Recently, Mikayla have been saying and doing the funniest things. I've told a few stories to people, and they have all encouraged me to write them down. Well, I have severely neglected this blog, but it's still here so I figured this is as good a place as any to store these memories.
About a week ago, the girls and I were driving in to Dover to meet Kristi and Peyton at Chick Fil A. On the trip, Calli was sitting quietly (like usual) and Mikayla was chattering away (also like usual). Mikayla was pointing out things to Calli and telling her what they were. She pointed out houses, horses, buggies, other cars, cows and anything she saw. As we neared Dover, we passed a large Pentecostal church. She pointed to the huge building and said, "And Calli, that is jail." What?! I quickly told her it was a church, not jail. She agreed and we moved on. As we continued driving, I started to get a really big laugh out of that. We don't really talk about jail, so my first question was where in the world did she get that idea. Then, while relaying the story to Matt, he reminded me that when Mikayla gives us a hard time about buckling her seat belt (which is VERY seldom), we tell her she has to be buckled or the police man will put Mommy and/or Daddy in jail. It's not a regular conversation though. Too funny!
Later that morning, as we were heading home from Chick Fil A, we were singing her song for the church Christmas program. She is learning "Away in a Manger". As we got to the end of the first verse where the song says "...asleep on the hay", she promptly said, "Wait a minute, wait a minute." "Why in the world was Jesus sleeping on the hay? Didn't He have a bed?" I explained why Jesus was not in a bed and why his Mommy and Daddy had to sleep in a barn. I also told her there were no beds in the barn so Jesus' Mommy had to lay him down where the animals ate the hay. She replied, "Jesus had to sleep in a bucket?!" I explained it was called a manger, but she sees animals eating out of a bucket here on our farm, so that's what she automatically thought.
It was great to explain why Jesus had to sleep in a barn to my 4 year old who started asking questions all on her own! Songs really do teach! I am looking forward to many more questions as time goes on.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Life These Days
Wow, again I can't believe how much time has passed since I last posted! Life has been crazy around here and I have just lost track of time.
Shortly after my last post, we found out we are expecting our 3rd child at the end of November. I have been extremely sick with this pregnancy and I am just beginning to feel "back to normal".
The girls have had good days and bad days together. Some days they are the best of friends and other days they are each other's biggest enemies. It's those days that I pray for wisdom and grace...and I feel completely overwhelmed that in just a few short months, I will have 3!
Mikayla is anxious to do "school" just like her aunts and uncles. We have pulled out an activity book a few times to do "school". She loves to sit and work, so I am looking forward to starting school with her. She still has 2 more years before she will begin Kindergarten, but my mom is going to do Pre School with her a couple days a week this fall! We talked about sending her to Pre School for 2 days a week so I can have time to adjust to having a baby again. My mom volunteered to take her 2 mornings a week and do some school with her. We are so thankful and she is really excited!
Calli has started walking and running everywhere! She is into everything! Her favorite place to "hang out" is Mommy and Daddy's bathroom. Most of the time I don't even realize she has been in there until Matt gets home and finds toys, cups and all kinds of "goodies" that she has left behind. We both get a good laugh because she usually opens the drawers in our vanity and leaves toys and cups hanging out. It's pretty comical. She has also begun to "hold her own" with her sister. She has gotten a lot tougher in the last month or so.
Finally, Matt has been doing a lot of traveling in the last month and I have been "holding down the fort" at home. We are looking forward to some family vacation time in June.
Shortly after my last post, we found out we are expecting our 3rd child at the end of November. I have been extremely sick with this pregnancy and I am just beginning to feel "back to normal".
The girls have had good days and bad days together. Some days they are the best of friends and other days they are each other's biggest enemies. It's those days that I pray for wisdom and grace...and I feel completely overwhelmed that in just a few short months, I will have 3!
Mikayla is anxious to do "school" just like her aunts and uncles. We have pulled out an activity book a few times to do "school". She loves to sit and work, so I am looking forward to starting school with her. She still has 2 more years before she will begin Kindergarten, but my mom is going to do Pre School with her a couple days a week this fall! We talked about sending her to Pre School for 2 days a week so I can have time to adjust to having a baby again. My mom volunteered to take her 2 mornings a week and do some school with her. We are so thankful and she is really excited!
Calli has started walking and running everywhere! She is into everything! Her favorite place to "hang out" is Mommy and Daddy's bathroom. Most of the time I don't even realize she has been in there until Matt gets home and finds toys, cups and all kinds of "goodies" that she has left behind. We both get a good laugh because she usually opens the drawers in our vanity and leaves toys and cups hanging out. It's pretty comical. She has also begun to "hold her own" with her sister. She has gotten a lot tougher in the last month or so.
Finally, Matt has been doing a lot of traveling in the last month and I have been "holding down the fort" at home. We are looking forward to some family vacation time in June.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Crossing the Bridge
Today we got to visit with a great friend and her twins! Mrs. C was a great friend of mine before I was married, but she moved to Texas for several years. Gotta love the military :). Now, the C's are back East!
We got up early, but it still took us quite a while to get out the door. We drove for an hour, and over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge before we got to our friends' house. It was an easy trip, other than the bridge, because I really hate driving on bridges. It wasn't too bad with Mikayla to sing with though.
Mikayla, Ian and Jillian are the same age and love to play together. Mikayla and Jillian are both very dominant personalities though, and sometimes had some power struggles. Even though we felt like we were constantly correcting them, they cried when we had to leave this afternoon.
It was great for me to catch up with Mrs. C some more too! I'm so grateful to have a good friend close to visit with. I have been praying for someone like her to talk to and encourage one another. The Lord really answers prayers!
While we were playing today, Calli took her first steps! She has been walking along holding the wall, the couch, chairs and anything that will help support her. Today she was standing while leaning against a bottom step...and she stepped out to walk to me!
When we got home tonight, I got the video camera out to tape her taking some more steps since Matt is missing this. I tried to keep her from walking too much so he doesn't miss too much, but once she got a little confidence, she started taking off. I think she will probably we walking on her own within a week or so now.
Today was such a great day of catching up with friends and passing time quickly while waiting for Daddy to return home. Thanks to the Lord for good friends!
We got up early, but it still took us quite a while to get out the door. We drove for an hour, and over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge before we got to our friends' house. It was an easy trip, other than the bridge, because I really hate driving on bridges. It wasn't too bad with Mikayla to sing with though.
Mikayla, Ian and Jillian are the same age and love to play together. Mikayla and Jillian are both very dominant personalities though, and sometimes had some power struggles. Even though we felt like we were constantly correcting them, they cried when we had to leave this afternoon.
It was great for me to catch up with Mrs. C some more too! I'm so grateful to have a good friend close to visit with. I have been praying for someone like her to talk to and encourage one another. The Lord really answers prayers!
While we were playing today, Calli took her first steps! She has been walking along holding the wall, the couch, chairs and anything that will help support her. Today she was standing while leaning against a bottom step...and she stepped out to walk to me!
When we got home tonight, I got the video camera out to tape her taking some more steps since Matt is missing this. I tried to keep her from walking too much so he doesn't miss too much, but once she got a little confidence, she started taking off. I think she will probably we walking on her own within a week or so now.
Today was such a great day of catching up with friends and passing time quickly while waiting for Daddy to return home. Thanks to the Lord for good friends!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Sisters!
Mikayla and Calli can be the best of friends or the worst of enemies. And Calli is only going to be 1! Some days they fight over every little thing, and other days they play so well together. Today was a playing so well together kind of day.
Matt left for a work trip yesterday morning, so I have been alone for 2 days. Mikayla's behavior gets very difficult when Matt is gone. I'm not completely sure why, but she is a Daddy's girl. Anyway, yesterday was awful. Mikayla kept trying to pick Calli up and then would drop her. Let's just say bedtime couldn't come soon enough.
Today though, I looked into the toy room many a time and saw 2 happy sisters playing together. One time they were cooking and feeding each other, another time they were reading books. I love these times! Matt reminded me to take a picture of them playing so well together, so I dug the camera out and did just that. I love having girls on a day like today....we will see what tomorrow holds.
Matt left for a work trip yesterday morning, so I have been alone for 2 days. Mikayla's behavior gets very difficult when Matt is gone. I'm not completely sure why, but she is a Daddy's girl. Anyway, yesterday was awful. Mikayla kept trying to pick Calli up and then would drop her. Let's just say bedtime couldn't come soon enough.
Today though, I looked into the toy room many a time and saw 2 happy sisters playing together. One time they were cooking and feeding each other, another time they were reading books. I love these times! Matt reminded me to take a picture of them playing so well together, so I dug the camera out and did just that. I love having girls on a day like today....we will see what tomorrow holds.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Beautiful Weather
Holy Cow! It has been ions since I have last posted! I am going to try to fill in the "blanks" as time goes on, but I figured I needed to get back on this bandwagon.
This morning Mikayla and I made another craft. I have been trying to be purposeful in spending time with her alone. She has been misbehaving and we think it is her way of getting attention away from her sister. During Calli's morning nap, I have been making a craft with Mikayla and then reading to her. I have also let her watch a movie that she loves, without Calli. After a week of this, I think we are on to something. Her behavior has already improved! This morning we made a macaroni letter "A". She has made a butterfly and a catterpillar as well this week. She loves showing Daddy her artwork when he gets home.
Today the weather is beautiful! It is a balmy 68 degrees and just a slight breeze. We finally got to go outside to play! Mikayla went down her slide and Calli was in her jumperoo as I cleared the winter "storage" out of the porch. After I finished, I put the girls in the wagon and took them to Mom Mom Krupka's. They had a blast.
When we got back, Mikayla wanted to try her quad that she got last Spring. She has been afraid of it since she got it because it went so "fast". She decided to try again today, and she loved it! I think she has finally hit the age where she can enjoy it.
After spending over an hour outside, the girls crashed at naptime. I love being able to get so much work done while they are napping. I also love beautiful weather!
This morning Mikayla and I made another craft. I have been trying to be purposeful in spending time with her alone. She has been misbehaving and we think it is her way of getting attention away from her sister. During Calli's morning nap, I have been making a craft with Mikayla and then reading to her. I have also let her watch a movie that she loves, without Calli. After a week of this, I think we are on to something. Her behavior has already improved! This morning we made a macaroni letter "A". She has made a butterfly and a catterpillar as well this week. She loves showing Daddy her artwork when he gets home.
Today the weather is beautiful! It is a balmy 68 degrees and just a slight breeze. We finally got to go outside to play! Mikayla went down her slide and Calli was in her jumperoo as I cleared the winter "storage" out of the porch. After I finished, I put the girls in the wagon and took them to Mom Mom Krupka's. They had a blast.
When we got back, Mikayla wanted to try her quad that she got last Spring. She has been afraid of it since she got it because it went so "fast". She decided to try again today, and she loved it! I think she has finally hit the age where she can enjoy it.
After spending over an hour outside, the girls crashed at naptime. I love being able to get so much work done while they are napping. I also love beautiful weather!
Friday, January 7, 2011
MomTime has begun!
Today I had the first MomTime meeting. I wanted to start a Mom's group in my home a couple of times a month. We started today and only had 2 of the 8 of us, but the kids had a blast and we got to visit together. I only hope this can be a great lifeline and support for those of us moms who make the effort to meet together.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
