My Little Pony

Here are some pictures from this past week's roofing project on our home. Much thanks to our cousins for so graciously helping us out. We also enjoyed visiting with them.

Matthew

Pa (Dad) on cleanup crew

Joshua enjoying his friend "Manuel Labor".

Michael doing a great job making sure the job was done well.

The whole clan.

Happy Homeowner!

The finished project - front.

The finished project - back.

Meet Dr. Chris who is graduating IU Med School tomorrow and will do a 3-year residency in ER medicine beginning in July. He is our (Jeff's) nephew. Notice any family resemblance? Pretty scary, isn't it?

It was a bit hard to keep up with her with the camera, but she has yellow wings. Of course, the one show that I videoed from was her worst one she says but I still thought she did well.

Callie has yellow wings and is on the opposite side of the circle. She is the one in the center who starts her spin first.

Here is a very short clip of Callie skating. Callie is the one on the right skating to the right.

Here are some pics of Callie in her ice show costumer. The number she was in was very pretty. They skated in the dark for parts of it with the black lights on which made the wings and stripes on their costumes glow. There were yellow and green, pink and orange flourescent colors so it was pretty.

All dressed up with somewhere to go. Sean had a Grandparent's Tea with his preschool today. The children sang songs for the grandparents and they visited with cookies and punch. Sean was very happy to have Ma and Pa attend the Tea with him. I took some more pics of Sean while he looked so handsome. He enjoys dressing up. Enjoy!

EGG HUNT?

Jeff's employer had an egg hunt for the kids. They didn't have to hunt far to find lots of eggs stuffed with candy, tattoos and little chicks. One of Sean's had a quarter in it. The pictures don't show just how cold it really was that day. The wind was freezing. The kids were able to pet some bunnies and baby goats too.

Here is Sean modeling his new Easter hat that he made at preschool. He said they used a pretend head to shape the hat.
Brotherly love. Sierra has been fighting a cold or allergies for a few days and needed a breathing treatment this evening. The nebulizer has been good for us... helps keep us out of the doctor's office.

Callie is in Alabama at Space Camp with the 6th graders from school. She left Friday morning and will return Sunday night. Sean has been looking forward to trying out the scooter he got for Christmas. He said at first that he didn't need his pads because he wasn't going to fall because he has watched Callie ride hers and knows how. He was a little disappointed that it didn't go faster but we explained that he has to practice to make it go faster. Sean is reading a little bit. I got some Bob books from the library and he enjoys reading them to us. He has a good grasp of phonics and naturally tries to sound out the words he doesn't recognize.
Sierra enjoyed some basketball. She said "Boing, Boing" as she dribbled.

Two days later and Sean's eye is starting to heal. At this rate we might not even be able to see it in a month or so. :) Notice the green eyes?

Black eye. Exactly one week after receiving a bump from a baseball bat, Sean had an accident with the tv. He and Sierra were playing on the loveseat and both fell off the side together and Sean connected with the tv. Both were crying but as soon as Sierra saw Sean's eye transforming she forgot about crying and just watched him.
This pic was taken on Sunday, a few hours after his accident with the television. We think the red mark on his forehead happened at the same time. You can still see the bruise from the baseball bat.
This pic was taken the next day. As painful as it looks, he says it doesn't hurt.

More outside fun.

Sierra thinks feet are funny.

Now that Sierra can drive, there is going to be more fighting over the jeep.

Sierra and Sean enjoying some juice on a very warm day. I've been asked twice in the past month if they are twins. We get lots of comments about how much they look alike. We also get comments about how much Sierra looks like Callie.

After taking a sabbatical for a couple of years, Sean has rediscovered his love for playing basketball.

Fun at the park.

Sierra and I went to the park one nice day while Callie and Sean were at school. As we were leaving, Sierra said "It was so much fun!".

We enjoyed a great weekend of spring weather. The kids enjoyed being outside. Of course, with outside play comes certain dangers, such as what happens when you walk into a baseball bat. Fortunately, it was a plastic bat that Callie was swinging. She had told Sean to stay out of the way but he didn't listen too well. It is the worst goose egg that I've ever seen.

Sean and Sierra are great buddies. A few days ago, they were "horsing" around together. Tonight, Sean wanted to sit by Sierra while she took her breathing treatment as if to provide moral support. She has once again started to accept the treatments instead of fighting and screaming with us holding her down. She likes to watch a video to help pass the time.

Callie ice skating

Here Sean is exhibiting "Foot Phonics". As he played with the giant alphabet puzzle, he kept repeating "F is for foot" while holding the F between his toes.

Handmade Valentines. Sean proudly displays the Valentines he made (with a little help from mom) for his preschool.