Natalie’s favorite part of bedtime has always been story time. We’ve read through a lot of children’s books and even The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe! These days, though, she’s returning the favor and doesn’t mind reading me a book or two.
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This year we are participating in a home school preschool co-op for Natalie! There are five moms and we will take turns teaching and hosting the classes at our houses. It began this week and I think Natalie did really well. The teacher of the day said that Natalie was “hilarious” so I think that’s a positive thing. 🙂 She didn’t want to leave, so I know she had a good time! Wow, does this make me a home school mom already?? Time sure flies!
Some of our kids’ milestones come too quickly, and others can’t come soon enough. Last month we had some of each. Ben got his first two teeth a week before he turned 4 months old! I will miss his gummy grin. Andy added an arrow to the picture, the teeth are still a little hard to see. I can’t believe how fast he is growing up. He’s also started rolling over this week, he is anxious to get mobile!
On the other hand, Natalie learning to use the potty in the beginning of July was a welcome change around here. I am wishing we had worked on that sooner! I am so proud of how quickly she took to it and how well she continues to do, even when we are out. (No picture needed for this one, right?)
Natalie says the funniest things sometimes. She came up behind me while I was writing this blog post, took one look at the picture and said with concern, “Oh no, Ben’s eatin’ trash!” It’s hilarious to hear what she’s thinking.
Today we went to the Ventura County Fair. Mom has taken me and the kid(s) every year since Natalie was a baby. This year was crazy (late buses, unusually fussy baby, 2 year old tantrums) but a memorable time nonetheless.
When I first told Natalie we were going to the Fair and that there would be animals, she started jabbering about giraffes and elephants. Hmm… not quite. But then I told her that there would be ponies and she was SO EXCITED! She absolutely loved her pony ride. She looked so comfortable up there… I was proud (I rode horses for many years).
(Thanks to my sister Laura for the great pictures!)
Ben was VERY interested in tasting my caramel apple (gotta love Fair food!). Thanks mom and Laura… it was a fun day!
The other morning I was working in the kitchen when Natalie marched in from the backyard and said, “LOOK MAMA, PEPPER!” She had picked our tiny green bell pepper… way too early! I was horrified but the damage was already done, so we took some pictures to document our first vegetable harvest. (She has now been instructed not to pick anything off of the plants.)
Can you tell she was very proud of it? We tried to eat it but it was nowhere near ripe enough, yuck!
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