Julianna is 4!

Now just 8 days after Jake turned 6 it's Julianna's big day.  She is 4 years old today.  She woke up with a smile on her face because it was finally her day for balloons and presents.  And I got to go into her class with a sweet treat.  She was very excited!  But here is Julianna's trip down memory lane...

And now she is 4.  It's amazing.  She is so tall!  I know I shouldn't be surprised but she grew 3 inches this year!  Now she is 43.75 inches.  I feel like it should hurt to grow that fast!

Julianna is quite the little artist these days.  Santa brought her an art desk for her room and not a day goes by she doesn't sit down to color.  She makes pictures for her friends and teachers or if someone if coming to her house.  I thought her markers were wearing out because she was leaving the tops off.  Not the case!  She is just coloring that much!  She says her art is very important to her.  So maybe we need to find some art classes so she can get messy with paint...somewhere else!

Since she missed the soccer cut of by 3 days (seriously?), she wanted to do swimming.  So she has been taking lessons at the Y.  She swims with lots of joy is all I have to say.  Not a lot of swimming going on but there is splashing.  I need to take a video of her jumping in.  It's hysterical!  She just jumps straight up with arms and legs spread out.  It's so fun to watch.  So we have a couple months until the pool opens...hopefully she can get it going for pool season.

Julianna is currently in the chimp class at her preschool.  Next year she will be a Panda and will go every day.  And she is ready!  She loves the days she goes to school.  She is so sad when its Tuesday and Thursday and she has to stay home with Mommy and Grace.  No fun!

We are having a joint birthday party with Grace in a couple weeks.  It's a Frozen theme.  She has seen Disney's new Frozen movie twice and LOVES it.  The sound track plays constantly in the car.  Even Grace sings "EEGGO" which is Let It Go!  Both girls love to sing and dance.  Speaking of dance Julianna is still taking ballet and very much looking forward to getting her costume for the recital in May...not so much the recital, just the costume!  But what girl wouldn't want a beautiful tutu to dance in?

Julianna is such a loving little girl, she loves to gives hugs and cuddle.  She brightens our lives every single day with her smiles and laughter.  We are so very blessed to have her as our daughter.  We love you Julianna!

Jake is 6!!!

Every year around this time I write how fast time is going by...and it is!  Just flying!  But on Sunday Jake turned 6 years old.  He is such a wonderful little boy and we are so proud of him.  Here is a little trip down memory lane...

And now he is 6 and getting older by the minute!  He is a growing boy!  He measures 44.75 inches tall which is a 2 inch growth from last year!

So this year for his birthday, we asked him if he wanted a party or to go see the Harlem Globetrotters with his basketball buddies.  Of course he chose the Globetrotters, which is fine by me!  So in a couple weeks we will do that.  Jake just finished up his first basketball season.  He played with his two neighborhood friends and Brian was a coach.  A true test of patience for Brian and he did great!  Now he will start coach pitch baseball on Saturday.  No Brian is not coaching baseball, I can't imagine anyone having the patience to throw a ball to 6 years olds over and over, willing them to hit it.

He is doing great in Kindergarten.  He gets report cards now and they have been stellar.  Reading is his best subject.  He flies through the words and now asks if he can just read silently to himself.  But that might just be a way of getting out of doing his homework!  He can be sneaky!

Avengers (Captain America especially) are his favorite thing these days.  He is really starting to get into Legos...which frustrate him but he keeps trying.  They are hard!  The family got a Wii for Christmas so he likes the racing games and Mario Bros.  He is definitely looking forward to some warm weather so he can get outside with some of his birthday and Christmas presents.   He got some planes that loop around in the air and they have fascinated him lately.

Jake has been such a blessing to us.  He is funny, smart, kind, competitive, sweet and even loves his sisters!  Yes, he gladly kisses and hugs Grace every night!  We love you Jake!  Happy Birthday Buddy!