Happy Easter

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

We celebrate the most important truth on this Easter morn!

Irish Jig

Gloria danced an Irish Jig for her first St. Patrick's Day.

Chefs Jr.

If your children go to public school you will quickly learn about a million "enrichment" classes you can pay to have your child be involved in. There's everything from theater to robotics. 

We weren't going to keep Daniel at school longer than he needed to be there - 3pm is his favorite time of day because he gets to come home and be with his family - and we surely weren't interested in paying for a diverse array of skill sets we might be able to teach him from home. So, ...

... So, a month ago JJ started teaching the kids basic programming through games such as "Tynker" and this last week Angie started "Chefs Junior," a monthly cooking class for ages 4 and up in our home (a.k.a. Chase and Daniel). 

Daniel got to pick our first food endeavor: Doughnuts. 

Soooo good! Recipe here.

Between Angie's love for cooking and the boys' love for eating (and being involved in the process), we are planning for many more classes such as this. Perhaps to Chase' dismay, not all sweets.

Her Happy Place

If the dishwasher is open for any given period of time Gloria will find her way to it, and into it, grab dishes out of it, put things into it, slide racks forward and back. 

At 10 months old, this is her happy place. Enjoy, pumpkin.

Go, Broncos!

Super Bowl 50

Daniel not photographed with the rest of the family because he has decided to go rogue and root for the Carolina Panthers.

9 Months

And right in the mix of things!

Height: 26 inches (4th%)

Weight: 16 pounds (14th%)

Head: 17 inches (56th%)

Gloria! 

You are ... you are a gift. You are a beautiful child of God! You are adventurous. You are a treasure. You are so loved. You are adorable in pigtails. You sleep through the night. You love to eat - everything. You love to empty boxes and drawers. You pull yourself up onto everything you can reach. You love to help unload the dishwasher - clean or dirty. You dance. You make a joyful noise with your voice. You cuddle when you are tired. You giggle with your brothers. You LOVE the bath. You crawl everywhere, into the bathroom whenever we are not looking. You light up at the site of Daddy. You reach for Mommy. You rock your brother's old pjs. You yearn for Legos and Monopoly pieces. You have eyes that are steel blue (for now). You really enjoy playing in the grass and dirt. You play with a particular airplane all the time. You chew on a particular shark every bath. You are just about to figure out the stairs. You have had enough of your car seat. You bring so much joy to our home. You are growing up so quickly. You are ... something!

We love you, sweetie!

That Laugh

Gloria loves her binkie before bedtime. As we learned today, she enjoys it during the day time, too. Check it out.