Summer's almost here!

Remember when you were a kid and you were so excited for summer vacation? And you also thought how sad your teachers must be that school was over? I can testify from the teacher's point of view that the teachers are MORE excited than the students for summer vacation! Actually my students' last day was Friday and this week I am just doing assessment appointments and cleaning my classroom. Nate is just thrilled that I will be staying put this year and he won't have to move all my stuff! I am just excited to be spending more time with the girls. I already have big plans for the summer (in between all the workshops that I have to go to). Allie finally has a little hair and I plan to make her some more clips so people quit asking what 'his' name is. I also need to do some major 'spring' cleaning in my house, but I will save that for when we run out of other fun adventures!

The 'brown thumb' strikes again

I thought that I would give you all an update on the strawberries...nothing is happening! Like I mentioned in an earlier message, I don't have the gift to make things grow. Claire and I have taken very good care of the strawberry seeds but alas they didn't grow, as you can see from the picture. The good news is that mother's day was a week and a half ago and my plant from church is still alive! I told Nate that I don't think a person's ability to be a mother is reflected in how long her mother's day flower stays alive! If that were the case I would be in pretty bad shape because mine usually only last a month or so. I 'm going to try really hard to keep this one alive, it's the one on the table next to Claire. On Saturday I planted flowers in my big pots in the front yard and when I told Nate I was going to the store to buy plants he said, "You are buying more flowers to kill?" Ha, ha, ha. I told you I can't grow anything. I have a feeling that my struggling flowers will be the topic of many more messages to come. Stay tuned...

Just a note

It has been a while since my last post. Since I have made our page a little 'girlier' Nate seems to have turned over the blog to me. I don't really have anything exciting to report other than how lucky I am to have Nathan and the girls. I'm sure Mother's Day makes us all a little sentimental, those of us who are new moms and those of us who have been doing it for awhile. My girls are so awesome. Sometimes I just stare at them in wonder that they are mine! (Nate thinks I'm crazy). It seems like they have been doing the cutest things lately, I could just eat them up! Nathan is wonderful too - since he has been out of school he stays home and takes care of the girls. He is a great dad and husband, I'll try not to get too mushy.
Allie is finally getting her 2 middle teeth on the top so she has lost her 'vampire grin'. She has learned to say mama, dada, done, and she gives the best hugs and kisses. Claire is as independent as ever. She is a huge help with Allie and is doing a few chores now. She is so glad the weather is warming up, she has actually already been in her swimsuit in the sprinklers! So that's the Throop update, I'll try to post again soon!