Today it's rainy and we're stuck inside...the good bit about that is that I get stuff done around the house (because in case you haven't noticed, we don't spend so much time around here chillen). Most mornings we do school (now that Billie is officially five- I feel like I've got to do that at least 4 times a week) which is pretty fun but requires all my attention and we do it while Sloane has a morning nap. I'm not too strict about it since I went over a list of 1st grade requirements and Billie has them ALL beat with the exception of just a few. She can read little words, add, subtract, count beyond 100, count by 10s, find several countries on map and (just so it's not like i'm bragging...we must remember ALL she's learned) lie. She lies sometimes now like stepping on Jackson's bag of popcorn and saying "It was an accident" also yesterday at the beach when she kicked sand on her friends drawing and I said in the 'stern mommy' voice "Come here, Billie." she replied "I didn't do it!" ...interesting. i think i did that kind of stuff as a kid.


Jackson doesn't really lie. (he's the good one)

Also, Bill and I have decided that we should ALWAYS have a 4 month old in the house. Isn't 4 months just the PERFECT age? (i know...i would have said 3 months if you asked me last month!!!) But she's SO cute. She's round and smiley and sweet and she can't squirm away too far and she doesn't ask questions just accepts things. She's so cuddly to hold and when you get in bed at the end of the day right next to the warm spot she's made up in the bed, and you just get to put your arm on her tummy and spoon with her little breathing and sweet face. ...there just couldn't be anything better! i seriously don't know how i will ever overcome the urge to have BABY babies around for very long.