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.