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Spring recap

April, May (and some of June) have come and gone and I missed blogging about it.  So here’s a recap for you of some of the things we’ve been up to:

Cousins
In March we welcomed cousin, baby AJ.  He’s so cute!  Minus the 80% of the time when he’s attached to Ninang, he’s amazing.  He’s a cutie and we are so in love.  Although we don’t know exactly what Buggy will be like as a big sister just yet, we’re witnessing how sweet she really can be when she’s around baby AJ.  It’s almost amazing how grown up she’s become, how aware she is of how much love a new baby needs.  God willing, she’ll be able to put all the new things she’s learning with baby AJ to good use with a baby sibling of her own one day.   


Buggy continues to grow with each experience with Lo.  In the past few months, they’ve gone from cousins to legitimate best friends. Together, they sing, dance, raise havoc, and more recently, put on theatrical shows together.  These days, their time spent together are full of endless laughter and less screaming/fighting.  (Hallelujah!  For awhile there we heard nothing, but “Mommy!  She [did this or did that to me!].”  It’s amazing to witness how much they’ve grown and how much they love each other.
Stylin’ Bug
Buggy’s new school pictures are here and they are just a fabulous as she had described them to me.  After picture day, she did let me know that she informed the photographer that her nails (and nail polish) should be showing and that her hair needed to be down.  She’s her own personal stylist and this year, she was able to put together her very own picture day outfit, complete with “fancy shoes” and pink nail polish.  What a big girl!  
This kid has so much style and I’m not sure where she got it from.  Her interest (and ability) to put together an outfit (and then model for it) is beyond any 3.5 year old I’ve ever seen.  Check out some of her recent outfit choices.
Then there was that one time Mom got her back in shorts!  Woohoo!  We struck a deal- she includes shorts back in her wardrobe and Mom may let you choose the shoes.  This was not a proud parenting moment, but I just could not spend anymore money on dresses when she has so many shorts that she still fits into!  Clothes are expensive and at the rate she’s growing (which is surprisingly very quickly these days), the budget cannot keep up!
Spelling Bug
This kid is on a roll.  Her love of reading continues to grow and she is quickly learning how to spell and read.  I love being able to watch her interest in books grow.  She recently took her first trip to the library, complete with a library card under her name (which she signed).  One of my favorite moments:  listening to Buggy read books with Dad before bed.  Heart = melted.  We are so blessed by this inquisitive Bug.

Social Bug-gerfly
From birth, Buggy has always been quite social, but on her terms and very picky about who she socializes with.  This last month we’ve experienced a new and very sociable Bug that we’ve never seen before (with kids and adults alike).  She continues to charm her way through church fiestas, play dates, and birthdays.  I’m so proud of her.  In the process, she’s finding that she really does have fun when she lets loose just a bit. 

My love for this kid is endless and continues to grow.  It’s mind-blowing how my heart continues to grow for this girl.  God is so good to allow for so much love in my life.  

God Bless,
Kat












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