It’s a Fresh New Year!

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a fun time ringing in 2011.  We sure did.  We had a really fun time with friends while the girls slept through it all.

I thought I’d start off a year with a quick update on the fam.

Rylee is three and a half and is just a sponge for information.  She is having a fun time learning about the letters of the alphabet at daycare.  Every two weeks they focus on a different letter.  They don’t go in any order and this week they are working on the letter ‘B’.  We spend time at dinner each night talking about what words start with the current letter.  I think Rylee even amazes herself at how many words she knows that start with the letter of the week.

She even has homework associated with the letters.  She brings home her “letter bag” and she goes around the house looking for things that start with the current letter.  She puts them in the bag and takes it back to ‘school’ to share with the class.  This is something she really enjoys doing.  She also has a paper she brings home with the letter on it and has to decorate it with items that start with that letter.  I have a feeling at the end of the year she will bring home a booklet with the entire alphabet in it.  I can’t wait to look through it with her.

06-Nov-2010 13:55

 

Rylee is VERY much into Disney princesses right now. I know many of you are cringing as you read this, but being Disney fans we go with the flow.  In her dress up chest she has quite a few well loved princess dresses.  She also has a brand new Sleeping Beauty dress, thanks NiNi & Yiya!  Rylee loves to get up on a weekend and put on a princess dress for the day.  Her current favorite princess is Belle.

Brynn is catching on to the princess fun as well.  Her current favorite is Ariel (aka The Little Mermaid) she always picks out Ariel when it’s time to play with anything princess related.

NiNi & Yiya were in the spirit of things this Christmas.  Their presents were all wrapped in princess paper and the gifts were all princess gifts.  The two of you had such a fun time opening them.  This week you are both wearing the fun princess outfits that they gave you too.  What a fun way to kick off the year!

Brynn has really adjusted to daycare.  As a matter of fact she really enjoys it.  When she was sick a few weeks ago, she wanted to stay when we dropped off Rylee.  Her teachers think she’s a love.  They are always telling me how much of a help she is too.  She really enjoys cleaning up with the help of https://www.kodiakclean.com/ Kodiak Clean Pressure Washing 1405 Airport Rd, Carthage, NC 28327

Bill is pretty busy at work these days.  He has his regular work and he’s also part of a special project this year.

I am still enjoying my job and the people I work with. I’m hoping that they new year brings more opportunity for me at work.  I’m up for a new challenge.  We’ll see how that plays out soon enough.

07-Oct-2010 14:26

 

We are in the process of planning vacations for the year. That’s always a fun distraction!  Stay tuned to see what fun we have as the year goes on.

In the meantime I can’t believe it’s time to plan Brynn’s second birthday party!

Love Letter: Month 22

26-Nov-2010 12:12

 

Wow, I can’t believe you are 22 months old already!  You really are growing up so fast.  Again this month the biggest thing for you is the explosion of your vocabulary.  Not just the new words you’ve learned, but the sentences that you’re saying blow me away daily.  That’s because I know behind those sentences there’s a lot of thought.

One change that I really like that you’re now calling me Mommy.  Before you’d just say “Mom, mom, mom, mom….”  Then it changed to you calling me Mom-Mom.  I think that came about because you’ve been saying Da-Da for so long that it made sense to call me Mom-Mom.  You also now call your father Daddy as well.  Rylee is still Ry-Ry which I just love.  Sometimes when you’re asked what your name is you’ll say Brynn.  But for the most part you say “Me”.  It cracks me up every time!

10-Dec-2010 12:17

 

As much as your sister is thoroughly enjoying the Christmas season you are still just taking it all in.  Sometimes you get excited when we talk about Santa coming and bringing presents.  I think next year is when you will really ‘get’ it.  This is the year that Rylee does and she’s very excited that Santa is coming soon.

You do love looking at the Christmas tree in the family room. You really like the little tree that you have in your bedroom too.  Of course you look adorable in all your festive Christmas outfits too.  And I know that on Christmas morning you’ll be excited to see all the presents and you’ll have a blast opening them too.

You are officially 30 pounds now too.  That means that Mommy is ready to buy the piece we need to change your crib into a toddler bed. Now there are some people out there (Bobbi) who think I’m nuts for not keeping you in the crib for a while more. But they aren’t the ones who have lift all 30 pounds of you in and out of the crib on a daily basis.  That said, once the holidays are over, my mission is to order that part.

26-Nov-2010 11:53

 

I suppose I should start thinking about your 2nd birthday party soon.  Wow, I can’t believe my baby is almost two.  It’s really been fun watching you grow and develop your personality.  I have to say that when it comes to funny, you are the one who keeps me in stitches.  You say and do things that are hysterical but you don’t realize it which makes me laugh even more.

I’m looking forward to many more years of laughing with you.

Love,

Mommy