Our little boy is turning into quite the big BOY!!! We measured him in February & I noticed his clothes seemed smaller so I measured him again....TWO inches taller in 2 months! Yikes!! I am unsure of his weight but I would imagine 45 lbs. since he was 40 lbs. at his 3 year well check.
Eli is becoming more interested in letters & spelling. He will ask how to spell words & names & can write his own name well. Granted sometimes his letters are out of order, but he loves to write it & also tell others how to spell it. He is curious about letter sounds and how to add numbers together. Just today he held up his hands and asked me "What is 5 & 5?". Also today he completed the below worksheet in one of his coloring books ALL BY HIMSELF without asking me any questions!
Coloring used to be a very short lived activity for Eli. Now he is more patient and interested in opening his art cabinet & getting out crayons, markers, colored pencils & paper to color:
We are beginning the Dave Ramsey journey and decided Eli was ready to do a simple form of a chore/job chart for money. He currently has 3 chores: making his bed, taking his dishes to the sink after each meal, & cleaning up his toys before bed. Each time he does this, he earns a sticker on his chart. Then at the end of the week, he gets 5 cents for each sticker equaling $1.05/week. We counted his money that he has collected over the last few years and he has $29.15! Pretty good for a 3 1/2 year old! Now to teach him how to save, spend, & give :)
Fun times with Hotwheels by daddy & Eli:
We are looking forward to a NICE spring and hopefully a DECENT summer with warm but not SCALDING days. We shall see. In the meantime, we spend our "get the energy out" time at Paradise Park, Chickfila, or sometimes at the mall:
Eli continues to push his limits with Anna & often makes her cry from his rough nature. We know this is a phase & she will soon be able to defend herself, but it is hard for him to understand. But, he can also be a very sweet brother & give her lots of hugs, kisses, & bring her toys to play with.
Some pictures of Anna taken by Eli:
Oops, Anna bonked her head:
Just some fun kitchen time while mommy makes dinner:
During Anna's 11 month photo shoot:
Fun times in the morning!
2 comments:
Adorable as always! He's always been such a smartie! Nice job on the chores and teaching him money stuff early!
So glad to hear that he's getting interested in coloring! Hope Aidan follows soon!! :)
You are such a good mommy - this was an awesome "scrapbook page" for your little guy. :)
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