Little tidbits

I thought I would document a few things about the kids for me to remember down the road.

Carson is 5 years and 4 months. He is excited to start Kindergarten in a couple of weeks and ride the school bus with his friends. He loves the Wii we got for Christmas. His favorite game is Mario Cart. But, he likes all the sports games too. He usually beats all the people he plays. Even when he is not playing the Wii, he is playing Mario Cart. He draws track with chalk and crayons; he creates tracks and "drives" them on playgrounds and at the pool; he races his cars around the house.
He is good at swimming and loves being able to go to the pool almost every day. He is starting to like golf and tennis as well, but he does not really know how to play. He is planning to play soccer again in the Fall. Hopefully, he will have an easier time now that he is older. He is still a little shy around new folks. He is most comfortable around his good friends. He does not like to initiate playing with new people, but he is fine if they want to play with him. This makes his mommy a little nervous with him going to a BIG school in a couple of weeks.
He is a sweet little boy. We rarely have to punish him, and when we do he gets back on track quickly.

Macie is out little spitfire. She is as adorable and loves to cuddle. She is a typical toddler with tantrums and whining and wanting things her way. She talks all the time. We joke that she talks all but about 30 seconds of our drive to church every Sunday. I love to listen to her 2 year old way of speaking. She still asks for you to "Carry you me", and when you ask her if she wants something she either says "Sure do" or "Yes I am".
She loves the pool and is doing great at swimming for a 2 year olds. She adores her friend Addison and wants to play with her every day. She loves to wear other people's shoes-especially lop lobs (flip flops). She could watch Dora for about 6 hours a day if I let her. She likes to climb and explore and get into things she should not bother. She is doing great with the potty and only has a very occasional accident. She is very attached to her pacifier. I want it gone, but it is a source of sanity for me at times. She tries to sneak Diet Coke from her daddy all the time.
Macie is our parenting challenge. She wants things her way and will fight you to get it. She yells and screams and tries to hit and tells you no. I quote a lot of scripture in my head and say a lot of prayers to be patient with her. I'm hoping she will out grow some of it.

One more Macie story that I have to share. Last Monday morning, Carson was sleeping later than usual. Macie ran into his room to wake him up. When I go there and realized what she was doing, I grabbed her arm to keep her from hitting him. Then I heard a POP. Her elbow had popped out of place. I knew right away what happened because it happened to my niece when Carson was a baby. I called our doctor and was able to get her in with the doctor. It is a very common occurrence with young kids and all they have to do is pop it back into place. Poor Macie, was miserable for a couple hours. She was fine if she sat still, but when I tried to move her arm, she would just wail. She did great at the doctors and was back to her normal chatty self two minutes after it was fixed. Our sweet doctor even brought both kids a Popsicle. The cute thing is Macie told people the story for days. It was cute to hear her give a very accurate description. It has made me very aware of how often grab her by the hand and pull her arm. Every time she jumps out of the van, I have been afraid it will happen again!