Elaina is ecstatic about the idea of starting kindergarten. Her eyes were as big as saucers at kindergarten information night. She toured a classroom and even got to go on a little bus ride! She’s going to go to pre-kindergarten summer school in June. All the girls have loved the pre-k summer program.

Elaina on her first bus ride!

She’s so excited that she couldn’t wait to get her shots. Anything that is preparation for kindergarten excites her.

She excitedly wiggled and squirmed on the table while waiting for the Dr. She’s in her favorite attire — her Superman pajamas. She wears them every night. Before our appointment, she had her Mother’s Day Out slumber party. She got to wear her favorite pjs and since her Dr. appointment was right after school, she wore her pajamas to her check up.

Grandpa D. saves a pair of jammies from each of his grandkids. On a recent overnight, he tried to keep the Superman pajamas, but after a call from Elaina he brought them back the next day. It was very funny. We all got a good laugh out of it. Elaina told him he could have them after she gets her spring pair of Superman jammies. It’s getting pretty warm here so I’ll bet we’ll be shopping soon!

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Anjelia has discovered the joy of worms! She’s been keeping a little one in a bowl full of dirt. Today she found a gasoline can and mistook it for a watering can. After “watering” my daffodils with gasoline, several giant earthworms came up out of the ground gasping for air. I rinsed them off over and over until the smell of gasoline was gone and she happily skipped away with her bowl full of worms. She sits and talks to them and tells them how beautiful they are! Silly girl!!!

A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm.” Bill Vaughn

Our five year old, Elaina Joy, is addicted to her Daddy. She dotes over him constantly. If he’s around, she’s by his side. It’s even hard to keep her in her own bed at night. She constantly tries to sneak ever so slowly and carefully into our bed so she can be by her Daddy. Last night when he got home from work and sat down, I watched her sit and kiss his cheek over and over again and tell him, ” I wuv you”. It really is the sweetest thing.

Yesterday Elaina wanted to call her Daddy. For the first time I let her dial the phone herself. She studied the numbers carefully as I told her which ones to push. I didn’t realize what an exciting and serious situation this was to her. What could be better than a constant lifeline to her Daddy? After she hung up, I went about doing some things in the kitchen. A few minutes later, she came walking through the kitchen talking on the phone. She had called her Daddy back. Altogether she called him three different times. I told her she needs to ask before she calls him because Daddy is busy and has work to do.

This morning I walked into my bedroom to find Elaina hiding while dialing the phone. She looked like she’d been caught with her hand in the cookie jar. Her excuse through pouty lips: “I didn’t get to give Daddy a kiss goodbye.”

Anjelia was very tired today. She usually does not nap, but after rocking her for quite awhile I decided she needed to sleep a little. After about an hour, I went in to check on her. She wasn’t in her bed or Elaina’s. I found her sleeping in a small plastic container. She had her blankie, Rosy and a Christmas pillow. (I wish you could see her outfit that she wears everyday–panties and snowboots. She just got a new pair of boots and wore them all day.) She looked so cute; I called James and had him come home to see her. After a difficult day, I was so blessed by her cuteness.

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