Emma's Words

This morning Emma was following me around saying the same thing over and over. "Mommy, me ol nuf, me ol nuf, Mommy!" Over and over and over. I finally said, "Emma, you're old enough for what?" Her response..."pay tocker!" Looks like we'll be spending many more Saturdays on the soccer ("tocker") field!

Another soccer season has ended

It's hard to believe. Hannah finished her second season of playing soccer today. It was a beautiful day to be outside and she had a great time. She scored one goal but they didn't count it...the player on the other team who kicked it prior to her was actually "on the bench" at the time...he just decided he would join in since the ball was coming his way...but Hannah still kicked it in the goal so as far as we're concerned, she scored a goal! (This isn't major league soccer...just some 6 year olds having fun with some tense parents on the sidelines!:)

She got another trophy which is not on her shelf next to last year's trophy. If you visit our home, she's sure to show them both to you. She says she's ready to play again next year so I guess I'll start learning a little more about the rules of soccer other than "don't use your hands".

In other news...Brock jumped on a trampoline yesterday without complaining about it. I think he even enjoyed it. Corinne and Emma have "bubble guns" that keep them occupied outside for a lllllllooooonnnnnnngggggggg time which makes Mommy very happy. Hannah lost another tooth which makes number 3.

Hannah's Caterpillars

Was it just last summer that I heard Hannah say, "BROCK, COME HERE AND KILL THIS BUG!"???? And was it just a few weeks ago that Hannah yelled from the bathroom, "MOMMY!! PPPLLLLLEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE COME KILL THIS SPIDER!"????

Well, she is quickly overcoming her fears of small creatures of God. And I have proof!

Yep, you're seeing what you think you're seeing...caterpillars all over her hand. She has built a "caterpillar nest" for all her new friends in our backyard with sticks, grass and "special leaves" that they love to eat in record time. Our science lessons have moved to the caterpillar world these days and she's loving it! She has even convinced Emma to hold them. And that reminds me of the "rest of the story" after I took these photos.

We had come inside, washed hands with warm water and lots of soap, and were eating dinner. A few minutes into our meal, Emma kept saying, "care-pil-uh, care-pil-uh". I was standing at the sink when I heard Brent say, "Hannah, grab that caterpillar off Emma's arm!" Sure enough, Emma was trying to tell us that a caterpillar was crawling down her sleeve. Needless to say, the kids thought it was soooooooo funny.

I guess tomorrow we'll stop by the library and return our space books for caterpillar books. Don't get me wrong, we're still looking at the planets. But dark is coming later and later so we need something to keep us busy until fall.

Oh, I almost forgot...Hannah also has some earthworms in a bug container...unless they crawled out through the holes...but that's another story!

It's Spring...we think!

After a rather warm winter, we had to wear our winter coats to the Easter Egg Hunt at church Saturday. The cold weather didn't keep the kids away though. There were almost 10,000 Easter eggs "hidden" for the several hundred kiddos who showed up to hunt. We had a good time. Laura was here for the night so she took Hannah with her age group while Brent and I had the other three with the younger group. Everyone had a good time and we have enough candy to last until the 4th of July!

Easter Sunday was a wonderful day as we celebrated the resurrection. We went to SS and church then came home to BBQ I had made on Saturday. We spent the afternoon enjoying family time and a little golf on tv. How about the results!? I wonder if Tiger realizes that there is SOMEONE bigger than him...and that SOMEONE allowed a believer to win on Easter so HE would receive the glory??!!

Although we had to wear sweaters to church Sunday, it felt like spring here more than in Central Texas where they were "snowed in"!

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