The Fanning Four

Well, just two weeks after Caleb's half birthday and now we have Bethany's. She is 5 and a 1/2! Here's what life is like for our sweet pea: 1. She is 43 inches tall and weighs 41 pounds. 2. She is in kindergarten. 3. She is in Gym Bugs in gymnastics and currently has 7 stars- she needs 18 to move to the next level. (Now, Feb 21, she has 12!) 4. She LOVES art! She collects "treasures" from the playground and uses them in art projects. 5. She also enjoys legos and will spend at least an hour working on a project. 6. She likes pink, purple, hello kitty, and baby dolls. 7. Her fav food is blueberries. 8. She loves to listen to her Daddy read and they like to push bedtime back a little in order to read together. 9.Speaking of reading, she is doing a great job learning to read! 10. She enjoys going to Awana and Treasure Kids (children's Church) and loves God and knows He loves her. 11. She has a very sweet disposition and is the typical rule-following,...

Little man is 4 and a half today!!! I like to celebrate the half birthday with half a cupcake for the kids. Life is worth celebrating and when you're an itty bitty, the half is important too! So here's what it's like to be Caleb as a 4 and a 1/2 year old: 1. He's about 40.5 inches tall 2. He weighs about 38  pounds. 3. He is in preK and goes 5 days a week. 4. He likes Curious George and anything having to do with the Cars movie. 5. He continues to love Ipad and computer. 6. He can read all of Bethany's kindergarten sight words plus some and he's becoming a great speller also. 7. He's a pretty good eater but still prefers carbs (cereal and crackers especially) or anything else. And the boy LOVES to eat! 8. He is in Tiny Tots in gymnastics and has really gained a lot of strength and balance. At home, he likes to pretend he is the gymnastics teacher. 9. His vocabulary grows almost every day and his words are becoming clearer also. 10. We think he ...