The other day we got a fun surprise on our doorstep; a Halloween bucket full of cookie cutters, mix, frosting and sprinkles. Included with the goodies was a notice that we had been "BOO-ed" and to spread the joy (free printable at http://organizedchristmas.com/). The next night we paid the fun forward to 2 friends homes and ended the night by making cookies. Here's some of our mess!
Eris got 100% on her spelling pretest today so she doesn't have to take the test on Friday! She is very good about doing her homework when she gets home from school even while expressing her funny personality. She also enjoys practicing her keyboard for her music class. She is currently learning melodic pattern notations, keyboard geography, fingering, primary chords and staff position. She is getting pretty good at singing the melody while playing the harmony. Next year she will learn how to compose her own music and lyrics. She loves it and is a total natural! We are so proud of you Eris!
After our weekly storytime at the library, Shayla and Gavin wanted to continue reading stories together. They got up on the rocking chair and looked at books while giggling and rocking back and forth. It's so fun to see Shayla try to read to Gavin and how patient and interested he is when she does. She's even sporting her favorite look; a dress with mismatched headband and high heels.
Gavin received a package today from Grandma and Grandpa Lewis and was so excited to see what was inside. He gave me the shirt to put on him and immediately sat down to look at his new book.
I recently received some pictures from the girls' dance recital back in June. They look so pretty in their costumes! Eris did amazing and didn't miss a beat in her dance. I thought that her class did the best in the entire performance. It was perfect! Shayla on the other hand, had a lot of fun but spent most of her time walking back and forth across the stage and trying to talk to her friends while dancing a few steps here and there. At least she looked super cute doing it!
When Shayla was little we used to always say how much she reminded us of my baby brother Stephen when he was younger. Anytime she would do something completely off the wall or crazy we often labeled it as "she's another Stephen!" So now our calm, sweet Gavin is starting to fall under that category. When he was done with his apple sauce he decided to dump it onto his head and leave the bowl there as a hat! I guess we may have "another Stephen" on our hands.
I can always tell when daddy is about to come inside because Kudos tail wags rapidly back and forth and the kids rush in a full sprint to the door. After a 3 day wait, they were extra excited to see him this morning, practically tackling him to the ground! I love how happy and content they all look. You can tell the kids are definitely ready to spend some quality time with their daddy.