Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Is it Fall Yet?
Wow! I can't believe it's been 6 months since I last wrote. I don't know how time is going by SO fast, it's quite scary to be honest...
Although, I guess the summer is pretty busy so I don't really think about blogging. I'm thinking about swimming and having my kids home with me. Speaking of summer, we didn't do much this year. It's SOOO hot here in AZ that all I think about is getting away to cooler weather and we really didn't accomplish that. We pretty much lived in the pool! We swam almost every day or found something to do inside.
Mia is a little fish! She loves to jump in, and constantly swims underwater. She doesn't like to swim above the water, it's so funny! I thought maybe we'd have her join the swim team this year, but we didnt' end up doing it so maybe next year?
Sebastian loves the water and has no fear, which is a little scary...we definitely need to get him in Miss Paige's swim class next summer...I thought he'd be too young this year, but I think he could've done well.
Helayna enjoys sunbathing most, but definitely had her share of playing in the pool.
This school year, Helayna is a sophomore in high school (eek!), Mia is in 2nd grade (I cannot believe that!) and Seb is at home with me. He'll probably start preschool next fall. He loves playing with other kids and is very social, so I think he'll do well.
Mia got the same teacher for 2nd grade that she had for kindergarten, which was a true blessing. Her teacher is the sweetest woman and always smiling. She's so patient with the kids and I was so happy to hear she got her again. Last year was tough for Mia,so I'm hoping having this teacher will help her to have better year.
Mia started piano lessons over the summer and is doing SO well. Her teacher says she is her little protege. She picks it up really fast and seems to be enjoying it. They will have a little recital next year, so I'm looking forward to that. It makes me so happy to see her learning piano. I always wished I had, so she's living out my dream...haha!
She also started playing soccer a couple weeks ago. This is something she asked to do. It's so cute to see her running around...she's not too bad, actually! I think it'll be good for her to be part of a team. I can't wait til her first game...
Helayna is still in the medical program at school and taking Sports Medicine this year. She is learning so much and really loves it. She comes home and shows us what she learned. Some things have been different massage techniques, how to stop bleeding and pressure points.She has to shadow someone in the medical profession for a certain amount of hours for credit and yesterday she "interned" at our chiropractors office. It was so cute dropping her off and seeing her type on a "real" typewriter, which she had never even seen before! She stayed for about 4 hours and did office work, learned how to use some of the machines they use, watched people getting adjustments and listened when patients were shown their xrays, etc. (among other things, I'm sure) She really enjoyed it and will go back next week for a few more hours. I'm so proud of her and can really see her working in an office like that in the near future. She seems to love the medical profession and I love to see her enjoying learning. Have I mentioned that I'm proud of her? She joined a club at school called HOSA which "is a student organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in health care and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people." They've had a couple meetings so far and they will be involved in competitions and other events this school year.
Helayna's also been volunteering at church in the childrens area. First she helped out with 1-2nd grade and now she's doing kindergarten. Mia loved having her in her class. She was even her teacher a few times! I think Mia liked telling people Helayna was her big sister! So cute...
That's all I really think of right now...it's late(as usual, when I write)...
Just thought I should update a little bit...
Thanks for reading...
Although, I guess the summer is pretty busy so I don't really think about blogging. I'm thinking about swimming and having my kids home with me. Speaking of summer, we didn't do much this year. It's SOOO hot here in AZ that all I think about is getting away to cooler weather and we really didn't accomplish that. We pretty much lived in the pool! We swam almost every day or found something to do inside.
Mia is a little fish! She loves to jump in, and constantly swims underwater. She doesn't like to swim above the water, it's so funny! I thought maybe we'd have her join the swim team this year, but we didnt' end up doing it so maybe next year?
Sebastian loves the water and has no fear, which is a little scary...we definitely need to get him in Miss Paige's swim class next summer...I thought he'd be too young this year, but I think he could've done well.
Helayna enjoys sunbathing most, but definitely had her share of playing in the pool.
This school year, Helayna is a sophomore in high school (eek!), Mia is in 2nd grade (I cannot believe that!) and Seb is at home with me. He'll probably start preschool next fall. He loves playing with other kids and is very social, so I think he'll do well.
Mia got the same teacher for 2nd grade that she had for kindergarten, which was a true blessing. Her teacher is the sweetest woman and always smiling. She's so patient with the kids and I was so happy to hear she got her again. Last year was tough for Mia,so I'm hoping having this teacher will help her to have better year.
Mia started piano lessons over the summer and is doing SO well. Her teacher says she is her little protege. She picks it up really fast and seems to be enjoying it. They will have a little recital next year, so I'm looking forward to that. It makes me so happy to see her learning piano. I always wished I had, so she's living out my dream...haha!
She also started playing soccer a couple weeks ago. This is something she asked to do. It's so cute to see her running around...she's not too bad, actually! I think it'll be good for her to be part of a team. I can't wait til her first game...
Helayna is still in the medical program at school and taking Sports Medicine this year. She is learning so much and really loves it. She comes home and shows us what she learned. Some things have been different massage techniques, how to stop bleeding and pressure points.She has to shadow someone in the medical profession for a certain amount of hours for credit and yesterday she "interned" at our chiropractors office. It was so cute dropping her off and seeing her type on a "real" typewriter, which she had never even seen before! She stayed for about 4 hours and did office work, learned how to use some of the machines they use, watched people getting adjustments and listened when patients were shown their xrays, etc. (among other things, I'm sure) She really enjoyed it and will go back next week for a few more hours. I'm so proud of her and can really see her working in an office like that in the near future. She seems to love the medical profession and I love to see her enjoying learning. Have I mentioned that I'm proud of her? She joined a club at school called HOSA which "is a student organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in health care and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people." They've had a couple meetings so far and they will be involved in competitions and other events this school year.
Helayna's also been volunteering at church in the childrens area. First she helped out with 1-2nd grade and now she's doing kindergarten. Mia loved having her in her class. She was even her teacher a few times! I think Mia liked telling people Helayna was her big sister! So cute...
That's all I really think of right now...it's late(as usual, when I write)...
Just thought I should update a little bit...
Thanks for reading...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Fun Facts
So, I realized it's been a while since I've written on the blog, but it's quite late so I'm just gonna think of a few fun facts about our kids just to get me going....hopefully another day this week, I'll have time to write more...so, here goes:
SEBASTIAN:
*the most active little boy I've ever seen...he runs around (never walks) all day and all night,trying to find something to get into...or touch....or eat....
*is starting to talk a lot...his fave word is "no" while shaking his head
*is getting shy around other people.When someone talks to him, he turns his head as if he doesn't hear them...
*he is starting to cry when one of us leaves, which shows more attachment.
*is getting BIG...he's almost 2 and wearing 2t and went up a size in shoes.
*is starting to be picky about food,where he used to eat ANYTHING...now, he has a new thing where, if he doesn't like something, he'll hold it in his mouth instead of not eating it or spitting it out...gross!!!!
*he calls Mia "Dia", and Helayna "Na Na"...so cute!
MIA:
*talks about school, NON STOP....her friends, her teachers, what she had for lunch, what days she has speech, PE, music, library, etc...
*has a CRAZY memory for details...dates, times, schedules, etc...when we forget something, we ask her and she usually knows. She knows what we are doing on what day and what time and if we don't follow through, she has to know why....
*will ask what time it is, like 5 times a day...I GOTTA teach that girl to tell time.
*has a new found love for Justin Bieber, after I took her to see his movie. Like mother, like daughter...heehee...
*gets SO excited for the small things...staying home or going anywhere with just me, watching a movie, going to the park, her $5 allowance and the ability to spend it on whatever she wants, and of course, when she has playdates with her friends...being 7 is so fun!
HELAYNA:
*is an A and B student and we are SO proud of her...she works so hard and is dedicated to her schoolwork.
*loves hanging out with us and our friends and that makes me so happy...we even fight about who was friends with them first, us or her! (oh, and also about who is closer to their age, since most of our friends are younger than us...)
*is such a huge help to me and I don't know what I'd do without her.
*loves Haiti so much, that it warms my heart...she made Eric promise to take her next time he goes...
*is just as beautiful inside as she is on the outside...
*has major talent in styling her hair and I'm jealous!
*loves photography (like me!) but is better than me at it already..she is going to do some photograpy for Leve Project and she is so excited!
*was so sad when her bff Kendall moved to TX in January that she cried harder than I've ever seen her cry.
*thinks she may want to be a nurse and is already looking into ways to pursue that.
*is much more mature than her 15 years and I love that about her.
That's it for now...although I could probably think of so much more....But there's a little glimpse into our kids...They sure make our life exciting, fun, crazy and wonderful every day...
Here are some recent pics:
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