Dance Class

I have Elizabeth enrolled in a dance class. It is for little kids. They work on ballet and tap and I think it is the cutest thing ever. Elizabeth looks so cute in her leotard and skirt. Granted, we haven't mastered doing anything yet, but that's ok. She's only been in the class for 3 weeks...1 day/week. She still relys on holding the teacher's hand through everything, which is frustrating to watch, but I am grateful she see's the teacher as an adult whom she can go to for help. We'll see how things progress. She is the youngest in her class, so I think she will get there.

Apple Orchard Field Trip with Playschool

Elizabeth at the dock

Martin taking a bite of his apple

Last Friday, the kids had their first field trip with their school class. We all met out at the Apple Orchard and were able to pick apples from a tree. Each child got to climb a ladder and pick 2 apples from the tree. I was amazed how well the kids did...all of them. The ages of the kids in the class range from 18 mon. to 3 years. It was amazing to see how skilled the kids are.

I was grateful Marty was able to take the day off and come with me...Martin was our challange...wanting to run off at every turn. He doesn't stop to make sure you are there behind him...he just keep on going.

My Little Man

Martin went in for his 18 month check-up on Thursday. He was such a trooper. He weighs 25 lbs and is almost 34 inches tall. While the doctor was doing her routine exam, she discovered that Martin had ear infections in both ears. The left one much worse than the right. I was surprised that he wasn't tugging at his ears, so I was caught off-guard by this news. Poor guy gets another 10 days of antibiotics plus another trip to the pediatricians office in 3 weeks. Already with 2 days worth of medicine in him, he seems to be doing better.
We have also moved him into a toddler bed. He definitely likes it way better than the crib. Now he can get up and play when he wants. Last night was a bit difficult for him and so I opted to put him in his crib to keep him contained. After 10 minutes of crying/screaming I went to check on him and found that he dumped his blankets overboard and climbed out of the crib (something he has never done before) climbed into him toddler bed and was sitting there crying. It was so sad, yet so funny all at the same time. He has also learned to open doors since this new transition. Yes, we do have locks on the outside of the door to keep him contained in his room. It's amazing to me how much he is learning and accomplishing every day. I think it's cause he wants to keep up with his sister.

Chickens

As most of you know, Marty and I got chickens in the spring. These stupid birds have really been a pain in the butt, but all that is finally paying off. We got our 1st egg last week. I say...it's about time. I'm really excited about the fresh eggs we are getting and hopefully these chickens will continue to pop out those eggs.