Roots of Empathy

A couple weeks ago Ella visited her old Roots of Empathy class. The above picture is taken 3 years ago, when Ella was a Roots of Empathy baby. The picture below is Ella's reunion with her old class. The students remembered so many things from our visit and were amazed to see how big Ella is now. I was amazed to see the differences in the students as well - they are now in grade 5.

Karis is a Roots of Empathy baby this year and had her visit after the reunion. Ella and Juju stayed for Karis' visit and were very proud of their baby sister.

Gardening

Today we planted some vegetables and herbs in our garden. The girls loved helping out and finding all kinds of bugs and worms in the soil.

Karis was mostly interested in trying to eat the soil.

They helped water the plants and also gave the each other a little drink.

Visiting with Uncle and Auntie

We had a great visit with Uncle and Auntie. We went for a bike ride, went out to White Spot, and played some Candyland. Juliette had an amazing game of Candyland and won in 3 turns! 

More happenings...

Last week we had dinner with the Teeters and took the kids for a bike ride. They had a great time riding together!

Our girls continue to be fascinated by snails. They often say "I found a Sammy". They call them "Sammy the Snail" after Dadda's their favorite song.

We participated in the Mercy run last Saturday. It was a great event and supports an amazing organization called "Mercy Ministries". Mercy Ministires provides hope to women who have life-challenging issues. 

Grandpa Rob watched the girls so that Dadda and I could run "stroller-free". Thank-you Grandpa!

Karis loves to play with her big sisters.

Happy Mother's Day!

We had a very nice Mother's Day. Dadda and the girls brought me breakfast in bed. They also made this incredibly cute video. Happy Mother's Day!

We take our crêpes very seriously!

Karis joined us for breakfast in bed, but she ate in her highchair.

Karis thought she was hilarious by putting her wet wipe on her head. She loves to make us laugh (and put things on her head).

Since Momma and Dadda thought this was so funny, the big girls gave it a try as well.

Around Here

Some days quiet times still end up as nap times. 

Juliette loves doing quiet time and very rarely naps. Ella is more likely to nap than Juju is. Juliette is great at cleaning up after quiet time and likes to come down to help Ella clean as well.

Karis is making some big developments these days. She stands without hanging onto anything for long periods of time. Spencer and I find it funny because she does it so often that it seems like she is training herself to walk. When she goes into her determined "standing" mode, we say that she is "doing reps". It does seem like a workout for her. She gets so excited for herself when she is balancing, the look on her face is precious. Video coming soon.

And she no longer looks like a hockey player- her middle teeth have come in. 

Sisterly love. 

10 000 Reasons

The girls love singing 10 000 Reasons by Matt Redman. I like the part of the video where Matt Redman is no longer singing, but Juju continues to sing and Ella tries to explain that she shouldn't be singing during that part.
We love hearing their little voices. It brings joy to my heart.