Dear James,
Happy 3rd Birthday! I am truly enjoying watching you grow into a wonderful young boy. Daily I feel as though you are learning new things and can't wait to show them to the world. I love how you play so wonderfully with your sister and put up with her oft bossiness. You are learning some wonderful things from her. Don't be in a hurry to grow up and do everything that she can do though, it's okay to make your own decisions and follow your own desires. I know you want to read like she can and do math problems like she does, and that will come with time.
I am really looking forward to the special time we will get to spend together with Carolyn in school this fall. I can read to you, we can play cars, do yoga, and you can fully decide what the plans are in the mornings. We can snuggle in bed, head to the park, work on reading/writing/math, whatever is in your heart that day/minute. This is when you'll get to make more of a mark about who you are, to make your own decisions. And I can't wait to see more of your personality emerge. From what I can see now there's a lot of personality waiting to bust out.
You've had a wonderful 3rd year of life. I enjoyed listening to you recite your ABCs tonight, completely unprompted. Watching you ride your bike and spray your water toys was a lot of fun. The smile on your face was priceless. I love watching how excited you get about the small things in life from peanut butter and crackers for lunch to a squirt gun to your preschool workbook. Watching you color with more precision and start to identify letters and such a young age has been great.
I'm excited to see what the 4th year will bring for you. Just remember always that I'm here for snuggles and kisses whenever needed. Thanks for being an amazing, happy little boy.
Love always,
Mom
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Turning 5 today!
Dear Carolyn,
Today you turned 5 years old. It's hard for me to imagine that it's really been 5 years. But then it's also hard to remember life before you arrived. It's amazing to watch you grow and learn new things every day. You are developing into a wonderful little girl, and I love that you are quickly picking up on the important things in life.
It's been awesome to watch you learn to read in the last couple months. You already have well over 400 sight words and can spell at least 100 of them. You can do many math problems and love to do science experiments. It's fun to read with/to you about the presidents and different science topics. Your love for learning is contagious and breeds an attitude of love for books within our home. Your energy when you run around the house, splash in the pool, climb at the park, or swing at gymnastics knows no bounds. It has been amazing to see you learn so many athletic skills in such a short amount of time.
You have quickly learned what's most important in life - spending time with those you love. It's a joy to watch you play with your brother and see how close the two of you are. I hope you maintain that relationship as you grow older and have different interests. I appreciate that you tolerate his desire to do everything you do. It's a sign of how much he loves having you as a big sister. You're doing a great job showing him excellent manners. Seeing how excited you were about every present yesterday and your eagerness to give each person a giant hug and say thank you immediately was fantastic. I could tell you really appreciated the time each person put into choosing your gifts. Seeing you spend time with each person who came yesterday was fun too. It's fun to have a lot of people share your life and enjoy playing with you.
You bring a lot of joy and energy into our house, and I thank God every day he brought you to me and Dad. I hope as you go off to school in a couple months that the foundation we've provided you will serve you well. I will continue to enjoy watching you grow and learn new things. And I will continue to be here for you, forever. You'll likely hear many new things once you start school, and I hope you know you can always come home and ask me or Dad questions about what you heard. Keep doing what you're doing, sweetie, because it's really working. When you meet some harder obstacles, know we'll always be here to help you out.
Love always,
Mom
Today you turned 5 years old. It's hard for me to imagine that it's really been 5 years. But then it's also hard to remember life before you arrived. It's amazing to watch you grow and learn new things every day. You are developing into a wonderful little girl, and I love that you are quickly picking up on the important things in life.
It's been awesome to watch you learn to read in the last couple months. You already have well over 400 sight words and can spell at least 100 of them. You can do many math problems and love to do science experiments. It's fun to read with/to you about the presidents and different science topics. Your love for learning is contagious and breeds an attitude of love for books within our home. Your energy when you run around the house, splash in the pool, climb at the park, or swing at gymnastics knows no bounds. It has been amazing to see you learn so many athletic skills in such a short amount of time.
You have quickly learned what's most important in life - spending time with those you love. It's a joy to watch you play with your brother and see how close the two of you are. I hope you maintain that relationship as you grow older and have different interests. I appreciate that you tolerate his desire to do everything you do. It's a sign of how much he loves having you as a big sister. You're doing a great job showing him excellent manners. Seeing how excited you were about every present yesterday and your eagerness to give each person a giant hug and say thank you immediately was fantastic. I could tell you really appreciated the time each person put into choosing your gifts. Seeing you spend time with each person who came yesterday was fun too. It's fun to have a lot of people share your life and enjoy playing with you.
You bring a lot of joy and energy into our house, and I thank God every day he brought you to me and Dad. I hope as you go off to school in a couple months that the foundation we've provided you will serve you well. I will continue to enjoy watching you grow and learn new things. And I will continue to be here for you, forever. You'll likely hear many new things once you start school, and I hope you know you can always come home and ask me or Dad questions about what you heard. Keep doing what you're doing, sweetie, because it's really working. When you meet some harder obstacles, know we'll always be here to help you out.
Love always,
Mom
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