New accomplishments

Ryan is doing so much lately. I didn't know that she could trace her letters so well. This iXL is awesome b/c she gets to practice outside of school. Thanks Nana!!

The pictures below are of her tracing the little "r." You can't see it very well, but you can kind of see it in one of the pictures.

She is also getting into playing her "geeetars." Pretty Gramna and PawPaw gave her one with a strap and everything. She played her guitar all Tuesday evening and didn't even ask to watch tv. I really hope she loves to play music or sing or do something that she absolutely loves. I wish I could get paid for doing something that was my passion. Basketball players have it made!!

Ryan is going on a week now (knock on wood) with no accidents over night. She had one while we were making Phillip his chocolate covered strawberries for his birthday, but she is learning from it. I am trying to teach her and tell her that she can always stop what she is doing, go to the restroom and then come back. If she never has accidents, how will she learn from them? Oh wait...if she never has accidents then I would be a happy momma. :) I can't win! Just kidding.....we all learn from our mistakes and that's what life is about.

We have also been having really good mornings (again, knock on wood.) We have been getting her up to go to the restroom the moment we hear her. She goes and then she has her time to wake up and watch a little tv. I don't want her watching it all the time, but when we get her up and try to get her dressed and rushed out the door, it seems that it makes it worse. We all need our time to get ready and not be rushed. She is just like us, just smaller. I have to remember that sometimes she wants to be left alone just like everyone else. We all need either our time to slowly wake up or our down time in the evenings. She isn't a baby anymore. She is a big girl.

We are so blessed.