I just looked it up. We moved into this house in the fall of 2007. I'm pretty sure we had our first Momma Robin in the spring of 2009. This makes it the 5th Spring with baby robins on our porch.
This year, the nest is in a green shower basket that I wired to the trellis in hopes that the Robin would pick that as the base for building her nest. I'm pretty sure this is the first year she did so. I have a picture on my phone of her nest and it's 3 eggs today...Hopefully I'll figure out how to get it off my phone and onto the blog.
Little tid-bits from the daily hum-drum of life ... snippets that would otherwise most likely be forgotten.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
In the Last Four Months
I should probably be shot for not keeping up with this blog at least a bit...but alas, apparently it isn't my forte.
January: Titus turned six. He got a unicycle for his birthday from Uncle Isaac and Madison. The lake froze. Titus went ice skating once. Both kids got a rotten flu - lasted 4 or 5 days for each kid.
February: Well, we live in Indiana. This February was all about making it to March, and SPRING. We survived. Titus started reading library books! Both kids finished reviewing capital letter writing and started on lower case letters.
March: We had some snow, and some warmer weather. We started some seeds indoors. Titus continued to practice his Uni in the kitchen, holding onto the counters. Isabele loves singing and dancing around the living room. On a warm day, we walked the Pike Lake trail - about 3 miles round trip from our house and back - kids rode their bikes - first major ride of the year! Isabele was a trooper - a long ride for a 4 year old. Titus is amazing on his bike - fast and has great balance. I cannot say enough about the Mini-glider Bike we bought for him when he was 2 1/2.
April: Spring has sprung! The kids got new bike helmets: "Nutcase" with magnetic clasps. They are great - kids can buckle and unbuckle without help and there's no pinching tender necks! The adjustment is really easy on the back, so we can change it according to Isabele's hairstyle of the day with ease. Titus got a library card, as he finished the "reading school book" Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Great book. I'm not sure the lessons were "easy", but it does only take about 20 minutes to complete a lesson. It's so nice to have Titus reading and finding it interesting and a little fun (I think). Both kids are still working on their lower case letters. I'm using Handwriting Without Tears and I really like it. They have some cute ways to help kids remember how to make the different letters. It really appeals to Titus, who would rather be outside or in the garage with his Dad. Isabele loves to do "writing school". Reading is getting a little harder for her, but she keeps at it and is 1/2 way through the 100 lessons.
And that gets us to today. I'd love to think I can manage to update weekly...maybe I should aim for monthly.
January: Titus turned six. He got a unicycle for his birthday from Uncle Isaac and Madison. The lake froze. Titus went ice skating once. Both kids got a rotten flu - lasted 4 or 5 days for each kid.
February: Well, we live in Indiana. This February was all about making it to March, and SPRING. We survived. Titus started reading library books! Both kids finished reviewing capital letter writing and started on lower case letters.
March: We had some snow, and some warmer weather. We started some seeds indoors. Titus continued to practice his Uni in the kitchen, holding onto the counters. Isabele loves singing and dancing around the living room. On a warm day, we walked the Pike Lake trail - about 3 miles round trip from our house and back - kids rode their bikes - first major ride of the year! Isabele was a trooper - a long ride for a 4 year old. Titus is amazing on his bike - fast and has great balance. I cannot say enough about the Mini-glider Bike we bought for him when he was 2 1/2.
April: Spring has sprung! The kids got new bike helmets: "Nutcase" with magnetic clasps. They are great - kids can buckle and unbuckle without help and there's no pinching tender necks! The adjustment is really easy on the back, so we can change it according to Isabele's hairstyle of the day with ease. Titus got a library card, as he finished the "reading school book" Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Great book. I'm not sure the lessons were "easy", but it does only take about 20 minutes to complete a lesson. It's so nice to have Titus reading and finding it interesting and a little fun (I think). Both kids are still working on their lower case letters. I'm using Handwriting Without Tears and I really like it. They have some cute ways to help kids remember how to make the different letters. It really appeals to Titus, who would rather be outside or in the garage with his Dad. Isabele loves to do "writing school". Reading is getting a little harder for her, but she keeps at it and is 1/2 way through the 100 lessons.
And that gets us to today. I'd love to think I can manage to update weekly...maybe I should aim for monthly.
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