January 07: DISCIPLINE

We learned about a toughy this month!

Discipline-- doing what you need to do even when you don't feel like it.

Some things we worked on were getting dressed (Jud's picture putting on Daddy's shorts!); practicing piano (Neeley is learning and picking up on a lot of tunes by ear); sticking to gymnastics with consistency (Neeley sometimes gets tired of going to gymnastics practices each week but she's learning alot about commitment to finish what you start...she enjoys it, too); going potty by himself (Jud is "hit or miss" with his potty training, ha ha! but, he's getting better and better...he chose to wear his undies unconventionally here); and, finally, we worked on showing kindness to each other even when we don't feel like it! It does take discipline to focus on being kind to each other day in and day out...especially in the winter up here when you don't get out of your tiny apartment space as much! We need to do many things even when we don't feel like it. These are just some of the kids' areas, my list never changes: dishes, floors, bathroom, laundry, pick up toys, make beds, clean stove, cook, and then do it all over again. Discipline is a never ending process!!!!!!!!!!!!!