Today we took the family to Grace Church – St. Louis for their first Easter egg hunt. It was a lot of fun. We took along the iPad and shot some video. Keep reading to see it!
The kangaroo wolf
Yoli, reporting on events around naptime this afternoon:
Right before getting into bed, Jadzia told Yoli that “I’m a kangaroo wolf.” She was hopping and growling.
Later, after the girls woke up, Yoli saw Ludi standing still.
Jadzia was tucking a cat beanie baby into Ludi’s waistband. Jadzia told her, “I’m going to put this in your pouch.”
Then Jadzia became like a movie director:
“Now you need to hop. You are a kangaroo.”
“And also growl. You are a wolf, too. Put your hands up like claws. Good, good.”
Yoli reports that Ludi’s acting was very good.
Terror-free detangling
For our three girls, tangles are a terror.
My girls have beautiful, long, straight, dark hair. But their hair tends to get very tangly. Ludi’s hair is the worst of the bunch, and that is primarily because she gets a lot of food and other substances in it.
When it comes time for combing, you can count on the crying.
… Until this week!
Snow days in St. Louis
We’ve racked up some pretty big snows this year.
We had a fair snow of a few inches on almost two weeks ago. My brother Jon and I took Jadzia and Ludi to go sledding up on Killer Kill in Florissant next to the Ferguson-Florissant School District administration building. Good times were had.
Then, a little over a week later, we got the biggest snowfall we’ve seen since around 2008. I didn’t put a ruler to it, but we probably got 9-10 inches. Unlike after the earlier snow, our temperatures have remained below freezing so the snow has not yet melted and today and tomorrow we will probably get a little bit more on top.
After the big one, I took the girls outside to play in the yard. After other attempts in previous years, I wasn’t expecting to stay outside long. Usually one of the girls will get snow under a glove or in the face and start screaming and then everyone wants to go in.
Not this year.
Jadzia, Ludi, and Josie stayed outside to throw snowballs, build snow forts, and make snow angels. Jadzia got tired of it after a while, but Josie and Ludi kept with it longer. All told we were out of the house for 45 minutes or an hour. Not bad!
Here are some photos from both snowfalls:
Who opens the Advent calendar first?
Last night while I was at work, Yoli told the girls that the following day would be Dec. 1, and we would start our Advent calendar.
This is our third Christmas using this calendar, and it’s pretty neat. It’s a manger scene with a bunch of hooks. Each day, you open a little door and inside is a wooden figure (like an angel, a shepherd, Mary, Joseph, etc). Then you hang the figure somewhere in the scene.
Anyway, Yoli told Jadzia that we would let the girls take turns in reverse birth order. So, Josie would go first, Ludi the next day, and Jadzia last.
Jadzia didn’t take this very well and argued with Yoli, who told her she would ask me for my opinion after work.
Ludi earns a vest
Tonight Ludi earned her Cubbie vest in AWANA.
She was very proud to finally get it after several weeks of memorizing Bible verses.
Visiting Calvary Cemetery
Today the weather was so amazing that I could no longer put off a small project I have long wanted to embark on: finding family gravestones at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis.
I hate it when the kids get sick
Ludi has a runny nose, and had a slight fever. This certainly isn’t as bad as some other bouts we’ve had over the years. But it’s amazing how just a little sick goes a loooooooong way with these girls.
Photos from the Magic House
At the end of January we took a trip to the Magic House. It was our first outing somewhere in a while with the girls. They had a blast, but of course it couldn’t last long enough for them.
Milestones at Renaud Manor
Some recent development milestones:
- Jadzia can read and write! Last week she made up some valentines that we mailed out to family and handed to our neighbors. I spelled the names, and she wrote them out.
- Ludi is singing really well, and she has quite a few songs memorized.
- Josie is walking, and doing some talking and signing. Best of all, she is sleeping through the night — and she has moved into the girls’ room.