Ring Around the Rosie...

A few weeks ago, I taught Caeden and Ella how to play "Ring Around the Rosie."  It was great, but tiring!  After that, they wanted to play it constantly....and they wanted ME involved the whole time. ;)  Then Caeden learned he could play by himself by spinning in circles.  Ella quickly caught on.  I got some of it on tape...Their delayed reactions are pretty funny.  Hope you enjoy!

Roly-Poly

This is a video of Caeden having just found a roly poly ("bug") on our kitchen floor.  He apparently found it pretty hilarious!

T-Ball!

Sooo...I haven't been so good at this blog thing lately.  I'm not going to try to re-cap these last three weeks, because you don't want to read a novel.  But we've taken some cute videos of Caeden these past few weeks, so I thought I would post one a day over the next few days, so you can see them all.

This first one is him playing t-ball.  Uncle Ryan got him this for Christmas and he's just started figuring out how to play.  Maybe he'll grow up to be our little baseball player...Who knows?  Enjoy the video! (And sorry about the loud wind in the background).

"Children Won't Wait"

I read this poem this morning and loved it.  Thought I would share it with you all.  No matter what stage you are in parenthood, this poem should mean a lot.  The first stanza talks about our experiences in pregnancy, then the newborn stage, and finally the toddler/child stage.

"Children Won't Wait"

There is a time to anticipate the baby's coming, a time to consult a doctor;
A time to plan a diet and exercise, a time to gather a layette.
There is a time to wonder at the ways of God, knowing this is the destiny for which I was created;
A time to dream of what this child may become,
A time to pray that God will teach me how to train this child which I bear.
A time to prepare myself that I might nurture my child's soul.
But soon there comes the time for birth,
For babies won't wait.

There is a time for night feedings, and colic and formulas.
There is a time for rocking and a time for walking the floor,
A time for patience and self-sacrifice,
A time to show that my child's new world is a world of love and goodness and dependability.
There is a time to ponder what my child is - not a pet nor toy; but a person, an individual - a soul made in God's image.
There is a time to consider my stewardship. I cannot possess my child.
This child is not mine. I have been chosen to care for, to love, to enjoy,
To nurture and to answer to God for this child.
I resolve to do my best for this child,
For babies don't wait.

There is a time to hold my child close and tell the sweetest story ever told;
A time to enjoy earth and sky and flower, to teach my child of wonder and reverence for God and all He has made.
There is a time to leave the dishes, to swing my child in the park,
To run a race, to draw a picture, to catch a butterfly, to give my child happy comradeship.
There is a time to point the way, to teach toddler lips to pray,
To teach my child's heart to love God's Word, to love God's way.
For children don't wait.

We are limited in our time with our children.  We need to train them, love them, play with them, and teach them God's Word in the short amount we have.  It's up to us...For they won't wait for us to do these things...They grow up too fast!

Here comes Peter Cottontail...

YAY for Easter!  It has always been my favorite holiday, even as a kid.  And Easter 2011 was a great one as well.  We started celebrating at the beginning of April. Every morning, Caeden, Ella and I would sit down to read the Bible story of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.  We also worked on our memory verse "Jesus is Alive!", which they can both say now.  We made some fun crafts and sang some songs about how Jesus is Alive and how that makes us sooo happy!  When we talk about it, we all get excited and clap our hands! ;)

Then came last week...on Thursday we went to an Easter Party, which was great fun.  When we first got there, we made some crafts. 

A chick...

And a bunny...

Then we played a game of Ring Toss

on the bunny's ears!

Finally, the Easter egg hunt!

We then went inside where we had some fun easter snacks, and got our party favors.  It was a great morning!

On Friday night, we had some friends over for dinner, and dyed some Easter eggs!

We were planning on going to the city-wide Easter egg hunt on Saturday afternoon, but it got rained out. :(  HOWEVER, we had some fun at Ella's 2nd birthday party that day!!

On Sunday, we went to church to celebrate Jesus' resurrection, came home for lunch, took lots of pictures with family, and had an indoor Easter egg hunt...since it was STILL raining.  Here are some pictures:

Well, I think that's it!  We had a wonderful Easter together, and I pray you did too!



Our Super Saturday!!

We had a busy, fun Saturday today and thought I would share with you what we did!  It started with Reid getting to sleep in, while Caeden and I made him muffins.  This was the first time for Caeden to help me in the kitchen and it was fun (but messy).  By the time we finished, there was literally batter all over the counter, the cabinets, the fridge, and the back splash.  But he tried his hardest and we had fun in the process!

Dumping the mix into the bowl...Notice his facial expression...It's like he's really concentrating! ;)

Dumping the water into the bowl...

And stirring!

And of course, licking the whisk!

After breakfast, Caeden and Mommy went outside to the backyard to play for awhile - the weather was super nice!!  We then got all ready and went to Gymboree for our "gym class!"  Caeden looks forward to this every Saturday morning and gets excited when I say the magic two words: gym class!  Today we learned about the concepts "pushing" and "pulling."  So we did lots of pushing and pulling of objects in our class!

We then came home to take a nap and eat lunch.  Mommy and Daddy ran some errands in the afternoon and Caeden was a great trooper while letting us shop!  So we decided to make a quick 15 min stop to the park on our way to dinner!

And lastly, it was to Chick-fil-a for dinner...where we were meeting some friends!

After we got Caeden home, bathed, and in bed, we were cleaning up and heard some chirping in the kitchen.  You see, Reid hatches chicks or ducklings each year for his class.  Well, this year the "hatching day" fell on the weekend, so he brought them home for us to watch!  We ran to the chirping sound and got to watch the whole process of the duckling hatching!  It was so cool!  Unfortunately, Caeden was already asleep, which I was bummed about.  But we'll definitely let him hold it once it's safe to take out of the incubator.  So I thought I would share some pictures.  The first pic is when it was halfway hatched.  And the second one is once it's completely hatched!

As you can see, the Pierce family had a busy, FUN-FILLED, "Super Saturday!"  Thanks for letting me share!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!

Shorts & Sandals!

With the few days of nice weather we had this weekend,
Caeden got to wear his first pair of shorts & sandals! 
Just wanted to share a picture!  Yay for Spring!