We have several new lambs and some chicks ordered, always a fun part of springtime. Our cows won't calve until sometime in the summer, but we're looking forward to the fresh milk again when they do.
The kids are close to being finished with most of their school books and we're all excited that it is getting near the end of the school year. I have some projects I'm hoping to get done - mostly cleaning, de-cluttering, organizing and planning for next year, and they are looking forward to getting the pool out and having a little free time. They have all had a pretty full year of studying, so it will be a well deserved break for them.
Kid quotes:
Garrett: "My's wash my's hands"
The other day we dropped off all of the girls for music lessons. As the last one went into the teacher's house, Lincoln said "Now we're rid of those pesky sisters" - cute and funny, but not really very nice since those "pesky sisters" wait on him and Garrett hand and foot...
Lincoln: "Mommy I need some water" Me: "Why" Lincoln: "To get the snake to come out of its hole" Me: "I don't want you playing with snakes" Lincoln: "It wrapped around me and it didn't kill me" Off he goes and I overhear this ... Lincoln: " We're not allowed to" Heidi "Why did you tell her???" I was glad to find out later that the "snake" was actually an earthworm...
Mommy to Garrett "Are you my baby?" Garrett "No" Mommy "Are you my big boy?" Garrett "No - I a man..." - This reminds me of something he likes to do when I rock him. He lays down so I am cradling him and says "I a baby" - then he gets an impish grin on his face - sits straight up and says "No I a boy" - and then back down to be a baby again and up to be a boy... It's hard to believe that he has grown so quickly out of that "baby" stage and really is a little boy now. It is so funny to watch him imitate Lincoln in everything - from the way he plays to the way he gets in trouble. You can see him working on screwing up his face to copy the way Lincoln looks when he gets mad. We have to keep ourselves from laughing at him when he does that.
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| Brothers and Best Friends (usually) |
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| This was such a brilliant rainbow - across the road from us |
Lincoln learning to read
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| Visiting Grandma B in the nursing home |
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| Grandpa and Grandma F went on a field trip with us to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago |
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| The end of our day at the Museum of Science and Industry |
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| Our new mantel - a board from Greg and Sara M polished up by Bruce |
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| Another picture of the mantel |
Decided to check in, and delighted to see a new post! Isn't it wonderful it's finally spring. Kids do say the sweetest/funniest things sometimes -- we're often laughing at what our two oldest grandchildren come up with! R is very much the little man until he sees A getting too much attention, then he has to be a "baby" for awhile, too! Of course, now that she's 1, she's not so much a baby anymore, either, but definitely a little sweetie-pie. Enjoyed the pictures and update!
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