I have been reprimanded for waiting too long to post news. This actually makes me happy because it means that people are reading my blog! So let's see what's happened in the past couple of months...
Julia has settled very well into her second grade class. Her Hebrew tutoring will soon be over. It only took her 2.5 months to catch up! We had Parent-Teacher conferences today and her teachers really enjoy our sweet little girl. She has a sleepover scheduled for this Saturday night with a new 2nd grade girlfriend! She will be attending 5 birthday parties in March--what a busy life! Gymnastics is still her favorite thing to do and we've been very lucky that sickness hasn't slowed us down this season. (it seemed to completely overtake many of our friends' families.)
Libi can read!!! She has made amazing achievements with sight words, sounding out, and learning new rules (like silent 'e'). It's such a joy to watch this process happen for our child. She is so proud of herself. She'll be starting a new theater class in a couple of weeks because she was getting too old for her "storybook players" class. Libi is such a sweetheart, she melts my heart.
Marigold is just an absolute joy as well! At home she talks up a storm. She tells us about school, her friends, and then other things she thinks about randomly. She has a really great sense of humor and I am always laughing and telling her how funny she is. She often says, "I'm not funny, I'm Marigold Bubbles." Her teachers don't know how big her personality is yet, she is still reserved at school--but I'm sure they'll find out soon. She loves her class at the Little Gym, especially doing somersaults and hanging on the bar. I think she'll be in gymnastics class before we know it.
I am spending hours trying to figure out Julia's summer plans. Libi will be in one camp with all her friends, but Julia will do a combination of gymnastics classes and weekly art camps. I hope she has fun this summer. Marigold isn't signed up for camp yet, although Adath Israel would be happy to have her. I haven't decided yet. I can't believe we're already thinking about summer before Passover, but that's the reality in our area. We have to sign up now or we'll be shut out.
Speaking of Passover, I volunteered to help chair the Model Seder for Perelman (Julia's school). I'm not sure what's involved yet. I also accepted the position of Co-Chair of the Preschool Board for Adath Israel for the 2008-2009 school year. It sounds like a lot, but I think I'm ready for the commitments. Over the actual Passover holiday we'll be in NY with my parents. We'll be dying to hear about their amazing trip to Israel (they are leaving tomorrow). It will also be fun to spend more time with Keri, Lavi & Ari, and David & Natalie, as well as Shoshana & Evie, Jillian & Brian and Gomer & Gofer (and Oma & Opa too!).
