Today you have the unique opportunity to look into the lives of the four Hazard kids. Here are some of the things that are happening with our littles.
Evelyn
Evelyn is in her second month of kindergarten and she is loving it! It sounds like she is having a great time with all of her new friends. A few days ago she came home and announced that she had formed a recess club with a big group of friends. "The explorer club" meets everyday at recess to explore and find new things. Yesterday's find was a big log that was too big to carry. Evelyn has many friends, but her best friend is Teagan. They met during orientation and they "have the exact same color hair and many other things that are the same!"
Evelyn waltzed into the room the other day wearing her rapunzel dress (the bottom had ripped and she had it slung over her shoulder), a dress up bowler hat, and my heels. She sashayed around the room and I made the comment, "Wow, it looks like you are showing a little leg there." She wrinkled up her forehead and in a confused voice said, "Mom, I'm only showing two."
Our sweet girl is reading and writing like a pro! She writes long letters and many party invitations (her new thing) daily. She is doing an excellent job sounding out her words and writing them. She is getting very good at reading big words on her own as well. At her Kindergarten open house her teacher told us, "You have one very smart little girl." We sure love her!
During the closing prayer at family night this week Evelyn was freaking out. She didn't want anyone near her. Jackson gets a kick out of these moods and instantly glues himself to her side. It is pretty hilarious to watch because he has a cute little smile and she is absolutely mortified! The whole time he keeps exclaiming, "Evelyn, I just want to BE with you!" Anyway, we finally moved him and Logan went to sit with her. She freaked out because he was too close. Logan slowly inched away until she said he was a comfortable distance. Just to taunt her he scooted forward a tiny bit. She freaked out. He kept testing her limits and we found out that she has an imaginary line an estimated three feet and four inches from her body. Do not cross it even by leaning forward. She is serious.
Jackson
Jackson has a confidence that is unmatched by any kids I have seen at his age. I remember one of his nursery leaders approaching me and saying, "When Jack walks in the room he is automatically in control. He owns this room." That was when he was 18 months old. There is no denying that he was born with this trait.
I went on a lunch date with Jackson to McDonalds last week. We ate lunch and chatted for a while before he played on the toys. I decided to sit back and watch what happened when he didn't have siblings around to play with. He walked up to a boy that was about a head taller than him and said in a cheery voice, "Lets play!" The little boy grinned and they ran off. A few minutes later he showed up and announced, "We are playing bears." After the pronouncement both of them growled menacingly to prove their point.
A few minutes later the little boy had to leave. Without missing a beat Jackson approached another little boy (much bigger than Jack) and asked if he wanted to play. About five minutes later Jack had four boys following him around and playing airplanes with him. He was calm, cool, and collected as a natural leader. Both of the games were his idea, and all of the other boys naturally gravitated to him as their leader. He may have been the youngest... He certainly was the smallest.
Jack has speech twice a week. This year he seems so much more mature than he did last year. He loves going (big change!), and he listens and follows along perfectly. Last week Logan took Jack to class. He told me about what had happened after class. The teacher brought all of the kids back and Jack exuberantly told them all 'Good Job!' with a high five. Then, he walked up to one of the moms and told her 'Good Job' and gave her a high five as well. After he was finished he turned around and strutted out the door. For those of you who know Jack you know that he definitely has a strut. Even his walk exudes confidence.
I am such a proud mama! I love that little man.
Adalie
I would like to explain our happy little Adalie with a phrase that may some day be her bumper sticker. It would simply say, 'I would rather be at home.' Adalie LOVES being at home, and whenever she hits her 'out of the house limit' she will kindly let us know that she would like to go home. Unfortunately, this happens whenever we try to do something fun outside. On Friday we went on a family bike ride on the Centennial. We stopped for a a break at a little exploring place by the river. It took about three minutes for our sweet Adalie to say her line. She decided to sit out most of the exploration and instead settled on some magic rocks that she found. A few blogs back I told the story of Adalie walking in our house after a long vacation and exclaiming, "I love this house!" She definitely does.
Adalie would also have a wooden sign in her house that read, "I would rather be cuddling." I sure love to cuddle her! She is up for a cuddle any time of day. Her hugs are awesome and would last for an hour if you let them.
After church today Logan was showing the kids the thumb trick (it looks like he is taking off his thumb). Jackson was intrigued, Evelyn was trying to figure out how it was done, and Adalie was in the fetal position screaming and crying. I think it was the pretend sound of pain that Logan made when he did it that tipped her over the edge. Logan quickly picked her up and cuddled her while offering to show her the trick. She saw how it worked and was still freaked out. She refused to even look at his hands even though she knew it was not real.
Maren
Little Miss Maren is a delight! She is happy, content, and sweet! For those of you who know her, you know that she is also very independent and refuses to be told what to do! She is definitely improving in this area lately. As of a few weeks ago it would have been torture for her to allow you to hold her hand. She does NOT want to feel restricted in any way... A few weeks ago she reached up once and held my hand. I said something like 'I love holding your hand.' She immediately yanked her hand away and yelled 'NO!' So much for that little victory. The last few days, however, she has reached up to hold my hand a few times. These moments do not last long, but I treasure them.
Maren is 20 months old and starting to find her voice in everyday communication. Her favorite two words are 'hi' and 'bye.' She feels the need to say hello to everyone and everything throughout the day. Whenever I get her out of bed she must say goodbye to her room before we leave, when we leave the car her car seat gets a fond farewell. Whenever I pick her up in the living room she will immediately grin and start saying goodbye to everyone. I think she takes it as her cue for nap time.
Yesterday we were getting ready to go to the library. Jack was in the bathroom and Maren came in. Jack immediately said 'Go out.' Maren looked him in the eye and firmly said, 'No.' A crazy yes/no battle soon ensued. This happened three more times before we left. Jackson asked me why Maren kept saying no. I responded that it was because he kept saying yes.
I have observed lately that Maren is very content being alone and doing her own thing. She likes to explore and wander around. She is good at finding things that entertain her.
Also, recently she has begun to enjoy reading books with me. She will bring books over and plop herself down on my lap. Her attention span has gone from a three page book to an eight page book. Not very long, but definitely improving!
I love watching all of the kids learn, grow, and develop into sweet little people. It is amazing the individuality that each child comes with. I know this sounds cliche, but it is true that each of them are so very unique. I love it!
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