Last updated on November 19th, 2023 at 12:26 am
HIM
B, you have had a lovely half term chilled out with all of us. It was a time we were going to go away for a little vacation and decided you were exhausted from all that learning and needed so much deserved down time at home. We slept in each morning, went for bike rides and walks to the park. There wasn’t a day we weren’t just hanging out in the fresh air outside. Spending so much time with you I got to see how much you really have changed since you started school in September even though little time had passed. It’s amazing what you can learn at your age so quickly. Each night, you continued to do some reading and writing for your homework by your choice and not ours. I love that you love to learn and I hope that is always the case. I have missed you so much since you started school but I know it’s good for you and me both. I am so proud of how well you are doing in school. You have made some good friends and I have too in the school yard. I love this new adventure we are on together as a family.
HER
MM, each week you are out of your brother’s shadow you change and grow into your own little personality and self. It’s been a pleasure watching you make your own decisions and decide things on your own. You have become more independent than ever. While you started having slight demands and getting bossy I think that’s just the female coming out of you, your inner diva. I love watching you chat away with family and friends. Your conversations have become amazing to listen to and join in with. I have really enjoyed our one on one time together like I had with your brother. Each day, we have classes to go to together like music, swimming and gymnastics and we go out to lunch together just the two of us. I am so grateful I can do that all with you. You are growing up faster than your brother did maybe that’s just because your a second child and have a role model in him to copy and learn from. Either way, it seems to be flying by and the days of having a baby in the house are over. It’s an end of an era for us. Seems so exciting and so sad at the same time. I don’t want you to grow up yet.
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Ah I love these letters you write to your kids, they are so lovely and gorgeous pictures huni. MM looks very cheeky and that she is really developing her own strong personality, which must be lovely to see x
Thank you Aby that’s so nice of you to say. I want to put them all in a book for them to have one day. It’s amazing to watch for sure.
Your little boy seems to have thrived at school Jenny, so lovely to hear all about the little changes and how school is helping him develop. Lovely cheeky photo of your little lady too, she’s very cute! #LivingArrows
I think he really does and I love that his loves homework time, and getting up and getting ready for school and so far I haven’t had to push any of it on him. Hope that always is the case its only the first term hahaha She knows it too and is having to learn how to not be a diva lol
Both such gorgeous photos, I love MM, she looks super happy here. We have done quite a lot this half term but every morning has been a lazy morning, I love being able to take it slow. Sounds like that is just what you all needed and I’m glad you enjoyed the time together #livingarrows
Ahh she really is. Always in her element outdoors running free. Thank you hun. I love the lazy mornings I am not going to lie. But B was ready to be entertained and back in school.
It sounds like B is thriving at school Jenny and that you had a lovely half term relaxing and being together- in a way I wish I had relaxed too, I just feel like life is so hectic here, although of course I wouldn’t change the week we have had. We are going to do lots of relaxing during the Christmas holidays. And I know the feeling with MM, LL is growing up so fast. I wish the time would slow down a little. x
I really wish it would slow down alot too hunny it’s so tough watching it fly by us so fast. I am so happy you had such a good time. christmas time is for eating and relaxing anyways so enjoy every second of it. We had a lovely quiet half term and the kids really needed it.
I think there is an element of second child syndrome in that our little girls get pulled along by wanting to be just like their big siblings but I think I might just have to admit that they’re growing up all by themselves too! MM sounds like she’s really thriving in the chance to call the shots and as for your beautiful B, it’s lovely that he has such a thirst for learning 🙂
It really is her time to shine and become who she really is without influence for sure. Thanks Carie I hope his thirst is always there I loved school my entire life even college and university.
Gorgeous photos, especially the one of MM.
So good that B loves school so much, and the school work. I’m hoping that now N has started phonics finally, he’ll be a bit keener to learn formally and see that by learning letters he’ll be able to read eventually.
Oh I bet he will do wonders with the phonics. I always feel silly trying to help B because I have no idea what the phonics are and really need to learn them myself. Oops. lol I make daddy over homework time. MM is happy kiddo so it makes it easy to capture her in her element more than B is. Who never stops moving.