My Two Buddies

I can't believe how fast this school year is going...already 1/3 the way over!!! This week is parent teacher conferences so Nolan had no school Monday and half days the rest of this week, next week Nolan has the whole week off school, then he's got a couple weeks off in December! Can't wait to celebrate the Holidays this year!
Today was Nolan's parent teacher conference. It's fun to see and hear how much Nolan has learned and progressed in just a few months. His teacher was so amazed at how smart he is especially for being almost the youngest. I really do love his teacher this year! I like how she focuses on all the positive things he's able to do, rather than the 1 or 2 things that he struggles with, like holding his pencil the correct way. :P
Nolan is also doing very well in gymnastics. I've really enjoyed watching him progress over the last year and a half or so. His upper body has really become stronger. Today Nolan was on the bars and rings doing all sorts of tricks. He's able to pull himself up forward and hang above the bar and do a flip and and he can flip himself up backward to where he's hanging upside down and holding it for a while before doing a backward flip to get down, not sure if I worded that correctly, but you get the idea. Pretty cool! If you come to my house and notice the slip covers of the couches all hiked up, it's because Nolan's been practicing his gymnastics... :P
On Sunday when Nolan got sung to for his birthday in Primary, they were describing the kind of kid he was. Some of the older boys said that Nolan would make a great prophet someday! Hmmm, it kind of made me think. I guess you never know. I wonder if the moms of the prophets these days would have done anything different if they knew their son was going to be a prophet someday. I have no doubt, Nolan could grow up to be someone just as amazing!
Annika is getting to be such a big girl! When Nolan's home, she wants to be doing whatever he's doing. If Nolan's doing homework, Annika wants to do her "homework." If Nolan is playing outside, Annika is outside doing whatever he's doing. At night time, Annika likes to snuggle with Nolan in his bed before he falls asleep. She is getting good at saying her own bedtime prayers, even though the last few nights she ends her prayers by saying, "Boo!" I think because she is lifting her head up and catches me peeking at her. I'm also noticing a similar sense of humor in her that Nolan had at this age...hmmm. Annika is ALWAYS getting hurt! On Sunday once again, she fell and hit her mouth on something hard, causing her to split her lip open. Then, during Sacrament meeting, she hit it again and split a different part of her lip open. She had a fat lip for a few days. :P Annika is always wearing Nolan's shoes. I think she prefers them over hers now...they're only a few sizes bigger. :P
I'm so thankful for these two wonderful kids! They bring me so much joy!