Wednesday, April 07, 2010
So close and yet so far
So a couple weeks ago, we packed our bags and drove about 15 minutes to stay overnight at a hotel. Why? you ask. Well a few reasons. . .popcorn, pool, cereal with marshmallows in it and free breakfast and dinner. Plus the sheer thrill of just staying a night in a hotel without piles of laundry and dirty floors staring at you. We really did have a great time and it was just refreshing to spend time with our kids away from the endless tasks that are always competing with our kids for attention.
New Life
"New Life" was kind of the theme around our house this Easter. It was fun to look out the windows and see "new life" bursting forth in our yard and talk about how "new life" is represented in Easter decorations through eggs, and little bunnies and chicks. Maia seems to really be understanding the most important "New Life" that we celebrate at Easter and what a joy it is to watch her grow in understanding of Jesus rising from the grave and the great hope that gives us. We had fun celebrating too. . .we dyed eggs, although this did turn into a lesson about dissection and the parts of a hard boiled egg as well as making hard boiled egg soup, we had a couple egg hunts, one with our dear little neighbor Tula and we even got to hold our neighbors new little chicks. . .what a treat! Gran and Poppi joined us for Easter this year which was a lot of fun. . .thanks for hanging out with us guys!
Spring has sprung. . .
and we are loving it! We just can't get enough of the outdoors these days. The kids and I have been eating lunch outside more often than in and inside toys have been abandoned for shovels, buckets, bats, balls, and frisbees. I took a trip down memory lane as I taught Maia the art of making mud pies and she took great care in decorating each pie, or cookie as she called them, with grass and violets from the yard before they baked in the sun. We plan to start a vegetable garden this spring, so more to come on that later, but for now, I hope you enjoy a peek into our world these days!
Cousins
My sister Lynn, brother-in-law Nate, and neice Abigail came for a visit in early March. The kids had a wonderful time together and yes, that is a picture of Caden and Abigail holding hands while sitting in their car seats. . .too sweet! Thanks for spending time with us guys!
Monday, January 25, 2010
One is never too young. . .
. . .to learn some carpentry skills. We are working on fixing up our third floor rooms to make one a guest room and the other a play room. The kids love to head up to the attic to help out. Maia has really learned the art of filling nail holes with spacel (or however you spell that word) and Caden doesn't like to part with Daddy's tape measurer.
Just Passing Time
Yep, this is the sort of thing Maia does to pass time during her afternoon rest time. She really does keep us entertained and laughing around here. Speaking of Maia, I'll just give a quick update on what all she has been up to, especially for those of you who check our blog and have moved away. She is 4.5 years old and for her, her 5th birthday can't get here soon enough. She just can't understand why so many of her friends are having their 5th birthday but yet it is not her turn. Maia is still really enjoying preschool and is excited to start kindergarden next August. We have yet to totally decide if she will attend full or 1/2 day kindergarden, but I'm definatly leaning towards 1/2 day. She is itching to read and is really making progress. She loves those "I Spy" books and currently is really into making paper jewelry (so if you see me wearing some paper necklaces and bracelets, you know what that is about!). We have definatly seen some maturing in her over the past couple months. Bedtimes have not been the battleground they once were and our difficult cycles have not been as difficult as they were several months ago. We certainly still have our trying times but they are definatly in cycles and not quite so trying. It has also been encouraging to see Maia taking Caden (her "little buddy") under her wing. There have been times when I've been preoccupied and I know Caden is fussing or needing something but just havn't addressed it and before I know it Maia is saying, "Come on little buddy, lets go play" as she ushers him into another room and engages with him. Of course, this is not all the time and we have plenty of "I had it first," and "Stop that Caden!" moments. But we are encouraged and we do thank the Lord for this precious little girl he has entrusted to us.
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