Pre-K for my 4 year old boy

If all goes as planned, Addi will be starting school this September. He is SO excited! He plays school with me and feels so proud of himself when he gets 100%... and he is constantly asking me how to spell this word and that word... and he knows how to count by tens! I didn't even teach him that! He taught himself by checking out the numbers on our vehicle's speedometer! I feel like Im in a constant state of amazement when he reveals whatever is stored in that mind of his... I can't believe he's growing up so quickly. Whenever I think about sending him off to school, I get all teary eyed though.

The only concern I have about sending Adonai off to school is that he may be too advanced for Pre-K and a little too old. His birthday is 2 weeks after the cut off date for the school year and this means that he has the intelligence to be in Kindergarten, but will have to stay in Pre-K because his birthday falls after that ridiculous cut off date. However, this is all just a trial run for traditional schooling and if he decides he doesn't want to GO TO SCHOOL, we may seriously look into homeschooling him. There are programs that are available for us to do so and since he's never been in daycare, he may like homeschooling better.

I want to do only what is best for my children. Before I had my own kids, I thought most kids were alike and now I realize that every child is measurably different. Depending on the child, one may flourish in school while another will do horribly - but given the ideal circumstances tailored towards that child, he will flourish as well. It's all about the individual and what works for that specific human being - schooling IS NOT a "one size fits all!"

I guess only time will tell whether or not Adonai is happy in school. I want my children to have joy in their hearts wherever they are and if school turns out to be a place they hate going, my instincts tell me that I will have to make the necessary changes!

Little mommy!

Zali boo started showing affection to one of her dolls today & the sight of her doing it melts my heart! She has so much love in that tiny body of hers. I know one day she will be a phenomenal mom... she's so caring & attentive.

5 years ago...

5 years ago today, I found out that I had a little baby in my tummy. I think back on all the thoughts that ran through my mind on that day & nothing could've prepared me for how instantly protective I became over the life that was growing within me... and the love that was multiplying in my heart with every passing second. 5 years later & Im in awe at how fast time passes by, how much my "little baby" has grown, and at the fact that the initial multiplying of love never ever stops. I love him & his little sister so much & if someone would have told me 5 years ago where my life would be today, I would've smiled & thank God! Addi & Zali have redefined the person I am & have inspired me in so many ways... and their dad has been such a great example of romantic love in my life. I am such a blessed woman... and 5 years ago I wouldn't have imagined the joy in my heart today or the thankfulness that I have lived these past 5 years with a family as amazing as mine!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, everyone! :)

Nom Nom Nom

My 15 month old daughter is so cute! Whenever she wants to nurse, she climbs onto my lap, pinches my boobs and says "mmmm nom nom nom!" :D I laugh every time she does it. Im so crazy about her... and I love that I've been able to nurse her! She's my little munchi-baby!🍭

My little coloring girl!

Zali boo is so attached to her crayons that she even holds on to them while nursing... and they stay near her even after she's fallen asleep. Maybe she'll be an artist?

I am crazy about my kids! :)

Here are some recent pics of my loves! They were all taken in the last 3 weeks or so. I don't get many with my son anymore because he usually runs away when he suspects I'm taking a picture of him, but the few that I DO get always melts my heart. As you can see, my Zali boo girl is growing up quickly. Just last week Friday, (jan. 25th) she took her very first steps!!! :D I am so in awe of her personality and how much of a little lady she is! She's a sweetheart though... a really cute sweet heart!

Addi = sweetest little boy ever!

Addi boy is the sweetest little boy I have ever met! He is so loving... and all he wants to do most of the day is give me kisses!

Adonai sang to us!

Tonight, while we were in the car, Adonai told Ash that he was going to sing him a song. Then he started singing... and this song wasn't a kid song or a song we knew, it was a song Adonai made up himself & it sounded pretty amazing! After he finished, we asked him where he had heard it & he told us that it wasn't on our phones or on any iPods - he made it up!

Yea, we were pretty impressed. I think our jaws literally dropped when he told us that he made it up... I'll never ever forget it. I sure hope I don't ever forget it... but for the song he sang, I wish I had recorded it because I don't remember it at all... but I do remember him sounding as though this song had already hit the airwaves - he sold his tune hardcore... and his voice? Oh man, I never knew he could sing like that!