Naomi's Puzzle

"Not Learning to Crawl" by Bethany

Oh, look! It looks like Bethany might crawl.

See if she'll crawl towards her duck. Nope.

What if Naomi makes the duck quack? Nope.

There she goes. You can do it, Bethany! Good job!

("Good job!" made her want to sit up and clap for herself.)

There you go!

"Is this how you do it, Momma?"

"This isn't any fun!"

"I am so done with this crawling thing!"

Palm Sunday Photo Shoot

Have I ever mentioned that getting four young children to look at the camera at the same time is nearly impossible?

I love this one! Everyone is looking a completely different direction!

Palm Sunday Buckets and a New Play House

Granna created "Palm Sunday Buckets" for the kids this year.

Granna, you've outdone yourself again! This is a house made from a couple of huge cardboard boxes. Granna painted it white so that we could all help to paint it. Naomi and Jorja especially loved it.

At Granna's

Jorja and Naomi riding in the F-150 

An "Amelia Rose" that the kids and I got Granna for her birthday

Butterfly on the azaleas

Bethany and Naomi on the F-150--Bethany LOVED to ride around with Naomi. The truck has higher doors than our jeep here, so Bethany felt quite safe riding, even down Grandad and Granna's long driveway.

Bethany and Grandad

Grandmomma Judy and the kids

Egg Hunt At Granna's House

The kids and I went to my mom's house for Palm Sunday weekend. When we arrived, we found that my mom had hidden 80 (yes 80!) eggs on the trails through her woods. The kids loved walking through the woods collecting eggs. The chocolate in the eggs and the prizes afterwards were also a treat!

Updates on the Kids

Naomi is still enjoying school and improving on reading daily. We're looking forward to homeschooling next year--adding to what she's learned this year and working together on a "Little House" unit. Naomi's most recent funny: Momma "Jackson in bringing his guinea pig to school." Naomi: "I've never heard of a school for guinea pigs!" (And she was being serious!)

Bethany is still loving Dixie, adding a few words to her vocabulary, like "Juice," "Hey there," and "Get you," and working on her crawling and standing skills. Still no crawling or standing, but we're working on it. We did find out that being on her belly in the grass is way more fun than being on her belly on the wood floor. She loves toys and games and her siblings. And she's working on drinking her milk from a cup. Such a big girl!

Jacob is growing up too. He's working hard on learning the sounds for each letter and he can count (easily!) to 20. His little brain just soaks up everything; you can see his wheels spinning when he listens to Naomi reading. He's still loves hanging out with his buddies at Mother's Day Out, but he's looking forward to summer when he can spend ALL his time being a muddy, outside boy--including a family camping trip and fishing trips with Grandad.