Whoa..two blog posts in a week? I must be extra word-y, huh? Well since I've only given a small run-down on the family I am working for/a part of here, I thought I'd give a little more depth into the kids!! Like I said earlier in blog (a few weeks ago), I am watching over 3 lovely kids: Benjamin-age 4, Christian-age 2, and Salome-9 months. I am with them starting at 7:30 in the morning till they go to sleep at night (with a nice 90 minute break after lunch for Skyping my family and a nap)! Since I was barely 4 years old when my wonderful sister was born, I've never been in a house permanently with small children in it! Although I've baby-sat, nannied, and hung out with many a little one before, the experience of being in a house with small children 24/7 is something completely different! Everyday there are new adventures to be had, new games to play, and the kids change every single day! The baby especially is remarkable to watch grow because she has changed just in the small amount of time since I've been here!
I'll give you all a brief description of each of the awesome kids starting with the oldest little man, Benny!
Benjamin (a.k.a. Benny) is a typical four year old who will be turning five very soon! He is a rambunctious and energetic little dude with a knack for climbing! I showed him some pictures of me rock climbing, a favorite past-time of mine, and he told me he could probably climb wayyyyyy higher than me! I want to take him to a rock climbing place close by but I'm concerned they don't make harnesses that small!! I'm sure he would climb anyways on the bouldering climbs though!! Ben also really loves anything construction related: diggers, cherry pickers, cranes, etc. He can name almost any construction vehicle we see on the road and at the parks we visit, you can almost always find him on the diggers in the sandpit! Or on top of something climbable!! He definitely keeps me on my toes at the parks! He is so sweet to his baby sister and so protective of her as well...its adorable! He loves to give her kisses and to play peek-a-boo with her...she always smiles so big when he does!! He is a great big brother!
The middle child is Christian, a.k.a. Chrissy. This little guy never ceases to make me smile! While Ben is in kinder on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays during school hours, Chrissy and I get to go to parks and play centers or play in the backyard all day! He is very kind and has wonderful manners. He is also so good with "Baby" as he calls Salome. They sit next to each other in the car and sometimes you will look back and see them holding hands or him stroking her cheek. If she starts to cry, he always tries to calm her down with kisses or "Mommas here". He loves construction vehicles as well as animals and birds (much to my chagrin as I have a strange phobia of birds...but he usually will chase them away before they can sense my fear). I have been working with him on the alphabet and numbers and he is soooo bright!! He can count to 12 before he goes back to the number 4 and will count everything he sees! Sometimes he turns into a little lion man and will roar ferociously at me (its adorable), but a nice tickle and snuggle fest turns him back to a sweet little boy!!
Last but definitely not least is the smallest of the pack, Salome (or as I call her: Baby, Babycakes, Sugar, or Cutie Pie)! This little girl has changed immensely since I arrived here! She used to not be able to crawl forward, but would move backwards instead. Now she is crawling up stairs!! Its amazing!! She can't get down them yet, but if you put her in front of a set of stairs, you can guarantee that she will be up them soon! She makes the cutest little faces and loves to follow her brothers around! I sing to her a lot and it always makes her smile (which subsequently warms my heart)! She gives lots of baby kisses to anybody, especially her brothers! She is fascinated by anything shiny and loves to watch her mommy and me paint our nails! She also loves shoes!! She is a total girl and its quite adorable!
These kids make me smile even just thinking about them! I have adjusted pretty well to their daily routine and they have luckily welcomed me into their life! The boys love to climb on me and tackle me onto their beds, and they love piggy-back rides and to be spun around! They love books and reading and are such bright little people! I'm excited to see how these kiddos will grow and change throughout my time here and afterwards as well! They make my life so interesting and at least 100 times cuter than it was before! I am so wonderfully blessed to have found this family!!
Mackenzy
