Katie and Natalie: small victories

Natalie, you’ll be three in three months. This week you learned to cluck your tongue. You’re trying really hard to snap your fingers.

Katie, you’re four and a half. You learned to whistle this week. This past weekend was your award banquet for cheerleading. You had lots of fun cheerleading on Saturday mornings. Grandma Ginny came and watched you last week.

Let me tell you about a silly game you two like playing. We played it the other night with Grandma Dorothy. It’s hide and seek, but the hiders hide under a blanket. Then one of you goes out of the room, counts and comes back in to find the people under the blanket. You kids can play that game over and over and never get tired of it – finding your sister and mom and dad and grandma under the blanket right where you left them. And when you’re hiding under blanket you’re convinced you won’t be found, then you’re thrilled when you are.

Your mom just started you girls on swimming lessons at the YMCA. Natalie, these are your first swimming lessons. You can already stick your head underwater and look around. You aren’t afraid of the water at all. Katie, you had some lessons last year. You can swim underwater now. You’re turning into a great swimmer

You both got a pair of Skecher tennis shoes last month. Now they’re all you want to wear. You think you can run faster when you wear them, but you can’t. That’s just marketing, girls. Don’t believe the hype.

Grandpa Charlie bought tickets for you girls to see Dora the Explorer today with your mom and Grandma Ginny.

You both just started Spanish lessons at preschool.

We love you.