It has been a busy, and quick, six months of having June here in the family. Between all of the girls' activities and school, it has been a whirlwind. We continue to have mostly great moments; we're getting a lot of love from June. She often says "I love you so much. I'm keeping you all day. This is MY family". We were able to switch to morning preschool which has been a wonderful change! Finally, she is able to nap in the afternoons, or at least rest and have her alone time with me before the chaos of homework for the other kids sets in after school. It looks like she will head off to kindergarten next year.
There are still moments of the UFC between June and Quinn (actually, at least 3 times a day); everybody wants to be in charge. And June still really, really hates to be told "no". She really never gets tired of Dora and doesn't accept that the exploring fun should ever end. Sigh. I will be kind enough to her to not share the video I took of her yesterday when she was told that Dora time was up. Suffice it to say that her voice may have gotten even raspier from the guttural screaming that emanated from her little bod. I will, however, save the video to show her ; )
We celebrated Chinese New Year last week by attending a party with the local Mandarin class. June also decorated a little case at the library in celebration of the holiday. We ordered Chinese food, and June proclaimed "I LOVE Chinese food". Well, really, she loves all food.
She has been the healthiest person in the house for these six months. Everyone else has been getting sick on and off for the last few months, but June, with her apparently hardier genetic stock, has had nothing more than a short-lived sniffle. Most of snot is generated by crying, not illness.
Every day she makes me about a hundred pictures, mostly focused on rainbows - she is always careful to include my name on the picture. She also builds me 10-15 houses a day out of the Magna Tile blocks on her cool, new light table. She still doesn't want to walk in the snow, or play outside if it is too cold.
As June looks to the future, these are the things she talks about...how about you and me go to China? When I get older, I can get iPod touch. When I get older, I sleep at my friend's house. When I am a mommy I push the shopping cart. I need be older paint my own nails. When I seven, get my earrings like Quinn.
It's good to have goals.
