Joanna Allinson, a highschool friend of mine (and fellow homeschooler), recently came to visit us. Her 5 kids and and my 4 sure had a lot of fun. Lot of kids, lots of noise, lots of fun. All my girls seemed fascinated with Josh who is 11. Thanks to my mom for letting us meet at her house. I think the floor was covered with food and mud by the time we left.

Our little Louisa is a busy gal! She never sits, but rather prefers cruising along furniture, climbing the stairs and searching for non-food items to taste. Baby toys are too boring to bother tasting; She prefers shoes, rocks, dirt, zippers, plants, furniture, wood and small toys that her sisters leave around......we are doing our best to keep her safe! She does her best to communicate and has lots and lots of interesting sounds. Her favorite attention-getters are clapping and making a sound while running her finger back and forth over her lips. Louisa is a great eater and now joins the family for all 3 meals. I can't think of anything she has tried that she doesn't like - she seems delighted with each new taste and texture. The sisters wouldn't eat their beans tonight (without a little dessert bribe), but Louisa couldn't get enough of goulash and green beans.