Nadia is celebrating her second birthday today in Rockford,Illinois! The kids and I (and KayCee) have made the trip for our first major visit to the Dillamans since 2007. The weather forecast predicts five absolutely gorgeous days in a row! Perfect for playing OUTside! We are just beginning day #3 of our trip and so far, so good. T'he kids were champion travelers. On the way out we stopped near Dayton for me to meet some of my "imaginary" internet friends. Then four hours later we stopped for pizza at a park in Danville, IL. Another four hours later we were here! There was little sleeping in the van but not much yelling either, so I can't complain! So far the kids have pretty much just played in the yard and in the basement. I overheard a conversation between Judah and Elijah yesterday that went something like this:
Elijah: Judah, aren't you glad that you are not an earwig?
Judah: Yes, because I would go in the fire and be burned up.
Elijah: Yes.
Judah: (sigh)
They just get one another. Besides discussing all things related to bugs and legos, Judah taught Elijah to flip on the swingset and to jump out of trees.
The girls kind of switch off playing partners. Eden and Lydia will be together for awhile and then Lydia and Simone will take a turn together. Eden did spend a considerable amount of time with Judah and Elijah outside yesterday, but that was only because she didn't know there was a Barbie movie playing in the basement!
Nadia and Indigo look at one another and cry. Indie has a cough thing going on right now where she hacks and then screams. She does not like to slobber or cough on herself. Well, then that scares Nadia and Nadia screams! Its an ear-piercing chorus for sure!!
Reuben and Elowyn just hang out and look cute. I think Elowyn did grab his head and he protested just a tad, but overall you can see that they are really intrigued with one another!
I just love morning between the hours of 6 and 8. Its such an alive time--full of possibilities! Oh...and there's Eden up the steps and looking for breakfast!
Happy Birthday sweet sweet Nadia Abigail!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Alive
SLOW DOWN SUMMER! The days are just going by too quickly! I wait and wait for warm weather, and then its here and gone before I know what hit me! I am trying to take every opportunity to be outside to soak up the sun and fresh air. Yesterday was what I imagine the weather in eternity to be like...an occcasional thunderstorm, some rain, and then gorgeous blue skies, enormous clouds, and crisp, clear air...all at about 75 degrees!
The kids finished their homeschool evaluations last week, and I am happy to report that they PASSED! On to 5th, 3rd, and 2nd grade we go.
Also, the Lindaus came to visit over the weekend. Amanda always brings so much yummy food and cooks while she's here. Its strange that a guest would come and do the cooking, but thats just what we do. We had a nice relaxing weekend. Baseball games were cancelled, so our only big outing was to Lily's 1st birthday party where we had a grand plan to exhaust the kids in the swimming pool so that they'd go to bed early.
Reuben is quickly approaching three months old and thankfully is coming out of his fussiness! Everyone says he looks like a "Turner", although Emily is the only one that says he looks exactly like Dustin. Most people see the brown eyes and brown hair and say he looks like me. I think he's just a good combo. He has a full-body smile and is starting to laugh at our faces. I think he has my non-touchy nature. For weeks I have tried to hold him, wrap him, carry him, swaddle him, wear him, etc., and I have recently discovered that he MUCH prefers to sit in his little seat and look around. He will fuss and fuss while I hold him and then settle in perfectly content when I set him down in a seat or swing. He is so interested in checking out everything that is going on around him. Go figure. I guess after having three very touchy feely children in a row it only makes sense that one would finally take after me and my non-touchy ways.
In other news, we are in the middle of birthday season. I neglected to write a birthday blog for Eden a couple weeks ago. Whoops! Happy Birthday Eden!! Since then we've also celebrated with Ma Ruth, Dougie, and Lily. Next is Nadia and then Simone and Dustin. Birthdays, birthdays everywhere!
The kids finished their homeschool evaluations last week, and I am happy to report that they PASSED! On to 5th, 3rd, and 2nd grade we go.
Also, the Lindaus came to visit over the weekend. Amanda always brings so much yummy food and cooks while she's here. Its strange that a guest would come and do the cooking, but thats just what we do. We had a nice relaxing weekend. Baseball games were cancelled, so our only big outing was to Lily's 1st birthday party where we had a grand plan to exhaust the kids in the swimming pool so that they'd go to bed early.
Reuben is quickly approaching three months old and thankfully is coming out of his fussiness! Everyone says he looks like a "Turner", although Emily is the only one that says he looks exactly like Dustin. Most people see the brown eyes and brown hair and say he looks like me. I think he's just a good combo. He has a full-body smile and is starting to laugh at our faces. I think he has my non-touchy nature. For weeks I have tried to hold him, wrap him, carry him, swaddle him, wear him, etc., and I have recently discovered that he MUCH prefers to sit in his little seat and look around. He will fuss and fuss while I hold him and then settle in perfectly content when I set him down in a seat or swing. He is so interested in checking out everything that is going on around him. Go figure. I guess after having three very touchy feely children in a row it only makes sense that one would finally take after me and my non-touchy ways.
In other news, we are in the middle of birthday season. I neglected to write a birthday blog for Eden a couple weeks ago. Whoops! Happy Birthday Eden!! Since then we've also celebrated with Ma Ruth, Dougie, and Lily. Next is Nadia and then Simone and Dustin. Birthdays, birthdays everywhere!
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