God's gifts 173-185

173. Adrianna and Abel popping out the blocks while I went to get something in my room.  Adrianna: "Mom, Abel's handing me the blocks and I'm building with them!"









174. Snack crumbs on my car seats
 175. Every time we got in the car today, hearing Abel ask, "Papa's?"  Meaning, "Are we going to Grandpa's house now??"














176. Daffodils beckoning spring
 177. Finding balance beams
178. Abel having a pillow fight all by himself
 179. Abel comforting Adrianna when she tried her own pillow fight and she bonked her head on the floor
 180. Blueberry lips
 181. Using the dump truck to deliver blocks
 182. Blanket rides in the hall way
183. Adrianna describing the picture of the chef's hat as the hat with the dog bone on top
184. Abel pleading to have more bananas covered in berry juice, not knowing that they were the same fruit he's rejected for months
185. Walking amidst a pink sunsetting sky

Comments

Kathryn said…
Joshua calls my dad "Papa" also. He doesn't call Grandma anything yet; he can't say gramma" yet and she doesn't want to be called "nana". He'd have no problem saying that since that is what he calls bananas. He gets excited about bananas, but he won't eat them. I think they are too slippery and he can't really get a grip of them.
April 5, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Evan said…
I covet your spring flowers-we won't see any around these here parts for another couple of months-sigh! You need to shoot me your email address because I just realized I don't have it and I was just about to write Scott a letter about how he needs to buy you a vitamix! You can find my email from my blog if you don't have it already! Miss you guys!! Hey A I think your blueberry lips look nothing short of
kissable-at least that's the kind of thing I tell Ruby-she loves blueberries!!!
April 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM
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