Spring is in full bloom here and what a beautiful time of year! This particular day Natalie had been asking to go for a walk all day, but it was quite windy most of the day. I finally decided to brave the weather after naps, as my girls get a little stir crazy during this time. My dad was doing field work close by and so we stopped and Natalie went a pass with him. He thought we were crazy for being out on a walk with the fierce wind, but I thought it was ok. Natalie had refused to wear a big coat, just a lighter sweater for the walk. She started getting cold on the way back and wanted me to carry her. My dad saw this from a distance and quickly drove the tractor over to save Natalie and drive her to the house. I think we would have made it just fine (it wasn't that far) but I am grateful for a caring kind father who is willing to help.
This is our cat Tom. He was a bonus deal with moving into the house. His two favorite things to do are lying around and be petted. However he gets a little feisty when you start petting him and will often bat at you or sink his claws into your legs. For the most part he is good though. This was the first time I found him in our flower pot, but the sun was beating down and I think it felt good to him. The girls love their Tom cat and he loves to taunt them.
J is getting around pretty well these days. Natalie kept pushing on the door to go out, as I had asked her to please wait for me. Jenna was trying to make an escape if Natalie could. They both love being outside and it is very nice for us to have a yard this year to play in.
Jenna loving on Daddy. She was laughing pretty hard about this.
J always gets up earlier than Natalie. This particular morning she got to have a green smoothy with Mama. She really loved it and kept squeaking for more. It made me a little happy as neither Justin nor Natalie care for them.
Natalie and I after a workout. I have been doing the Black Fire workouts on Daily Burn. I love it and it really makes me work.Natalie loves to be by me while I work out and she often quotes some of the trainers sayings like, "Let's get strong people!" She also loves to get my small set of weights and box for her.
Grandma and Grandpa Blazzard gave this to Natalie for her 3rd birthday and she wore it for the first time this week. She loved it! She was glowing the whole day and didn't want to take it off. She even wore it the next day. Thankfully the third day she was ok to see it get washed.
I loved seeing her bounce around in the skirt.
White Elephant Gift anyone? Found these expired beauties while cleaning out a cupboard for my Grandma. I had to laugh.
I was sitting on the edge of this chair feeding Jenna, Natalie wanted to be in the action and squeezed behind me to make sure she was close. I love little moments like this. Especially when we have many moments of 3 year old fit throwing these days. I thought 2 year old fits were bad, boy is 3 even more interesting. I know we will get through it, and there are great things about this age to, but some days are challenging!
J is cutting a top tooth right now. The gum has been swollen for several days. I hope it comes through soon. She was being pretty cute with this teething ring. She would bite down on it and then start flapping her arms until it fell out.
J understands and communicates a lot with her squeals, laughs, and eyes.
She is working on pulling herself up and loves to avoid sleep time by crawling around her bed and try out the rails for standing aids. It drives me crazy, but she is always very pleased with herself when I come in there.
Natalie is learning to dress herself right now and make her bed.
She loves getting to see her cousins very frequently and is amazing at memorizing books and songs.
She can also get many shoes on by herself.
She is very sweet when happy and is picking up on emotions. A couple different times when I have not been in the best of moods she will ask, "Mom are you ok?"
She likes me to be happy. :)
Life is never dull here, repetitive, yes, but these girls are learning and doing so well.
The Lord has blessed us in so many ways and we are grateful.
Justin and Ruth Blazzard
