Lydia is at that awkward stage of not wanting to nap, but still needing the sleep. If she sleeps too long in the afternoon, she is a frequent visitor/yeller-down-the-stairs after bedtime. If she weren't so stinkin' cute and funny, I would be more frustrated. She is a really good independent play kid too so she'll stay in her room for an hour and then play downstairs after napping attempts have been made. The other day, she came scooting down the stairs a bit before her hour was up with a very shiny, sparkly face. She had somehow found Abby's lip gloss and decorated her face, cheeks, neck, and stomach. "Mommy, look! I'm so pretty!" Earlier that morning she took a can of febreeze out of the bathroom and sprayed all over the basement so it would smell pretty. And it still smells pretty 4 days later. Lydia is a very grateful kid. Many times each day, she will hug and kiss me and then say, "Thanks, mama!"
Sam has shocked me recently with his interest in learning and doing homework. I ordered a 320 page workbook to do over the summer. He already started it and is nearly done. He loves learning and is so excited about doing homework like Abby. Sam is also my little chef. He gets so excited when it's a day we are going to make something in the mixer. He adds everything in and then dances to the whir of the mixer. Makes me smile every time.
Abby still has 7 days of school left. She's excited to be able to say she's a 1st grader. She impresses me with her love of reading. We've been reading chapter book after chapter book (Matilda, Mercy Watson books, Pippi Longstocking, Ramona Quimby age 8, and now Ramona & Beezus). Just this week, she decided to start reading in bed with a flashlight after we are done reading for the night. I wasn't sure how much she was retaining until she was able to retell parts of the story and even quote parts of the dialogue. It's so fun to see her really take off with reading!
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