These COLD spring days are keeping us inside and on most days out of the vineyard. Plenty of time for dress up and pretend play.
A few nights ago while playing in the tub, Abigail asked if she could be a mermaid when she grew up. I naturally said “you can be whatever you want” without giving it much thought. Jackson quickly jumped in the conversation saying “no way Abigail, if you are a mermaid, we will never see you because you will be living far away in the ocean without us!”
Topic: Trains, By Jackson Sawyer
Taking a ride in Jackson’s Tonka dump truck he received on his first birthday, all three have LOVED this toy!
I am so excited about Isabela’s blooming conversation. She is putting words together and speaking in phrases. Jackson and Abigail are noticing it also and cheer her on always with excitement. She came to me with a pouty whine showing me a scratch on her hand and said, “ow, kiss boo boo.” Once I kissed it and put some cream on it she flashed a sweet big smile at me and said, “tink you mom-my!” Those are the new, melt my heart, favorite three words!
In Science we have been studying the concept that dirt is made up of bits of rock, dead plants, and dead animals. For a fun activity we observed the wiggly creatures who live beneath our feet. We filled a jar with thin layers of soil, sand, dead leaves, and then added worms. It was exciting to see our neat layers of soil and sand quickly change from the busy worms.
Abigail sitting under completed pruned vines, with a puppy of course.
Isabela insist on doing EVERYTHING Jackson and Abigail do. I enjoy watching her chase their frisbee, run with it, and then toss it away!
St. Patrick’s Day Pruning
Love this photo, so simple. I have one of all three, this age, standing alone under the long rows facing the empty lake. Photos like these make me wonder what their little minds think as they look at such big open spaces.
Getting a head start on spring seeds…indoors. Isabela enjoying the planting with a mouthful of Goldfish!
This year we are trying a Burpee Self Watering Seed Starting System. The individual cells for holding the tiny seeds are very close together. Very busy hands of my three probably combined many of the seeds. Water, soil, and seeds were everywhere! Should be interesting to see how it grows!
For starters we planted some of our herbs-Cilantro, Sweet Basil, Dill, and Chamomile, as well as the Big Boy Hybrid Tomato. Next month we will start many of our flowering annuals to fill our flower beds.
Isabela happily holding “Ra-toon” up to the front door to watch the spring “sn-o.”
I don’t know who is more excited about this milestone, Jackson, Abigail, or myself! Abigail finally made it to 100 and before the Easter Bunny visits! I love to see her build her confidence by her own hard work! She blooms with pride and excitement, and it feels like magic seeing her learn and actually like it. I equally like her big brother being just as happy and cheering her on…although he quickly let her know he “was way far from 100, he had made it to 1000!”
Although the calendar said the season had changed, for the second day in a row we have snow! Another great opportunity in the study of Science and Weather to prove that we can have winter precipitation even in the spring!
March 25, 2013
Categories: Abigail's Work, Jackson's Art, Jackson's Work, Memories, Observations, Photos, Vineyard . . Author: Julie M Hall . Comments: Leave a comment
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