2011 update

I'm totally envious of those who blog everyday, every other day, once a week. I don't get it. How do you have time? Not to mention I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make this blog better. Please let me know if people are willing to help because I think I'm down to once a year....yikes! Here's just a quick update of my kiddo's, also known as the main links in "The Chang Gang."
Chi Chi is finishing his final year of preschool next week. Kindergarten here we go. JC and I made a tough decision back in January to move him to another school, guaranteeing him a spot for Kindergarten. Best decision ever! He's currently attending one of the only two public Montessori schools in WA and it has been such an amazing change for him. He has grown in so many ways socially and intellectually, definitely a great investment. Although it was probably a little early for the morning rush of get dressed, eat your breakfast, brush your teeth, wash your face, back pack, lunch, jacket, shoes....he's happy and we're happy.
Some of my favorite things about Chi Chi right now are embarrassing him in front of his friends with hugs and kisses from mommy, listening to him read (amazing), watching him break dance, listening to him beat box (no idea where that one came from, probably the playground), listening to him sing primary songs that yours truly taught during singing time, watching his sisters adore him as he freely helps them in any way he can and most importantly watching the testimony of our Savior grow within him. He loves to memorize articles of faiths, is our best listener during FHE and always tells me what he's learned in class on Sundays. He's my baby boy...yes Chi Chi even when you read this for the first time as an adult, you'll still be my baby boy!

And then there's Boo. I was looking at a picture tonight of myself around age 5 and I totally saw Boo in me. This girl and I, we go round and round almost everyday. I just know she's gonna be my best friend for life (isn't that what BFF's do?).
Boo will start preschool next fall and man she is ready to go. Everyday that we drop off Chi Chi she asks if she's going too. It just breaks my heart to tell her "not yet baby, next school year is when you start." And then I'll probably have to explain why she's not going everyday, which trust me is tempting. Boo is for sure my little spit fire. She can go and go all day long. I had to take away her naps this year just because I couldn't/ can't get her to go down at night. It's amazing to me how long her battery life is.
My favorite things about Boo right now are her warm hugs and kisses (genuinely the best ever), her adorable feminine voice, her enthusiasm to help me cook, the fancy B's she writes in her name, and her nurturing nature towards her baby sis.
Boston loves almost everyone she meets and has a magical way of sucking people into her bubble. While I don't appreciate her firm, sometimes stubborn, 3 year old confidence on most days, I know she's on her way to becoming a familiar face and personality, which I can appreciate for sure!

And my Jo Jo. This baby girl is growing up way too fast. She tries so stinking hard to keep up with big bro and big sis. Tonight she had me in stitches as she tried to mimic Chi Chi's break dancing. Her little feet never left the floor, it was hilarious. From birth JC and I have said that there's something about this girl and we still feel the same way. For 14 months now she has warmed our hearts with her intoxicating smile.
My favorite things about little Jo right now are chunky cheeks that I can't get enough of, her wild hair that I let fly free most days bc it just fits her personality, her waddling diaper booty, when she yells at the other kids and I only understand one word...NO No!, when she dances around her one little stable foot in a circle while clapping her hands and laughing hysterically at herself, her yummy wet kisses and the warm welcome home she gives daddy everyday.
People ask me all the time if she's more like Chi Chi or Boo and I honesty can say she's holding her own. She's her own little person and I love every second of everyday I spend with her.