Raising Schuurmans: Goats, Green Grass, and Gardens

     This week we studied the letter G and even though Marcus understands the sound it makes (soft g as in "goat") he struggled with writing both capital and lower-case g's. That's understandable considering he's just a new 3 year old, but he'll get it eventually. He does, at least recognize it when he sees it and was GREAT at showing me g's all over the place this week.
     On Monday, we went just down the road to our neighbor's house to see their goats. Little did I know that it was almost a whole farm over there! They had chickens, goats, sheep dogs, donkeys, a rooster, and miniature horses. Marcus not only enjoyed the animals but he loved swinging with Emma, their daughter.
     Today, a friend and I took the kids to the NC Arboretum. Another sweet friend from church had given us a parking pass so we had to pay nothing. If you care to check it out yourself, the web address is www.ncarboretum.org. It was especially cool today because they had Lego sculptures all over the property. It was pretty impressive! While there Marcus and his friend Lily tried to find "G" things. They came up with green grass, gardens, gardener, go, and God. Pretty smart kids, I tell ya. Thankfully Titus slept the entire time in his stroller and the rest of us enjoyed a beautifully clear, yet a little chilly day. It wasn't bad, though, considering it was in the 30's earlier this week and some surrounding areas saw a little snow.
     The weather is definitely getting cooler, but Marcus still begs to go outside multiple times a day. I'm thankful that he still wants to do his, "schoolwork" first thing when he wakes up, and since we (Mark and I) got new phones this week, Marcus is thoroughly enjoying doing some "games" on it. Don't worry, they're all teacher-approved and educationally based. :)
Oh, and one more thing. G is for "Good Grief!" where did the time go? Titus turned 5 months old this week! Just like with Marcus, it's going so fast!