Joshua is glad to be out riding his bike again. The moment the snow was gone and it reached above 40, they were all out riding. There are still heaps and mounds of dirt across from our house (when will the builders ever finish?), so they have been using these to construct a BMX style course. It is quite amusing to watch them, they have a video camera out there and everything. Joshua is in his second half of the school year. His science fair will be soon. He is doing an experiment that involves extracting the iron out of breakfast cereal. Pretty interesting. Hopefully it will work the way we want it to. Joshua is also interested in joining football for the fall. He has never played before which makes me a little nervous that he won't know what he's doing, but oh well. He is thinking it over, since it is quite a commitment. They have practice 3 times a week for 2 hours during the school year and 4 times a week for 3 hours during the summer. We will see.
Brianna is currently making a fort out of sofa cushions for her and Mia. Mia loves it. She had her birthday in January and is now 7. Did those years fly by or what? We had it at a bowling alley, the first birthday outside of the house for her. She had a blast with her friends. I think it was the first time that most of them ever bowled before. Brianna is getting even better at her reading and I am so happy about it. She is seeing how things tie in together. It is nice to see the expression on her face when she realizes that she did it and didn't have too much of a hard time. She has also taken some classes at Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary and enjoyed them as well. Another exciting thing we did with Brianna was to go to the Providence Performing Arts Center. We took her to see Fiddler on the Roof (one of her favorite movies), with the original actor from the movie playing the lead. It was quite a good time and Brianna was taken with all of the beautiful architecture of the inside of the building.
Mia just now learned how to do a somersault while playing in the sofa fort. It is very funny and she thinks so too. She is chatting up a storm these days. She is just about 20 months now. Time flies. She just loves Rosie and tries to pick her up all the time. Thank God Rosie is a 10 pound Jack Russell and not a 100 pound Lab-she might have a hard time. She is learning the concept of cleaning up. Although, cleaning up usually turns into taking out something else she finds while cleaning up the first item. It ought to be funny seeing her with the new baby in a few months. Every time I see her try to pick up Rosie........hhhmmm, that might be a problem.
Brian and I had a fabulous time in Mexico. I am so proud of him for being nominated for the trip. He is such a hard worker and loyal employee. He went up with all the others and received his recognition. Mexico is beautiful. It is also very different from America though. I had to adjust to going through military checkpoints while driving, and seeing kids running around barefoot in abandoned parking lots. We really have so many freedoms and opportunities in America, and most people take it for granted. Anyway, Brian is also looking forward to digging in the yard. We had a load of loam delivered the other day. It ruined our driveway, ugh. The dump truck was too heavy and...well, you'll see the pictures below. The builders have not given any of us a top coat of asphalt on our driveways, so it was just too much weight. Another thing to fix. :-(
So, hopefully by the next time I write it will be sunny and warm. Flowers blooming and nighttime fires is what I am wishing for soon!!
