Cubes, Cakes and Worms

3/26/2018

My oldest daughter has a myriad of interests. 


She's been into the Rubik's cube for a year or more now. She can solve that easy-peasy. Then she moved on to the 5x5 cube and the Megamix. I wrote about those cubes here. Now when I see the cubes laying around the house, they are "solved" into awesome patterns, like this one. 
So fun.


She's taking a cake decorating class at our homeschool co-op this semester. So over the weekend she made and decorated this beautiful cake. Way to go!


Here is a cookie she decorated a few weeks ago for class.


Some of the frosting flowers she's created.



And now this daughter of mine is taking Biology as part of her freshman year. We recently had to dissect a worm. Ewww! 


But she did great - had a good attitude about it and ended up enjoying it at least a little bit. She did intestine surgery on the little worm in the end. :-)

She's a fun girl to be around these days! 
So dynamic and witty, so interesting and unique!
I'm so glad she's my daughter!

Little Guy turns 8 Months

3/6/2018


This little guy turned 8 months old last week!


This month was HUGE for his appetite. He started the month with just small bites of baby food. He ends the month eating 2 full jars of baby food each day, in addition to dozens of cheerios as a snack.


He still has just two bottom teeth, but the top ones are close to poking through.


He isn't crawling but is very close. He scoots backwards a lot and rolls around to get where he wants to go. He sleeps from about 6pm until 7:30 am, getting up just once for a 2am feeding. He doesn't nap well during the day, though - just two short cat naps and then back into the action that fills our home.


Now that we've had some hints of spring weather, we've enjoyed a few walks outside. He, of course, loves that! It's a whole new world to him.


And he remains such a joy in our home. Here he is being loved on by one of his big sisters. She is a little mama to him.

We love you, big guy! 

Friend Sarah turns 20

3/5/2018



Our neighbor/friend Sarah turned 20 last week. So I gave her a pie in the face! :-)  She asked for it, literally!


We don't see as much of Sarah as we used to, as she moved across town last fall. But she still stops by every now and then. And her birthday was one such occasion. 


She brought us cupcakes to enjoy. We sang Happy Birthday to her. And we tried to surprise her with a pie in the face, even though she'd been expecting it.

Happy 20th, Sarah! You are loved!

Hair

2/23/2018


For Valentine's Day this year I received a gift certificate to the local beauty college that offers hair cuts, massages, manicures, pedicures and such. So my daughter and I enjoy a Girls Day Out together. 


My long hair before, nearly 30 inches long from my scalp to my waist


I got nearly 12 inches chopped off my hair!


I also got an hour-long massage - every mother's dream! :-) 



My daughter's before pictures.


And my daughter got a perm to give her hair some wave. 


Fun morning out together! Thanks, honey, for the gift certificate! It was a wonderful treat!

Christmas, yes, Christmas!

2/23/2018


A Christmas post. Yes, Christmas! 
I just received some Christmas photos from the party held at my father's house in Wisconsin. So I'm posting some favorites here to share.


Baby boy met Great-Grandma June for the first time.  


Baby boy with cousin Isabelle


And with Christine


 With Grandpa K


In case it wasn't obvious, baby boy stole the show!


Here's middle brother with Aunt Becky


Big smiles with cousin Trent


A shot of me with my oldest daughter and my dad


We played a huge game of BINGO. My daughter "won" this prize - an old Bingo shirt that Grandma June had made a few decades ago. Snazzy!


We took one huge group photo of the entire extended family. 


One of my favorite parts of Christmas is the music. Here I was playing the piano for a Christmas carol sing-along.

Merry Christmas to all... in February! :-)  

Rain Day

2/21/2018


We've had massive amounts of rain in Northern Indiana this week, resulting in flooding. But to my 4-year-old girl, all she wants to do is go jump in puddles!


Innocence.


Happy puddle jumping!


Baby Boy is 7 Months Old

2/2/2018

 

This little boy is 7 months old now! 


He is so adorable! Always smiling at up at us!


He has two little teeth on the bottom now.


He remains one of the happiest babies ever!


Here he is sitting with Grandpa R.


He has started eating some baby food now. Still not too keen on it, but is tolerating it.


In the last month, he has moved to his own room. He is sleeping very well now, from around 6pm until 7am waking just once usually. 


He is sitting well now, with just a little support.


He doesn't crawl forward yet, but does scoot himself backwards. It won't be long before he's quite mobile.


We love you, Little Mister! 

My Girl and the Cubes

1/22/2018

This oldest daughter of mine has been into MindBenders lately. Last year she solved the Rubiks Cube


For Christmas, she received this 5x5 cube... and solved it last week. 


And she received this 12-sided cube... and solved it this week. 

Mastermind!