The Daintys

Summer has officially begun for us!  Ryan and I are both done with school until fall, and the beginning of summer is such a good feeling.  All that time just stretching out in front of us...which will go by in the blink of an eye, but we are blessed to have it.  Having the summer as a family is unique, and one of the perks of both being teachers. Personally, I am looking forward to nesting like crazy now that school is over.  Linen closet...here I come!  Ryan just had to talk me out of going to the store at 9pm in order to buy Tide Free so I can do a load of baby clothes in the laundry tonight.  He claims this task can wait until tomorrow.  In other news, our backyard is now the host to a lovely swing set as of this past weekend, and Miss Leah couldn't be happier!  The girl loves to swing, and has recently learned how to pump her legs and get going "high up to the sky" all by herself, so we've already had lots of fun using it.  The...

Our Leah is about three and a half now, and somedays we just can't believe how big she is getting!  She is incredibly independent.  I don't even try to pick out her outfits, or open up her granola bars.  She likes playing games like Sequence for Kids, playing at the park (especially on swings), helping Mom cook and clean (hoping this hobby sticks around for a while!), make grocery lists, color, and of course play dress up.  She enjoys "reading" stories to us, and being read to.  She also likes to make up songs, which I should really record so I can listen to them forever.  She is also getting very excited about becoming a big sister, as her little brother is due to arrive in about a month. I acquired an extra set of caterpillars for us to watch grow at home - one of the many perks of being a science teacher - and Leah was really into it.  We watched the caterpillars get bigger, and then they made their "caloons," and became beautiful butterfli...

Technically, it is still the Easter season, so these really aren't that late, right?  Well it's about time for a new post...as I've been reminded by a certain Auntie on facebook...so here's a little flashback to our Easter.  Leah really got into painting eggs, and the Easter egg hunt, which was fun. Easter Morning    Making Easter Cookies Decorating Easter Eggs  Baking Fun!