So Proud

I have been working on identifying the letters of the alphabet for awhile now with Angelica....she definitely likes and knows some better than others. Last week, we were working really hard on writing the letter "A". I did tracing and coloring and silly ways to remember how to write it. Saturday, I was having Angel color thank you notes she needed to get out and all of a sudden she said, "Mama, look I did my name!" I looked over at the card and she had drawn the letter "A" all by herself!!! I was so proud of her and then she signed her letter A on all the thank you cards. Caitlin.....her first letter "A" is on the back of your card, so I may steal it back to keep in her baby book!! Now we are working on "B"....so much to learn and love watching it all unfold!!!

Our Garden Helpers

This year, Jason rented a 10x20 and 10x10 garden plots that our local community offers in a new garden patch they created. The dirt was not great so Jason spent a lot of time tilling it over, getting rocks out, and putting new garden soil and compost in it...and finally got all his vegetables that he had grown in the greenhouse in the dirt!! Angel and Emma have enjoyed helping go check on the garden and water it, plus there is a park they built for kids that they enjoy visiting as well. So we hope to have lots of produce starting in July...probably more than we know what to do with!!!!

Pretty in Pink

A week or so ago, a friend and I went to get pedicures done. I had not had one or painted my toes since my sister's wedding February 2008......so Angel was very curious about me painting them and what color I would choose. She enjoyed looking at them so much she wanted to paint hers too....so the other night she sat very still and we picked out a pretty pink color...she hasn't wanted to wear shoes or socks much so that she can see her "pink toes".

An artist's interpretation...

Angel has been loving painting lately...although we usually have to try and do it when Emma is sleeping because she would just love to get messy with the paints!! Angel showed me this painting and when I asked her what it was she responded, "Mama, it is a merry-go-round or course!" Silly me, of course it is!