One Thing - 4/23/14

Last night, while taking a few minutes to read through old blogs from the past few months, I came across a post about Lydia's 18-month well-visit. I wrote that she maybe had 15 words. Well, a lot has changed in a month! She definitely went through a little language explosion that is typical at her age. I haven't tried to count, but I would guess that she has at least 50 words. Yesterday, I think she even said a couple of two-word phrases - "Mama go" and "Silas up." One of the more interesting things she has picked up is "why?" She has no idea what that word or question means, but she has figured out that the boys often say it when we tell them something they can't do or something non-preferred. So, these have been some exchanges lately:

Lydia: "Shine" (requesting to listen to Go Fish's album Shine)
Me: "No, we are listening to something else right now."
Lydia: "Why?"

Lydia: (pointing outside) "Outside?"
Me: "It is naptime, but we will go out after naps."
Lydia: "Why?"

Lydia: "Shoes?"
Me: "Put your shoes in the closet."
Lydia: "Why?"

One Thing - 4/22/14

It was a beautiful day for Jonah to play soccer! Silas found a new friend who brought a soccer ball with him to play with while his older brother played soccer. They enjoyed kicking the ball around for a bit before the game started.

Easter 2014

We had a great Resurrection Day today! It started with our yearly potluck brunch at church. I made my mom's yummy caramel rolls, which were a hit like always. The kids had a great morning at church socializing with everyone and playing with friends (Lydia was even walking around during the brunch shaking people's hands!). Mike and I led music for the worship service, and then I spent the rest of the service in the nursery. The weather was gorgeous after we got out of church. A couple of older boys had their Ripstiks with them and showed off some tricks for our boys, which they loved! Do I dare write that after church we grabbed BK for lunch?! This wasn't my plan, but my 35-week pregnant body after an already busy morning wasn't up to thinking about lunch as well as our Easter supper. And, it was Mike's week to lead afternoon church services at the two nursing homes in our town. Kinda funny that we saw another pastor from town at BK, too!

After naps, we had an egg hunt in our backyard. The kids found their eggs that had quarters, dimes, and a few pieces of chocolate in them.

Then, the kids got their Easter baskets...sandals, bubbles, a few art supplies, and small Lego sets for the boys and books for Lydia.

Late in the afternoon, we had some nice rain move through - an answered prayer for our farmers. Then, we enjoyed our simple Easter dinner together. By the end of the night, we were all wiped out. We have made it clear that the boys have no reason to be up early in the morning. Here's to hoping they sleep in a bit!

Hunting for Eggs

Today was our city's Easter Egg Hunt. It is always crazy with hundreds of kids greedy for lots of eggs, but we go and have fun anyway! Our kids were in 3 different age groups this year, but thankfully Jonah is independent enough to go to his field and do his thing. He found some friends from preschool and hung out with them. Mike helped Silas get set for his field. And, I stayed with Lydia on the 0-2 field.

Lydia waited so patiently for the hunt to begin

She did a great job of picking up eggs to put in her basket - she often picked up 3 at a time!

Jonah won a prize - a piggy bank. At our hunt, most of the eggs are empty and you turn them in for a treat bag, but a number of eggs on each field have prize numbers in them that the kids redeem for certain prizes. 

By far, Silas picked up the most eggs. He didn't find any prize slips, but he was happy to receive his green treat bag.

It was a beautiful day!

One Thing - 4/18/14

Lydia tested out the bouncer at church tonight to make sure it was ready for her little brother.

One Thing - 4/17/14

Tonight while I practiced piano and Mike washed dishes, this is what the kids were up to...

One Thing - 4/15/14

Yesterday, Jonah came home with this star from preschool. It was so sweet to read all of the kind things his classmates had to say about him. He was the star of the day!