Asher James: 4.5 Years Old

Sleep: You do like your sleep, but you have had some issues falling asleep the past few months. You've needed us to lay with you, leave the door open etc. You've also had a lot of bad dreams, which wake you up screaming. You do love to sleep in though. 

Social: As long as you can remember you have had Chase and his friends automatically became your friends. However this year you have made your very first friend on your own. Anthony, is your friend from school. You are beyond excited for your first playdate with him, it was the sweetest thing ever. You still gravitate towards Chase and his friends but I see you becoming your own person, out of Chase's shadow, and its wonderful. You like to observe until your feel 100% comfortable and then dive right on it. 

 Sports: This is where we see you shine. You have become completely immersed with sports. If you don't have a ball in your hand, something is wrong. At the beginning of the year you started karate and while you are good at it and enjoy it, its not your favorite. You prefer something that is faster and louder. You also started baseball this Spring and you found your calling. Since we bought you a glove and bat you have not stopped practicing. Your determination has been amazing to watch and it has paid off little boy. You are incredible on that field! You hit every time you are up to bat and you do not loose focus while out in the field for a second. You have told us multiple times that when you grow up you want to play for the Phillies. You found Pop Berry's softball glove and it comes everywhere with us. I know you miss him so much and he would be so proud and excited for your love of one of his favorite sports. 

School: I think we were both a little unsure of your new preschool at the beginning of the year as we had grown accustomed to Good Shepherd. However, I know we both absolutely love your school more than we ever thought we though. We adore Mrs Stead, she is perfect for you and is hands down responsible for your becoming more sure of yourself at school without Chase by your side. You made friends on your own for the first time this year! Academically you are way ahead and I'm so proud of you!! Your writing is very impressive, you are solving math problems and have some sight words under your belt. We are going to work on your reading this summer. 

Favorites: Mummy, Daddy, Chase, Cisco, country music and your most favorite is Cole Swindell, superheros (specifically Captain America), sports, playing dress up

Spring 2019

Spring/Easter photos 2019. We took them in Valley Forge Park. At first Asher was afraid of the army huts but then became beyond interested in them and wanted to know everything about the huts and the men that lived in them.

Chase Patrick: 6.5 Years Old

Sleep: I think you are always going to love your sleep. You sleep a solid 12+ hours every night. You like to take your time waking up by hanging out in our bed for a little bit playing on your leap pad. You also do not like being woken up before you are ready to get up. I'm a little nervous for first grade in the fall when you have to be up and out of the house. 
Social: I am so proud of how more out going you have become these past 6 months since being in Kindergarten. Don't get me wrong you are still shy but you are more willing to walk into a room, or be part of a team and strike up a conversation with kids that you just met. You come home telling us stories of your friends at school and all the things that have happened during your day, and I just love hearing all of it! You have a really great group of friends; Sawyer and Silas, Lucas and Gabe, the Hulmes girls, Jackson and Oliver. You have dealt with a little anxiety at the beginning of the school year, understandably so as there were a lot of changes in your life; moving house, MomMom moving in, loosing Pop Berry, new school, riding the bus. It was a lot, but with the help of your teacher and school counselor you have overcome all of that!
 Sports: In the fall you did soccer again and since the New year you have been taking karate. You seem to be really enjoying it and you have really learnt a lot in a short amount of time. You seem very comfortable there and have the best time. We are about to start up baseball for the first time, even though I don't know the sport very well, with it being America and all, I can't wait to watch you take on something new. 
Diet: Well, this has been a tricky area over the past year or so. You will try pretty much anything, and the variety of food you eat is amazing for a 6 year old. You are a little strange in that you don't like chocolate (just kidding) but we will let that slide. You have been on a high calorie diet for almost a year now and have really gained some weight and strength. I was really concerned about you this time last year, however you try your best and increased how much you eat and it shows. We are still trying to figure out your reflux issues, and we will get there. Your favorite foods are chocolate chip pancakes, mac n cheese, tacos, McDonalds, Buffalo Wild Wings and chinese. 

School: You are rocking the socks of Kindergarten! You were a little unsure at first but now you love it and call it your second home. You have the best teacher, Mrs Novia and assistant teacher Mrs Winston. Both of them adore you and have taught you so much. You have made a few friends which is awesome. Your reading is off the charts, well at a second grade level to be more exact. Even though I miss our afternoons together I am so happy seeing your excel.

Favorites: Mummy, Daddy, Chase, Asher, Cisco, country music and your most favorite is Luke Bryan, superheros, legos, Lightning McQueen, reading, movie nights, crafts.