Funny Picture of the Day

Bambi

Claire: Darren, this whole movie is just breaking my heart!
Darren: Me, too.
Claire: Are you crying?
Darren: It's okay to cry if something is really sad.
Darren: . . . That's why you should never put a spoon in the microwave, Claire! It can start a fire and burn everything up!!!

Pigtails

The other day, Sammi let me put her hair in pigtails - if only her only sister would be as cooperative! We decided that they make her look too old, even though they are cute.

Grandma Sammi

Here is Samantha at 8 months old. Her hair gets super-curly after a bath. We love it!!!

We are thankful for our family!

Everyone in my family was able to come home for Thanksgiving this year! My sister, Christy, stayed for a week after Thanksgiving with her two boys, Tommy and Joey. Darren and Claire had to go home for school, but I stayed at my parent's house with Samantha and Miles while she was here. Miles had so much fun playing with his cousins. Three boys under three was quite a handful! One funny incident happened while my mom was teaching a piano lesson. One of the boys dumped out an entire can of white paint and we didn't notice until we saw little white footprints everywhere. What a nightmare! Luckily, most of it was on the wood floor so it wiped up pretty easily even though we couldn't find any paper towels!

Miles and Joey

Miles and Tommy

Top L-R: Paul, Taylor, Tommy, Jon, Christy, Joey, Michalann, Jerry, Samantha
Bottom: Ellis, Miles, Grandpa, Grandma, Claire, and Darren

Funsteps Preschool

a "People Nest" at preschool

"Mr. Gobble"

This year I am doing a co-op preschool with 6 other families. Each week, Claire has preschool at a different house. She has had a great time, even though the girls sometimes fight. I like preparing the lessons, and teaching hasn't been so bad since Jerry has been there most of the time. One week we learned about Turkeys. Last week, we learned about cows and milk. We had fun doing a tasting survey of different milk products and making butter.

Pretty Ballerina

Our first semester of dance and gymnastics was a success! I was so excited that Claire loved it because I have always wished that I could dance. She looked so cute doing her dances, always with a little smile and a natural grace. Miles loved watching from the sidelines, too. It was pretty funny to see him walking around in her tap shoes, and get just as excited to go to dance as she was. Maybe one day he can be her dancing partner.