March/mid April update

Here are the long awaited pics of Kayla and her new specs! We found out just before her birthday that she has a severe astigmatism so she needed glasses and has to wear them all the time.

We ended up having to order in special frames for her because her face is so small! But I think they turned out pretty cute:-)

The glasses seem to have helped alot of her clumsiness...and I guess what remains we can blame on genetics (I blame Mark...he blames me...my family knows who's right. Lol).

She really does see a difference though as she herself does not want to go without them. She's always loved doing her schoolwork but since the glasses, I've seen a huge change in her ability to focus for longer periods of time and also not hovering over the books etc. Probably helps alot when you can actually see it!!! So she is progressing academically in leaps and bounds - making the move from tracing to forming most letters all on her own (including writing her name!) and also going in her free time and picking up simple books like Hop on Pop, Bob Books, etc and reading them all on her own!

And of course the main reason she probably likes them...they are a built in fashion accessories which helps to complete her outfits;-) She is always about the accessories and can never let someone's jewelry, shoes, or outfit go unnoticed!

In March we also took care of the hair situation for this not-so-little guy...I thought he might have shed a pound or two but a visit to the scale this morning shows that this was not the case. He is only 3 pounds lighter than Kayla (she weighed 34 lbs for those interested)! She was off the charts for her height at her 3 year old check up at 40 inches tall (but scarily he is only 2 inches shorter than her!!!).

In the first week of April, we transitioned Canaan into his big boy bed. We figured since he is the size of a 3 year old...the crib probably wasn't the most comfortable place to be! He loves his bed, and has been behaving great in it! No getting out yet (fingers crossed!) - but with the bed rail on, it helps!:-)

This pic makes me think of that Sesame Street song..."one of these things just doesn't belong here...one of these things just isn't the same!" What a face!!! Lol...but Canaan's new bed acquisition meant that Mattea got upgraded to a double! She was very excited to help pick out a new comforter for her bed... I was somewhat less excited to have to rearrange her entire room to accommodate it (perhaps because having a picnic table and an outdoor cottage in your bedroom is just a design nightmare! Lol). But after several different arrangements (which of course Mark just loved doing:-P) we managed to fit it all in quite nicely. Her cousins were quite impressed that we were able to MOVE a HOUSE! The big bed has been really nice though and we all pile on it to read together every day..."Dear Jesus, thank you for Mattea's new bed" makes it into Kayla's prayers every night:-) (that followed by "help me to be the good girl I always have to be..." - taken from Frozen:-P) Lol...

Mattea is still plugging along with her schoolwork and is excited to be finishing her Gr 1 spelling this week! She also is doing very well with her piano and theory lessons and played in her master class this month. She's played in one master class previously and her recital in December and doesn't seem to get nervous. The night before her recital she was wiggling away in bed...and said "oh Mommy I just can't sleep! I'm way too excited! I get play on the big stage and I'm going to get to bow and everything!" Lol...

The girls also started a new swimming session this month. They were also too excited to sleep for days leading up to this. Lol...Mattea was so excited for Kayla to finally get to swim (her broken arm had caused her to miss last session). So far both girls are absolutely loving it. We were worried about Kayla's obedience in the pool (she has a hard time sitting still etc) but so far she seems to be quite the little teacher's pet - the first one to volunteer for everything - including fearless leaps into the pool!

So there you have it! You're all caught up in the lives of our three musketeers! I'm not doing half bad for 2014 eh?!