Noah - 9 Months

I just can't get over how cute this little guy is! And I can't believe he's 9 months old already! He's been out longer than he was in. The last 9 months have been so wonderful with him. He's generally such a good-natured baby! He's got 5, almost 6 teeth. He loves to be held, he adores his sisters and idolizes his mom! In fact, he loves me so much that he has to get up 2-3 times every night just to have a little more time with me. =) He has really liked the few times that the weather has been nice enough to go outside. He sleeps in the closet. He enjoys eating Kix and still dislikes baby food. He's quite content to just sit there and is still not rolling over. We think he's going to go straight to walking and never crawl. And his smile just brightens up the day!

Preschool Graduation

Today was Myra's last day of preschool. I can't believe that the entire school year has already come and gone and now she'll be off to Kindergarten this fall. I admit that I'm struggling a little with it. The other day, we were talking about preschool being almost over and she said, but I'll go back to preschool after summer. And I said, no, you'll never go to preschool ever again. Kind of a sad thought, huh? Anyway, I should stop feeling melancholy about it. She's excited to go to Kindergarten and I'm sure she'll have a wonderful time going to school. Anyway, for Myra's last day of school, we got to go and have lunch with all the kids. The kids also sang the Joy School song to us one last time and we had a little graduation ceremony.

She was pretty excited to have a hat "just like dads!"

Here is the picture we took of the kids last September when we started preschool.

And here they are 9 months later.

Can you believe how much they've grown up?

Myra's Piano Recital

For the past few months Myra has been taking a group piano lesson from a friend of ours. Right now it's just her and a little boy named Noah, but Myra has really been enjoying it. The lessons are perfectly geared for a young child and I've been quite surprised at how well Myra has caught on. I think if she keeps it up she'll be a fantastic piano player. This past Sunday, she had her first piano recital. She played one song together with Noah and her teacher and then played one song by herself. I think she usually does a bit better at home when she practices, but something like this was good for her to do. On her solo, the piano book fell down and she had to stop to fix it. Then after, you can barely see it in the video, she did a little curtsy. What a cutie!

Somebody's 5!!!!

I can't believe that my baby girl is FIVE YEARS OLD!!!!! How did that happen? Her birthday was actually on May 10th and I'm just barely getting around to blogging about it. We started out her birthday weekend by celebrating with Chad's parents and siblings on Saturday. We went to the park, BBQ'd, played games and ate cupcakes. Myra was delighted with her new princess dress. Then on her actual birthday I made an Ocean scene cake for her and my parents came up for dinner and dessert. We had a lot of fun although Myra needs to work on her candle-blowing out skills.

You can see in the video Myra playing with her favorite present ever, a toy parrot. She's been asking for this present for months and it was really fun to see her open up something that she really wanted!
Myra has been such a joy these past 5 years. She is such a sweet, tender-hearted little girl. She always has a smile and hello for everyone. She is a wonderful help to her parents and such a sweet big sister. We all love her so much!
Here are her 5-year Stats:
Weight: 38.8lbs - 45%
Height: 44in. - 80%
Tall and skinny!
Her favorite foods are Ravioli and 7-layer Bean dip. She LOVES treats of any kind and is constantly asking for snacks or gum throughout the day. She loves playing dress up and will often put on a dress-up dress first thing in the morning and only take it off for meals. She adores picking flowers, so we are constantly furnished with dandelion bouquets. She loves playing with her new parrot and her toy stuffed dog her friend Elaina gave her for Christmas. Lexi is her best friend and she's always looking out for her and Noah too. She loves blankets and has to have ALL of her blankets on her at night, no matter how warm it is. Whenever I go to check on her at night, she's usually drenched in sweat under her 5+ blankets. She loves wearing her hair in pigtails. She's really enjoyed preschool this past year, especially when it's been at our house. Her favorite preschool job is the snack helper. She's super excited about kindergarten this fall. She loves to play with her friends and going to the park. She's taking piano lessons and wants to take singing and dancing lessons also. We'll see... Anyway, she's such a joy in our lives!

Graduation!!!!!!

Well, the day has finally come, Chad has graduated!!!!!! Wahoo!!!!! He finished his Master's Degree in Science and we were able to attend the commencement ceremony on Friday. I admit that it was extremely Long and Boring, but we are so glad that Chad has accomplished so much! I am so proud of him!