Happy Birthday, Bethany!

Our Four Year Old

I remember the day you were born...

And I can't believe it's been four years!

I have loved watching you grow and learn

I have loved getting to know your sweet, funny and fiery personality.

Opening presents from family.

Thanks Grandpa, Grandma, Granna, Abby and Maddy!

The Birthday Spread--

see more of this over at Of Such is the Kingdom

Yay for the Garden Party!

We made hats and decorated watering cans

And ate cake and opened presents.

Thanks everyone for coming and celebrating with us!

Last Day of School

From beginning to end...

From the first day to the last...

For the 3rd grade play, Naomi was Charlotte (as of Charlotte's Web)

Jacob's 1st Grade Class

Ballet Recital!

Naomi and Bethany's Recital Piece 

Both classes together

Individual across the stage work

Shake your sillies out

Bethany's Daily Art

Bethany now spends large amounts of time with a marker and a huge stack of paper turning out picture after picture. Each pic has a story. The above is a flower.

This is a playground--each section has a line for playing--something like ping pong, I think.

This is a tomb with a ladder.

a ladder and a slide

The left part of this is a rocking chair and a tv.

The right part is a flower.

This is the earth.

a flower

Not all of this one was explained, but the bue part is "a table that bounces like a trampoline with a ladder on top of it."

Yesterday, B began to sign her pictures. This is a safe place for mommas, daddies and babies to rest.

Playground with slide and bouncy areas

elaborate slide

This is an apple and a play ground.

Farm Field Trip

feeding horses

Jacob's 1st grade class

holding chicks

seeing the bees in their hive

snack with a view

old fashioned merry-go-round

We had a great time touring the Frierson's farm! 

Parks and Picnics

Playing with friends at the St. Elmo park

ladybug

baby James (my friend Rachel's son)

picnicking at Covenant

climbing trees!

Bethany Dancing

Baby James

James Winston Emmanuel Anderson

age 5 days