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Although our family has been pretty busy over the past several weeks, we have had some pretty wonderful times with family members that we don’t get to see very often.
Aunt Abby and Aunt Mary (aka “Ant Aby” and “Ant Marry” by my little phonetic spellers) came to visit for a couple of days. So nice to spend time with them…and as usual, I wish I’d taken more pictures!
We had a chance to spend a day with the Maryland gang, too, which was really nice. This is another group of people that we don’t get to see very often. The cousins had a pretty fun day together…
Raise your hand if you know how hard it is to get a picture of six children (six and under).
One more try….
Yay!
It was so nice to spend time enjoying the day together…Judi’s sister lives in Richmond, which is almost halfway between us. They have a lovely home that is always welcoming and comfortable.
Complete with a gigantic rope swing. (oh boy)
And a trampoline!
These are our sweet niece and nephew. They just about match Charlotte and Asher in age, and it was pretty fun to see the cousins all get to know one another better during the day.
We were all happy to get to know the newest member of the family….
Sweet, sweet girl. Isn’t she beautiful?
Next up: fresh spring dresses for my girls, sewn by their Mama. Hasn’t the weather taken a turn for the best? We are all so happy to be outside again.
Spring, along with its ever-amazing weather, looks like it’s here for a few days. Our family has been very busy for the past couple of weeks, but we have insisted on time to enjoy these perfect sunny days after such a cold winter.
I’m off to do more of this (reading on the back porch)! Enjoy your day!
We picked up a little sentence-making game a few years ago for the children, and it seems to have become the right time to bring it out for the girls to practice. I found this long concoction after they finished school for the day.
It’s pretty interesting to read what they come up with. At least the sentence structure is (almost?) correct, no?
It never ceases to amaze me when I discover something one of the children has been making or playing with. Almost every time, I know immediately which project belongs to which child. Our middle child, Charlotte, loves all things pattern, math, numbers, and sorting. I found this while cleaning a few days ago:
I knew right away who had been working on this.
My sweet Ivy June loves lists, and planning out her day. Yes, we learn to read by using phonics. And it works very well. Spelling will come. Piano, however, has picked up for her. She is learning lots of new songs and can now sing while she plays, which is a new favorite trick.
In other news, I found a monster wandering around our house.
I think he’s harmless.
For a small cookie, he’ll rescue a princess.
