Today is Anna's half birthday, so she is officially 4 and a half (or "haf" as she wrote this morning, silent "l"s are hard!) She's still doing really well, enjoying her time at Sacred Heart, biking around the courtyard, and now starting tennis lessons. And, of course, enjoying our unseasonably warm winter (sorry, snow-bound east coast folks). Anna continues to be a great reader. Lately, she's somewhat obsessive about it, and we often have to pry a book out of her hands at bedtime. Her current favorite is "Little House on the Prairie", although she has an assortment of Disney stories that she's reread numerous times too.
As she gets older, it's wonderful to watch Anna develop friendships with children of all ages in her classroom and neighborhood. Frustrated with the fact that the "older boys" in her classroom (that is, five year olds) won't play with girls, Anna has happily moved on to playing with the four year old boys in her class. She is now enjoying a weekly playdate with a female classmate very close to her in age. In her neighborhood, Anna is able to enjoy the company of most anyone... from writing notes with the seven-year old, riding bikes with the five year and three-year old, and telling stories to the one-year old. Her favorite playmate is, of course, Colin. The two of them dance, sing, and lately wrestle playfully (usually!) They are so happy to see each other every morning, which is heartwarming.
Colin continues to thrive as a Bluebird at daycare. He's using more and more words every day, and we even get long stories from him about his day, or about his preferred sequence of events. He's definitely a two year old: he knows what he wants, he's not afraid to tell us, and he wants it now now now!
Lots of pictures of our winter adventures below!
