Random pictures of my sweeties

Meleah... almost a crawler!

Meleah has been scooting around quite a bit lately, and she pushed up on all fours today! Once she was up on all fours, she was rocking her chubby body back-and-forth. She did this several times today. Abby Grace and Reese hampered her efforts just a bit because they got soooo excited and crowded around her.

Meleah is their pride and joy. They love teaching her, playing with her, feeding her, dressing her, "babysitting" while Mom runs (very, very quickly) to another room. They are the best big sisters in the world!

Link to Abby Grace's pictures

I took some pictures of sweet little Abby Grace (aka, Mittens) and posted them on my other site. You can view them here.

The wisdom of a 4-year-old

After my computer crashed today (it has been doing that quite a bit lately), Shane offered to come home and look at it. While I was waiting for him, Abby Grace (while coloring) gave me a piece of her wisdom:

"Mommy, I know you need your computer, but that's just part of life. Sorry!" She said all this without even giving me a glance.

Ah, the wisdom of a preschooler...

Reese and the "Guy"

After a VERY specific and looooong prayer, Reese concluded with an exuberant, "Amen! Thank you, guy!!!"

If u need a little giggle...

While the events of last night were nowhere near laughable, you might enjoy the story of what went on at our house last night. Here's a preview...

I'm lovin' it...

I cannot say it enough: I love being a Mommy! And, I am especially blessed to be the Mommy of three aMaZiNg girls.

sharin' some love

Buds, BFFs, Sistas


Look, Mom, Big Sister is reading to me!!!


Reese is such a good big sis!

Helping Mommy

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The little girl and the potty

Reese is using the potty and wearing panties (during the day)! I have tried for a year now to encourage her to forgo the diapers, but until lately, she was not interested. Last week (while she was sick), she threw off her diaper and hollered for panties. She has only had two accidents since, and yesterday she took a nap in her panties. Daddy and I are so proud of our little big girl. It is certainly going to save us a LOT of money!

Homeschool Corner

We took a small break last week and now we are back! We are still in our Rainforest unit, and the girls are loving it. We have added three animals to our Rainforest. On Tuesday we learned about birds, specifically the Toucan and the Macaw. Abby Grace also reviewed writing her letters R and T. She is doing so well writing her letters.

On Wednesday, we added the Boa Constrictor to our Rainforest. Abby Grace already knew quite a bit about the Boa Constrictor. She proceeded to tell me that it is smaller than the Anaconda; it squeezed other animals so it can eat; and that it did not chew its food but, swallowed it whole. Thank you, Man vs Wild and Daddy!

Reese told us that snakes make a "hiss" sound. She also thought it was really funny when Abby Grace dropped to the ground and "slithered" just like a snake. (She did a good job, but it really brought on images of her Daddy doing the Worm).

Abby Grace can name all of the layers in the Rainforest by name, and in order from top layer to bottom layer. She can also describe the details of each layer.

The new sleeping arrangement

The girls are finally feeling better, and are back to sleeping in their room (hallelujah!). Tuesday night was their first night back in the "normal" routine. Neither girl was happy about sleeping alone (haven't figured this one out yet... all three sleep in the same room!). So, Abby Grace invited Reese to sleep in her bed. Thanks to Uncle Jim Bob and Aunt Tabby, Abby Grace has a full-size bed that can accommodate two squirmy wormy girls. This is how I found them.

Jesus told me I could...

Tuesday night:

Abby Grace - "I want to put on my pajamas."

Daddy - "We are about to take a bath. Then, you can put on your pajamas."

Abby Grace (very loudly) - "No! I don't want to take a bath! I want to put on my pajamas NOW!"

Daddy - "In just a minute, after your bath."

Pause

Abby Grace (very calmly) - "Well, Jesus just told me I didn't have to take a bath and I can put on my pajamas now."

*Mommy and Daddy trying to hide their snickers, keep a straight face, and think of something to say.*

Mommy - "It's funny that Jesus forgot to tell that to Mommy and Daddy."

Daddy (whispering to Mommy) - "It's funny that she made that up."

Abby Grace (upon hearing Daddy's whisper) - "I did NOT make it up! I'm telling the truth! Jesus really told me that!"