Strong Man Contest

How many pillows can you hold?
This is a fun rainy day activity that we invented yesterday.
And Lillian was building skyscrapers.

Growing Butterflies and Fun in the Sun

Yep, that's what we've been doing lately: growing butterflies and playing in the warm sun. It is such a wonderful change from the the last half of January and all of February. I was very "morning" sick and completely helpless. Thus, the poor family was practically starved for attention, food, fresh air, and just general happiness. It was a sad time, but thanks to God and several friends, we made it through to the second trimester and life is good again! Mommy is back to her old self, albeit growing, food can be cooked in the house again, we can go out play and do fun stuff, and we are happy and healthy! Praise God!
So we finally sent off for our larvae that go with the butterfly pavilion that Robert got for Christmas. It has been so fun watching them grow, turn into chrysalides, and then just this morning, a butterfly! We now have two butterflies, 7 chrysalides, and one larvae (our little late bloomer). I don't even particularly like butterflies (bugs with wings--eeeewwww), but this has been so cool to watch!
Guess I should update you on the kiddos:
Robert is back in school again--the same Montessori school at our church. We had taken him out this past Fall after a few weeks of obviously not doing great. We put him back in a few weeks ago after finding out Baby 3 will be here in September and figuring it would be best for him to get adjusted to school now rather than when he is also trying to get adjusted to having another sibling. He is doing much better, though the little bugger tells us each day that he did not have any fun and doesn't want to go. His teacher says he is doing well, and we are getting a few happy snippets from him here and there about the new friends he seems to like.
Lillian is talking more and more. She repeats everything, so you have to be careful around her. She especially likes to create situations where she can say very dramatically, "Oh no!" What a girl! She also likes to say "Oh man," which I can't tell whether she got it from me (I say it a lot) or Swiper the Fox. Maybe I got it from Swiper? I wouldn't be surprised. She copies everything Robert (or "Robbop" as she calls him) does. He doesn't seem to notice, and if he does, he tries to make her do something naughty. What a brother! They are starting to play together nicely more and more, especially in his room. This is good because unbeknownst to them, they will be sharing that room very soon!
Life is busy, fast paced, and wild these days, and thankfully, it's even fun lots of the time! I know, it's only going to get crazier when we are a family of 5!