Graduation

My baby graduated pre-school today! And it might shock you, but I did not cry. I was, however, impressed by all she has learned! During her ceremony, she and her class sang three songs. She was the loudest singer and one of the most animated with the movements. She signed the alphabet, said the colors and counted to ten in Spanish and knew all the shapes. She kept waving hi to me and Miss Elisa in the audience (and yawned a lot). Tim, unfortunately, misunderstood the time the graduation was and he thought he would have time to go to a physical therapy appointment and still make it to the graduation. We were both disappointed he missed it, but Kaydriana didn't seem to notice.

 I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again, I'm most in awe at my kids' learning. I love seeing their little minds developing and the new things they say and do. Lately Kaydriana has been recognizing letters, and especially loves Ks. She asks me what words start with and when she sees a letter she recognizes, wants to be reminded of the sound it makes. I'm a bit sad school is ending for her, but come September when she is in full day Kindergarten and in before and after daycare, she will have plenty of opportunity to learn and grow. I love some of the things she says and asks me because I get a chance to explain things to her and see if she understands. The other day she asked why the moon is following us :)

 Last week during my "stay-cation" I spent about a combined total of 2 hours sitting in the bathroom with Lake. He only peed once. He can't quite seem to tell when he has to pee. So we tried that for about three days or so, but since he was sick and feverish for three days, we didn't get as much time for training. However, yesterday, Elisa had him in underwear (since he asked to sit on the toilet before I left for work - with no results) and when he was outside playing he ran in yelling he had to pee and he got on the toilet and peed! Well, finished peeing. So there is progress! I am constantly reminded by how blessed I am that I have two very sweet and loving children. Not only do I hear it from others, but to witness their kindness makes me really proud to be their mom. There are definitely moments that pop up that make me think I could be a better a mom, but the love my kids show to me and others reminds me I'm doing an okay job.

 Tim and I celebrated 7 years of marriage last week. We didn't do anything extravagant. We had a kid free Friday night and Saturday and picked them up on Sunday. On Saturday we spent the whole day together and went to our friends' pool. It was a fun and relaxing time. On the actual day of our anniversary, Tim had to work that night and Lake was really sick, so it was just a normal day. Tim and I had another kid free weekend this weekened when the kids went to my moms. They swam, played in mud, took a wagon ride and got thoroughly spoiled. Tim and I went out to dinner and got some projects done around the house.

 As far as work goes for me, I'm working on a few things in the pursuit of a promotion. In the short term, I'm hoping to become the next HR manager, and in the long (but not too long) future I'm hoping to become a GM. I'm really excited and happy with work right now and I have a pretty exciting vision for myself. Goals have always been my biggest motivation, so I'm excited to see where that leads!