I UNT DAT!!!

No normal first word for this little 15 month old – no… She didn’t start with “Ma-ma”, “Da-Da”, or “no”. Instead, she went straight for a sentence – I UNT DAT (I want that!)!!! She says it 100 times a day, anytime she sees something she wants.

Other words she has added:
Gung ga gung \gung ga gung\ noun – Thank you
She says this every time you hand her said object that she asked for.

Uh-uh, \uh-uh\ adverb – Yes, or no
depending on the question, and her mood.

Egh!!!!, \Egh!!\ noun – Stay away from me and said object that I have in my hand!                                  We hear this sound many times throughout the day.

I don’t think we have to worry about her being tortured by her siblings. She can definitely hold her own!

I’VE BEEN REPLACED

Ok, not really. I still do the laundry, pack lunches, order people around, wash dishes, and cook many meals, but… I no longer cook our weekly four grain pancakes. Under Aunt Mim’s tutelage, Elli has become our new pancake chef . She didn’t want an ounce of help, and they tasted great!

Her first hungry customer!

NOT QUITE READY

Nevi is not quite ready for the Classical School!

BACK TO THE BOOKS!

I can’t believe how fast the past two years have gone!

They had a great first day! Sam, once again, wore his backback fully expecting to stay. He cried when he realized that we were leaving the girls at school and heading home. After a day at the park, a quiet lunch, and a nap, he was thrilled to have them return!

LIFE IS GOOD PART II

LIFE IS GOOD

What more could a boy want than a 6 foot ladder and a few of his prized possessions?

OUR LITTLEST PRINCESS

Janie’s 6!

Janie had an extremely full day filled with good food, lots of friends and family, and as Aunt Marci stated many times, an abundance of gifts. She was blessed!

SWEET BABY JANE

That was the lullaby I would to sing to Janie all the time – adapted, of course, from James Taylor’s original. That sweet little baby is now 6 years old!

That tiny little baby (our only one under 8.5 lbs) has grown up to be such a special girl! She never walks anywhere, and will rarely look me in the eye or give me a hug, but in her own nonchalant way, she will snuggle up beside me in a chair and hold my hand, or call out in the night that she wants me, and those moments melt my heart…

I love that…

She never really gets grumpy, loves anything miniature, won’t sleep under her covers because it messes up her bed, wants me to read to her every night, loves every vegetable and fruit you put in front of her, plays make believe with anyone she can find, never gets bored, is amazing with the computer, and loves to play games with me. I love you Janie Girl!

IF THEY DIDN’T LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE…

The events I am about to describe might not seem that funny to you. Each of you have seen a little kid loving life on stage. The difference here is that I know this particular kid’s dad. Nathan would NEVER in a million years volunteer to be on stage. I have witnessed moments with him where the air was thick with tension as he prepared to stand up in front of others… It was never pleasant. Sooo, when Elli walked Sam onto the stage the other night at Calvin’s program finale, his reaction sent us into hysterical laughter. Sam smiled, jumped up and down, whooped it up with hands over his head to applaud his teachers, and was disciplined by his teachers several times before finally singing his heart out with the hundreds of other children. He had the TIME OF HIS LIFE!!!

Signing Psalm 84

This lecture is very interesting...

I love being up here!!!