Weeks of Firsts

A new first...

We started a small vegetable garden. We are growing onions, lettuce, and peppers. We will see how it turns out. I do not have a green thumb and Sophie like to pull the plants up. We will see if they survive...I have found many trains being pushed between the plants. 

A horrible First.... 

STITCHES! 

Spencer and Shep were playing in back yard and found Matt's grilling tool. Spencer's tip of his thumb got sliced. It was a rough week. he couldn't get it wet. There was a ton of blood, and he hated when I took off the bandaid to change it. I think he thought the blood would start up again. Poor thing had to get 3 shots in the tip of his finger...

At the doctor & after...

Angry bird band aid makes it all better!

We celebrated getting the stitches out with lunch and fun at the park!

First time at the Dentist...

Boys had their first cleaning... Looks like Shep and Sophie will have to have an early consultation at the orthodontist... Lots of dental work in our future...

Ready for the dentist! They were practicing

Doesn't seem so bad when you have your best friend at your side!

New toothbrushes!!

ALL CLEAN!

Boys did great...

now for Sophie! 

This isn't so bad...

What is on your hand?

This is a good of a look at you are going to get...

Not really thrilled about it...

Too wiggly for a cleaning, but the consultation said she has a stage 3 under bite....

orthodontist in a couple of years...

She loves her new pink toothbrush!

First PONYTAIL!

Yearly Spring Pictures

At this time of year, our beautiful jasmine is in full bloom. Ever since the boys were a year old, I got pictures next to the jasmine. Look how my babies have grown!

Says it all...Sophie is DRAMA, Boys SILLY

Brothers

2012 and 2013

Spencer

2011

2012

2013

Shepherd

2011

2012

2013

Sophie

2012

2013

Birthday Dread

Shepherd asked yesterday how old I was going to be on my next birthday....

Why did he have to ask THIS year? WHY? So I told him I was going to be... 30...

Then he asked what kind of birthday I would have. I asked what should I have?

Spencer answer and said a Star Wars Angry Birds Party...

Guess it is settled...maybe that will help with turning 30...probably not..but maybe...

18 Months

This past Sunday, Sophie turned 18 months old. I can't believe my spunky little girl is 1 1/2 years old. Time is flying by, but I am so glad she is a snuggler! I am not ready to have babies who do not want to snuggle all the time.

SOPHIE LYNN

31 1/2 inches tall

-mama's girl

-loves to be rocked

-loves to read books..Her favorite is Go Dog Go, Llama Llama, and the Not My Books.

-very persistent- if you do not do what she wants, when she wants, she get HIGHLY upset...

-very sensitive---all things GIRL!

does everything her brothers do

-DRAMA! One night when I went and checked on her before I went to bed, she had her hand on her 

forehead...drama girl even when she sleeps! 

(mama loves it)

-has very curly hair! 

-loves her brothers. If they are asleep when she is awake, she calls them and searches for them

-plays very well by herself

loves to play in the dirt

Loves her lovie!

trying to get away

-loves to play in the dirt and sand box

-loves to pretend to have tea parties

-loves to sit on little steps and chairs

-has started to walk backwards and thinks it is SO funny

-loves to tackle and hit her brothers

-loves to take toys and RUNS from her brothers

-loves to run everywhere and be outside!

This captures her personality perfectly!

-can say Mama- started last week saying mommy (PRECIOUS!), bubba, dada, hey, bye bye, book, bath, Here it is, I don't know, lovie, night night, moon, hop hop (her bunny that she sleeps with), minnie,  66 (books in the bible) and I know there are more... I may add as I think more today

-Loves to run and give her Daddy a big hug!

-loves to hold hands and bring you to where she wants you

-loves to help cook, dust, unload the dishwasher

-gives kisses to everyone

loves sweets like her mama

-is very friendly and waves her little hand to say hey to everyone

-not very interested in learning, but understand everything I say!

What's going on in that sweet head 

Bird Week

Shep and Spence have really gotten into playing the ipad and now LOVE the Angry Bird app. It amazes me how GOOD they are at it. Even at 3 years old, I have had to limit their screen time. Since they love ANGRY birds, I have incorporated that in our school time. I found free printables to use and we have had fun learning about birds. To start our week off, we made bird feeders this weekend. All the kids have loved watching all the birds come and eat off of them.

Sophie loves looking for the birds!

I made pigs and painted a red ball for us to hit the pigs down. This was a HUGE hit!!
Also, I practiced letter sounds one-on-one with each boy. I pointed to a green pig and asked Spencer
"What is this?"
"Pig"
"What sound do you hear at the beginning of pig?"
"Oink Oink"
LOVE IT! I used to ask what sound animals make, now we are working on what sound the WORD and LETTERS make. Transitioning into big boy questions... My sweet heart!
(after we giggled and I repeated the question, he could tell me that PIG starts with the "P" sound)









We went on a nature walk and went bird watching...and flower picking...and puddle jumping...and hand holding! :)


















Last week we studied being helpers and servants during bible time. The boys began having a couple of set chores around the house. They have loved being able to help unload the dishwasher. What big boys they are!

Just a sweet picture of my precious girl who is a little mommy! Her talking has really taken off! She is now saying short sentences.