A Brief Update/Reflection
My how all three kids have grown since August 2016!! Growth comes in
ways other than physical, but that is where it is seen the most.
Miss E is now sporting braces
along her top teeth. We are patiently waiting for one of her bottom teeth to
erupt to avoid oral surgery. She is still a gymnast and will be competing level
4 again in the fall. She upped her hours in the gym to 16 hours per week in July. She is still our avid reader. She independently read over
10,000 pages this past school year. Daddy does not like books at the dinner
table so we are often telling her that she can continue reading after she eats.
She has learned that reading can be used as a procrastination tool, too. She has a
very compassionate heart and loves serving the Lord through song. She helps
lead worship in one of the children’s classes at church.
Little Man is definitely
building arm muscles with gymnastics. It is pretty impressive if I do say so
myself. He had a great time competing for the first time this past winter and
is looking forward to the next level and competition season. Gymnastics has
been really good for him and he works really hard in the gym. In school he grew
a lot in reading. With a little bit of help, he read 10,000 pages. He read over
5,000 pages independently. For this guy, this is pretty impressive reading. He
is our active child. Always busy doing something that involves movement; be it
handstands in the living room, climbing trees, making forts, wrestling with his
sister, playing soccer in the road, or just running to chase Dad as Dad leaves
for work, this kid is never still. He has a sweet spirit and a heart to talk
with the Lord about everything. He blows me away as he brings his requests to
our Father.
Baby E is a charmer. He has
pretty much everyone wrapped around his little smile. He distracts the girls at
the gym, even coaches, as he flirts with them or back at them. He has friends
everywhere; young and old. He is two, so he is testing his independence and
will let you know what he wants. Baby E is very physically active. He rides
scooters, peddles a bike with training wheels with very little help, and pushes himself around on
the plasma car. He can pull his legs up to his chest while hanging on a bar, has mastered jumping, and loves doing push-ups. He spends a lot of time watching
gymnastics so maybe that will be in his near future, too. He truly is a joy and
I can't wait to see how the Lord shapes his little personality.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
I spend a lot of time pre-reading books for my kids. I found this book on an 8th grade must read list. 
