Take Your Child To Work Day

Clara really wanted to go too, but...just Amber went this year. Lucas was not allowed to take any pictures on site, but I snapped some "before" and "after" pics. 

She came home with her own "official" badge. Now she says that, "Whenever we go to visit Dad at work, I HAVE to wear my badge all the time!" ;-D

Amber won the paper airplane flying competition for her age group!  

Artist and Ballerina Clara...self-taught ;-)

A drawing of Rapunzel and Eugene, with a crown.

A ballerina outfit given to us by a friend from church - actually another little "Clara" from church! The two Claras are in the same nursery class together. ;-)

Smith Siblings (and Little Cousins) Together!

The Smith brothers and their families were all together in our home last Sunday morning. And we got to meet little cousin Evelyn for the first time! What a special morning!

Birthday Parties

We've had some more cool birthday parties to attend recently. A firefighter party, which included a tour at a local fire station! The firemen were SO patient with all these young kids. 

And a Mom-and-Daughter fancy "Spring Tea" birthday party, which included painting vases and planting organic seeds (strawberries, basil, and cilantro).
The kids and I were very blessed to be a part of these creative and fun celebrations. :)

Playing In The Stream, A Favorite Activity

G'ma's Birthday Celebration!

Educational Time Together

Illustrating their own books. 

Clara's favorite princess flashcards. ;-)

Turtle projects:

More book projects (authors and illustrators):

Nature Walk

(Lucas was trying to catch a fish. He gave it a good effort). 

Easter Sunday Best :)

G'pa and G'ma Visit for the Week - Happy Easter!

The men prepared the egg hunt while the ladies prepared the ham dinner. ;-)

The kids found all the eggs in like 4 minutes! Fast but fun. 

Playing games with the neighbor kids too. ;-)

Clara's Drawing of Rapunzel and Eugene

Drywall Progress

The Dress on Clara

Amber was 4 yrs old in the family portrait above. Hard to believe Clara is going to be 3 yrs old in a few short weeks. Time flies! My baby is growing up! 

Spring School Work

Writing and art:

Piano:

Math flashcards:

Reading Curious George: