School, twins, and television!

We have been so busy. Going from a Mom and Dad of one FIESTY little Guatemalan to FOUR FIERY children has made for some ups and downs.
Here are some updates:
1. Rhys started summer school on Friday. He seems to really like it and we are hoping it will help him with his English. He really wants to learn but is having a hard time. He is in first grade in the program and has pull-out for ESL which is wonderful. He has become OBSESSED with t.v. so it is a good thing to get him on to better and brighter things! He continues to be a wonderful kid who we are very proud of!
2. MAJOR DEAL - Since the kids have been home, we have definitely had our doubts about the girls being twins. Riley seems so much older in how she looks, acts, etc. Well, we were sitting down to dinner one night and OUT comes Riley's tooth. RED FLAG! She has beautiful teeth so there is no decay that would make it fall out. We decided to get up the courage and ask Rhys. He very sadly told us that the girls are NOT twins. Riley is 5/6 and Waverly is 4. Needless to say, it threw us through a loop only because here we are treating our girls as twins and they are NOT. We are rolling with the punches but it is kind of weird.
3. Braeden has been really good. He tries really hard to play with the kids but they seem annoyed by him. He is the little brother that is following along with the "big" kids. For those who know about his therapies, he is KICKING BUTT! He is talking much more and really cooperates so much better!
4. Megan is starting back to work on July 1st. I am actually o.k. with it but just hope Shawn won't jump off a bridge! Haha!
5. Which leads us to SHAWN, who is OFF for the summer. He is doing great. He keeps wowing us with better dinners every night. We have some lucky kids to have a Dad who is such a great cook.
So that is us for June 24, 2008.