Madie: She continues to read voraciously, at least 1-2 chapter books per day. It is quite remarkable and admirable. I certainly don't remember reading nearly that amount when I was her age. She is very busy with play practice (Nutcracker), Girl Scouts, school, piano, and other extracurriculars. We are hoping to focus on climbing and swimming this winter. She is very fussy when it comes to food. One day, she will eat fried chicken and gush about how much she likes it. The next she will refuse to even touch it. It's just odd because there is usually no consistency! Texture, temperature, and color are all key indicators for food. She is our kid that sleeps in the latest, which is usually until 7:30 am.
Finn: He has notebooks that he loves using to note is memoirs, which consist of random combinations of letters. He will often write down a few combos and ask, "Hey Dad, is this a word?" Usually, it's not. He can write a few simple words though. He is very interested in it, and loves to draw. During Sacrament meeting today, he was bored (which is usually the case) and I showed him how I draw some dinosaurs. That suddenly got him interested in learning to draw some dinosaurs. It was very cool to watch him try to copy some of my doodles. He did a good job! He is very interested in animals, thanks to Octonauts and Dinosaur Train (great kids shows). I went on a hike with him today and he and I discussed animal fight hypotheticals, and who a potential winner would be. A few that were discussed were:
- Fisher vs. red fox
- Fisher vs. Elvis
- Fisher vs. badger
- Badger vs. bear
- Fisher vs. Finn
- 10 fishers vs. Finn and friends wielding axes, guns, and swords
- Tiger vs. elephant
- Wolf vs. tiger
Petya: This little girl is starting to hit the terrible two's stage. She is starting to whine and complain about things, but of course cannot really express what she really wants. This makes for a very complicated discussion because we cannot meet her wants and needs. She always comes around when you ask about Elvis, or her baby. She is very sweet, and loves to be snuggled and held. She has this amazing, feathery/muppet-like hair that makes me smile. Lately, she has been learning how to respond to an offer from Mom & Dad to the kids. "Do you guys want milk?" or "Do you want a snack?" Or even if one of the kids asks for something, like Madie asking for a drink of water, Petya runs over and yells, "Me!" to every single scenario. Yesterday Finn was put into a timeout, where he was calming down and trying to get ready for his four-minute timer. When he was ready, he called from their bedroom, "I'm ready for the timer!" Petya responded, "Me!"
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