Around Here

Aggies been working on standing. She still falls over if she moves, so I have to stay very close. But that she has figured out that she needs to use her arms to hold herself up even a little bit is progress.

Hosea was playing with this during school, and I asked him to pick it up.

He's a prodigy!? :/

Then he laughed and said "I picked them up silly".

Our Butterflies hatched. That was a fun science experiment. Thanks Mema and Papa!

Playing with chalk.

Look what she is thinking about doing. Do it Aggie, I dare you!

Cuteness

Strawberries

I love getting to pick fresh strawberries. The big kids love it too! Aggie not so much, poor baby. We did it anyway, I didn't remember the camera. We picked all the ones in the box to the left, and then I bought another box that they had picked. So I could freeze some for smoothies, make freezer jam, have some with shortcake, and have some with lunches. We had the perfect amount and they were yummy!

I did 3 batches of freezer jam this year, that should get us through the year and leave enough to share with friends. Mummm!

By far my favorite fruit, and fresh to boot!

God

Shiloh was doing her worksheet for school today. She has to pick 4 words from her word page, write them and illustrate them. She chose God for #3 and said, " since God is a spirit and doesn't have a body like us does that mean I can draw nothing". I decided that was good application of her catechism.

Papa she picked you for #1.

I love sick days!

My little Aggie Rae picked up the virus "hand, foot and mouth disease" at therapy. She's had symptoms since last Wednesday, little blisters in all the said locations. Thankfully tylenol and ibuprofen keep her comfortable. She's such a trooper.

The reason I'm loving it is b/c it gives me an extra day or two at home as I find sickness to be a legitimate reason to cancel therapy. Soo....... I may just get the laundry done and the bathrooms clean all in the same week :), it's a dream come true. We'll see? Here's to hoping!

March Madness

This has been a very full month. After thinking about it I have decided making a list of all the things that have happend would be amazing to look upon.
So the events will be listed in the order I remember them in.
1. Mike went to OH to check into Air Force job.
2. My parents came to visit.
3. Aggie got braces.
4. I hosted a baby shower.
5. My brother and his family came for a visit.
6. Checking into Haitian Adoption.
7. Aggie started sitting up!
8. Tyler moved in with us.
9. Shiloh's birthday celebration. (this happened 5 times, no joke it's amazing how this happens every year, but she is able to milk it for all it's worth)
10. Shiloh's ears pierced.
11. We planted a garden. (thanks dad!)
12. Gymnastics competition.
Phew! I'm worn out just thinking about it. :)
Obviously God has given us the grace to do all we have been called to, and for this we are thankful!

New Kid on the Block

We've had a recent addition to our family. Though it's been discussed on and off for a year or longer, it has finally come to fruition. One of Mike's younger brothers, the middle of the 3 has come to live with us. He arrived late Wednesday night. We moved Aggie Rae in with Shiloh and gave him Aggies old room. Needless to say, i've been busy rearranging. But I think we are all settled and comfortable now. As you can see the children are thrilled to have him around. I have to remind them that Uncle Tyler is not their slave or their toy, and that he needs breaks. They are constantly wanting him to play this or that with them. And he's been busy looking for employment so he needs those breaks.