Whoops....

Can you tell it's tax season?? We haven't posted a thing in almost two months...shame on us.

All is well---except for being really busy. A few ago, Ellie finally revealed to her teacher that she can read. Life has been different for her in school ever since. Ellie got her second progress report--which basically stated that she is secure in most things that she should know at her age...YEAH!

Maggie is Maggie--the complete opposite of her sister. While Ellie will go off in a corner and read, Maggie has on my high heals and is trying to play catch with a beach ball. She is full of life and zeal and doesn't appear to be afraid of many things.

If we didn't need more craziness, we finally put fish in the tank that was collecting dust in our basement. Maggie selected a black money who she named BLACK and Ellie picked a yellow fish who she named Licka. Maggie gets pretty concerned if she doesn't see her fish and will say, "Is Black dead?" Nice, huh? Well at least they are learning the rhythms of life.

Update on favorites:

Maggie's favorite color: Black and Red
Ellie's favorite colors: Pink, Purple, Yellow, and white
Maggie's favorite shape: circle
Ellie's favorite shape heart (i think---she draws them on everything these days)
Maggie's favorite zoo animal: monkeys (one of which she caught peeing on the floor and now always mentions it when she thinks of a monkey)
Ellie's favorite zoo animal: Zebra
Ellie's favorite pastime: reading
Maggie favorite pastime: coloring or being outside


There is lots more, but I need to run pick up the kids and take them to the bookstore.