Yesterday I finally found info on the internet for Rosie why the moon looks orange and really big in the horizon sometimes. The answer to the latter was awesome! It turns out that the big moon is an optical illusion. Some people call it "the moon illusion" because the moon in the horizon is actually the same size as the moon we see when it's right above us. Scientists still don't know for sure if the illusion is in our brains, but they know for sure it's not something from the environment.
Today the kids kept busy playing with play-doh, making chocolate dipped bananas and strawberries, reading library books, baking cookies, digging in the dirt in the yard, jumping on the trampoline, playing doll house (the girls) and doing target practice with plastic air guns and little rubber bullets (Nicky), caring for their virtual pets on line and our real pets (2 gold fish), shooting hoops on Nicky's mini basket ball hoop, and now Isabella is in the pool "swimming" with a dress on because she felt like it though it's too cold for her to truly swim so she is just getting her legs wet. Rosie has been upstairs watching "Ponyo" for what I'm sure is the 10th time since we got the movie last night. Oh wait, I just saw Bella jump in the pool with her whole body, but she quickly jumped out. And she's going back in and out over and over again. Nutty girl =)!
Eva sat in the potty again all by herself, but nothing else happened. I don't think she connects yet going pee-pee and poo-poo with sitting in the potty though she knows that she must sit on it with a bare bum. She's only 14 months old so it's a good start.
As for me I've been reading and reading and reading. I have a couple of books I need to finish and I just got my free "SALT" magazine issue and I must say so far I've enjoyed it. It encourages Christian families in our walk with the Lord and our convictions including quiver full, homeschooling, courting and such. I would like a subscription but I need to ask Nick if we have the funds for one.
Isabella just changed into her swimsuit and is swimming! That water must be about 60 degrees fahrenheit! But she is having fun and the other kids are trying to join her. Rosie got in, but it took her a long time to dip herself all the way in and Nicky tried to get in but he just could not stand the cold water so he is in the patio standing there naked (after taking off his swimming trunks) watching his sisters in the pool. Poor Eva is looking longingly from behind the screen door in the kitchen and probably wishing she was big enough to join her older sisters.