Randomness

Sarah loves purses and babies. She's such a girl already. We are having beautiful weather and loving it. Since we have nice neighbors (unlike our San Antonio experience), we are able to spend hours every day outside. Eli is mastering his tricycle, and Sarah loves pushing her bike around. Jonah still has training wheels while Anna is a whiz without them. She spends most of her time outside riding her bike. She even gets to ride around the block by herself. We're finally able to take family bike rides with Eli & Sarah in our bike trailer. What fun! One day the kids & I ran errands on our bikes. We went to the library, through downtown, and on to the grocery store. We even brought home eggs and bread. Pretty amazing - and fun.

Boys (insert head shaking)

So the other day Jonah decides to help himself to Grandma's leftover Pepsi. No problem. The kid is almost five. He can certainly handle that. Right? Well, I mosied out to the kitchen when I noticed that it was quiet out there. I couldn't find him. Lured by his giggling, I peered out the front door and saw him shaking the pop and giggling when it foamed over. I decided that I should be glad he did his impromptu science experiment outside and I shouldn't be upset that he used up a nearly full bottle of pop or that he did it right in front of the kitchen door. Oh, the little things.

Madison, that's the place for me....

Have you ever thought your life was a scene from Beverly Hillbillies? Check out the smile below. I think we might have a hillbilly in our midst. For those of you who don't know, Anna was born with an extra front tooth. Look what that tooth is doing to her beautiful smile.

Our April Fool's...the joke was on us

This is what we did on April Fool's day. I thought it might be out last snow, but the forecast is calling for more snow next week. Can you believe it?

Jonah = Shawn

Jonah has often reminded me of my brother Shawn. Jonah plays the same roles - annoying, pesty little brother, explorer, and wrestler to name a few. Now, he has just found yet another way to emulate my little bro. I have distinct memories of seeing my brother urinate into the heating registers as a child. This story always bring up a laugh when we chat about it. However, it's not so funny when it's my 4yo urinating in his closet.

Just being cute

We have had two great days in a row. I moved the kids' normal morning chores to before breakfast, and what an improvement to our day! Yesterday was one of our best schooling days ever. Everything went better than I could have ever hoped. We got our religion, math, handwriting, reading, and read alouds done well before lunch. Anna & Jonah had silent reading during quiet time and then we read Ping and learned a little about China. To top off the day, we read poetry at tea time and Anna read a ton of books to Eli while I folded laundry. I need to make a note of this day just so I remember that days like this are possible.

Speaking of Milestones....

This is Anna's first attempt at running away from home. She packed her bags determined to leave me and return to Texas. I prudently suggested she wear a coat for the long trip, and she did take that advice. She made it all the way to the yard and around the house before stomping back in to her room. Phew! Check that milestone off the list, too.