planted & blooming

so stinking cute....

Josiah was here a few weeks back (along with Mom, Lisa and etc...). Lucy LATCHED on to a couple key phrases of Josiah's. One was a "joke" that went something like "how do you make a tissue dance? Put a little boogie in it!"

I woke up this morning and Lucy's eyes were WIDE open and her little button nose was about 1/2 inch from mine. In fact, it may've been her breathe that awoke me, but that's not the point of the story... She was WIDE-EYED and grinning from ear to ear happier than a pig in poo. She said in an ADORABLY cute little whisper, yet ridiculously excited (mind you its like 530AM), "Guess what Daddy? How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little booger in its nose. Hehehehehe..."

Ugh. THESE are the mornings that are the hardest to get out the door to work!

love, dad.

They say the 3rd time is the charm!

Here we go again! We're having a baby, my baby and me!!! Due early April 2011! This time around, Laura with pregnancy test in hand ran next door to our good friends Paul and Jenny. The general consensus amongst them was the test was POSITIVE! So, Laura, true to her tradition with Molly, sends me an email with a picture of the positive test!

We are now playing the name game and going to have to agree on a name for both genders becaaaauuuuusseee.....[drumroll please]........ we're not finding out the gender this time 'round. That's right folks. Hang on because NO ONE is knowing until April 2011.

Meanwhile, if you have any suggestions for cutesy nicknames that we can call 'it' until then, please let us know!

Full House Uncle Jessie has a baby!

FRIENDS Phoebe tricks Rachel!

FRIENDS Rachel tells Ross!

Well, we're gearing up to start Lucy's very first year of school. I, for one, am PSYCHED. I've decided to use a formal curriculum, just to keep us on track and keep me organized. With toddlers and babies all over the place, I need someone else to be doing my planning for now. Maybe when they're older and I don't having children in my bed, up my shirt and on my lap, I'll be able to concentrate better. (But I doubt that.)

Here is a link to Lucy's curriculum for her "Nursery Year."

We've chosen to use Angelicum Academy, which focuses on classical education. It's very, very important to me that my children learn from a literature-based standpoint. Angelicum is a tough school, but it will produce thinkers. And really, that's what education is about. With the right education, a mind can grow into something the world can't live without. When I look at my girls, I know that their minds are unique, thriving and ready to give this world an amazing view. Their education shouldn't just be "good." We know that the brain uses but a tiny portion of what it's actually capable of. Andrew and I intend to challenge them, inspire them and compel them in their education.

Here's a link to 12th grade at Angelicum.

Look out, world. You're about to be SCHOOLED. By my kids.

I am just so excited. Lucy is really thrilled about getting ready for school. She's been watching too much PBS, so she thinks she's going to be getting on a bus with a backpack, so we're working on the "new normal" for her. Once she sees her school table and pencil box, we'll be set!