I feel like my Facebook and blog have been overflowing with Kylie cuteness. In my defense, she lays still and smiles at me all day long 😂 Although it's obvious that our family pictures and updates will forever include her, I figured the boys deserved a post on just them and what they are up to these days (but let's be honest, it will include how much they love their sister 😉)
Seth is already looking forward to and planning his 6th birthday. He wants to go fishing, have a Chiefs football cake and the only thing on his gift list is a golden puppy (a golden retriever). Football of every kind is at the top of his favorite activity list. He plays by himself all day long, throwing the ball in the air and catching it; playing imaginary games upstairs by himself. Daddy has started to let him play a football video game with him as well and any chance he gets at that is the best day ever. He knows more about teams than I do and the Chiefs remain his favorite! When he grows up he wants to be a farmer, a football player and be on Triple G.
Lucas' imagination is absolutely amazing. Whether it's something he builds, colors or plays, he can create the most interesting scenarios. He is also really good at playing on his own, something that Seth never had any interest in doing and he doesn't really have a certain obsession. He is very excited to turn 4 but he isn't quite as detailed as his brother and his gift list consists of everything he has ever seen and doesn't yet own LOL When he grows up he wants to be a farm (not a farmer, a farm 😂) and be on a cooking show.
They are both very interested in cooking and love to either be in the kitchen with me or playing with their kitchen upstairs. We watch cooking shows together any chance we get! They got magnetic tiles for Christmas and those, along with legos are something that gets played with daily. Having music on and dancing is also a preferred option that entertains all three kiddos. Reading books, playing games or doing puzzles are always the activities of choice when getting time with Mommy and Daddy.
We haven't been up to anything too crazy because of COVID. We finally started attending church live again and the kids classes have just restarted, so that's been good for all of us! Lucas came home from church last week singing a song over and over again and yesterday said he can NOT wait to go back again ❤ We are chipping away at our school curriculum. I realized while planning for the week that we are about two weeks behind (going with Daddy's schedule) from Kylie's delivery, so we are doubling up on our review days now so that we can all end the same time! I wouldn't say that Seth ever asks to do school, but once we get started he is pretty into it and gets easily excited. He also gets easily frustrated when he gets something wrong. We are working on the concept of - we are in school to learn NEW things, because we don't know everything 😉 I would say his favorite book is Word Building where he learns his letters via animal stories. He is best at Math, but honestly the Math that he is good at we haven't even learned LOL He is doing basic addition, subtraction, counting by 5's 10's and 20's all in his head - even though the only Math we've done so far is learning his numbers, shapes and patterns. Lucas does "school" right along side of us every day. That usually consists of drawing, coloring or wipe-clean books. I think he will be so bored when it comes time for his Kindergarten because there are days he learns even more than Seth and can answer the questions when Seth isn't being a good listener. He also has the Math brain that his brother does and is already coming up with random addition problems in his head, too. Mommy is not enjoying our home school journey at all. I don't know if it's because of Kylie, our curriculum or just the fact that I'm not cut out for it but we are praying for what our future path is.
Other than that.....they love their sister 😍 They fight over her all day long and as soon as she makes any noise from her naps they both ask if they can go get her. She is just as infatuated with them too and easily gives away cheesy grins and some giggles!
Our days can be incredibly long, especially with the pandemic struggles - but it's even more true that the years are short. It's so bittersweet to see how much they've grown. Especially now with Kylie here and remembering the sweet little stages and milestones. But seeing them learn, getting excited about accomplishments, using their imaginations, watching them dream and witnessing their big hearts (even if it's sometimes interrupted by their even bigger attitudes).....it brings my heart such joy to be their mom!
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