Jack

Jack's turn for his preschool program. He is so smart, he just doesn't seem 3. I am so proud of the way he made it thru his first year of preschool. Whenever I went to pick him up he was one of the only kids walking nicely in line or paying attention to the teachers, even in the beginning of the year. It makes me so proud to see him being successful in school already. God has really blessed me when He gave me my Jack-man.

Jacob

Jacob had his preschool program today. He got to wear a little cap and gown, he looked so cute. He sang all the songs really well. I could hear is voice very clear. He is such a big boy now. I can't believe kindergarten is next fall. I am so proud of him. He is a very smart, polite, kind, wonderful kid. I can't say enough great things about him. I love him just so much. God has given me so much in him.

Jacob

Jacob is a very kind big brother. He put Amelia up on the swing all by himself and started pushing her.

Amelia

Well Amelia is a "big girl" now. She is using the potty chair. Because she is only 23 months old her take to it is a bit slower then the boys but she is doing well. By day two of the potty training boot camp you could tell she understood that now she had to pee in the potty as apposed to her undies. She sometimes tinkles in her pants a bit but stops herself and runs into the bathroom. She is getting it and I am so happy! To be done with diapers is such a great thing. I thought I would be sad to let go of the baby stuff but not this one! :)

 

We took the kids to the Woodland Park Zoo on the way to Umma and Uppa's house. The kids really enjoyed it. Their favorite animals were the penguins and elephants. I think because they could see them the best. On the way out they all got to ride on the antique carousel. Of course all of them enjoyed it. Amelia really liked it, it was her first ride on one. She almost started crying when she had to get off but then she saw everyone else's turn was over so she stopped.

Amelia

Amelia has had a burst of language development this last couple of weeks. She has started communicating her needs with the words like, "more," "Me!," "see," "up," and "down." For a while now she has jibber-jabbered her thoughts and ideas to us but now she is making progress in using actual words.
She has also started doing things herself. She insists on trying anything herself before asking for help. In some instances I won't even help her unless she tries first; such as getting up on the chairs now. She can do it, she just has to figure it out herself.

911

Well the boys found out what happens when you call 911 today. As they were playing today they decided to call 911 about some red ants across the streets. What they didn't know was that they actually called 911! When the operator answered, Jacob immediately hung up. Jack busted in the house and said, "We called 911!" Of course the operator called back. I explained that they were playing and didn't really mean to call. After I got off the phone I told the boys I was glad they could call 911 but they shouldn't unless it was a real emergency. If they did it again then the police would come and arrest them.
I thought that was it so I went back in the house. About 10 minutes later though Jack busts into the house again saying, "The cops are here!" I peak my head out the door and there is a police cruiser in the driveway. The officer was already at the front door. Jack and I answered the door. The officer asked if he could talk to the boys about what happened. I said of course and asked Jack to follow me. His eyes got as round as quarters as he started to back away. He shook his head and said, "no I don't want to." I told him he wasn't it that much trouble and to come. As we were walking outside I asked Jack where Jacob was. The officer responded though, that he was hiding in the garage. We went into the garage and I called for Jacob. He came out from where he was hiding ghost white, lip trembling. After the boys lined up before the officer he asked them what happened. Jacob could barely utter a word so Jack did all the talking. Jack talks a lot when he gets nervous. He started rattling off something about venomous ants and wanting poison to kill them. Both thought the officer had come to arrest them! The officer was real nice though and just told the boys only call 911 in a real emergency. Of course Jack said ok. Jacob said nothing.
Boy after he left the boys were freaked out! They thought they had just escaped being arrested. They had so many questions about how the officer knew where they lived, how the 911 system worked, what really happens in an emergency and another half a dozen questions.
I do believe though with an experience like that they won't be doing that again. Of course the whole time I was cracking up inside on the whole situation and their reactions!