First Days With Our Second Little Woman

Day 2: Welcomed Home

Day 3: Discovered Lysbeth's knuckle and took her first walk

Day 4: First Outings to library and church

(And Daddy took a picture when Mama wasn't looking)

Day 5: Started exercising those long legs. Also discovered sleep (!!!!!!!!!!!)

Introducing our Little Sister

Lariana Jo  (aka "Lara")

Born 24 April 2016 10:04 a.m.

8 lb. 7 oz. 21 inches

Lysbeth wishes there were two of her so she wouldn't have to share.

 Caleb asked if the doctor found any muscles on her.

Ryan quoted Lord Peter Wimsey to Meg: "All right; we'll keep it. Take it and put it away and tell 'em to invoice it to me."

Last Adventures as a Family of Four

(Last Week)

(Yesterday)

On Dental Milestones and Two-year-old Brothers

After a week of wiggling . . .

the first tooth popped out while eating snow!

(Has it really been 5 years since we spent long nights agonizing over its arrival?!)

School is going well  

when uninterrupted by the two-year-old's mischief. 

(A microwaved phone and flushed lotion tube were his other feats this last month).

He still knows how to keep us laughing!

The Fifth Year

Best friends: "Sister" and sometimes Caleb

Favorite movie soundtrack: Frozen

Most predictable childhood moment: cutting her own hair

Currently reading (rather, listening to): Anne of Green Gables and The Horse and His Boy

Current favorite stuffed animal: "Lambily"

(Still) Favorite food: Breakfast 

Thanks for watching me grow the last 5 years!

Kids & Beach

Scenes from our Winter

(Dedicated to Prital :-))

 

Ever since he discovered his distaste for diaper/clothes changes and his taste for sweets, the front closet has become Caleb's default hideaway. We find him there in various states of undress or stickiness, as the case may be. 

(Notice the candy cane)

 Speaking of desperation for sweets, Lysbeth licking the sugar off the counter:

while making these: 

And we while away our long winter evenings with song and dance.