Mylo and Milli

Mylo and Milli had their yearly check ups last week. A little late, but they didn't care :) These two are my little monkeys. Leah was always a bigger girl, although she doesn't look like it now. She was always tall and chunky, now she is just tall and average in weight.

Mylo was 25% in both weight and height. He has always been the same. Perfectly proportioned :) He passed his hearing test with flying colors and his eye exam as well. He was very good for Dr. Coombs AND was a total trooper when he got his three shots.

Milli was 25% in weight and 75% in height. I have always said, she is tall and thin just like her mom :) Ok, totally kidding. She did not like to be checked at all! She fussed and cried and wiggled all over the place. She wanted more than her deserved share of lollipops and was a little menace while Mylo was getting his check up. She only had to get one shot and once it was over she was just fine.

These two are very cute together. Mylo is a very sweet and patient brother with her. Milli is always teasing him or pulling him one way or the other. She has an iron grip and she will not let go of him. Mylo will just call for mom or dad, whoever is closer. When they play together its super cute and when Milli is tackling him its super cute too!

Date with Leah

A while ago, I said to Leah that maybe she needed a date with mom and dad. Her response was, "I think just dad, 'cause I am more attached to him!" Oh well, SORRY! It hurt but after I took the knife out of my sensative heart I was fine. There was a dance concert coming up a week or so later and I thought this would be a great opportunity for Leah and I to go do something we both enjoy doing... watch people dance. It was a really nice time. Leah is a fun girl with lots of great qualities. I miss just being the two of us more often. I so enjoyed her as a baby and hanging out with her. She was and still is a very bubbly girl. (Dave says we are a lot alike and that we are both social butterflies).

After the concert we went to Orange Leaf, a new yogurt place in town. Leah loved it, since she got to make her own concoction of yogurt ice cream and candy, lots of candy! It was also very later, well past her bed time and she thought it was fun to be the only young kid at the yogurt joint. She was being so silly and we had some great laughs over our treat. We made funny faces and took more pics and we also sat in some really tall stools that I had a hard time getting on. We had some great conversation and it was just fun!

I think the time alone with each child is so important. I know Leah felt special and I did too for being blessed with such a cutie pie. She has had such a great attitude since then. I love that little drama queen!

Fun @ Abuela's

A few weeks ago the kids and I went over to Abuela's after school. The backyard has a little stream that runs through it and it is very fun for them. Abuela and I just relaxed in the sun while the kids played. We put out a sprinkler and they ran through it bravely... it was very cold! They also played on teh swing set and Leah pretended to be an opera singer :) Good Times! It was a nice relaxing afternoon. When the weather gets warmer we will be out there longer.

Mylo: Pre-school Graduation

Mylo had his pre-school graduation on Wednesday. Mrs. Melanie is such a great teacher. I don't know how she can handle all those kids and still actually teach them! Mylo has learned so much from her. At the beginning of the school year Mylo was not loving school, but by the end of the school year he couldn't wait to get there! Remember, Mylo couldn't wait for the letter "z" to be the letter of the week because he wanted school to be out?!? All that changed :)


Mylo is a shy boy, but it has been wonderful to see him shine. The kids sang a few songs for us and also preformed a play for us, "Goldilocks and the three bears". There is a lot of kids for this play but Mrs. Melanie has a part for all of them. Mylo was the Baby Bear Bed and he had to say "this bed is just right!" He did a great job with his line :).


Mylo made two really good little buddies at pre-school. It was really nice for him to have boys to play with that are his age. All the kids his age in the neighborhood are girls, so this was a nice treat for him :) Mylo would play at their house or they would come over to ours. They will not be going to the same school next year, but I am sure they will see each other often during the summer.


Mylo came home last week with a little book with very simple words and was able to read it! I was very impressed, since I have not done ONE thing with him as far as teaching him to read or write. I am so grateful that Mrs. Melanie took Mylo on at the last minute. We love Mrs. Melanie!

We are proud of Mylo's accomplishments this year. Way to go Mylo!!!

I LOVE Dave!

When I am feeling down he always brings me up. He has to put up with me being a grouch the last few weeks of pregnancy and having to eat crappy food for the last month and a half. He makes me happy and makes me feel like I am still doing what I am supposed to be doing and that I am doing a good job at it. Maybe he is just a good liar :) but I love him for making me feel "up" when I am "down".

(The above picture was taken a few weeks ago by Leah)

Faces

Dramatic. Sweet. Copy Cat.
(Leah. Mylo. Milli)

Mylo: Park Day

Mylo had a park day at school last week. This is a fun day where Mrs. Melanie plans games for the kids and they have treats and its a great time just to have fun. Mylo had a great time.

Potatoe Sack races. Its fun to watch the kids try to figure these things out. Mylo fell as soon as he took his first jump, but once he figured it out he was getting to the finish line in a flash.

Three-legged races. This is no easy task for older kids so the kids had a hard time figuring out that they had to walk in-sync. Mylo and Spencer were quick once they got the hang of it.

Parachute games. This is fun. I wanted to join in too :)

This was also Mylo's "birthday day" at school so we took donuts for all the kids and they all sang happy b-day to him. He came home with a little present from teacher and a cardboard with all the special things his classmates think of Mylo. Here's what they said about him:

You're Special Mylo!

Mylo's favorite things:
All the colors of the rainbow, chicken nuggets, lions, video games

He has nice shorts. He has a cool shirt. He has awesome hair.
We like to jump on the tramp with him.
He is a fun friend and we like to play with him.
He colors nicely. He has nice flip flops.
He has big brown eyes.
He has a nice smile.

We love him!

I think it made him feel special that day... because he is!