Spring holidays

We are so lucky to get to celebrate everything!

don and bennett playing slaves for the seder in tis pic if you cant tell. pharoah is lurking just out of the frame and is ordering the to build! (julie you rocked it!)

of course the burning bush. you shoulda seen the locusts and the baby heads

seder plate. madelines’s new favorite song is the one who’s refrain is ‘and lotsa lotsa matzah’

then there was easter

madeline left lots of eggs for bennett to find

 

we locked ourselves out of the house and the kids tore into their baskets while we waited in our pajamas for rebecca to rescue us with our spare!

Field trip

one great advantage to attending a co-op preschool is you get to bring the siblings on field trips.

pics from today’s lessons on reptiles and amphibians

 

Madeline and Sophie deeply engrossed in the discussion. You’ll see this expression repeat itself a lot!

Bennett blending in with the 4 year olds

 

There’s that expression again!:

watching the video about metamorphosis:

 

Who wants to touch the snake? I do!!:

curious big sisters too!

Just before it peed on them- thanks boxer turtle:

Nature hikes are better with a buddy!:

Gosling sighting!

Tadpoles everywhere! Lots of toads this summer!

quote of the day

sitting at breakfast feeling grateful yesterday morning
i looked at madeline and bennett and said
'i am so glad that i have children'
and madeline looked at me and exuberantly said
"Especially THESE children!"

yes. especially. :)

a 4 year old and a two year old at play

Here is what we are up to these days.
Bennett talks a mile a minute and impresses everyone with is rich vocabulary and use of pronouns and expressiveness. He is obsessed with trains, particularly the Thomas variety of course, and loves and adores his big sister- mimicking her every move, phrase and nuance.
Madeline performs for us constantly and wows us all with her ability to act as both lyricist and songrwiter (modifying, of course, popular songs and showtunes). Currently her favorites are the Annie score and Bruno Mars- Amazing. She is growing by leaps and bounds in both her independence and wit. She is always making us laugh.
The two of them together have been intoxicating recently- watching them play off one another is priceless.


i particularly enjoy the way he throws his hands up in the end, as he walks away,
how she does her little booty wiggle in the beginning and cuts straight to the quick bow at the end to let us know she is done and should be applauded!