Camping in Cave Creek

Hiking along Cave Creek

The wood carrier

Bartlett Lake - typical Arizona Lake, overrun with RVers and temporarily staked out satellite dishes.  We walked by one man who was lounging in his chair in front of his RV, with a pile of at least 70 empty cans of Bud Light.  He greeted us "Just enjoying the outdoors!"  Which he was... that lake and the distant hills were his view.

Some developments

Beginning to army crawl with a little more speed- Feb 27

"slip-sliding away" - March 12th

Getting better at feeding himself, moving dance-like without music, thinking he's funny - March 13

March 14 - Selah is Developing the Personal Narrative

 Also Developing the spontaneous story generation without prompts

The end of the story

 Waving

Raspberries

Selah, looking through the Celebration Hymnal: Mom!  You know that song "Hark-the-Harold-Angels-Sing-Glory-To-The-Newborn-King-Peace-On-Earth-And-Mercy-Mild-God-And-Sinners-Reconciled"?  There are more words to that song.  I found it here.

Recently Selah and I were hanging out with Heidi and her daughter Anika, who is not yet three.  All of sudden, as they were riding in the wagon together to the park, both girls sang that whole first verse of Hark The Harold Angels.  When we asked them where they had both learned it, the answer for both was "Charlie Brown's Christmas Sing-along Book."

Selah talking about her plastic cups she got from Robin:
You know what Robin and me decided about these cups?  When we're at my house, then we'll use the pink and purple cups that Robin got for me.  And when we're at Robin's house, we'll use her plastic cups that she has.  That's how Robin and me decided it, and we like it that way.

Grandma and Papa Visit + some fun videos and quotes

Fun bike ride with the Shapiro's, with 2nd stop at OHSO brewery.

Petros's favorite brew

Viewing Phoenix from Dobbins Peak at South Mountain

President's Day ride to Tempe

Enjoying Tempe Town Lake with Grandma and Papa

Finally making cupcakes

Cheers!

First ride.

Selah was coughing one night, and I was acting nervous about it, and hoped she would be better by morning.  In the morning I went in to chat with her while she was waking up.  She lay next to Pet in bed.  She coughed lightly and looked immediately at me, probably expecting me to be worried again.  Before I could say anything, she sneezed.  Then she looked at me and said "I'm ok, mom.  If it's just coughing, then you're sick.  But if it's coughing and sneezing together, then you're ok."

Selah was feeling Petros's head.  "Does he still have that hole in his head mom?" I told her that he did, but that it was probably smaller.  She continued, "Yeah, it will probably shut up by the time he's a year old..."  She paused and thought.  "'Shut up' is not a nice thing to say if you are asking someone to be quiet, but it's ok if you're talking about a hole in the head."

We learned how to make a paperclip float on pure water!

Simeon!

Playing at Anika's house

Hiking in the Dreamy Draw

We love to have friends come play.  Say and Pet with Sim and Char.

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Papa and Grandma are in town

Enjoying Phoenix Winter

Selah feeds Petros twice a day

Petros's first long bike ride to Tempe Town Lake

Petros's first swing experience

Christmas in Texas (and Louisiana)

Santa's elves

Buddy's first Christmas

Grandpa's cookie factory

Daria and Selah take Christmas tea

So much fun with Grandpa and Granny

Lots of time with Uncle Matt and Aunt Andi

Presents

The only thing Selah asked Santa for was an electric train.

Casson, Blair, John

John, Chandler, Chase

"We love Chapman"

Money gifts don't have to be boring.

Christmas snow

Pete and Chase

Collecting a snowball to keep in the freezer

Visiting the Mathis side.  Here with Mamaw (Betty Sistrunk)

Selah with second cousins

Casson and his cousins Greg, Melissa, B.J., with Mamaw