Ending April

Claire 

During this past week, we have enjoyed so much springtime, finally! The girls play outside daily, usually with the neighbor, even when it is overcast and chilly, but I'm glad they have so much fun. Unfortunately, they like to bring their toys outside and some of the days are muddy from the rain has happened. This week, Claire's class went on a field trip to the farm and I signed up to be a chaperone because I was able to bring Shay with us. The whole class with plenty of parents and a few siblings, including Shay, all walked about 6 blocks to a house that had some farmland with goats, sheep, horses, a cow, chickens, ducks, and geese. They had baby goats and chicks that made it extra special, and the kids were able to feed some of the animals and ask questions about them. It was a cute little field trip and now next week, Claire is going to the zoo and I'm going to try and chaperone again so I can bring Shay.

Shay

She is still taking naps which surprises me sometimes, but they seem to happen out of nowhere because she's always in weird positions while she is doing something else. I think I remember Claire doing similar naps, at least on the days that were overly busy and drained her energy with activities. Shay was very excited to go with Claire to her school and to the farm, but I can see that she needs to get used to lines, taking turns, and a few other things before she is ready for school. There were several times she tried to cut in front of the lines that the kids were in for different things and would get mad if we tell her she can't do it yet. She does seem a little better with her anger because she can calm down faster, but there is still some work. I'm glad she has more happy moments like when she figured out how to go ice skating in our house!