Ok, so it's been two years since I posted here..2 years?! Not sure how that happened. And in the meantime, I see that my boys took over with some really noteworthy posts, like Dad Likes Smoothies. So I'm back because there are lots of updates to share.
Mitch is now in first grade and had an amazing kindergarten year. He is learning and growing so much and is still a mover, a singer, and a big time cuddler. Mitch has been taking classes at The Beck Center and seems like his heart is into the arts - he took three acting classes and one art class and loved them! He is so friendly and I love taking him out because he's kind of like going out with Dede Ferry...he always runs into someone he knows and they're always really excited to see him. We say that he's kind of like the mayor of Fairview Park. Mitch is amazing with music and performing. He has a flair for picking things up in movies and shows and then acting them out or dropping them casually (and usually perfectly) in conversation. He keeps us laughing every day. He loves animals and always has a stuffed animal along with him, usually with some sort of cage or box to keep it in. He talks about being a vet when he grows up and I could totally picture it. He can't help himself from touching any animal he sees, it's just this impulse he has. He sees a frog and - bam - be reaches out and grabs it. Not like he's rough or anything, just naturally needs to hold it. At the Botanical Garden in the butterfly house, a beautiful butterfly flew past him and before he even knew what he was doing, he reached out and grabbed it with both hands! He looked at me in a complete panic because he knew he wasn't supposed to do it, but his hands just seemed to do it for him! :) It is also possible that Mitch is the loudest human being in the universe. He is ALWAYS singing, drumming, stomping, pounding, screaming, and yelling. He loves to jump and crash and tackle.
Finn is now in second grade and continues to blow us away with his reading and his curious mind. He's much more quiet and reserved than Mitch - preferring to observe and take in the entire situation before jumping in and trying something himself. He is responsible and trustworthy and wise beyond his years. I can see his wheels turning as he takes things in and I can tell that he is very quick to get a read on things and people he comes into contact with. He is a rule follower and gets very upset if rules or promises are broken. He has a much smaller crew of buddies than Mitch, but I can tell that this is by choice. He doesn't seem to open up to just anybody and prefers his solid little group of familiar faces that he's known for years from preschool and daycare. He's turning into such a big kid and is desperate for privileges and acknowledgement that he can handle new things by himself. This is hard for his control freak mama, but I'm trying! Finn and I can go head to head a lot because I think we're actually very similar. We're both stubborn and have the need to be right. We were having a really hard time at the end of the summer, but we've talked about it and we're both working hard on being a little easier on each other. I can already tell a big difference.
And last, but not least...we've made another new addition to our family. Baby Gray was born on October 7, 2015. More on Gray in my next post...but he's pretty much perfect and I can't imagine our family without him.
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