Jack turns 6

Jack is officially 6; two hands! For his birthday he got lots of Power Ranger Dino Charge stuff. Dino Charge, not to be confused with the other two Power Ranger shows. He also got a Robin bow staff that I am sure will be taken away eventually.
His birthday party was at Chuckie Cheese the Friday before his birthday so he opened his presents then. He had an amazing time at Chuckie Cheese. Him and Amelia got to go in the Ticket Blaster. He even got the magic 1,000 big ticket. We spent a couple hours there playing games. Jack is already planning on going back to Chuckie Cheese next year to do the Ticket Blaster again.
Things I have learned about Jack so far is that he is very funny, he likes to make his own rules, he likes to be active, he is athletic, he is kind and thoughtful.

Amelia turns 4

Amelia turned 4 today. She is such a wonderful big girl. I can hardly believe in a year she will be 5 and off to kindergarten but for now I will enjoy her every day.
This morning as she woke up I told her Happy Birthday. She immediately shot up right and said, "Its my birthday! Can I open my presents?" Ok sure it's your birthday. She did at least call down to the boys to see if they wanted to watch her open her presents. After they had scrambled upstairs we all sat in a circle in our pajamas to watch her open her presents.
She got lots of things that she really did love. After her cowboy boots and cupcake game she cried, "Oh! Just what I wanted!"
Things that I have learned about Amelia so far in these 4 years is that she likes to laugh, color, read books,  play with Barbies, dance, sing, and be around her Dadda.

Jack

I had a proud mom moment today. Umma sent pez dispensers to the kids today. Amelia got Elsa, of course. For the boys she sent Thor and Captain America. Jack immediately grabbed the Captain America. There was a tussle as Jacob reached for it too.

Jack said, "I get to choose first because its my birthday. That's fair."
Me: "That's true it would be fair for you to choose first. But look, you get to have 7 new presents and Jacob doesn't. Who would Jesus let pick first?"
Jack: "Jacob."
Me: "Ya you are right. Now who are you going to let choose first?"
Jack: "Jacob."

Jacob picked first and picked Captain America. Jack didn't get whiny or mean, he just accepted what he got. He is such a good boy.

School year 2014-2015

Another school year over and it was a great one! The boys loved going to the Franklin this year. I was a little apprehensive about moving schools but it turned out to be great. Jacob loved his class and teacher. He made lots of friends, including his best friend Belen. Actually on the second to the last day Jacob came home almost in tears. He was super upset that he wouldn't be seeing Belen every day. Oh my mother's heart just ached to see him so upset. I told him that maybe we could call her and have a play date over the summer. He like that idea so here's hoping it works out.
Jack did great this year. His teacher wrote on his report card, "He tries his best to produce quality work." Of course this surprises me because when we do work at home he does not try his best but I am glad he does at school. Another thing that surprised me was taht at the end of the year Jack as at the beginning of a first grade reading level. I hope we can build on that to keep him improving. Several times over the last couple of days he says, "I miss Mrs. Perry. She is nice." I am glad that Jack enjoyed school this year. I think he will like it more and more as he gets older.

Boys headed off to the last day of school.