Upwards

 It's football season... flag football, that is!  Johnathan is playing flag football through the Upwards program, and Kevin is fulfilling the dream of coaching his son!  Here they are at their first game.

The team takes a time-out while the tiny cheerleaders do a cheer.

 Johnathan gets pointers from Coach Caffey

Ezra and Naomi had their own chairs to sit in, but somehow Mommy's is so much more comfortable. 

Go, Johnathan, go!!

What Ezra likes...

At 15 months, Ezra likes...

Cheerios for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Being included in what the "big kids" are doing

Toy cars and trucks

Reading books to us and pointing to the pictures

Doggies (or "doddies," as he pronounces it) 

Brushing his teeth

Running out any open door

Greeting Dada when he comes home from work

And, as pictured below, running through the house with nothing but his towel on his head after getting out of the bath!

Our happy boy is 15 months old!

International Food Day

Part of the fun of homeschooling is the ability to spend extra time pursuing the specific topics that interest the kids.  In our first book we read for social studies, Naomi was most intrigued by the section about the different kinds of food people around the world eat.  So we planned a day of trying out new foods we've never had from different continents!

 Breakfast in east Africa - mandazi (there's a donut in every culture, I think!)

 Lunch in central and South America - fried plantains and empanadas

 Dinner in northern Thailand - Kao Soi Kai, a dish that is popular in the region where our Compassion-assisted friend lives

We found a book at the library called What the World Eats.  It shows 25 different families from all around the world with a week's worth of groceries laid out in their kitchen.  Fascinating and sobering.  We are so grateful for what God has provided for us!

Oh, Dear!

It started out as watering the bushes.

Twenty minutes later they were two frogs who just got married, honeymooning at this nice pond.        

And She's Off!

 ... Off training wheels, that is! 

 Ezra's off to the races whenever he goes outside.  He just takes off with no concern whatsoever whether anyone is following him or not.

And Johnathan's tearing around with training wheels still attached... and ringing his cheery little bike bell!

Colorful

Guess what Johnathan learned about this week in preschool?

First Field Trip

Our first field trip this year was to the Austin Children's Museum. 

We had a great time hanging like bats, cooking in the kitchen, exploring the physics exhibit, playing in the baby corral, listening to story time, concocting crafts, and our favorite - milking the fiberglass cow in the dairy!