Happy Easter!

We had fun celebrating Easter this Sunday! We colored eggs, enjoyed Easter Baskets, and had a wonderful time at Church celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is risen!

Christy's Birthday!

We had fun today, as a family, enjoying Christy's birthday! She wanted to play at Edinborough Park in Edina, so we spent a few hours there, and then we went to Red Robin for dinner! We all had fun, and even the twins were happy and cooperative most of the time! ;-) She opened some of her birthday presents from us today, which included a Nebula Ball and the Queen Amidala outfit that she has been wanting (see picture below). We will have a little party tomorrow at home, and she will open the rest of her gifts. She is such a gift to us, and we love her so much!!

Garden Girls

Christy and Becca have big plans for their gardens this year! They have been reading books about gardening, and wrote down their plans for what they would like to grown and where they would like to grow it. We have 4 garden plots this year...so plenty of room for the different vegetables, herbs, and flowers that they plan on growing! We are also looking forward to adding the fresh produce to our recipes, and learning to cook in new ways to accommodate the variety!

The girls would like to get out there today and start digging and planting, but we all know that the threat of another frost has not yet passed. Instead, we will start many of the plants indoors (we bought a mini-greenhouse container), and transplant them when the time is right.

It is going to be a fun spring and summer! Even though we homeschool year-round, the girls will have enough of their online classes completed by June that they will have a much lighter load to handle through the summer. However, we do plan on taking the entire month of August off so that the kids can be kids, and mom can plan for the next school year! ;-)

Sam & Dan's Preschool

We have been very pleased with the "Heart of Dakota" Preschool curriculum that we picked for Sam & Dan! They are enjoying their time with Mom as they learn the basics of letters, numbers, colors, shapes, Bible stories, character traits, etc. They have plenty of opportunities to wiggle and move around during their learning time, and I believe that this helps immensely with keeping them interested and engaged during the lessons. This first year is designed mostly to show the boys that learning is fun! Mom is having fun also! ;-)

Update on the Twins

I haven't written about the twins for a while, so I thought I'd give an update. They had their check-ups a couple of weeks ago, and they are doing great! The pediatrician said that they are both "average" weight and height for their adjusted age, even though Troy still weighs exactly one pound less than Tom. It seems that "Big Tom" is always going to stay one step ahead of his little brother in the height and weight category, but they are both developing right on track! They have been sitting up without any support, and they both get around in different ways. Tom has been doing an army crawl and sometimes a bear crawl to get where he wants, and Troy rolls to get where he wants...just like his mommy did! ;-) They both can make it clear across the living room if you give them about 20 minutes! We love them so much, and we are so thankful to have them!

Dan's Birthday!

Daniel had a great birthday, and we enjoyed celebrating with him! Even though his birthday is so close to Christmas, we tried to keep it special and unique for him. It was only a little "family get-together", but he had fun...and really enjoyed the gifts that he received! Here is one of my favorite pictures of his "surprised look" when he opened his favorite gift...the tractor! ;-)

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