Winter Update

Ok, it is total laziness not to rotate these pictures, but oh well. Christmas came and the kids were very happy. Cailey got her stable she wanted last year for her animal collection, which she continues to add to. Mia got her Kaya American Girl doll. They also got the girl of the year doll, Mia, who they call Tori. They enjoy dressing them up and listening to their stories. I like the lessons about life taught in those books. Lukey got a train table and cars, and Power Ranger he was wanting.

Over Christmas break, the girls got glasses. I had suspected they weren't seeing too well, then at Disney on Ice at Thanksgiving I was quizzing Mia on what some signs said at Wells Fargo and she couldn't see some of the really big letters. Turns out Cailey is at a 1 and Mia is at a 4. I am at 8.5, for comparison. The doctor got a kick out of the girls during their exam. They were getting up out of the chair to try and get closer to the chart, covering the wrong eye to favor the stronger eye, etc. They were pretty funny.

Lukey seems to have warmed up to preschool more and sometimes will tell me about school. They went into the nature section one day and he came home and excitedly told me about the dead badger he saw. Boy did that "dead badger" make an impression on him.

He drew his first real picture at school recently. He had this ghost shape with a little rectangle coming off of it. It was him dressed as a ghost under his blanket with the wind blowing his "taggie." They were doing a unit on weather.

He was very excited at the Tet celebration to see the dragon dance. He was standing on his chair calling to grandma to watch.

He continues to be the flatterer, telling me, "I love you mommy. You're pretty." That is, when he's not telling me he doesn't like me and that I'm "mean."

Cailey will be going to the ear doctor in a couple weeks to talk about getting tubes. She hasn't heard well since at least Christmas. She had wax and an ear infection, so we did a round of antibiotics. She still was blasting the tv and music so I took her back in. She went another round of antibiotics and we added a decongestant. No success.

Mia likes to make doll clothes these days and dress her dolls. While shopping recently she spotted some crocodile high heels she wanted and a pink Coach or Gucci purse. That girl has expensive taste!

I definitely need to write more often so I don't forget all the cute things they all say or do. This blog is a little boring when it is just a summary.