2, 4, 6...Who's great!??

My kiddos!! Yes, my kiddos! Ok, I know that was cheesy, but it sure is fun saying I have a 2, 4, and 6 year old! And I do appreciate them:) I know it's been FOREVER since I've posted an update on the family so here we go!

Katherine is on the home stretch of first grade and doing very well! She excels in Math and got the Math award this year in her class. She's also above level in reading and just loves to learn! It's amazing all the things she's learning and doing in first grade! She recently lost a top tooth and I just love her toothless grin! She's having so much fun riding her bike without training wheels and is always trying to learn some new trick to do on it. She's a very sweet and caring second "mother" to Christopher and even goes around the house calling him "Baby...". (Do I do that??:) Matthew doesn't quite let her baby him nearly as much. The wild flowers picture was taken literally right outside of our neighborhood...it's fun to live out in the country!






Matthew just turned four, and it sure seemed like the week he turned four that I was going to be in for a busy year with a boy who is a hand-ful. But I think I'm just realizing how strong Matthew's personality is and that he's really starting to show it a lot now. He is a fun, outgoing boy and is not shy AT ALL and I have to really teach him how some things are ok to say and some things aren't! He really speaks his mind which really helps when you're wanting to know how he's feeling/doing. He had a Spiderman themed birthday party and I think there were about 21 kids at the party! Whew...I never knew having a party would be so much work and planning, but it was so much fun and worth every minute of it. Matthew definitely keeps me busy and always on my toes, and I'm so glad he has a playmate at home while Katherine is at school! In the wild flowers picture, Matthew was playing the "serious" game and not smiling because I told him we could play it (I was trying to get a smile out of him, but guess it didn't work).







Speaking of the playmate...Christopher just turned 2! I can't believe my "baby" is already 2 years old! He is really a very good talker and says lots of phrases! He loves his blankie and carries it around like Elmo does in the Groucholand movie. He loves Elmo! I think I'm really appreciating his phase right now because I'm realizing it's the last time we'll have a young one doing those things (until we're grandparents!:( He loves choo-choo's and Elmo so I did a simple train cake with Elmo on top. I was originally wanting to mount Elmo on the track, but it kept sliding off the cake so I had to "de-rail" him. Christopher's personality is really coming out too and we're seeing that he's a thinker/watcher/intellectual type and loves to draw/read/color. We've had several incidents of coloring on the walls which has been quite interesting. The boys are now sleeping in bunk beds and that has been fun!









Daniel and I have been busy lately it seems! I manage to stay busy with housework, bargain shopping, small group Bible study, working at the church, and the kids. I'm looking at doing a Beth Moore study this summer at my house, so please pray for that if you think about it! Daniel definitely stays busy too with the family and work. In Daniel's spare time, he's been refinishing a coffee table we have, helping me paint our bathroom and hallways, and planting a bunch of red-tip photinia's in the backyard. I can't believe summer is around the corner! Time flies!