Five Years

Mary is five!

She loves learning about things and how stuff works.

She thinks through things carefully and asks great questions. The other day we were talking about colds and how you get colds from other people. After a brief pause, she asked, "If people always get colds from other people, where did the first cold come from?"

Mary likes drawing, coloring, mazes, secret codes, and cutting things into tiny, precise pieces.

She loves to play pretend and read books together.

Building things out of Legos, especially with Daddy, is a favorite activity. She also likes taking care of things, including her stuffed animals and her brother and sister.

Mary is enthusiastic and a joy to know.

Six Months

Hannah is a year and a half old and as fun as ever!

She loves playing and being held.

She grabs things she is interested in, which is just about everything.

Her favorite toys right now are teething toys fresh from the fridge.

Hannah loves playing with her sister and brother, who both love playing with her.

She scoots around in circles on her tummy. Between scooting and rolling, she manages to move around a lot, like when she made it all the way from the blanket into the tent.

 We love our little girl!

Holding Hannah

Visiting Dad and Mom

Joshua spent a few days at Calvin Crest for study leave, and the kids and I spent a lot of the time he was gone at Mom and Dad's house.

We enjoyed nice weather, lots of walks, finding frogs, reading, and spending time with Mom and Dad.

The kids tried out the pool for the first time of the year.

Exciting Happenings

The kids found a dragon fruit at the grocery store and were excited to try it.

 Joshua put training wheels on the smaller bike, and David is thrilled that he can ride it.

Easter

Christ is risen!

The kids enjoyed an egg hunt between services at church on Easter.

Our pile of Easter baskets grew as Mary added two extra ones for Hannah.

We had brunch for lunch.

We did another little egg hunt with the cousins before Easter dinner on the patio.

 Hannah wore a new dress. It was a full, festive day.

Five Months

Hannah is five months old now and rolling all over the place.

She likes spending time on a blanket rolling around and playing with her feet. She also likes toys more now and will reach for things she wants. She loves to watch what the rest of us are doing.

Hannah likes to hold people's hands and grab fingers.

She can sit in her highchair and enjoys being part of meal times.

She likes getting little tickles on her tummy which makes her smile and laugh little laughs.

 Hannah is a sweetheart and makes you want to give her a little squeeze!

Egg Coloring

We had an egg coloring party at Dad and Mom's house before family dinner. Everyone had fun making beautiful eggs.