Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Christmas Pics

Ember meeting her (second) cousin Landon

Ember opening presents on Christmas Eve

Willow on Christmas Eve

Ember with Great-Great Grandma Miller

Ryvre totally intrigued with his stocking candy (Christmas day)

Willow, with one of her favorite gifts

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

Love,
Ryvre, Willow, Ember
Dale and Michelle

Monday, December 18, 2006

Christmas and Cheerios

Christmas with the in-laws

Yeah, that's my FIL's rear.  Ironically, it was the only pic that turned out really well besides.  Ember wouldn't hold still long enough to make it into any of the pics.
And another reason i love toddlers...

She got her own snack.  Awefully proud of herself.

Monday, December 4, 2006

Still Learning

We are still learning, i just haven't been posting.

Ryvre spelled his first word the day before his fifth birthday; it was "bunny."  We have been spelling words aloud alot.  On Sunday, Dale discovered that Ryvre remembers the spellings of words better if they're sung...i feel very foolish spelling random words to a tune, but it does help!  He remembers the names of family members best, but he is getting the hang of a few four and five-letter words too; he doesn't remember them at first, but if we help him once or twice he remembers them for the next hour or so.  I also made a big kindergarten-style word list, and he is able to tell me most of the words on sight, most of the time, based on some of the letter sounds and memory.

Right now the kids are painting holiday ornaments (precut wooden doves and celtic crosses from the craft store).