We're Expecting!

We went for our 20 week ultrasound today and we found out that...

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! I was shocked! I was more shocked at myself for finding out because I have NEVER done that before. I am still in shock. I won't probably get over that one for a while.

We are very excited. The girls are happy, though Kiahna still insists that she's going to have a little sister! We DO NOT have any boy names picked out yet. I guess we are going to have to put away the pink books and dust off the blue ones!

Fishing By the Lake

TJ and Niah woke up this morning and went fishing. It's very nice to have a lake in your own front yard! They did a little bit of "real" fishing before Kiahna and Aliya joined them.

Kiahna was excited to get to do "big girl things" like her sister Niah. Kiahna is so proud of her big sister!

Aliya was doing an excellent job casting her line. She really has this fishing thing down...well, maybe not exactly the noise level...and maybe not the clothing attire, but she can cast a line and reel them in!

It's Harder Than You Think...

We found out today that it is harder than you think to build a bird's nest. We have been learning about birds in our science studies, and we have also been learning how they build nests for their babies (except for owls--they don't build their own nests. They just steal nests that other birds have already made!).

We spent an hour searching for all the things that birds use to build nests--pine needles, grass, feathers, etc. This was a lot of fun! We were followed several times by flocks of geese wanting to see if we had any food for them...which we didn't.

After we gathered our supplies, we stopped at a bench and began building them. It definitely was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

Aliya wanted to plant her nest on the ground between two trees. She was very proud of her nest and was sure that a bird would decide to lay her eggs there.

Show Offs

The girls made mini sculptures of Adam and Eve. I am so proud of their abilities! Aliya's turned out great, and Niah's is VERY creative.

Kiahna's proud of her work, too. She kept bringing me "poo" that she made. It WAS pretty funny!

Aliya also has something else to showoff--the big gap in the front of her mouth! She lost her second tooth last Friday night (September 12th). The tooth was already getting loose, but then it got knocked out when Niah tossed a book towards Aliya.

Niah has something that she wants to show off--Jordan's new tank! She bought the tank with her savings, and she is very excited. The tank DID NOT look this nice when we got it, but we spent 12 hours cleaning, staining, and oiling the tank/stand. Now it actually looks really nice. Jordin is very happy, and so is Niah.

We still have to make a cover for the back glass so the wires and tubes don't show. I will probably do that in the next week or two. I have to get out the sewing machine to make some curtains and repair some other closes, so I will probably also do the cover then.

School Project

Today for their science project, the girls had to create an animal from play dough, and then describe the different characteristics. They also had to name their creation.

Niah put a lot of time and effort into her project. Aliya put a lot of fun into hers! She spent most of the time playing with the play dough. Kiahna played for a while, and then took a break to watch Diego on TV.

Here are Niah's Zebra Striped Star Fish.

These are Aliya's assorted collection of not-so-original cut out animals, but she did provide interesting, unpronounceable, names for them.