tid bits

who is this sweet child that is growing so fast?? i just can't believe how quickly we have come to new and exciting things.......

sam is such a fun kid. 

his favorite game to play by himself is to pull his blanket up and down in front of his face in a rendition of 'peek a boo'!! He makes himself laugh. it is great. what a kid.

And Julia lately has been even more of a sponge....  we did a drama of the pilgrims traveling on the mayflower (cardboard box decorated with pen and a flower) and suffering a hard winter,  and then a great harvest for which Thanksgiving was celebrated for the first time....  it was great fun!! the next day at school i guess she told the story all over again ! haha. She has been asking about all the election signs on the road, so we have told her little bits about the different 'color' parties (not that i know a lot, i'm not much of a political whiz.. i really need to brush up on it!)  but she is asking people who they are voting for, and telling everyone who we are voting for (by name, not just color.... and i don't know how she found out their names....)

i guess i'm going to have to keep learning and keep on my toes to allow Julia to really blossom in knowledge the way she naturally does.... which is exciting. because i LOVE TO LEARN . :)

dave has started his parental leave from work, and the last two days have been a frenzy of activity at our new home.  Dave fraser came to stay the night and help dave work- THANK YOU!! we were able to stop by a little irish pub to hear his band play last night, THANK YOU KARLI AND MARK for babysitting!!  (okay, this is looking like a mass thank you card, but really it isn't ..) and many others have offered their help for minimum wage... thank you too! :)  so  we will be having people in and out for dinner regularly as the work continues.  I have been baking and preparing lunches for the working force as well, so julia and i are in the kitchen a lot as the troops fix our home!! the adventure begins......

and one more thing....HOW DID A DRIED LEAF GET INTO MY LAUNDRY????? IT IS CRUMBLED ALL OVER MY BED NOW!!! hahaha. mysterious happenings...  a side effect of having children i suppose... :)

anyway. those are todays tidbits. enjoy!!