Spring
Is here officially – although it’s been a very cold and wet season this year. At least the snow is gone, I don’t have to wear my snowpants for my morning walk anymore, the kids are riding their bikes, and green is busting out all over.
What news of the Puklich family? Finnegan is a talker. An honest to goodness real talker. He is even saying two word sentences like, “lub you” and “Oh no!” and “big truck” (although he can’t really say the t yet and uses an f instead, but we’ll edit that out). He’ll be two in a month and he’s such a big boy. Tavie and Kira are enjoying their little 4 year old lives. They are done with ECFE for the year and will start big girl preschool this coming Fall. Wow! Iris is finishing up 4th grade and looking forward to swimming lessons and other fun activities this summer.
A few weeks ago I brought the three youngest to the Arboretum to hang out in the conservatory for the morning. It’s such a lovely, warm place to go on cold and gloomy days. It’s not a big fancy conservatory like at Como Park, but it’s smallish and quaint and we hardly ever run into other people there. Which I like – the older I get the less and less I like crowds. We had a lovely time, had lunch, and decided to do the three mile loop on our way out. As we were driving slowly and looking at all the beautiful sights Kira says from a quiet reverie, “It’s a big, strange world out there Momma.” I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, and I probably did. Out of the mouths of babes.
And then there is Iris. In my attempt to be a cool mom I offered to take Iris to the new Justin Beber (sp?) movie, which was apparently hilarious enough to make Iris fall down on the floor with insane, gut busting laughter. Apparently that wasn’t the cool thing to say. Hey, a moms gotta try, right?
The girls have been in dance since last fall and their big recital was this past weekend. It was so endearing to see my little girls out there on the big stage. They all did a fantastic job and I was so proud of them.
Iris my big 10 year old. She’s hit the double digits.
The big 4!! Preschool next Fall and big girl bikes! Four years ago I had my little five pounders and life changed completely. The first 9 months were such a blur, I wish I could go back as a rested and less overwhelmed person to live those newborn moments again. I’m so happy with how my girls are turning out. They are so different from each other. Tavie is quirky and brainy, Kira is caring and more physically coordinated. They are the best of friends and play together so well it’s unbelievable.
