at the farm

 

Anna had the day off on Friday from school, so we took advantage and spent the weekend at the farm. It was nice, a whole two days of pulling all the toys out of the garage, going to the barn, seeing Faye, Paul, Pat, Great Grandpa, and Nana. Grammy and Tompa have a large number of lady bugs in the upstairs windows on the west side of their house. They think its because of the cold late spring we are having, needless to say, I've found 3 so far that came home with us!

tambourine man

 

 

 

The percussion is alive around here - Henry has joined us on the tambourine, and he just loves it.

visiting anna's classroom

We got a tour of Anna's Kindergarten class today, we went to see all the work they've been doing for spring, and it was impressive! Lots of popcorn words, lots of flowers in the shop, they are learning about bugs and butterflies, doing some math, and even went on a walk to learn spring poetry words. Anna showed us the great Van Gogh inspired paintings, chicks for Easter, as well as new books they are reading. It was a great visit, as it allowed Stew and I to catch up with her teachers, get a great progress report and she loved having us visit. She enjoyed showing us all her hard work, and what they are learning about. Her reading is getting really good, and she's practicing all her letters. Today they even had a Blue Spruce party to vote on their favourite fiction book in the Kindergarten category - Anna took blueberries, and she told me she voted for Audrey. After we visited, we celebrated by chewing gum, and Anna told me she wants to be a lifeguard or a teacher when she grows up.

spring has sprung

The weather is starting to get warmer, and boy, I did not expect Ontario spring to be this long coming. Apparently on our street, this winter has been long, one of the coldest some say in a very long time. Today marks the first day in the upper teens, with sun, a warm strong sun beaming down on us. We've been to the park a number of times, dug in the sand, and flew Sam's new kite. Henry now has three teeth, he's scooting on his bum in all directions, which has required all of us to watch him extra carefully. We saw lots of baby calves when we were at the farm for Easter, and even more cats, which Anna adopted one and named her Brown Eyes. I am eagerly waiting to see what my garden looks like, Anna's been learning about flowers, words that end in 'ng' like spring and our robin count is now at 17, spring, yeah, we are so glad to finally see you.

anna 5.5 years, henry almost 8 months

Luck has it, another set of pictures, this time of Anna and Henry. They were cuddling after school the other day and I thought, now is my chance - quick, get photo's before they grow up!

Anna has taught Henry how to clap, and he just started rolling over from back to front today. He also now has two teeth - one on the top, one on the bottom. Anna is 42lbs, she's got all her teeth, but is hearing that a few kids in her class have lost their first tooth. She's a size 12 shoe, and is now moving into 6X-7 and sometimes a size 8 clothing. Luckily for us, our neighbour Maria has a great closest, and is giving Anna most of her clothing when she's finished with it. Her hair is strawberry blonde, with really red pieces in the back, and lighter pieces underneath. Henry's hair is coming in a much darker red than Anna and Sam, it's more of an auburn colour, and at the back is almost dark brown. His skin colour is similar to Anna's, which means I need to load up on the sunscreen this summer, and check my stock for hats. Henry's favourite thing to do is watch Anna as she talks, when she uses her hands to describe something or tell a story, he laughs, and laughs. If she's in a room, and walks up to him, he gets ready to grab her hair and try and touch her face. He loves her hair, and she's lost a few fistfuls these past few weeks, he is strong and boy does it hurt!