Davey Week 2!

Davey is growing!  We put him in his new aquarium today, and he is staying busy.  We are really enjoying watching him grow, eat, and breathe.   The girls are thrilled and can't wait until we have a new little frog!

Tadpole...take 2!

I didn't post when it happened, but the day after the first Davey arrived, he died.  :(

But, yesterday, we received Davey Jr.  And he is a junior!  He is half the size of the first tadpole.  He is a cutie!  I will post every week to let you know how he is growing!

The tadpole arrives!

We've been waiting!  The tadpole arrived today for our aquatic habitat.  His name is Davey (named by Anna after David Archuleta).  We are super excited and can't wait to watch metamorphosis!  I will update weekly so you can watch his change with us.  If you want your own tadpole check out www.growafrog.com

Davey

The Little Things...

~Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.  Author Unknown~

What a blessing it is to see my daughters together.  They love, they fight, they laugh, they cry.  All within 5 minutes.  And in this picture I caught them trying to listen in to a conversation they weren't supposed to be hearing.  So they conspire together too.  But seriously, I am in awe of their relationship.  It is a beautiful thing!  

~Resolutions~

It's that time of year again.  Time for resolutions.  Here are mine for the year:

1.  Be thankful.  Always.  For everything!  

2.  Learn more about photography and my new camera.  I just bought a field guide specifically about my camera, so I have a good start!

3.  Go on more dates with my sweetie.  We only went on one date in all of 2008, and that was for our 10th anniversary.  We will spend more time together--just the two of us.  

4.  Enjoy more nature study with the girls.  I will be honest, I am not a big time nature girl.  I would rather curl up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate.  But they love nature, and I am thankful for the beautiful world God has given us.  So we will explore it more. 

5.  Read good books!  I read a lot anyway, but this year I am going to read only good books.  If I read a few chapters, and hate it, I will not feel guilty about putting it aside and picking up something else.  I am also going to read some of the classics that I skipped in high school. 

Wow!  That should keep me busy.  

Any my word for 2009 is ENJOY!  I will enjoy my husband, my children, my home, my life.  I will always take the time to smile, laugh, and have fun!  I will embrace one of my favorite quotes from Emily Dickinson:  To live is so starling it leaves little time for anything else.  

Irrational

I am a pretty rational and brave person, I think.  I love to fly on airplanes, have never turned down a roller coaster, and blood doesn't even make me flinch.  I have 3 children, for goodness sake.  But there is one thing that will put fear into my heart faster than a dog comes running when you open a pack of bologna.  As soon as I see the brightly colored top, or smell the distinct smell, I am done for.  I don't care that it can be shaped into anything, or that it can entertain a child for hours.  I don't care that it is cheap and has been around for years.  I wished the person who had invented it...well, hadn't.  

I HATE PLAYDOH!!!!   I admit it.  I would rather my children had an expresso or an entire craft store of acrylic paint.  And guess what?  Some nice grandmother-type-person gave them little tubs of play-doh on Halloween.  Why, oh why, didn't they just get another dum-dum or hershey's bar?  At least I could eat those.  But no, I now have play-doh all over my house.  I swear that stuff multiplies.  Who knew a little half ounce tub of colored clay could conjure up such emotion.   I am waiting for them to go to bed so it can mysteriously disappear.   BBBWWWAAAAA!!! 

Rainforest!

We are having a blast with My Father's World curriculum this year.  Emma is using the kindergarten level, and Anna is doing Exploring Countries and Cultures (ECC).  These past 3 weeks we have studied Brazil and the rainforest.  We decided to do a rainforest box.  Here is a picture of the box.  As we looked at National Geographic magazines for pics to cut out, Anna's only requirement was "no naked people".  HaHa!!