Playgroup

This picture is a couple of months old, but I wanted to share our playgroup friends with everyone. It was difficult to get all the kiddos on the couch and looking toward the camera at once but Jenn did a good job of entertaining them with toys. We didn't even think about trying to get them to smile.

Playgroup has changed a bit now that we have "traveling" babies. It's fun to see them crawl over and around each other and share and take toys from each other. What a blessing the moms in this group have been to me. I thank God for them every day.

Here's a picture from the last time you saw us.

Starting Early

We at dinner over at our house a few nights ago and put Sylvia down in the pack and play so we could get some work done. I actually went and got another MD to drink because she was so interested in this one and didn't want to give it up. I figured it was the easiest way to keep her entertained while we ate.

September Bible Memory

At preschool we do a Bible memory verse each month. The kids work on the verse at school and we send home little magnets for them to hang on their refrigerators at home. Here is this month's verse...

Papaya

I bought a papaya the other day in hopes of letting Sylvia try a new fruit. As I cut into it, I was surprised to find this...



I guess I've never had a papaya before. The seeds inside were so slimy and gross and I was actually somewhat disgusted by the way it looked. It turns out it wasn't ripe enough and we ended up throwing the whole thing away...after a mini photo shoot.

The Girl's Gotta Dance

No matter how Sylvia is feeling (happy, sad, hungry, tired)...she must dance when music plays. Sometimes she'll be crying during a diaper change and when I start to sing she'll wiggle a little in between the tears. I recently bought her a "new" toy (most of our "new" toys are from Goodwill). I planned on taking the batteries out because it's got some little beads that move around in it when you drag it around. However, Sylvia got her hands on it before the batteries came out and now it's too late. She was crawling through her toys this evening and bumped into this one. It immediately started playing music and she froze where she was and started dancing. Don't ask me why a snail that plays music also warbles like a turkey.


Enough with the camera mom


Here are a couple of Sylvia's other "new" toys.

Prepare to be Weirded Out

If you haven't checked it out yet, you have to go to yearbookyourself.com. Dan and I (and Sylvia) enjoyed our trip to the webpage.

This is what the site was intended for...
Early 1950s



Late 1950s




Early 1960s



Mid 1960s



Early 1970s (I think these are my mom's and dad's haircuts from this year)



Mid 1970s



Late 1980s



Mid 1990s



Late 1990s (This is actually when we graduated. I'll have to dig up our senior pictures to compare)




This is not what the site was intended for (although it made us laugh...and cringe a lot)...

Preschool; Under Construction

Last time I updated you on the preschool the water had just receded. There is now drywall up and painting is underway. Things are progressing well and we can't wait to move back.

Welcome to Preschool


My Office


Room 9


Room 7/8


Room 5/6


Storage


We are currently holding preschool at Hope United Methodist Church. Although it is more work for our staff, we are very thankful to have a place to meet. The teachers did a great job of turning an empty basement into a wonderful preschool. I'll try to post pictures sometime so you can see all their hard work.