A Day in the Park with Family

Today we were able to spend the day playing with the kids' birthfamily.  It's always a lot of fun for the kids to see their siblings and birthmom. 

 Silas and his sister, Ty

 Silas and Rachel

 We got to meet the kids' half brother, Anthony, for the first time today.  He's 14 years old and is almost finished with his first year of high school.

 He is really good with kids.  He jumped right in and started playing with his brothers and sister.  He's quiet but a lot of fun.

 Anthony is helping Gabe ride Junior's bike.

Gabe, Anthony, and Junior

The End of Spring

This year, Gabe and Eden have been in Puggles which is the 2 year old Awana class at our church.  They have loved going to Puggles on Sunday night and they will miss their teachers, Ms. Misy, Ms. Amanda, and Ms. Tammy.

 

 

This time of the year also signifies the end of their first year of preschool.  They had "Beach Days" at the end of the year to celebrate the fun they've had and to take advantage of the warm weather.

 

 

 Their preschool year ended with a spring program.  Gabe and Eden painted bowties and hair bows to wear while singing patriotic songs.



We were very blessed to have the twins in a class this year that celebrated adoption non-traditional families.  In addition to having their cousins, Abram and Lila Ruth, in their class we met Malachi and Nolan who are also adopted.



Silas is 18 months old!

 Silas James, 18 months old

Height: 32.6 inches 53rd%tile
Weight: 30lbs 14ozs 100th%tile
Favorite Food: All types of fruit
Favorite Book: "Click Clack Moo" or "Farm: Learning Tabs Book"
Favorite Toy: A John Deere tractor
Favorite Animal: Cow

What Silas has learned:
Silas is a quick learner and he wants to do everything his big brother and sister can do.  He knows most of his body parts and can tell you the noises a dog, chicken, bee, dinosaur/alligator/lion (its' all the same) make.  He doesn't make the moo sound for a cow put his puckers up his lips like he's saying moo.  He can say Mama, Dada, Nana, Lala, bye, ball, and bird.  He has signs for more, eat, milk, tractor/car, and he loves blowing kisses.  Silas has a bit of a language delay so he's being evaluated for his speech abilities and might begin speech services.  He loves to be outside mostly riding in a car or in the gator seeing all the animals around the farm.  He loves to read (he has to be directly in front of the book), he loves to dance to music, and he loves to wrestle on the floor.  Silas is very snuggly and is a true Mama's boy.  He is truly a happy boy and he makes the most out of everything he does.

Silas loves to swim and he's learning to jump into the pool.

 

These are Silas' silent "moo" lips.

 

A true farm boy.