Ups and Downs

• Sera
  ↑ talking up a storm—our favorites: “mom-mom,” “waddy” (water), “zoom-zoom” (her favorite song)
  ↔ mostly potty-trained—unless she doesn’t feel like being potty-trained
  ↓ the child cannot keep a scrap of clothing on her body for more than a minute



• Emer
  ↑ so funny we can hardly stand it—recently: “did you know these jammies used to be Santa’s when he was a kid?”
  ↔ fancies himself quite the pianist since he insisted I teach him a few things so he could earn treats like Theo and Addy
  ↓ staying up way too late at night under the influence of his nocturnal brother



• Addy
  ↑ reading fluently now—Green Eggs and Ham is her current favorite
  ↔ enjoying kindergarten, but struggling a little bit to get comfortable with all the new faces
  ↓ Sera has started pushing her around, literally—to the refrigerator, the cookie jar, etc.



• Theo
  ↑ earned money for ice-skates by making a flyer and selling cookies—what an entrepreneur!
  ↔ such a sweet brother lately—he helps Addy read, teaches Emer French, and loves snuggling Sera; still working on the temper though
  ↓ organizationally challenged—leaves rotten fruit in his locker for days and his bookshelf is a bit, um, ugly



• Britt
  ↑ does a pretty darn good job teaching Sunbeams with Aaron—those kids are spoiled, not gonna lie
  ↔ tries really hard to get all the shopping/cooking/cleaning/etc. done, and occasionally succeeds
  ↓ was ultimately rejected by the agents who requested her book—and having trouble finding time to write/edit more



• Aaron
  ↑ snagged the cover of the choral journal last month with his article on Misa Criolla
  ↔ rehearsed like mad all month long—we can’t wait to see it pay off in great concerts
  ↓ has too many projects on hold—and won’t let Britt take over and finish them