Noelle lost her 2nd tooth this week and is super excited!
April 8, 2010
Toothless
The thrill of getting a hole in your mouth...
Noelle lost her 2nd tooth this week and is super excited!
Noelle lost her 2nd tooth this week and is super excited!
April 4, 2010
Easter
We decorated eggs on "Easter Eve"
I got the idea for using a whisk with younger children from my Family Fun magazine - brilliant!
We used crayons and stickers to create our eggs this year.
Easter Day was a beautiful day which started with an amazing church service and ended with a relaxing dinner and egg hunt with friends.
I got the idea for using a whisk with younger children from my Family Fun magazine - brilliant!
We used crayons and stickers to create our eggs this year.
Easter Day was a beautiful day which started with an amazing church service and ended with a relaxing dinner and egg hunt with friends.
Noelle and Sadie in their Easter dresses from Grammy Sauder
April 3, 2010
Noelle's Creativity
Noelle loves to create things. It's fun and exciting to see what her brain comes up with. This week she started a cookbook and choreographed a dance.
Here she is with the cookbook. She asked me to write the words, so she listed me as author, but I humbly take no credit for any of it.
She said once she filled the pages, she'd make copies and then we could sell them. Here's a sample of what you can make once you purchase this unique cookbook.
Maybe I should allow for pre-orders assuming there'll be a rush once the copies are made.
And here's the dance. I thought she did a remarkable job depicting the dance steps. I was not the author for this one - it's all Noelle's creativity.
Here she is with the cookbook. She asked me to write the words, so she listed me as author, but I humbly take no credit for any of it.
She said once she filled the pages, she'd make copies and then we could sell them. Here's a sample of what you can make once you purchase this unique cookbook. 
Maybe I should allow for pre-orders assuming there'll be a rush once the copies are made.And here's the dance. I thought she did a remarkable job depicting the dance steps. I was not the author for this one - it's all Noelle's creativity.
March 29, 2010
Sweet Times
I'm honored that a number of you missed my blog entries, so without further ado, let me give you a glimpse into our last 2 weeks of life.
During one of our pleasant Spring days, we've wondered into the woods behind our house. While back there, we discovered a grape vine that someone has taped "hand holds" onto so you can swing on it. Noelle finds extreme joy as she daringly swings across the forest floor (2 feet off the ground).
So great is her enthusiasm that she's decided to dig up the tree that the grape vine is on and replant it in our yard so she can have it at her disposal at anytime. I'm guessing the tree is about 45 feet tall, so that may take her a while.
Brad and I were looking for adventure of another kind, so we dropped the kids off with some dear friends and headed to a Bed and Breakfast just outside of Madison, IN. We did exciting things that you can't do with kids - we did some shopping, we took the scenic route, we had a leisurely supper, we soaked in the hot tub and watched the sun set, we watched a movie in bed, we slept in, we had a leisurely breakfast in the sun room, we sat around and read interrupted, we hiked a few miles, we ate a leisurely lunch and headed home. Ahhhhh! That's a great adventure I could repeat again soon.
And here is Sadie - what a character. Have any of you read the children's books about Fancy Nancy? I think she's Sadie's hero.
During one of our pleasant Spring days, we've wondered into the woods behind our house. While back there, we discovered a grape vine that someone has taped "hand holds" onto so you can swing on it. Noelle finds extreme joy as she daringly swings across the forest floor (2 feet off the ground).
So great is her enthusiasm that she's decided to dig up the tree that the grape vine is on and replant it in our yard so she can have it at her disposal at anytime. I'm guessing the tree is about 45 feet tall, so that may take her a while.
Brad and I were looking for adventure of another kind, so we dropped the kids off with some dear friends and headed to a Bed and Breakfast just outside of Madison, IN. We did exciting things that you can't do with kids - we did some shopping, we took the scenic route, we had a leisurely supper, we soaked in the hot tub and watched the sun set, we watched a movie in bed, we slept in, we had a leisurely breakfast in the sun room, we sat around and read interrupted, we hiked a few miles, we ate a leisurely lunch and headed home. Ahhhhh! That's a great adventure I could repeat again soon.
And here is Sadie - what a character. Have any of you read the children's books about Fancy Nancy? I think she's Sadie's hero.
December 7, 2009
December Fun
Blogging seems to have taken a low priority this time of year. I'll officially take a sabbatical after this post so that I don't feel guilty for not updating everyone.
December has been full of tree trimming, paper snowflake making, and good book reading - perfectly lovely.
The challenge of promising Noelle she could put the star on top of the tree:
Chief "Paper Snowflaker", hard at work, cutting out Noelle's design
The awe of discovering what all these cuts can make
One of our final products
Sadie's decided to start reading chapter books. She seems especially fond of Cam Jansen books. It's so very entertaining to hear her "read" it. I recommend these short chapter books for anyone looking for something age appropriate for a 4 year old and up.
December has been full of tree trimming, paper snowflake making, and good book reading - perfectly lovely.
The challenge of promising Noelle she could put the star on top of the tree:
Chief "Paper Snowflaker", hard at work, cutting out Noelle's design
The awe of discovering what all these cuts can make
One of our final products
Sadie's decided to start reading chapter books. She seems especially fond of Cam Jansen books. It's so very entertaining to hear her "read" it. I recommend these short chapter books for anyone looking for something age appropriate for a 4 year old and up.
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