Sunday, August 24, 2014

First Day of Kindergarten!

Unbelievable that BJ is old enough to go to Kindergarten!  His first day was August 13th, and he is loving it!  He attends all day Mondays and Wednesdays and mornings on Fridays.  His teacher Ms. Reagan seems awesome, and he couldn't be happier.  Here are a few pics from the festivities.






 And one from the zoo last week :)

Anika at 3

Nicknames: An-king-ka, Love, Little Miss, Sweet Girl, Sweetness
Weight and Height: forgot to check the height (50-75%), 32 lbs (50-75%)
Hair: Blonde, very light and long- Daddy won't let us trim it :)
Favorite foods:  mac n cheese, hot dogs, fruit, "sparkly water with Mio"  (she's a great eater), granola bars
Favorite toys: "Baby Ray", his stroller, BJ's scooter, her Magic Moves microphone, Dora
Favorite stuffed animal: Minnie Mouse
Favorite animal: "elephants and Minnie Mouse"?
Bedtime: 7 p.m. although I don't think she goes to sleep for an hour
Wake-up time: 7 or later (she likes to sleep in- the wonderful positive to having in home childcare all her life)
Naps: afternoon 2-3 hours up to 4
Favorite person: Daddy, Angie, BJ, Mommy, Carolin, Grammy and Papa, Mr. Josh
Latest Accomplishment: napping without diapersLikes: playing with BJ/friends, the park, the library, playing babies, dates with Mommy and BJ
Dislikes:being disciplined/told no, mushrooms, onions, "dog poop", having her hair done without some spray (tangles)
What she is saying: everything- Anika loves to talk, in paragraphs really, some Spanish- we are still working on that. "mira" (look in Spanish)
What gets said about Anika most often: how much she looks like Mommy, how sweet her little voice is, how expressive her face is
Fears: being left alone
Health: great, she is my health little one
What she wants to be when she grows up: who knows, I asked her and she just scowled at me
How she's like Daddy: good sleeper and eater, she likes hanging out in the garage/the Nova
How she's like Mommy: her looks, her love of talking
Funny things she's done lately: making BJ apologize to Baby Ray for driving cars on him "BJ: I was wrong Anika, please forgive me" A;"No 'pologize to Baby Ray," Asking a question and always answering with "Oh yeah" when you give her the answer
Sweet things lately; saying she loves playing with BJ, "Mom, I love your broken arm," 


Anika driving the Nova
 The kids and Carolin on Dress Like a Cow Day
 Anika (who picked her own outfit) talking on the "phone" (a mosquito fan)
 Jet skiing

 Love the giggles!!


 In her Cinderella costume Grammy made for her birthday (and putting on her glass slippers)
 In her dress Aunt Miranda made for her birthday
 Cheerleader (at the park)
 At the pool
 Birthday Chick-fil-A ice cream
 Thumbs up

 Playing Storytime
 At the zoo
 Selfie with Mommy