sister's toothbrushes with his nasty hand before I can get the soap on it, even better).
Avery: Started tennis lessons last week. Came running off the court at the end with one of the biggest smiles I have ever seen.
Audrey: In the middle of soccer lessons. She doesn't really like the game they play at the end because it's a free-for-all and she rarely gets a foot on the ball. But she LOVES all of the warm-ups and running through the cones and stopping the ball with her foot on top.
Allison: Broke her toe at gymnastics last week. Fell off the balance beam. The one that was lying on the floor. Genius.
Iain: Turned 36 last week. Continues to be the best husband ever! Children adore him.
McConnell Clan: Life is awesomely fast-paced and beautiful. Wouldn't want it any other way.
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