stuff, stuff, stuff

Lots of fun stuff lately. Daddy is home until the 28th! The other night we laid in the bedroom floor and put together the creation puzzle together. The girls had so much fun, and in addition to putting together that big floor puzzle we got to talk about so many things once the picture was complete. Nature scenes with lots of animals, plants, etc. We've been singing Christmas songs and just now made jingle bell shakers out of toilet paper rolls, Christmas fabric & jingle bells. We've been shaking and singing Jingle Bells. Lots of cooking lately also. I'm always amazed at how much we learn while cooking. Aside from gaining cooking and baking skills that will develop with time, we measure, stir, taste, feel, etc. And lately they are really interested in watching the mixer as it stirs. Curiosity leads us to most of our learning and it's great! Oh, we also found a little dinasaur that we bought when we went to the museum in Eureka Springs several months ago. We put this litte dinasaur in a cup of water and watched it grow over 2 or 3 days, then we took it out and have watched it shrink back down. It's fun to take a look at it everytime we are in the kitchen and watch how it is changing. Oh, and can't forget all we are learning about Christmas this year. Of course the girls are loving all the Santa and presents stuff, but we are also learning a lot about Jesus' birthday. In fact, I was buying fabric at the Walmart the other day and Alex asked me what it was for. I told her it was to make some Christmas presents and she she said, "For me!?" ... I said, "I don't know, maybe." ... her answer "No! For Jesus!"
Oh, and conversation skills are much improving! I love talking to them and getting a glimpse at what their little minds are thinking about! We are also having lots of fun with the preschoolers at church, preparing for our Christmas program. The kids are loving it and I'm feeling really great about making a special effort to take it down to their level. It may not be a huge & fancy production, but they are most definitely learning something and having fun this year! I'm really loving our learning lifestyle and how it seems to be growing and spilling into all parts of our life. Praise God!