For his birthday we had a Pirate Party. All of our neighborhood friends came as well as a couple kiddos from his class. There were tons of people there! We had a great time swimming, eating cake, and opening presents. Now we just have to make room for all of the new toys!
Mr. Shea has learned SOOO much this year in preschool. He knows his most of his letters and numbers, how to write his name - yes, almost legibly. He was also fascinated by the inaguration of Obama. He chose to watch the Presidential Address on TV one evening rather than watching cartoons b/c "Bawack Obama was on TV and he lives in the White House."
He also likes his little sister - most of the time. He is always trying to teach her the importance of sharing her toys. Unfortunately, we don't practice what we preach when it comes to Shea sharing his toys! He tries to keep her in line by telling her to "be quiet b/c he can't hear his movie." She thinks this is funny which just makes her louder which in turn makes him pretty mad.
And what is Miss Mattie up to these days? TROUBLE! Aww...not really. She is now crawling and pulling herself up on all the furniture. Even though I swear she has been teething for the last 6 months we have a whopping ZERO teeth in our mouth! She is quite vocal and doesn't take any crap from anyone. Mattie has also decided that baby food is no good and only wants real food or formula and BOY can she put it away! She has made it 2 months now without an ear infection - different issues however, but no ear infection. Keep your fingers crossed - we have a check-up next week. She cracks me up with her little personality - well, I don't know how "little" it is! She is a little dramatic. Where do these dramatic children come from, I ask you? She loves to throw herself backward or slam her head to the ground when mad. I have learned to have one hand ready for catching at all times.
Proof that one of my children look somewhat like me!
