The girls are all growing up so quickly! Eleanor is still tiny, but growing, and Audrey and Lillian have grown a lot this year.
Audrey is in second grade now, and has recently really started reading more complicated books. She's currently really into Harry Potter and is already on the fourth book! Audrey also finally lost her first tooth, and quickly her second too. She was the last one in her class to lose a tooth.
Over the summer Audrey tried a week of drama camp, which she really enjoyed. And this week she will start gymnastics for the first time. She had been asking for a while, and after seeing how strong and agile she was at the playground, I figured it was time.
Lillian has still been doing ballet and tap and recently had her recital, which was cute as ever. She really enjoys performing. We hear a lot of "look at me" around here. Lillian is also making great progress with her reading and loves to do her "homework." She can read simple words and is noticing words in the world around her.
Eleanor is two-and-a-half now, and her personality is developing more and more. She is quite a little joker and has fun being silly, especially with Lillian. Eleanor has a surprising vocabulary and speaks extremely well.
Audrey and Lillian have been having fun making little videos this year, and do a good job of presenting. We are looking forward to seeing what videos they make with the new mini camera we got them for Christmas.
We just returned from visiting Auntie Chrystal and Cousin Adele and Jonny, as well as Baba, Papa, and Uncle Justin, in California. We had a great time and saw lots of new places, including Yosemite National Park, which was really gorgeous. The girls enjoyed playing in the snow and we even got to go sledding. We were happy that our most recent au pair, Silvia, who arrived in July, could also come with us.
We hope 2017 will be another great year! Soon we will getting ready for birthday season, and Audrey and Lillian are planning their parties already.
