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Noah is doing great at his speech practice. When he thinks about it, he can do /k/ and /g/ sounds at the beginning, ending, and middle of words. Examples: "big pig" "good guy" "duck" I'm so encouraged! I thought I'd write down all of... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 23, 2010, 11:09 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Wood Burning

Note: most links in the article are links to our pictures of the wood As I've mentioned previously , we really like our woodstove, and since we've used the gas less than I thought, I decided to get some more wood , and so I found a guy on Craigslist, who had a decent price for... (More)

Posted by jondaley on December 19, 2009, 2:44 pm
Category: General, Reviews

Pocket Notes

11/7 - Noah discovered the two cube puzzle that has pictures of six different vehicles and plays the sound of each when the puzzle is completed. He was having trouble with it, which seemed strange to me at this age. He kept getting the wrong sounds playing. I told him to... (More)

Posted by joyful on December 2, 2009, 2:34 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November

We began the day learning about Guy Fawkes Day (Jonathan says now if we ever visit England he wants to visit at the beginning of November so he can participate in the festivities.) We ended the day by taking Daddy to the ER. Jon's notes in italics . It was quarter of five... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 8, 2009, 7:19 pm
Category: General

Pocket Notes

10/23 - Jon said, "Ask Jonathan an addition problem with two digit numbers that sum to a multiple of ten." I asked him 53+17, and Jonathan figured out loud, "the seventeen goes to twenty, the fifty three goes to fifty...seventy!" I signed Jonathan up for the... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 4, 2009, 8:39 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith

I Love Word Problems

I was searching for Noah's first word on our blog (I found his first signed word: please, but I couldn't find his first spoken word) because Faith has started talking a little, and I don't know exactly what her first word is, probably "hi". But, today, she has repeatedly said,... (More)

Posted by jondaley on October 15, 2009, 1:22 pm
Category: Reviews

Lots of Pocket Notes

Jonathan has created a new superhero. Actually, a team of superheroes. They are the SuperFire team, made up of as many different colors as you would like. Super Orange Fire is the captain (that's usually Jonathan.) Noah is often Super Blue Fire, or Super Green... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 10, 2009, 9:07 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Noah 3, Faith 1, Pocket Notes, No Boys In Diapers

Noah's three year appointment was at the beginning of the month. He is 42.5 lbs and 41" tall. They did the hearing and vision tests and the nurse was very impressed. She said usually at this age, they can hear the sounds but not figure out which ear they're hearing it... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 19, 2009, 4:26 pm
Category: Jonathan, Internet, Noah, Faith

Lots Happening

7/5 - (oh, yes, this means I have not posted in at least a month...) Faith crawled upstairs all by herself (with Mom behind her all the way.) Noah says he can do it "all mine by self." Jonathan: "The person I love most after God is Faith." Noah... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 5, 2009, 8:22 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Birthday, Quotes, Misc

6/18 - Talking at the dinner table about what something tasted like. Mommy: "My tongue said [it was yummy]." Jonathan:"My tongue said, too." Noah: "My tongue said, one!" 6/25 - Fire safety lesson. We learned about Stop, Drop, and... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 1, 2009, 11:42 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

In Other News

We are the happy recipients of two used swingsets - one from a family at church and one from the next door neighbors. It is loads of fun and we're planning on building monkey bars between the two sets. Recently, when I was reading one of our storybooks about Noah and the flood,... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 12, 2009, 8:22 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Dishwasher! and more

We now have a dishwasher in our kitchen, which Jon installed himself (running new electric, supply, and drain.) Yeah! There is also a ceiling fan/light fixture in our bedroom to replace the bare bulb fixture. Yeah! 5/13 - N count to 10 5/13 - Jonathan's practical... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 30, 2009, 7:46 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Quotes and More

4/10 - Noah comes up to me, winking, and says, "Mommy, me one eye!" It was hilarious. (I couldn't wink until first grade.) 4/11 - Guess which story this is, by Noah: "Let me in. No, no, no. Blow up house!" 4/20 - What does Noah say when... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 20, 2009, 6:43 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Crawling! and more

3/6 - Jonathan beat Heather in chess, fair and square! 3/18 - Noah said, "I love you" for the first time. It was to Faith. Later that day, he said it again to Daddy as he was leaving to go shopping. He has yet to say it to me, but I know it will come.... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 27, 2009, 8:37 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Stuff again

2/10 or earlier - Faith can transfer an item from one hand to the other. 2/10 - Jonathan, studying a penny, "This coin says 1 - 9 - 9 - 9. That's super long ago!" (I knew my kids would think anything before 2000 was ancient history.) Since coming home from... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 26, 2009, 2:39 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith