Gonzales Christmas 2013

Gonzales UMC the Sunday before Christmas 

Anna's new skirt 

Daniel shot a 6 point buck this year. Stephen went with him for the first time. 

Stephen is 6

We went to his check up today. 

44 inches tall 

45 pounds 

** no sticker. I guess we don't get one anymore to put in his book.  I was sad. 

He did great answering all the questions and  hearing and vision were great. 

We spent our waiting time reading his December High Five magazine. 

He is not scared to try anything: 

Roller skating for the first time at his cousin's 6th birthday party. They are only 12 days apart. 

A few pictures from his party on November 30th. 

He had a Bowling party with a few classmates, cousins and neighbors. 

Acting silly with his cousin, Titus. 

Anna and Skye bowling. 

Jonathan loving his brother's new toys. 

I truly love this man with all my heart. I never dreamed of a life as good as I have it. I'm so thankful for the Lord's blessings upon my family after 9 years of marriage. The Lord reminds me of this when the daily grind of motherhood is difficult and exhausting with 3 kids ages 6, 4 and 2. 

I love this verse: 

"Sons are a heritage from The Lord, children are a reward from him." 

Psalm 127:3

Anna is 2

We love how much personality this tiny bundle of joy adds to our family. A little about Anna Leigh: 

Favorite food: 

Eggs, craisans, cheese,squeeze yogurt, sweet potatoe/carrot/apple/cinnamon pouches, apples, strawberries, grapes, Popsicles (thankfully just frozen yogurt works) 

Favorite Toy: Babies, all of them, puzzles

Favorite item: large black and white cow stuffed animal & two pink blankets 

Favorite sayings as of now: 

"Are you serious?"

"Boys, boys, please stop"

"No, your not" 

This little thing is very opinionated and bossy. I've had to start time out and a few spanks on the bottom. 

She is not potty training yet but loves to pee and poop on the potty. 

She is a mess. She helped herself to some left over tea. 

She loves to watch alphabet videos on the iPad, listen to my music, and watch Tarzan. 

Still uses a pacifier. Trying to cut back to only nap time. 

Her first Little People doll house from Noni Lucas. 

She found my makeup bag this week and was unsupervised for a little too long. 

Halloween with cousins

We enjoyed our first Halloween in our new neighborhood. Cheri and the kids came over to dress up and enjoy playing after school. Judah is such a cutie and is a little over 1 month old. 

My almost 6 year old and Beginning Blends

I'm excited that Stephen is ready to begin some blends. I found these cool beginning blends and digraph word banks that are 17x11 inches. I put up ch-, st-, wh-, th-, and sh- above in his bedroom. He likes to spend time reading and playing Legos in his room (if he can get away from Anna and Jonathan).

His teacher conference went well concerning academics. He is reading on a level 3 and loves to add detail to his writing. He's talking too much, loosing his crayons and not getting his work done because of the talking. Despite all of this he is doing good. I'm working on an incentive chart with him at home to help reinforce 'good behavior.' He loves centers, PE, music and art. He is thrilled when he gets to paint using pastel oils. I get to hear all about his day each and everyday. It warms my heart to know he enjoys school, his friends and loves his teacher. 

Story book character day was Friday. Since we had this costume he decided to be Officer Buckle using the book Officer Buckle and Gloria. He loves this book after his teacher read it in September. 

Anna 22 months

Anna turned 22 months at the end of September. After months of fits because she can't ride her brothers strider I broke down and bought her a strider balance bike. I found her a 'pink' one on amazon. 

She is doing great!!! 

With this lovely fall weather we have had some evenings in the 80's. Even though it's still a bit sticky we still go out and get some good biking in while we explore the new subdivision getting built behind us. 

National Walk to School Day

We decided to walk from our house instead of bike. It was fun and we joined on with some neighbors.