Olive Shoots: April 2009

17-month vocabulary

Monkey, Zebra, Frog, Fish, Horse, Goat (goak), Bunny, Mouse, Neigh, Meow, Oink, Woof, Peep, Banana (mema), Apple (Ap-poo), Raisin, Kiwi, Pea, Noodle (doo-doo), Outside, Inside, Blow, Pop, God, Sip, Bite, Block, Wagon, Bowl, Milk (mak), Water (wa-wa), Pray, Church, Car, Choo-choo, Micah (Minah), Mimi (character in a book), Nap, Sleep, Sheet, Home, Knock, Park, Socks, Bow, Elbow, Knee, Eye, Nose, Mouth, Belly, Hand, See, Sticker (Stick-ee), Flower (Flow-wee), Shower (Show-wee), Boo-boo, Yogurt (Yo-week), Egg, Slide, Song, Raining, Dance, Yellow (Ye-wee), Green, Blue, Comb, Brush, Powder (Pow-bee), One, I know, I don’t know, Boat, Yum, Tractor, Noise, Bug, Rock, Airplane, Glasses, Buckle, Fan, Bean, Beads, Toothbrush (too-tuc), Heart, Star, Oh my!, Kiss, Go, Chair, Grammy (Ammy), possessives (Daddy's, Mommy's), Potty, Shirt, Fork (Feek), Hair bow

Resurrection Day

“Happy then this day to us; happy we that this day came, which opens to us a door of hope—have reason, therefore, to remember it, and with joy to keep it, as the first dawning of a better hope, the day-spring of all our happiness. This day our head is risen, and with him our hope has enlarged its borders, and made a prospect into the other world, sees some comfort there for our sorrows here. This day’s bright -shining beams have lightened our eyes, that now we shall not sleep in death; a Sunday indeed, the first true Sunday that ever shone, wherein the Sun of righteousness arose out of the chambers of the grave, to guide our feet out of misty darkness into marvellous light–out of the paths of the dead into the land of the living–out of this miserable into a blessed life by Christ’s resurrection.”

- Mark Frank (1613-1664)

I have a greater hope, dearest small one, now that you are in this world, a deeper love of the Lord's gifts, a more gutteral hate of sin and a more trusting faith. May there never be a day that you do not know Him as your Risen Savior.

She is a girl...

Easter morning monkey-doodle

(4/12/09)

Easter Basket from Grammy!

(4/11/09)

What can YOU do with a blanket?

(4/10/09)

College roommates and cutie pies

My college roommate Kelly and I met at an open house at Stetson University. Neither of us thought that we would be going to Stetson, but we exchanged phone numbers 'just in case.' When I decided that I was going to go to Stetson (incidentally on the day that the deposit was due - my long-suffering father drove it to the University), I called her and we decided to room together, rather than leave our roommate selection up to the powers that be. We lived together for all four years of college, got married to our dear husbands four years after graduating within two weeks of each other, and had our babies 7 months apart.

We were so happy to be able to spend time together when I was in Orlando.

Elizabeth Ann

(3/30/09)

Travel to sunny climes...

We met Nathan in the Houston airport and continued our travels to Orlando. The weather was beautiful and we had a wonderful time with family and friends.

Here is Clara modeling a pink polka-dot number from the Summer 2009 swimsuit line:

(3/27/09)

It isn't all about fashion - function is important, too!

(3/30/09)

Meet me in St. Louis!

Clara and I went to St. Louis to visit one of my dearest college friends over her Spring Break at Covenant Seminary. We had a wonderful time - we visited the City Creperie, the zoo, the Gateway Arch, St. Louis Bread Company (the original Panera), the Hill (the Little Italy of St. Louis, where even the fire hydrants are painted with Italy's flag), Trader Joe's (why don't we have this in Houston?), and Covenant Seminary. We watched Northanger Abbey. We drank vanilla-peppermint coffee, hazelnut coffee (two kinds), and peppermint hot-chocolate. We saw spring blossoms and played Schubert's Fantasy for Piano, four hands. We watched Clara empty the spice rack on the side of the moveable island in the kitchen before every meal and tried to convince Clara to be less interested in Piper (Andrea's cat) while simultaneously attempting to persuade Piper to be more magnanamous toward her.