Here's what we are all up to.
School: Ashlyn is loving Kindergarten, and there she is on her very first day. She goes in the afternoon and has a great teacher and class.
Soccer: Her soccer season is coming to an end, but it has been fun seeing her get into the game and compete. She is speedy and determined, and watch out for those elbows. 5-6 year old soccer should really be classified as its own sport. She was number 6 on the caterpillars this year.
Hair: She also got a hair cut recently which she initiated by chopping off the front sections of her own hair (WHY?!!). Luckily they were relatively the same length and we were able to just chop it off all the way around. The end result was very cute, but she looks so much older now.
Friends: The last picture of Ashlyn is on twin day with her friend Rylee in her class. They are pretty hilarious together.
Here is Ashlyn lined up on her first day of school in front of her friend Harrison waving their final farewells to all the weeping mothers and the second picture is the costume parade--go Wonder Woman.
ClaireMischief: Claire is too cute for her own good. She loves to push her sisters buttons, but is very loyal to them. She is anxious for Warren to grow up; she needs an ally in sibling battles. The first picture is of the girls climbing rocks on the beach. The second picture is Claire during her 24 hour bout of the stomach flu. She was able to find joy in watching shows all day while nibbling on soda crackers and drinking 7-up.
Joy School: She is turning into quite the socialite and asks me every morning. Where am I going today. She likes to move-it move-it. She attends joy school every Tuesday and Thursday with a fun group of three year olds. They had a fun Halloween party and she is Lady bug girl this year (based on a children's book she loves).
It has a "C" on it: Claire is identifying letters and everything that has a C written on it is hers. She has inherited Ashlyn's old job of putting napkins on the table for dinner and she will always offer you, "Do you want it folded into a rectangle or a triangle?" If you say you want a triangle she then says, "OH I can't fold it into a triangle yet." And you probably won't get a napkin.
It has a "C" on it: Claire is identifying letters and everything that has a C written on it is hers. She has inherited Ashlyn's old job of putting napkins on the table for dinner and she will always offer you, "Do you want it folded into a rectangle or a triangle?" If you say you want a triangle she then says, "OH I can't fold it into a triangle yet." And you probably won't get a napkin.
LaraTalking: She is rattling off more and more words and copies everything her sisters do and say. She turned 2 this month and is quite the character.
BIG sister: She has embraced her role and Warren's big sister and takes good care of him.
Dressing Herself: She pulls out the clothes she wants to wear everyday, but luckily can be coerced into different clothes. One morning she came out wearing 5 shirts. I guess the layered look is in. Dressing herself is just one of the things she is insisting she can do "ALL BY HERSELF"
WarrenNewborn Stuff: He is accelling at eating, sleeping, waking mom up at night to eat, growing, and all the charming things newborns do in addition to the other things. He is now 6 weeks and weighs in at a whopping 12 lbs. 23 inches. He loves his nice warm baths.
Cuddling: He just moulds to your body. What a cutie. We are all enjoying this new addition to our family.
