JANUARY

The battle of the month was getting Monica to stop sucking these things...

we're about90% there. She now asks mom and dad if she can suck them and prefaces it with "please"! It's starting to be unnatural, which is a good thing!

Another battle is training this little man to be "effecient". It's a hefty task! He takes forever to do EVERYTHING!! He's getting sick of the word "efficient" already! But..

he is doing pretty awesome in school and especially in piano!!!

This little missy is doing extremely well in school, surpassing our expectations. She is a totally different learner than her brother, but she's quicker than mom and dad gave her credit for!

And she's all grown up now - a whopping 5 years old!

That's our January in a nut shell!

Bring it on, February!

FULL OF JOY AND OH SO CUTE!

Monica has always been such a happy baby, full of joy, and she brings so much laughter and happiness to our home! I just wanted to share some pics of how cute she is!

Ayva's 5th Birthday

ALL ABOUT AYVA

THE BIRTHDAY GIRL ~ ALL ABOUT

AYVA

Favorite Color: red and blue

Favorite Toys: babies

Favorite Place to Go: to paint pottery at Color Me Mine of Whatta' Dish

Favorite Songs: GNO Miley Cyrus, Love Story Taylor Swift

Favorite Bible story: Baby Moses

Favorite Subject: math

Favorite Homeschool Activity: Joy Singers

Favorite Movie: High School Musical

Favorite Thing To Wear: skirts and tights

Favorite Seasons: summer because of swimming and fall because of the leaves

Favorite Restaurant: El Azteca

Favorite Meals: anything with roasted beef

Nicknames: Bean Dip Garlito, Princess, Beaut, and Ayva D

What's Scarey: ET, Dobi from Harry Potter, and all the Disney witches

Looking forward to being 5 because: swimming lessons

A new use for the piano

They are ALL into Star Wars now!

HAVING FUN IN BAD CONDITIONS

We decided to have fun today before the blizzard hit. We had a blast, but we were SUPER cold!