Kimee absolutely loves horses. She would rather play with horses than anything else. You should hear the conversations her horses have with each other. Audrey is following suit and starting to like horses too, but she is rarely "allowed" to play with them.
When Kimee was little (like 2 and 3) we would specifically drive to the Walmart that has horses nearby so that she could look at them and pet their noses. Now that it's often on the way home, we can stop more often. She is really good with talking to them and petting them, like a natural.
The horse craze got more intense last year after discovering the movie, Spirit. Which, by the way, is a really good movie (Matt Damon's voice, Bryan Adam's songs, and it is somewhat realistic).
In an earlier post I mentioned that Kimee was starting to really take off with her reading. Well, a major turning point was when I bought her two horse books at WalMart from the Breyer Stablemates series, Patch and Starlight. She read all the words she knew, and then we helped with the others. After a few times through, she could read the entire book herself. She has reread those books many times since. I think she finally realized that reading can be fun and interesting, not just work.
Well, this horse phase is lasting a lot longer than I thought it would. Maybe we really will have to get her a horse "when I'm a teenager".
Everyone had fun in the snow. Audrey and mom just walked along the road, stomping the snow. Dad, Kimee, and cousins Mariah and Emma tried to go sledding down a big hill, but found out a trail had not been made. They spent quite a bit of time blazing a trail, and not as much time actually sledding. But they still had fun. After a while, they were all cold, tired and ready for hot chocolate.
Kimee absolutely loves horses. She would rather play with horses than anything else. You should hear the conversations her horses have with each other. Audrey is following suit and starting to like horses too, but she is rarely "allowed" to play with them.
Kimee and Dad love reading together. Mom reads with her too, but it's more fun to read with Dad. Kimee is becoming a pretty good reader, all of a sudden. For a while she didn't really want to learn how to read; it seemed like work. And she will tell you that she hates doing work. But now that she can read a lot of words, it's becoming more fun. We are so proud of her!
Kimee discovered she had a loose tooth a few weeks ago. She was eating an apple and said that her tooth hurt. To my surprise, she had her first loose tooth. I guess I just wasn't expecting this yet. Wow. Doesn't this mean she is really growing up? On Jan. 14, it was really, really loose, but she didn't want anyone to touch it or try to pull it out. On Jan. 15, while I was putting Audrey down for her nap, Kimee was eating a Fruit by the Foot. She noticed something really crunchy, but she didn't want to spit it out on the floor, so she just swallowed it. Moments later, she realized that her tooth was gone, and that was what the crunchy thing was. Then she came and told me the news. Coincidentally, she had a dentist appointment that afternoon. Then she was so excited to see what the tooth fairy brought. She actually checked under her pillow for several more days just to see if the tooth fairy came again and brought more surprises. How much fun is this? I can't wait for more teeth to come out and more tooth fairy visits. Being a mom is so much fun!
