Way back in July we noticed that some of the yucca plants had put up flower stalks. They started out looking like a giant asparagus. The kids had so much fun watching the transformation over the last 3 months! Every time we drove by the yucca flower one or all of the kids would yell "LOOK AT THE YUCCA!!!"
After a while the leaves started extending outward
The outstretched leaves turned into stems and put on buds
Finally last week they bloomed with fuzzy yellow flowers!
Audrey's class at school last week studied one of the Nicaraguan departments, Esteli. They made posters with information and pictures of Esteli and we shared traditional typical foods and costumes. Audrey worked hard to memorize and recite her part in Spanish. She was really nervous but did a wonderful job!
One night a couple of weeks ago R&R were doing too much playing and fighting and not enough sleeping at bedtime. They ended up getting separated so they would finally go to sleep. Redick stayed in his room and Reid went to sleep in mine and Mitchell's bed. Reid fell asleep right away but Redick cried because he was too scared to fall asleep without Reid. We found them like this when we came to bed. It's so sweet that they are best friends!
Knowing my other 3 active children it should come as no surprise that Layne is also quite active and coordinated. I sometimes lament that my baby is trying to grow up, and he really is trying! He just wants to do everything he sees the big kids doing. A couple of weeks ago he commandeered Reid's Razor scooter and did a pretty amazing job for a not yet 2 year old!
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Layne is growing up so fast!
Layne is growing up so fast!
I'm finally getting to your blog because I need pictures for GGMas calendar. Yuccas are so cool, one christmas the wind or someone put the flowered stem part of the plant behind our house and so we spray painted it, planted it in the dirt and hung fake snakes and lizards on it as ornaments for our desert Christmas. It is my favorite 'Christmas Tree' we had growing up.
I'm finally getting to your blog because I need pictures for GGMas calendar. Yuccas are so cool, one christmas the wind or someone put the flowered stem part of the plant behind our house and so we spray painted it, planted it in the dirt and hung fake snakes and lizards on it as ornaments for our desert Christmas. It is my favorite 'Christmas Tree' we had growing up.
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