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Paeonia

We have some very nice peonies that came free with house purchase. 

I have no idea what varieties they might be, but they are beautiful!

1/3 Year Old

Already! This past month the little girl has "woken up". She actually has periods of time awake now and they are usually full of smiles. She is a sweet little girl!

Wildflowers

It's wildflower season again! Mike was the photographer for this walk since I was holding bebe. 

Most importantly, I went to the woods because I wished to see trillium. Last year it bloomed so early we nearly missed seeing it at all. This year we made a point of going out before the end of April, and the flowers are all just starting to bloom.

We also saw some young Jack-In-The-Pulpit:

Spring Beauty:

Trout Lily, which was exciting to see since it is usually done blooming by the time we go fishing for it:

And the Skunk Cabbage was blooming!:

We also saw some cute little violets and bluebells:

Of course, we also took some time to play in the stream. Only one child actually fell in this time.

The flowers were beautiful, the weather was perfect, and the kids were well-behaved. It was a great day for a walk in the woods!

"Singing and Dancing in the Rain"

The best thing to come out of art lessons today was from the 3 year old who wasn't even participating with the rest of the kids. I just love this one!

I suppose it could also be interpreted as people running in terror as rocks rain down on them, but I'm interpreting the happy colors to mean that the people are not screaming.

Kids In A Tree

The number one favorite place for children in our yard is the crabapple tree, also affectionately known as "the orchard".  There was a confluence of kids there today when some friends came to visit and the neighbors came over at the same time. I understand the impulse. Those long branches, low to the ground, who could resist? 

How many homeschoolers can you spot? :) 

1/4 year

...and biggest sister too. G is becoming more self-conscious when there is a camera in her face, but she still eagerly volunteers to be in a shot with the baby.

2 Months

The Entertainer

Because I am addicted to knitting tiny vests and winter is not yet over, the little boy got himself something new to wear this week.

And he learned something about entrepreneurship. 

Thank you, he'll be here all week.

Some Baby Things

I'm taking advantage of  having a winter baby by using the opportunity to make lots of teeny, warm things for the girl to wear. The warm-weather babies never have it this good!

The sweater is Elizabeth Zimmerman's "Baby Sweater On Two Needles", which is always a lovely pattern. I've probably made more of these than any other sweater. This one was 90% finished quite a while before this girl arrived, but I finally got it all put together. It's big enough that it should fit her through the spring.

The pants are a new project. I just wanted her to have another warm and cozy something for her legs.  That, and, tiny pants are a lot of fun to knit! 

Here are the Ravelry notes for the pants, and this is the link for the sweater. 

Sweater And Pants- Now With Baby!

I made this liitle sweater and pants set for the new girl quite a while before she was born, and now she's here to model it!

The sweater has some extra room for her to grow into it, so it should last through spring.

The pants, while adorable, won't fit for long. It was probably a mistake to make the "newborn" size when my babies are born bigger than most. I'll just have to squeeze her into them as much as possible while I still can!

Like moths to a flame, so it is with these kids to a camera.