The Beauty of a Baby's Smile

Experiencing the smile on a baby's face is one of life's most pure pleasures.

Our Little Naomi has been smiling socially now for about a week and charming all of us to no end! The pure innocence and joy on her face has been happily noticed by her siblings, especially Elijah, who gleefully announces her grins to me each morning. As if her gorgeous smile didn't warm my heart enough, the pure excitement in Elijah's voice as he announces her beautiful expression magnifies my joy.

Update!

Hello all! I have been terrible about keeping my posts updated...so sorry! Elijah, Callan, and Aedan are doing wonderful.
Aedan is growing up so quickly. He changes every single day. Right now, he is a bit frustrated with his surroundings, since he is learning how to talk but can't quite express himself. He gets fiery when frustrated, so we are helping him learn to express himself through words and actions.
Callan has started a combo ballet / tap class...and loves it, of course!!! She loves the sound of her tap shoes on the dance floor and looks beautiful!!!
Elijah is LOVING kindergarten!!!! Yesterday, he had his very first show-and-tell presentation. He brought a "Mr. Incredible" Gamecube game to share with his class. He practiced his presentation and received all excellent marks!!! Most importantly, though, we love how he is able to practice his Catholic faith every day at school.

Update on Our Kindergartner!

Elijah has been doing spectacular in kindergarten!!! He loves his teacher and has made many, many new friends. He talks about what he learned during the day...and sings songs that he learned in Music class. His behavior in school has also been very, very good. We get a daily update in his folder, and he understands and can explain the method that the teacher uses to track his behavior.
With all of this exemplary behavior, the little guy is quite tired when I pick him up from school! He needs a lot of time to unwind at the end of the day, which is quite normal. This reminded me to teach him my own stress-relieving techniques, such as deep-breathing and yoga. A good website, complete with articles, forums, and blogs about natural health is: http://www.natmedtalk.com . This will take you to the home page and health forum. Happy stress-relieving!

Kindergarten At Last!!!

This is a picture of Elijah in front of his kindergarten classroom!!!

He woke up, got dressed in his uniform, and went downstairs to eat donuts for breakfast.

Daddy took the day off for Elijah's special day, and we drove him to school. We walked him into his classroom where he met his teacher and some of his new friends.

When we departed, he was drawing a picture of what he would like to do in kindergarten.

When did our little baby grow up?

Kindergarten Countdown!

Elijah starts kindergarten in LESS THAN a week now! He starts next Wednesday, August 19th! Last Friday, we attended a back-to-school picnic, where he met his teacher and some new friends. Yesterday was "sign-up day", where he chatted with his principal and met some new people. He is very excited about starting this new chapter in his life.