Englerville USA: February 2009

kids..

I got a cute little kids CD from the library with several christian kids songs. The kids have been playing it constantly! I just noticed today how Kaylin is singing the words "He is the vine and we are the britches, His banner over me is love..." I could hardly control my laughter! She's been singing it all day like that!

While looking through all these old videos we found this little clip of Kaylin in her dance class in Dec. of 2007 and she wanted to post it for all to see! It was a special day where the parents got to sit in the room with the kids. She couldn't skip around the circle once without waving!

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If I actually did this right, this is a video of Kaylin's dance show back in December - next to her with the pigtails is my cousin Marie's daughter Sydney

Matt's 1st foods!

he started out with a bit of whining that he was in the high chair... again! i always stick him in here when i am cleaning up the kitchen, which is pretty much all the time!

WHOA - SCORE! i don't care if i am in the chair now! these bananas are tasty!

chowing down!

wait, i am not sure if i really like this anymore...

Our school for the day - watching the president being sworn in and talking about what a president is!

Kaylin discovered my drawer with things I used to use! Pretty tablecloths and placemats, etc. She was sooooo excited! She decided with Isabella to set up the table all "beautiful" for dinner time.

In the same drawer she had found my napkin rings (why do people think they need to register for these things?!?) which I have never used. Since I didn't really have any cloth napkins she put the napkin rings around all the clean kitchen towels and had them set up all around the kitchen. Look at how proud she was! She did a great job

Misc.

These are some old pictures from last fall - thought I would just stick them in here for fun

Matt going in the bumbo seat for the first time - I love his adoring look at Kaylin! He still looks at her like this!

For a school field trip to go along with Five in a Row's "How to make an apple pie and see the world" we took the kids apple picking. I look terrible (I just had a baby, what can I say?!? at least I am not in PJ's!), but the kids look cute!

our growing little brood

L-R: Kaylin, Cheyenne, Isabella,Gabe,Dillon holding Matt and Moriah

So this is what I've been missing?!?!

we got a new computer!!! YEAH!!!! I cannot believe how easy it is to put pictures up here now! Something that used to take me several hours actually, I just did in about 20 minutes! Amazing!

So now my only excuse to not update is keeping busy with my kids ; )

We had a wonderful holiday season as i hope you all did as well. I included a few of the things that we did this season down below.

One of the best bits of news is that Tim and Angela are getting married! The wedding is set for September and our kids are already talking about how much fun we are going to have going on an adventure to Nebraska to be there!

Brian is doing really well at work - he got a promotion actually! He is all fancy in his very own office bossing people around now (that might be his favorite part!) ; ) So far, he is really enjoying the new resposibilities and all that comes with this position.

Matthew is getting big, but funny enough is super tiny! He is halfway to being able to sit up, he is teething (I think! drool everywhere...!) - although he haven't seen anything peek thru yet, and you have to watch it - you think the child can't move, but if you leave the room and come back he has somehow scooted somewhere new!

Isabella is really into imaginary play these days - she comes up with all sorts of friends and animals and places that she visits all day long and we haven't even left the house! She is learning how to color inside the lines and can now draw little "guys" - faces that is. They are pretty cute too, and every time she draws them, they are upside down! Of course she says " no he's not " - the girl is very rooted in her beliefs ; ) She also loves using scissors - she will sit at the table and snip scraps of paper for hours. She also loves dressing up and dancing like all little girls do!

Kaylin is into writing letters, spelling small words and family members names, and loves coloring. She is doing really well at her phonics and can read short stories! It's amazing to me that she can do this. She is my girly girl and would live in a ball gown with high heels if I let her! Her favorite thing to do these days is blast Taylor Swift from the rooftops all dolled up and dance like no one is watching...

As for me - I am just trying to keep peaceful! Learning to be content with all that we have been blessed with. I struggle daily with looking like I at least tried to take a shower and get dressed! Trying to make the house look like a bomb didn't just go off, and keeping at least a couple cups and plates clean ; ) It is truly amazing at how you can be "'working" in the home literally ALL DAY LONG - never sitting down, and the place looks always as if we have just been robbed...
I guess I just need to learn to live with it!
Especially seeing as there will be one more little person joining us in October ; )