Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Snow in March

Well as many have experienced with us we had about 5 inches of snow on Monday. Of course we were all excited to see it and how beautiful it was. We are really ready for spring as this has been a cold winter for us. We feel it is right around the corner. It was exciting to look back at God's answer to Ella's prayer in November for snow this year. As he allowed it to snow 4 times. Thank you Lord.

Ella is into dressing herself these days and has come up with some really cute outfits. Reminds me of Punky Brewster. I have started reading some classic novels to Ella in an attempt to give her a love for literature. She has really enjoyed the time reading together. We have read The Secret Garden and Anne of Green Gables. This past Sunday she asked to wear a ribbon in her hair like Anne did. She was so cute and even asked if she looked like Anne. There is picture of her doing the dishes with her bow. Elizabeth is becoming more and more independent for sure and wants to dress herself and do things on her own. She really loves Ella and copies most of what she does. They enjoy being sisters and playing together. Since reading to Ella her imagination has really taken flight. We are trying to foster that into thinking and learning through acting and such. Ella starts a dance class this Friday and she has been practicing.

We look forward to new growth this spring as we watch all the many colors bloom around us. We look forward to learning about flower, birds, leaves, and animals. Tommy is doing very well in school this year. It is almost half over for the semester. Hard to believe. Pray for us as we apply for scholarships for the next school year. The Lord has been so faithful to provide for his schooling.



Blessings~Melanie

2 comments:

Joanna said...

i love both of those books! i'm going to get "the little princess" this week for savannah- another good one!

Tommy Waltz said...

Yes, we too are planning to get that one. I requested it. Aslinn has the 2 set dvd she is bringing back with her. The Secret Garden and The Little Princess. Maybe we can have a girl day and watch them or one. The girls would love that.

Happy Reading.