So, Joy was done with PreK on May 21. Our summer kicked into gear almost instantly with visiting family more, summer school for Joy, VBS, and a camping trip for Joy with the Rainbow grandparents. Below is her 'PreK Summer Send-off' performance with her class.
Danny and I are a bit perplexed by some separation anxiety that is rearing a very ugly head in Joy over the last 1.5 weeks. It was triggered by VBS at a church where she doesn't know anyone. And now she won't go to her summer school without lots of tears or go to bed without serious screaming. Some research online shows that it is not uncommon for separation anxiety to return in a 5 year old, but I have never seen or heard of it before. So, please pray for sweet little Joy. She is really struggling when she has to leave our side lately. You would never guess it by the confident little girl you will see in the video below.
Noah is making great strides with his language. He is finally stringing a few words together, saying please, thank you, and I love you, which is ear candy to us as parents. He also really enjoys playing with his sister, most of the time, when she feels like sharing and giving in to his screaming demands. Screaming seems to be a theme in our house lately. Noah is 2, enough said. Below is a video of him tackling Joy, nicely. :)
This last video is a few cute or silly things I caught the kids doing as we live our daily lives. You will see:
1. Mr. Speedy and Daring Noah
2. The kids performing to the opening song of Frozen when the men are chopping ice
3. Joy after she had just learned how to pump on the swing
4. Singing together
5. a race (I was testing out the Fedora on Noah, hence the tag. I took it back because, surprise, it was too small)
6. Fun in the rain
7. Noah's improved Tball skills
8. The kids excited about golfing, REALLY excited. :)
Side Note, these videos are originally taken in widescreen format, but in order to fit them in this blog window, I have to shrink them to standard size. So, if things seem off-center, it's because it was altered from the original video.
