Here's Rachel doodling her first masterpiece. The kids sat at the table and colored this afternoon while I cooked dinner. Everyone had a great time and we even managed to keep the coloring only on the paper. This was Rachel's first experience with crayons. Some of her other interests include talking on the phone, watching and barking at the dogs (her "bark" sounds like "feff"), watching the birds, and music. She LOVES music. She even knows how to ask for it. She'll come up to me, put one finger in the air, and pretend like she's conducting an orchestra. This week we're especially enjoying Twila Paris.

The picture of Jaxson is of him showing off his haircut. He got to go to the train car on Thursday and get a haircut. He told me Mrs. Daneen gave him a nut cookie and a cream cheese cookie.

Katie has some new developments this week too. She's started smiling and cooing after her meals. I tell you it warms me to my toes!