A Beautiful Week of 2025

 Adrian

It is wonderful to have him sleeping regularly and getting good naps now that his sickness is completely gone and we have a normal schedule with the girls back in school. He is a lot more mobile but it isn't always intentional because I see him going from belly to sitting and reaching for things and ending up in new positions all the time. He just doesn't see something and crawls straight for it like I'm sure he will. He does end up close to things that I have to move him away from like cords and the short coffee table we have with hard edges. He also gets his feet stuck under the couch because he is good at backing up on his belly. We got to enjoy the outside for a little bit this week because the weather was so night Adrian kept reaching for the door. It wasn't cold at all and was even so bright I got to use our new shade tent. 

Claire

School is going good and we are still reading through her Christmas chapter book and getting more practice with sounding out words. I don't know how to get her to catch up to the 2nd-grade reading level except to make her read more and she already thinks it is hard. I've been looking for books she will like and can read with less help so she gains confidence and doesn't dread reading them. During the summer I will at least triple the amount of reading they have to do and maybe she will read books on her own and be caught up by 3rd grade. I have Chris as backup, but he also thinks reading is torture so I need our attitude as a family to change and everyone to want to read as their fun activity! Right now it is just a way for her to earn playing on the computer or at a friend's house. 

Shay

She has been earning new toys this week by going 10 full days without having an accident at night. We were sure she was ready and she proved us right, today was the last day and she got a kitty, a puppy, and a kitty purse as a prize. I had bought them and had them sitting on her tally marking page so she could see the prizes she gets when she is clean at night. Chris and I got to go to the temple yesterday and the girls played with a babysitter, I heard all about how she was the older sister of their church best friends. It is nice to know they act so well when we have a babysitter, and the girls have been good at helping play with Adrian too.