Photo Update #2

 I believe it is time for another photo update since it has been a few weeks since the last one.  It's strange to go from writing everyday to maybe getting around to it every few weeks.  Now I look back at that time and wonder how was I able to post everyday for a year.  My computer recently broke and was sent off to be repaired.  Thankfully it was still under warranty but it meant I got on less.  What have the Fullmer Rascals been up to the last few weeks?

I gave an update on Ronan in the previous post if you are wondering about him. Here's what's been up with everyone else.

Inara has been astonishing me and I have decided she is linguistically gifted.  Ok yes, I am a little biased.  I am the first to admit that but I think it is a good thing when your kids amaze you.  Because after all they are your babies and they are bound to amaze you throughout your life.  So whether anyone else is impressed or not I am rather impressed with her and I find it funny no matter how many kids I have I always find each milestone huge.

With that disclaimer in place I will go on to what is impressing me. She has always been good with words.  I still claim she was saying "Hi" at four months old. I have it on video and need to post it some time.  But now that she is 16 months she is talking full sentences.  For example the other day my mom hugged Ronan and said "Are you my baby?"  Inara came running over and said "I'm your baby."  She was as clear as could be and that is how she is on a daily basis.

She surprised me even more when the kids were playing Starfall.  It is a website that teaches kids the sounds of letters and phonics rules.  As the kids were going through the alphabet Inara would point at A and she said ""A" aaaa Apple.  Then she would go "B" bbbb Ball.  Then she did the same thing with "F" and "E".  I was shocked.  Where did she learn to recognize those letters let alone know their sounds?

I guess having a lot of older siblings who are learning to read is a big advantage. She came down with a tummy bug at about 3:00 am this morning.  She couldn't even get pedialyte down.  I decided to give her tummy a rest and then try Popsicles at dinner time.  It worked and she is now back to her happy, chatty self.

 In the world of sisterhood once in a great while I like to dress my girls alike.  I know this will fade as they get older because they will most likely view it as lame.  For now Mommy holds most of the dressing power so for now they get to dress similar on occasion so I can snap adorable pictures of them.  

Jadzia was a little disappointed that hers was green but I gave her the "Princesses don't always have to wear pink speech".  She was a little skeptical at first but after Daddy confirmed the accuracy of my speech she was good to go.

 This is the Fullmer Express.  The boys were doing school at this time or I'm sure they would have been aboard as well.  They joined in the fun later with a common event at our house: laundry basket races.  Basically there are two teams and each team sponsors a baby (as they put it) and they push that baby around in the kitchen.  The babies love it and I love it because it keeps all five kids focused on the same activity.  

  October means pumpkin time.  We missed the pumpkin patch this year but not the pumpkins. 

 Even the babies loved their pumpkins this year.  Ronan is currently obsessed with chairs and sitting in them.  I guess he decided pumpkins make good chairs. 

 Of course we couldn't break Fullmer tradition we had to carve the three oldest's.  The boys both wanted faces and Jadzia chose a bat cat.  

Now what have the big guys been up to besides Pumpkin fun?

Jadzia has been very busy being a princess.  She now wears her crown everywhere.  Her Grandma bought her one that lights up so now it serves as nightlight.  I dread the day it burns out. 

She is also doing a good job in school and is learning all her letter sounds as well as how to write each letter.

Xander is also doing well in school.  He's a bit stubborn but I've found creative ways to keep him focused.  He's extremely bright and that seems to serve as the problem most of the time.  But he's been more enthusiastic lately because he read his first word and has now figured out the sounds I was making him memorize were not useless noises that I designed to bore him.

Landon is doing amazing.  His reading has taken great strides in the last few weeks.  He is reading full books by himself.  He is also writing sentences.  He soaks everything up and is very eager to please.  I often find myself telling him not to apologize when he doesn't understand something.  I think he is a bit of a perfectionist.

 Well that's the latest on the Fullmer clan.  I'm really liking these photo updates and I think I may continue to do these.