February 2014

Happy February and Valentine's Day to all of you.

This was another popular month for birthdays.  Not so much within our family, but a lot of the kids' friends had birthday parties.  Between Kyla and Easton, they went to five parties this month. Wish our social calendar was that full with birthday celebrations.  Suppose that is yet another reason to enjoy childhood.

Both kids had school parties for Valentine's Day.  Easton's parties go off without a hitch. Probably because there are several parents there and only ten kiddos.  Wish the same could be said for Kyla's school parties. For Kyla's party, the kids had to put gloves on and unwrap a piece of candy. Doesn't sound too bad, right? Well, the candy happened to be chocolate.  So after a few minutes of being held, the chocolate was a melted mess.  Two kids played the game at the same time, so it was a miracle the kids at the end of the line were able to unwrap their near-liquid piece of candy. If there ever is a next time for that game, it will have to be specified that the candy will need to melt in your mouth, not in your hand.  

For the holiday, we celebrated as a family.  The kids each got a little gift and we took them out to dinner.  It was low key, but after two parties on the same day, it's all we needed to round out the day.

Kyla's class has been learning a lot about the founding fathers of our country and the presidents. Namely, Lincoln and Washington.  That being said, Kyla makes it seem as if she has a crush on George W. George Washington, that is.  She wants to read about him, visit places named after him, go to Mount Rushmore, see his old teeth (dentures) and kiss him.  We shall see how long this fascination of George lasts?Maybe she will end up enjoying history as much as Dad?    

Indoor soccer is still going strong.  Kyla is playing with the boys (some of the kids from Easton's outdoor team) and the girls.  She has been in the top of the leader board for goals on the boys team. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the girls team.  The girls are playing against all boys, and for the most part, the boys are all older and faster.  Irregardless of goals scored, it is great practice and for them.  It wouldn't be much of a learning experience if it was easy for them. The girls took first place in the last session, so it made sense to play up a level this time around.  

Easton is doing great.  He will start private speech therapy lessons next month with a highly recommended lady from our church.  Her name is Miss Amy (Antinoro), and she will be working with Easton every week for one half-hour.  He is getting much better with speech and his vocabulary has increased ten-fold over the past year.  However, we want him to be all caught up with understandable speech (meaning a stranger could understand all his says) by the time he starts Kindergarten. 

Other than the aforementioned things, our month has been fairly laid back.  We hope you are all doing well. We are looking forward to spring and some warmer weather.  We imagine you are also. God Bless.