I know, I know...I've fallen down on the job - my updates have been very sporadic, and for that I apologize. We've had an insanely busy January, and while that's no excuse it is the reason for the lack of updating. I spent 7 out of 14 days away from home - first to Irvine, CA (beautiful weather) and the next week to Chicago and Boston (much less beautiful...suffice it to say that the high in Chicago when we left was 12!!)
Margaret is continuing to do great in school - she is learning new things everyday and keeps us on our toes. She repeats everything and listens to everything, so occasionally Jim and I hear our words parrotted back to us a week or two later and realize that we need to be even more careful about what we say. The funny thing is that she also remembers everything - the other day we went out for pizza, and she kept saying that it wasn't the "right" pizza place and she wanted to go to the other one...after a bit, Jim and I realized she was talking about the pizza place we went to in New Orleans - over a month ago. WOW. She really impresses us! As soon as we figure out how to get her to go to sleep without a fight (yes, we are back to that again), we'll be in business. She is loving her kitchen, her crayons and markers, her new scissors, and anything musical. I think she inherited her father's talent for music! She also loves to sing...one of her favorites being "Hooked on a Feeling" from a kids' music CD that we play on the way home from school.
John (aka: Jack the Destroyer) is continuing to grow, and learn. He is such a lovebug, but he is in a hitting phase - everytime you pick him up, he smacks you in the face...it's such a fun game to play! Jack also had his adenoids out on January 17th - it wasn't too bad...the worst part was being cooped up in the hospital for 20 hours afterwards. We are hopeful that this does the trick and his ear infections and colds lessen as we move into warmer weather. Everyone keep their fingers crossed!! Jack also loves anything musical - his dancing is such fun to watch - pure joy. It is amazing that such a little person (ok, not little...he's tipping the scales at almost 35 pounds now) can love to dance and "groove" so much. It's a lot of fun to watch. We are working with him on new words, it's hard for him to get a word in edgewise with his "chatty" sister - he's got his sign language down though (please, thank you, up, down, happy, more, eat, drink). I will keep everyone updated after his 15 month check up later this month.
One other big piece of news - we had our first dentist appointment for both kids - it was a great experience, and both kids got clean bills of health! Yippeee!! Meg wasn't sure at first, but she came around as she got to watch "Dora" on the ceiling as they cleaned her teeth.
Other than that, we are just keeping busy with birthday parties, and trying to find time for relaxation in between all the craziness. What a blessing to be surrounded by so many friends though. We love it!! I promise to try and do a better job with updates. I hope everyone has a wonderful (and warmer) spring!
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
A Fun Filled Sunday Afternoon...
We look cute here...
Ahhh....sisterly love - a beautiful thing to see
Well, a few minutes of love counterbalanced with a few minutes of big sister torment...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Holiday Wrap Up
Happy New Year!! I can't believe we are already into 2007 (9 days to be exact) and I'm still struggling with a bit of the holiday letdown, I'm not going to lie. This year was so much fun as the kids were both interactive, both excited and Santa was oh-so-good to them.
We did an early Christmas with just our family of 4 before we headed down to New Orleans to spend a week with MeeMaw and PopPop.
We had a great week - hanging out , enjoying the company of friends and family. We started a new family tradition of reading the Night Before Christmas (well, I have to admit that we didn't make it all the way through - the attention span isn't quite there yet).
We came back to Dallas for New Years and spent it at home, nothing exciting and rousing here.
As for milestones and other excitement in our lives -- Jack is getting more and more verbal and fun to interact with every day. He sings his alphabet (ok, he hums a tune that sounds VAGUEYL like the alphabet song), says "sister," "bye," (clear as a bell), "kitty," "dog" and many other words that seem to be escaping this slacking mother's brain...I'll get back to you with those.
Meg is such a powerhouse personality - I mean, she is just a joy to be around. There are times that we really wish she had an "off" button (like at 6am) but all in all it just shows how smart and engaging she will be as she grows. Meg has started Spanish and Computer classes and really enjoys them both - what a smart little cookie!!
She adores her little brother and now each time he cries her response is "don't cry, Jack...I'm here" - yes, Meg, I'm sure the only reason he's crying is because he was missing you. Well, anything's possible I suppose.
Other than that, we are status quo around here - Me working and trying to travel less (the year isn't off to a auspicious beginning as I already have 2 trips scheduled in January), the kids, Jim and I hanging out on weekends - trying to recharge from the week. The kids look forward to school each Monday, so that is definitely showing their love of education....or maybe just their love of their friends, teachers and the fun activities they do. Who knows.
I guess that's it from Larkin Land. Love to all, and wishes for a healthy, happy and exciting 2007!
We did an early Christmas with just our family of 4 before we headed down to New Orleans to spend a week with MeeMaw and PopPop.
We had a great week - hanging out , enjoying the company of friends and family. We started a new family tradition of reading the Night Before Christmas (well, I have to admit that we didn't make it all the way through - the attention span isn't quite there yet).
We came back to Dallas for New Years and spent it at home, nothing exciting and rousing here.
As for milestones and other excitement in our lives -- Jack is getting more and more verbal and fun to interact with every day. He sings his alphabet (ok, he hums a tune that sounds VAGUEYL like the alphabet song), says "sister," "bye," (clear as a bell), "kitty," "dog" and many other words that seem to be escaping this slacking mother's brain...I'll get back to you with those.
Meg is such a powerhouse personality - I mean, she is just a joy to be around. There are times that we really wish she had an "off" button (like at 6am) but all in all it just shows how smart and engaging she will be as she grows. Meg has started Spanish and Computer classes and really enjoys them both - what a smart little cookie!!
She adores her little brother and now each time he cries her response is "don't cry, Jack...I'm here" - yes, Meg, I'm sure the only reason he's crying is because he was missing you. Well, anything's possible I suppose.
Other than that, we are status quo around here - Me working and trying to travel less (the year isn't off to a auspicious beginning as I already have 2 trips scheduled in January), the kids, Jim and I hanging out on weekends - trying to recharge from the week. The kids look forward to school each Monday, so that is definitely showing their love of education....or maybe just their love of their friends, teachers and the fun activities they do. Who knows.
I guess that's it from Larkin Land. Love to all, and wishes for a healthy, happy and exciting 2007!
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