college.sports

Of course we've been all about March Madness in our house.  We've been talking about the college teams and where they are located and how they play each other.

Meredith was asking all sorts of questions about college sports.  Namely, she wanted to know what sports are played by college students.  I was listing a few off the top of my head:  boys basketball, girls basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis, golf.

She says, "Is that all?" 

Me, "Well, really just about any sport you can think of...they probably play it."

(pause for 20 seconds...picture Meredith thinking hard...okay, now she an idea in her head and asks the best question of the week....)

Like hopscotch?

Ummmm....not hopscotch. :)

sweet.amelia

My sweet baby girl will be 2 in just a couple of weeks. We celebrated early last night with Josh's family, and she was so cute when we were singing to her! She had this little smile on her face when we sang "Amelia".

And she even blew her candle out all by herself! We didn't even practice ahead of time. So cute. I can't believe that she's almost 2. Time flies!

question.of.the.day

From Meredith:  Why did God put meat in deer?

little.eden

We went to my sister's over the weekend, and I got to snap pictures of little Eden all day! I'm such a bad sister because I didn't get any of Jill and Eden...next time for sure! She was sooooo sweet and so much fun to see for the day. I can't wait until we get to see her again at Easter (oh, and Jill and Andrew too!). :)

photo.shoot

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Meredith's photo shoot was a little cold, but she was a great sport. She loved it when I asked her to jump while I was taking her picture!

I think we're going to go with the upper left hand picture for her official age 5 picture, but I think my favorite is the one in the second column where she's jumping off the step! So much fun.

number.5

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I cannot believe that 5 years ago we were blessed with this little girl! Time flies. Meredith is such an awesome kid.

My mom tells me that she is so much like me (this would include her bad attitude). She wears her heart on her sleeve. If she's mad, you know it. If she's excited, you know it. She can be Jekyll and Hyde all in the same minute.

Meredith's sweet side is super-sugar sweet. She loves to chat it up and has big ideas. She is a cuddle bug through and through. She is a people person when she's at church and co-op. I hear constant compliments on her great attitude (where is this at home?) and abilities.

Her not-so-sweet side...well, it's getting better! I am hopeful. :)

Meredith is extremely particular about her clothes (another trait she received from me). She has favorite shirts that she wants to wear over and over and over and over again. And to bed, too. We have to draw the line somewhere!

She loves creating anything and is really excited to play soccer this summer.

Meredith, we are so blessed to have you as part of our family. You are such a joy. One of our favorite things about you is your passion for whatever it is that you're doing! We love you so much.

going.home

We get to go home today! Yay!!! Hopefully, she'll be back to this Claire soon! (Self-portrait by the way...timers are a beautiful thing!)