Spring time Growth

 Claire

We had a church talent show where she sang "I am a Child of God" for everyone then danced with her sister while I played a verse with my flute and then they fought over the microphone for the last verse. Luckily, everyone I talked to told me how precious they were and how they enjoyed seeing them because they are so cute. Claire has colored the rest of the giant Blue's Clues pictures by finishing 5 all by herself while I helped Shay with one, and she gets so into it sometimes. She also loves using her sister's birthday present more than Shay and painting with water. This week I have encouraged her to write her own name instead of copying from me because I saw her letters outside with chalk. It looks like a sloppy kid's letter but it makes me happy to see she is learning from the little homework we do every day.

Shay

Shay likes reading books more than coloring, probably because we have a Frozen book and that is her favorite to look at and find the singing picture. I planned a painting session today for the girls because Shay is old enough to not try to paint herself on the walls, and we painted egg cartons to prepare for Easter! I plan on putting the eggs that have candy in them in their cartons to go in their basket for the morning and then after church letting them do the egg hunt. Claire has been hiding the eggs for Shay for a week now because of how early I decorated the house, but I've specifically not hidden them for them so that it can be special on Easter day. We have been opening the Ressurection eggs we got last year and reading the scripture that goes with the story about Jesus so they can understand the real importance of Easter. I also put candy in with the symbol to make them excited about it...

Garden

Our herbs are growing a lot more than I thought they would and we see lots of little sprouts in each of the areas. The girls like to help water and check on them each day calling them "baby plants" and saying "aww how cute" when we check on them. I'm excited they are sprouting well but it is already getting really hot so I'll need to keep a close eye on how they are doing as we are heating up for summer already. I don't want spring to be over yet but there have been a few days we've had to open the windows at night to bring in some cool air already. My mint and green onions are still thriving, but before these herbs were the tomato and pepper plants that failed.