the month of march

We had Connor's preschool (4's) conferences yesterday. This is what Mrs. Modderman shared with us... He's doing awesome and is such a great student. His communication skills are great even though he has a very quiet demeanor. He gets along good with all children. He does what is of interest to him. He participates well in group activities. He's very independent and takes care of bathroom needs, coat, backpack, etc. He always participates in cleanup time. He loves books and does not interrupt the class during story time. He can recognize all his numbers (0-10). Knows all his colors and shapes. He's right handed and cuts very well with scissors. He can zip up his coat by himself. Loves puzzles. His' motor skills are good and will improve with time.

We are so proud of him and how awesome he is doing.

Kaden is doing well. He's loves to say "that's delicious" with everything he eats! This month has been a HUGE improvement with his potty training! He's now telling us when he needs to go... including #2 and has had little accidents! Ya!!! (I do NOT like potty training and still say it's the HARDEST thing I've had to do as a Mom). Ya, those days are almost gone!!!

The boys are loving Taekwondo and so are we! It's been a blessing to us. On this particular day, the boys wanted to spike their hair like Mr. Burn, their instructor!

spring is on its way!

YA! A day of sunshine and fresh air! It felt so nice to be OUTSIDE! Here are two videos of the boys outside today (Kaden is wearing red sweater and Connor is wearing the grey one). Hope all of you who live in Michigan were able to enjoy the sun today! Spring is on its way!!!

... for those of you that live down south (Georgia and Florida) ... I don't even want to hear it!

A New Adventure!

The Steensma family has began a new adventure! That's right! We're moving and doing it as a family! We have enrolled in Taekwondo at ATA Revolutions and are so excited about it!!! This is a great opportunity for the boys to enhance their self defense, confidence, and respect. Here are a few pictures of the boys breaking a board with Mr. Burns.

This video is of Kaden breaking a board (sorry, there's no audio).

As soon as I can get a good video of Connor I will post it on our blog.

ADORABLE

Connor will be 5 this summer. Kaden will be 3 in May.

They are 2 inches apart, 2 pounds apart, and 2 years!!!

Got to love them!

The boys are loving life right now. Connor loves the "Cars" movie and enjoys "tractor tipping" with his characters from the movie. Kaden.. well, he pretty much loves doing whatever Connor does! They both love the "Backyardagains" and "Scooby-Doo". Connor has become quite the master at the game Trouble. He's GOOD... and trust me, you have to put effort into beating him... which Kurt takes great JOY in doing so! Kaden keeps us laughing daily including this week when he thought it was a good idea to scale the outside of our stairs! He told me "it's not a rule Mom"! Well, it is now!

We took the boys outside a few weeks ago

to snap these adorable pictures!

We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary a few weeks ago. We were able to get away and head up to Grand Rapids for 2 days and 1 night! We had a wonderful time. It's an amazing gift from God to be married to your best friend!

Thank you for checking out our family website! We love you all!