So I just had a few minutes, and I was sitting here looking at a picture of my three girls, and thinking how very blessed I am. God has given me three beautiful, amazing, intelligent little girls.
Miss Kins and I have been struggling a little this year with her homework, moreso the amount of it rather than the difficulty. I think it is a little extreme that she is in 2nd grade and some nights we have nearly two hours of homework to do. That being said, it is paying off. She has made great strides in her reading and math abilities. Last week she was in the top 5 math scores and a couple weeks ago she was in the top 5 reading scores in her class. We have also struggled in recent years with her growing attitude and mouthiness. This was never tolerated by my parents, and I don't intend to tolerate it either. It has been a struggle to say the least, but someone recently commented to me that they have seen big improvements with the girls, including Kinsley's ability to not argue when she's told something.
Karly Q started kindergarten this year, and for those of you that know her, know that she is way too smart for her own good, but she is a free spirit and one that is difficult to rein in. I am so pleased to report that we have not had any behavior issues at school with her. She does tell me that she DOES NOT LIKE school, actually she uses the word hate, which I am trying to teach her not to say. However, she very much enjoys practicing writing her letters, tracing them first with solid lines, then dotted lines and then attempting them on her own. She also has recently created her own activity in which I have written large numbers on paper and she uses pennies to create the numbers. She has a facination with money, and I'm trying to find creative ways to use that to my advantage. On the way back from the Zoo this weekend, Kinsley spouted off something though hilarious, not very nice to my mom, though I don't think she really intended for it to be as rude as it came out. As my mom and I were trying very hard to hold in our laughter, Karly very solemnly and seriously says, Kinsley that was not nice, you need to say you are sorry. I don't know which was funnier, but it was also a very proud moment for me in that Karly is learning how to speak politely and kindly to others.
Jules is growing up so very quickly. She army crawls all over the place, and much to my dismay ventures down the hall and to the big girls rooms. She has started pulling herself up to her knees and while enjoys sitting up, can't quite get herself into that position yet. She is eating solid foods and like most babies prefers the fruits, though she does not turn her nose up at vegetables like the older two did. She will rather quickly show you she does not like peas or green beans though. She had her first trip to the Zoo this past weekend, and as always loved just riding in the stroller and enjoying the nice weather. She didn't get too interested in the animals, other than the sea lions which she particular enjoyed. She did however grow quite attached to a stuffed penquin, stuffed monkey and stuffed leopard, the leopard came home with us.
Thank you for bearing with me as I count my blessings this morning and take a moment to talk about how proud I am of my three beautiful (inside and out) little girls.
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