Another NJ Visit and Sledding!

It's one thing to have the bad hair day, but she has to be dramatic about it too. She can't just take a normal picture, as soon as the flash goes on her face crunches up and she gets cheesy!

The Beeke/Roger bond of love.

Kezie and Judah were litte buddies all weekend.

We went to the new house so we could do some sledding in the backyard. The kids had a blast!

Uncle Duane's crazy steering and lack of braking.

Bud was not planning on sledding, which explains the button down shirt and vest.

Selah and Kezie stayed hydrated with heavy doses of snow consumption.

I never saw Mary as a little girl, but I'm pretty sure that is a spitting image.

Bundled up and ready to go!

Thanks for all the fun!

What fun to have company!!

Someone is ready for spring...as we wait for the next big snowstorm to start any minute now!
I guess my mom was right...it is cute to wear matching clothes when you are little:)

Saying goodbye to Bethy was hard.

It's hard to get a posed picture at this age. This is as good as it gets.

Finally we have a proud American visitor!

I'm not sure if the interior decorator meant for these to be used as dual changing stations. Not many can claim to have a diaper change in the National Constitution center foyer. Don't worry, no one was around:)

If you look closely you will see the little explorer looking out the window.

The lovely Harry and Kerry.

Britain wasn't the only one mad at these guys!

Bethy and Kez spending some time with Ben.

At first she was a little scared, but soon enough she was running around touching them all.

We went to buy tickets and when we turned around, this is what greeted us. Some tourists they were:) They were awesome all day, even with the cold rain. Finally, they just had to sleep.

At least it wasn't snow.

Couldn't take a trip to Philly without the Philly cheesesteak.

Bethy was snug as a bug.

Elfreth's Alley

Kez couldn't read the sign that said she wasn't allowed to touch.

The perk to visiting on a cold, rainy, miserable day: No other tourists in the picture!

"Come on Bethy, I'll show you how it's done!"

Good morning world!

How many toys does one child need?

Thanks again Aunt Sharon!

Aunt Sharon has been busy knitting once again! She is quite famous now in our church nursery:) Kezie looks SO cute in this little sweater vest!

Monkey see, monkey do. Kez will now sprawl out on her tummy to write things in my calendar with me!

Looking for the train.

Yeah for Snow!

She doesn't really have snow clothing, but we dressed her up in as many layers as possible! Her nose was bright red after a few minutes, but she didn't want to go back inside.

Back Home

This is Kezie's lovely smile on demand:) She was quite proud of it last night, wrinkled up nose and all!
The shopping cart is dragged all over the place. The golf club is a close second. The other day I looked down and she was trying desperately to hit the golf ball with the club.

This was the result of telling her to pull a funny face.

This was the morning after the flu. She doesn't look too bad:)

Maybe I have a future running partner!

We are back in the groove of things at home now. I started class last week, and from the looks of it, I won't be doing anything but reading and writing for the next 16 weeks. Bud is looking forward to starting school on Monday; he is diligently working on his goal of reading three of his books this week. We've had the wonderful and lovely flu bug visiting us this week. Kez and Bud had it, so I'm a little nervous that I may be the next victim. Bud claims a positive attitude will ward it off.

Kezie is learning more new things each day. Bud is awesome at teaching her and spends time each night trying to impart more wisdom. Last night he was trying to teach her how to do a puzzle. She was working pretty well but got stuck on one piece. He decided to demonstrate with her dolly. He took the doll and slowly pushed the piece into the spot with the doll's nose. Kezie looked at him, looked at the piece, and promptly plopped herself on her belly and began pushing the piece with her nose. She was slightly confused at why it wasn't working:)

At dinner I asked her if she would like another bite and she shook her head and said, "No thank-you," clear as a bell. She's been blabbing up a storm lately, telling me pretty complex stories that make no sense.

Another thing we've been working on is sitting still for reading the Bible. She will crawl up on the couch and say "Bible" but then she gets distracted trying to fold her baby's arms. Her baby is hauled around everywhere. If the baby is naughty, she spanks it. If the baby is thirsty, she gives it a drink. If the baby is sleepy, she gives it a blanket and starts snoring for it. It's so crazy to see how much she comprehends! I thought a few months ago she was at the greatest stage...but now I think she REALLY is:)