Friday, January 03, 2014

My Kids in 2014

At least once a year I like to do an update on my kids. This is mostly so that I can watch them grow and change and see how their personality expands.
 Jacen Amos
Age: 7
Grade: 1st
Favorite food: Bratwurst
Favorite color: red, green, blue (I like all the colors, Mom!)
Favorite phrase: No, really, I mean it!
Favorite subjects in school: Math, Science, Art
Favorite book: Magic Tree House
Loves: Legos, playing with the tablet, Angry Birds, super heroes
What's hard about Jacen: Jacen loses control when he's tired.  He is very schedule driven.
What we love about Jacen: He is incredibly bright.  The most fun thing about Jacen is listening to his excitement when he's talking about things that he loves. He loves nothing more than showing off his lego creations, except maybe playing with his friends.  He is very social, and is friends with everyone in his class.
 Archer Levi
Age: 3 1/2
Favorite Food: mac and cheese
Favorite Color: green
Favorite Phrase: Literally ("I literally can't find my book!")
Favorite book: Richard Scarry and Splat the Cat
Development: Can identify all of his letters and numbers 1-10. He has a huge vocabulary.  He can jump with both feet in the air and pedal his bike. He builds with his brother's "little Legos". He has no interest in drawing or coloring, so I have no idea where he is in that area.
Loves: Croc, his wooden trains, watching shows on Netflix (favorites are Thomas and Bob the Builder), reading books, helping Mom cook
What's hard about Archer: He is my kid who doesn't like to stay in bed. He gets up several times most nights and comes in our room and wakes me up just to say, "hi". He also is 3, which means he's in that stage where you just don't know what's going to really upset him.
What we love about Archer: He is a happy, helpful, caring little boy.  He loves to jump in and help Mom and Dad. He loves taking care of his baby sister. He has the best sense of humor and can crack some really great jokes. He can snuggle next to you on the couch for hours reading books or watching movies together.
Kalyca Joy
Age: 16 months
Favorite Food: muffins, canned pears
Favorite book: That's Not My Puppy, Gossie
Words she can say: Dada, Mama, Brother (she uses this to name both boys), River, Yes (she prefers to say, Mmm hmm, but can say yes as well), Love you, Thank you, More, Rock (rocking chair), Bear, Book, Baby,
Other sounds she makes: Puppy says "Woof" (it comes out "vuff"), Cars and trucks go "rrrrrmmmm", she sings "la, la, la, la"
Loves: Music and dancing, reading books, giving hugs and snuggles, shoes, playing with cars and trains, talking on her play phone, pushing her baby in the stroller (or her brother's cars or her phone..)
What's hard about Kalyca: She is a climber so nothing is out of her reach.  She makes more messes and gets into more than either of my boys ever did.
What we love about Kalyca: She is all sweetness and sunshine. She gives the best snuggles, and her favorite games center around hugs and cuddling. She is also very silly, and will make goofy faces or put silly things on her head just to make people laugh.

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