Language and Prayer

Emily loves to speak with different accents while playing. It amazes me how well she does. Does this mean she might be a great actress someday??? Who knows.

Luke, on the other hand, went from a brief studdering (when excited and trying to get his words out), to speaking really fast and with emotion... and with a V every where. Here are some examples:
Mom, VOOK!
Vopcorn, vretty vlease?
I don't vike vat ANYMOOOORE!

And he pronounces Emily's name as MY sometimes and another times as Amy or Emmy. It's mostly Amy now. She says it's okay because it's a great name! When he's in a hurry or really excited, he calls her MY.

Meal time prayers are adorable. Luke thanks God for everything on the table, one item at a time. Sometimes he repeats items. It's just so cute. Keith and I have a hard time not laughing. I was amazed that he could say 'broccoli' last night. He won't eat it, but he was thankful for it. How cute!! When we discuss our 'Daily Thankfulness' topics, he typically mentions 'God, Jesus, God, Jesus' and then might mention a family member or a specific toy. It's just too cute. If I ask him for another item, he usually picks God or Jesus again. :-)

Do you notice something different with Emily???

A little photo fun at Disney's Color Lab. Digital props were added by Emily!

Art by Emily

View Project at Shutterfly

Disney Image Works... Fun Photo Creation!

Emily added the digital props... isn't she clever?!?

~Valentine's Day Smiles~

Keith surprised Angela with some beautiful roses!

We created our own edible arrangement...It was a yummy arrangement!

Mommy's Valentine from Emily Dearest

Uncle John paid us a visit!
The kids' highlight... the balloons from grandma and grandpa!!! At least their balloon games helped to burn off some of the sugar from the edible arrangement.

HUMONGOUS...

Luke has a new word... HUMONGOUS! That's right... he describes everything (well, almost everything) by labeling it HUMONGOUS in some form. It's really quite cute. He even spreads his arms out wide to show us.

Some times it's a bowl of chips, or as simple as a piece of fruit. Everything is HUMONGOUS in our little guy's eyes.

(Smile.)

A New Alphabet??? - Reflection of January

Emily decided to create her own alphabet. She started asking me what A - B would be... and suggested -A. This is so funny, because we haven't addressed negative numbers in math yet.
She also asked what A +, A + A and AA would be in the alphabet. Oh well. I find her little imagination so fun to keep up with.

Emily has been quite the artist this month... here are some of her pieces:

A self portrait...

Luke and Emily... through the eyes of Emily.fancy artwork on a card sent to family...Middle Eastern Tile Design Featuring a Slide, Rotation and Flip Wood Art... using scrap pieces of wood. Depending on your view, it has a different story.

This is a creature... can you see the face.Theater seatingA balance beam connecting two platforms

A monster/alien created by Emily to scare Bob Bob in December. She used the glue peeled off of a shipping box to make her creature. Bob Bob was scared!!!

And... we had a winter blast. We've never walked out the front door in the morning to see this:

Homeschool Fun... Emily makes her own super market using predetermined prices. (She struggled with the lack of reality of these prices.)