Girls day at the Ballet

Reece and I were able to hop on the homeschool bandwagon to see the Nutcracker performed at the Poway Center for the Arts. I offered Isaac the chance to come with us, but he said he'd rather play with his friend Jeremiah (thanks to Nichole for babysitting the boys). So, girls only date. Reece was super excited. We got dressed up in our nice outfits. We had to park at a park and get shuttled by bus to the theater. This was Reece's first time ever on a bus, she was totally loving it. She said "I'm going to tell Isaac I got to ride on a bus when we get home!" And she did.

We sat in the balcony which was fine. We could see everything fine. Reece asked questions almost through the entire show, "what's going to happen next?", "Is the background real?", "Are those toys real?", and "I want them to change the background." There were some long songs but she did great sitting through the whole show. We had a great time. I hope we can make this a tradition.

Here is Reece after we got home from the ballet, dancing to the Nutcracker music on Pandora.

Reece the Baker

Reece wants to help in the kitchen anytime she can. ESPECIALLY if it involves sweets. I don't know where she gets it from. She has gotton really good at stirring and pouring ingredients. I can tell she will be able to do these all on her own in a few years. I'm so glad to have another girl in the house to enjoy these things with me. Although Silas wants to be involved with anything Reece is doing too. So, he may be following in Reece's footsteps.

Kid Quotes - Reece

Reece was really excited after I painted her toenails with the polish grandpa Kenney bought her. She loved it so much she says:

"Can I bring my toes to Christmas?"
"Yes."

Happy 4th Birthday to our precious Daughter

Happy Birthday to our Reecey. She has grown so much, and we're so excited she's now 4. She's such a big girl. She is constantly finding the funny in things and loves to make people laugh, especially Isaac. The two of them get into their own language and into their own world together. They are truly the best of friends.

Reece is still into princesses and dressing up. She loves to dance and bounce around the house. She just recently started riding Isaac's old strider bike and she loves it. She got some knee pads like Isaac and they go bike riding almost everyday. She loves to talk, and she'll even lead prayer at dinner.

She struggled a lot this year with tantrums. I'm hopeful that now that she's turning 4 and out of the 3's, this next year will be a year of peace.

I can't believe we'll be celebrating her fifth in just one more year. Check out the Shutterfly page for more photos.