Dear Lydia, The world is getting bigger and more exciting to you. You have discovered you can grab things. This is huge. You now hold teething rings and toys to chew many of your waking moments. We are also adjusting to you reaching for things while we hold you and eat or read or some…
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5 Months Old
Dear Lydia, You are an absolute delight. You are finding your voice and wake up exploring your vocal range and abilities. Lots of squeals and squeaks and if it has been too long, shouts. Laughing comes easily to you. You love looking in the mirror and dancing with me. You love seeing Emily jump and…
Thanksgiving 2020
Andrew decided to take Wednesday off and we took a break from homeschool so that we could build shelves for our food storage closet. The kids helped up empty out the closet, remove the existing shelf, and spackle. Andrew got things set up outside to cut the 2x3s while the kids help me rearrange my…
4 Months Old
Dear Lydia, You are an absolute joy and everyone wants to be your best friend. You’ve started giggling and laughing and we all try to do things to get you started. So far Emily waving a sheet around seems to be the funniest thing to you, or watching her while we walk down the stairs. …
Laura’s 3rd Birthday
Laura turned three years old! She has been patiently waiting for her birthday since Emily, Nathan, and I celebrated ours recently. We started off with a pancake breakfast. Laura helped make the pancakes and enjoyed making a giant pancake that we could cut and share among all of us. As soon as breakfast was cleaned…
Nathan’s 5th Birthday
On Friday Andrew took Laura and Emily to go buy presents for Nathan. Lydia was asleep so the two of us first found studs in the wall to hang the peg board. Next we went outside and threw the football around, just the two of us. It was an absolute delight to play catch, trying…
A Birthday Hike
For my birthday present this year we all went on a nature walk around the botanical gardens. The weather was absolutely perfect today – cool but not cold with a warm sun. When we got out of the car and started walking Laura shouted, “I’m so excited!!!” The first part of our walk was through…
A Pandemic Style Halloween
When Emily realized we wouldn’t be able to do trick or treating this year she came up with the idea to turn our house into a neighborhood. We all thought it was a brilliant idea. Andrew helped the kids make signs around the house. Nathan drew the house numbers and the kids helped to hang…
3 Months Old
Dear Lydia, You are such a sweet baby. You are smiling at us all the time now and it seems like your whole body will burst with joy. We all love smiling back and trying to get you to laugh – you are so close! You have a special relationship with your sisters and brother. …
Jessica’s 30th Birthday
We celebrated my birthday over a few days which made it all the more fun. On Saturday Andrew took the kids to Walmart to buy me presents, leaving Lydia and I at home for some quiet time that we used making a delicious dinner and a good scripture study. On Sunday the kids wrapped their…