It has been absolutely beautiful here lately! For the past four days, it has been about 80 degrees (about 26 degrees Celsius) without any clouds in the sky. It really feels like spring! The apple trees are blossoming (in Februrary!). So today we decided to go swimming.
Brad and December looking up at a plane overhead. December loves finding planes in the sky.
December and I having fun in the water
Yay for timed pictures! We could get all three of us in a picture, which is rare!
Here was December yesterday, pulling cloths out of the kitchen drawer to use as blankets for her stuffed animals.
According to December, the kitty had to say "Cheese!" for the picture, too.
December and Daddy reading together in the little children's Bible. Her favorite story in the Bible is the one about the "Nahty Nake" (the naughty snake). Brad taught her that, and as you might guess, it's the story about Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden being tempted by the snake -- the very naughty snake!
December playing with her cats
One of the grocery stores we go to gives out balloons to kids, and so December got one a couple of days ago. They're great to have around because once they lose some of their helium and lay on the floor, they help to teach December how to catch! When December tries to catch a ball, she always misses it because it's moving so fast. But a balloon moves so slowly through the air that she is successful at catching it!
Tomorrow Brad starts his Spring Semester. He made it through all of his end-of-term exams and papers! YAY! That's a nice feeling for him -- and all of us. Tomorrow he gets back into it, though, with a full schedule. He has six classes that he's taking this semester. Right now he's at school, taking in a 2-hour Hebrew review session before the class begins tomorrow. When December wakes up from her nap, I'm going to go grocery shopping with Naomi and little Noah, to get some food in preparation for December's birthday party on Friday. That will be fun!
December was enjoying seeing herself in triple, and I was imagining what life would be like if she had been a triplet. HA! Having three Decembers running around would be tons of fun and alot of work!
December figuring out just how a mirror works.
Giving herself a kiss :o)
December getting upset that I wouldn't let her hold the camera. She likes me to take pictures of her, and then the immediately wants to see the picture. If I don't let her see the camera, this is what happens...
Earlier today, I asked December if she wanted me to take a picture of her. She was quite excited about it and smiled really nicely!
Then she wanted the baby to smile for the picture too, so she's holding the baby's head up to look at the camera
Sorry there's so many pictures of this, but I thought it was cute, especially since December's smiling and looking for all of these pictures!
December and I reading a book. She really enjoys reading these little books -- they're the perfect size for her!
Watching cars out of the window.
Here's December playing -- she likes to get out her stuffed animals and be a Mommy to them. Here are some of the things she likes to do to care for them...
She has given each one of her stuffed animals a cupcake and set it close to their mouths so that they can eat easily.
Here's the grocery cart that December got for Christmas. She likes to push her dolls and stuffed animals around in the cart -- although in this picture she is setting up the dog and the cat...
So that they can kiss each other! She lately is all about giving kisses and making her dolls give kisses, etc. It's cute.
She likes her cat stuffed animals the best, although she likes sheep and dogs, too.
Here she is, organizing her little stuffed animals, the "Baa, Baa" (sheep), the "Meow" (white cat), the "Gay Ditty" (gray kitty...I know, it sounds bad), and the "oggie -- art oggie, art" (doggie -- with hearts, doggie, with hearts! She is learning shapes right now, and her newest one she's learned is the heart).
Here they are, all organized so that each one gets a good look at all of the pictures.
