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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Ryland wanted to make good and sure he didn't miss any ice cream!


Sunday, February 26, 2012

Keeleigh (finally!) added another tooth to her lost teeth collection. It has been loose for two months and finally fell out while she was brushing.



Monday, February 27, 2012

A while back one of the boys knocked over Jackie's mother's Christmas cactus and a piece broke off. I stuck it down into some soil and now it's flourishing!



Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Part of Keeleigh's house that she built broke after our shelf collapsed earlier this week and Jathan got to play tornado and destroy the rest of it. He said that the people weren't there, though, which is so indicative of his personality. He's a rough and tough little destroyer like most boys but has a heart of gold filled with mercy.


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Back before Christmas Jathan took something from the kitchen (I had long forgotten what) and this week we got to find out what it was! Beans!


Thursday, March 1, 2012

Jathan ripped a hole in one of his jeans and I was actually happy about it because it gave me the opportunity to try out a cute repair job that I'd seen on Pinterest months ago. I love it!


Friday, March 2, 2012

Ryland and Jathan joined a few friends in celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday today. Jathan was VERY disappointed when he discovered Dr. Seuss wasn't actually there but Ryland remained cheerful as he worked on making a Cat in the Hat hat with his partner in crime, LeeAnna.

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