Logan

This is the swing at the Wreath Store. They have inexpensive and pretty wreaths, and a fun old swing that we loved to play on. Baby Anna had an especially good time!
The best place to go for ice cream? Aggie Ice Cream of course. It has won several taste tests. They also have other yummy dairy based foods, a good way to get calcium!
Here is a picture on our hike. The first part is probably the best view. Much of the city can be seen. If it had been such a nice day for all of the hike, perhaps I would have appreciated the views better. It is just so odd for it to be a beautiful spring day, and then for it to be a freezing white world.
Our little girl found her very own cave, which was a good shelter from the storm. Perhaps next time Mommy will not get lost, or at least not lost when there are large, wet snowflakes coming down all around!

Boy or Girl

We went in for our 20 week ultrasound last week, and they said that now the baby is measuring a little smaller (where at the previous ultrasound, they moved the due date sooner, since baby was measuring bigger). Well we found out that it's a Girl! Yay! Julianna was talking with Ma Zan, and when asked what the new baby's name would be she replied, "baby Brother". She also told Ma Weeze over the the phone that we were having a "gir, and a baby sista". It took a few tries for Ma Weeze to understand the message, but when she did, she was excited. Julianna is excited to have a sister, but I am not sure she knows what all of that entails, such as sharing her toys, clothes, and Mommy and Daddy. Oh well, it will be a fun adventure and we are all excited. I will not have to go out and buy lots of new things, since we have so many girl things. We love you, baby Sista.

Countdown:21 out of 40 weeks done!

Disney on Ice

Silhouette

After seeing a silhouette project, I decided to try one on my little Ju ju. I followed the directions, but I am not sure that a 2 year old is the best model for the job. The black cutout did not quite look like her, but we did have fun doing it anyway. Better luck next time.

March Visit From Ma Zaan

Though the above name may look like a foreign visitor, Ma Zaan actually stands for Grandma Suzanne. Ju ju can actually say Grandma Suzanne, but often reverts to her first name for her. They read stories from her favorite Disney book, and it was good to have her come down and see us.

Gather Round the Table.

Some of our favorite times are at the kitchen table. We do projects there, we color there, and perhaps most importantly, we eat there. I like to ask Julianna what she wants for breakfast. Usually it is omeal (oatmeal), seral (cereal), or milk. The other day, however, she wanted salad. Well I made her a spinach salad with sliced almonds, crunchy rice noodles, and a poppy seed dressing. She actually seemed to enjoy it, and ate at least 4 or 5 bites. I need to be more like this and rejoice in my veggies!
Don't you just love how kids say words differently? Julianna twirls her R's, and it makes for a quite a few laughs. She also calls the table a taber, and Ryan just loves to get her to say it for a quick chuckle. She has this book almost memorized, and when we read to her, joins in. She makes my day!

Em and Ju

While Daddy is at work, us girls get to spend fun times together. We got to dance and spin around the living room with an exercise band, do a small craft, and read the paper together. Ju ju loves her Disney books, and so tonight we read the story "The Sword in the Stone". She opens the storybook to the title page and picks her favorite, which is as of late Cinderella. A yummy dinner of goldfish crackers, fruit and milk rounded out our evening. Mommy loves to take a break from cooking. Julianna earned 2 stickers for her potty chart, and is getting back into the swing of things after being sick. She is such a funny little girl. When asked a question, such as, "are you hungry?" this is her reply "Yes, I do." Improper English? Perhaps. But it is oh so cute. She is also a good singer. Often I will hear her sweet little voice singing a song from church, or one she has made up while she is flipping through the pages of a book. Girls are so fun. Julianna is my best friend, and it is so fun watching her progress and grow. She sometimes likes to say the prayer with a little prompting, and then when we get to the end, Mommy or Daddy say "in the name of..." and by that time she has skipped that part and exclaims, "AMEN". She has become scared of monsters lately. Don't you wonder how children discover monsters? She will say something about monsters being scary and then immediately assure herself that monsters are "betend", and only in books and movies.