This past month was filled with different types of activities - most of them just at home. Our kids entertain each other, so they love being home, doing all kinds of things together. I am usually busy in the background but with an ear on what they are doing, loving all the imagination and "childhoodness" going on. I love that so much.
These two girls don't see much of each other but when they do, they enjoy each other's company. They have since birth!
With Keziah going to a school where most of her peers have a Dutch heritage, the study of her heritage sure became quite interesting! I don't say this too often here, but when projects like this come home from school, I am so thankful her adoption is open so we have this type of information for her :)
My helper...
This is how he spends part of his Thursdays at home with me - playing his letter identification game. If it's not that, it's his sight word game. This kid thrives on this type of stuff!
Ummmm, who is THIS grown-up looking girl?!
Much to the kids' dismay, we took them to Disney on Ice. They have an aversion to anything that has to do with costumes. But as you can see, that aversion didn't last too long....
Some of the characters we saw:
Doing some visiting, catching up with Oma-in-the-tall-tower Oma (when you have 4 omas, you need to be able to know which one we are referring to....) :
A visit to the Early Years' Center. This is how he "participates" in Circle Time.....
What was originally going to be Caesar Salad turned into Tossed Salad.....by mistake, thanks to the mini chef....
I was blessed to celebrate another birthday! I was spoiled by my children and my love.
Lincoln's gift cracks me up....I love it so much! Here it is - can you figure it out?!
Maybe having him demonstrate how it works will give you a clue :) Now I know where all my elastics went! Such a "boy" gift. Makes me smile muchly. :)
My darling daughter. She is the one who made sure both her and Lincoln had gifts for me. They had made them weeks ago, thanks to her thinking of it.
Do you see why it is so hard to wake her up out of her slumber some mornings?! How can I do that to her? She looks so cozy and snuggly.
The many faces of Lincoln....
Now that Spring is here, the plants are coming to life, including the water cress. My dad showed the kids last year that you could eat it. Well, they decided to pick some from the creek for supper......and clean it all in my bathroom sink!!
"See mom? We cleaned it all up for you!!"
That's what I meant at the beginning of this post when I mentioned "childhoodness". I heard them the whole time, busy in the bathroom, cleaning it all for "supper for mom", and I just didn't have the heart to tell them this was not a great idea. I was enjoying their discussions without them knowing I could hear them. They are growing up fast yet are still so young and full of "child". I love it.
And April is here, so far wet and soggy. It is exciting to see the temperatures slowly getting higher, though. Take care and enjoy this month of Spring!
