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We have a sleeping baby now and the house has resumed a wondeful peaceful quietness at night. Eden is a great sleeper and has gotten into a nap and nighttime routine so effortlessly. Halleluah!! I can sleep again! The past 3 months do feel like a bit of a blur, but life is settling down and we cannot imagine life without this little blessing. She is like a little doll. She smiles all the time and is a very happy baby. The kids all love her and shower all kinds of affection on her.
We shared a wonderful 3 weeks with our friend, Christina, who ministered to us by helping tremendously with the house and kids while I was still getting back on my feet. We tried to squeeze in some fun trips since it was her first time out West. We visited Temple Square, the Great Salt Lake (on the buggiest day of the year according to the visitor's center guide), the Golden Spike National Monument, a ride on the high-speed train to downtown for a Planetarium visit and IMAX show and a drive through the mountains.
Making fruit cups using a recipe from Esther's High Five magazine.
Christina holding Eden - something she did for many (and I mean many) hours.
At the Golden Spike National Monument We picked back up our formal schooling this month and have a couple weeks left. I'm so proud of my kiddos for all the work they've done this year and thankful to have had the opportunity to teach them. Especially memorable for them are the hands-on projects we've done. We discovered lapbooks which have really become our thing and journaling our habitat studies and field trips. Here are some pictures from our cactus desert and seashore studies.
Planting a cactus plant thanks to Aunt Paula from Arizona!
Listening to the sounds of shells.
The ol' "Does the egg float or sink?" experiment with salt and fresh water. Esther, who cannot resist her little self in touching everything had to know what the salty water tasted like. With warning from momma, she took a sip and had a taste for herself.
We had fun making (and eating) blue jello with sweedish fish for our ocean theme. And whipped cream for iceburgs (Andrew's idea)!
And there were end of the year AWANA awards. The kids continued to enjoy a great program where they learned a lot of Bible verses and had a lot of fun!
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!! Kathy |
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