Zoo I

The Jacksonville Zoo has a new Komodo Dragon exhibit, so we took our afternoon yesterday to go spend some time in the sunshine and animals. A neighbor friend who also homeschools and whom Elizabeth plays with every day if she can, also came with us.
She told him while we were walking along, "I'm glad you're my friend."
"Why? Because you want a BOYFRIEND?"
"No-o! I'm not old enough to have a boyfriend!"
"Because I have money?" (he had money with him from his mom so he could buy a souvenir.)
"No! I'm just glad you're my friend!"
Phillip think she likes him, but I think they truly are just friends. They'll spend hours swinging and talking. I think it's sweet.

Phoebe is very possessive of this stroller. We don't use it anymore except when we go to the zoo and that's mostly so I'll have something to carry my purse and bag of stuff. But she decided to ride in it for most of the day. Anytime Jonathan tried to sit in it, she would yell at him, "No, Jonafun! That's MY stroller! That's for Bebe Ruf! (Phoebe Ruth, if you're wondering.) You git out!" and she would hit at him without actually touching him since she knew I was watching. Kind of cute, but also shows her temper and shows that we have work to do in training her to control herself.

I don't know if you can get past the glare of the window, but one of the komodo dragons is here in the picture. He came up to the window and flicked his tongue at the kids. They screamed in fake fear.

Zoo II

This is one of the most hilarious things I've seen! In one of the bathrooms at the zoo, they have different displays of animal poop lining the wall!! Here are three of them. I just think it's so funny....

Zoo III

The kids at the "Magic Fountain". So named by them because of the way the water parts when you put your finger or hand in the stream.

The zoo has this little clearing where you can take dried Palmetto branches and cover your hut.


Jonathan built a fire and is throwing dirt on it to get it to "smoke".

Tablecloths for church

Phillip needed two tablecloths for two odd shaped tables at church (small, but tall). So he and I made them. I can't believe how much material costs! It was over $100 for the material (well, I did make one mistake that took another trip to Joann Fabrics for another yard). But we got two of them done. The first one (pictured) is much nicer than the second, in my opinion, but they both look nice standing in the hall next to the Growth Group rooms at church.






While I was sewing Elizabeth would ask "Can I have some material to make something?"

Jonathan would ask, "How does the needle move? Why do you have to do that? What does this knob do?"

Phoebe would grab my measuring tape and run around the house pretending it was a fishing pole or belt.

Playing with Dad

Jonathan just loves his dad. He told me the other day that he didn't want to die because he's Daddy's good son. (we were talking about storms and death. I know ~ a little morbid.) The girls often have tea parties and play with their dolls, and Jonathan will come tell me that he doesn't have a friend to play with because Daddy has to go to work. They're a good pair.

Awetsome!

Phoebe finished watching a cartoon Bible story and came to see us.

"Do you like watching Bible stories?" asked Dad.

"Ye-es.... Jesus put mud on the eyes."

"Oh, Jesus healed a man who was blind, didn't he?" asks Dad.

"That's pretty cool," says Mom.

"Yea, it's awetsome," says the cute Phoebe.




By the way, this dress is sized for a 5 year old! Phoebe is wearing Elizabeth's old clothes now. But if she has seen Elizabeth wear it, she doesn't want to wear it. "That's for Elizabeth!" she says. If she hasn't seen Elizabeth wear it, she says, "Oh, did you buy that for me?" And I try not to lie but also not tell her that it was her sisters.

Mad Faces

Phoebe was pretending to be mad one day and made the cutest angry face. Elizabeth said, "Phoebe is cute when angry!" (A reference to a bib that holds that message.) I tried to get her to do it again for a picture, but she kept smiling. Then the other kids wanted a picture of them doing an angry face.