More reading...

In one week Lorelai has brought home three different packets of reading homework.  I talked to her teacher about it and she said, "Well, she picks it up so fast so I'm going to keep going with it.  The second she gets too frustrated or has trouble, we'll back off and move on to something else."  She loves to read.  She takes her packets in the car and reads them over and over...sometimes 6-8 times straight in one trip.  I'm too proud!

Really cruisin' now!

Scarlet took her first steps December 7th...however, she hasn't been too motivated to walk since then because she is much faster at crawling and she is constantly trying to keep up with her big sisters!  She improved VERY slowly but is now walking like a pro!  She hardly ever crawls now and likes walking so much she doesn't like to be carried much anymore.  She follows her sister to their classrooms at school, likes to cruise the aisles of Target, and navigate a restaurant on the way to our table.  Slows this busy Momma down a bit, but I love to see her walking around with such pride on her face!

So....I guess she reads now?

Lorelai came home from school the other day explaining she had some "homework" to study tonight.  When I got home and looked at her work, it turned out it was a list of words and a story.  She can read??  I had no idea she was this close to reading!  She's still in preschool!!  I didn't learn to ready until first grade.  I'm very proud of her.  I can tell she's going to be a good student.  She takes it very seriously and is quite the perfectionist (like her Momma).

Dance party!

All three of our girls love a good dance party.  Scarlet got a new musical, dancing toy for Christmas but her older sisters are enjoying it just as much.  The toy plays games, sometimes it tells you to "freeze!" then to "jump and dance" etc.  See if you can tell which one of the girls is the biggest "ham".

And of course, Addie is in the middle of all the action...

Discover the Dinosaurs...

We went to this event last year and decided to take the girls back again.  We didn't have much choice after Lorelai saw a commercial for it on television.  However, a different company was sponsoring it and it wasn't as impressive as I had remembered.  The girls still had fun but I think this is our last time going (plus it was expensive!).

On a fossil dig...making a funny face...

Scarlet enjoyed the toddler area

They had several dino-themed bounce houses so the girls had fun running around in them...

The dinosaurs were huge and some made scary, roaring noises

The girls each picked out a baby dino at the gift shop.  Lorelai picked a triceratops...Evelyn a T-Rex.  She calls it her "Baby T-Rex" and cares for it like a real baby.  Very maternal this one...

First snow of the year!

Kentucky doesn't get much snow so we have to take advantage of every flake we get!  It's the first snow of the year.  School closed for two days!  Being a New England girl, it's a little ridiculous but the girls are much preferring the snow to all the rain we've been having.  I've bundled them up and kicked them out of the house to play!

No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you.  You can still see the grass through the snow...and schools are closed for two days!  Not a very happy Momma but the kids love it.  I wish it was more!

Scarlet's favorite thing to do in the snow is to watch the dog run around.  Addie actually loves the snow and she turns from an old lady, back into a puppy again. 

Improving her walking skills

Scarlet took her first steps December 7th.  Since then she is improving little bits every day.  She prefers to crawl because she's always trying to keep up with her big sisters and she is so much faster crawling.  Evelyn got a new baby doll, carrier, stroller etc for Christmas and the stroller is Scarlet's new favorite walking toy.  She loves to do laps all around the house!

So proud of herself...

I love watching Scarlet learn something new.  She is so proud of herself and her face just beams with joy!

Our Christmas 2016...

We had a great Christmas morning...

Evelyn was hilarious opening her gifts.  Every single gift she'd look at everyone saying, "whaaaaaaat is it????"

Meanwhile, Scarlet took 10 min to open a gift but she got the hang of it

One of Scarlet's favorite gifts...

And.....she couldn't really make it until nap time...

Prime rib...looking good!

...still a favorite

Even Addie is enjoying her new toys...

December wrap-up...

Sorry for the delay in posting... I'm still winding down from the hectic holiday season and our lives are getting back to our old routine.  Enjoy these leftover pictures from December...

Lorelai's new love....LEGOs!  She loves to follow the directions and see what she can build.  I see many more Lego sets in her future...

Look at this little cutie...in a hat made by Momma

In case you were wondering how our visit to Santa went this year...  Our mall lets you make reservations to see Santa, so I thought, "What a great idea...we won't have to wait!"  Well, Santa was late.  He blamed it on the reindeer or something.  After a long wait, Scarlet was just not having it.  And it turns out, she had an ear infection brewing too that we had yet to discover.  We will look back at these pictures and laugh someday...I know it...

Making cookies with Grandma... a holiday favorite!

Getting into the Christmas spirit!

The girls are enjoying a Christmas present.  Thank you Babci!

Playing with her new bug jar

Board games with Auntie and Grandma

"Which toy should I play with?  Decisions...decisions..."

The holidays lead to a tuckered out baby...

Playing with a few new toys...  Just to clarify, that's Darth Vader, stuck in Scarlet's new blocks, and he's fighting off Equestrian Barbie and her pet triceratops