Five leaves is the English translation of our last name. Lima is five and Rii is a kind of tree leaf in To'abaita (Franklin's language).
Monday, February 28, 2011
Scrambling Eggs
Whenever I cook Ellie wants to help. I told her it'd be easier to scramble the eggs with a fork, but she insisted on using a giant whisk.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Bubbles
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Fix-it Daddy.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Shapes and Cards
A year and a bit ago, we were given some foam shapes, and I'm just now getting around to sorting them and trying to decide what to do with them.
Ellie practiced using her scissors with them.
Then we decided to make cards for her friends.
I asked Ellie if she wanted to say anything to them. Kind of in the middle, she started praying, so I wrote the prayers down, too. The girls, who are 5 and 7, laughed when they heard what Ellie had put on the cards. :)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Stickers
Monday, February 21, 2011
Illness
Sunday, February 20, 2011
The Computer
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A tent
Friday, February 18, 2011
A big girl
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Train Station
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Beth
My friend Beth came to visit us last weekend. I guess I really can't just say MY friend Beth, I have to say OUR friend Beth. I once asked Ellie who her best friend was, and she said "Aunty Beth". So, clearly, she isn't just my friend. Another thing Ellie has said about Aunty Beth... she said, "When I grow up, I want to be like Nani Di, and when you grow up, you should be like Aunty Beth." Nani Di is Beth's mom.
We had a ton of fun with Beth. One thing we did was go visit some puppies near a friend's house down the road.
One more important note about Beth. If you haven't heard our infamous story about our trip to India in 2004, you must ask. But you must ask in front of Franklin because he LOVES to hear the story over and over and over. :) Beth and I are always willing to share our adventure.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
School
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Excitement out the Window
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Busy, busy
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Christmas with the monkeys
On Christmas Day we spent the afternoon at the zoo with Ellie. We spent time with the monkeys, who sometimes stay in the cages and sometimes don't.
Ellie's favorite animal at the zoo, though, is still the giraffe... the statue of the giraffe. The whole time we walk around looking at the other LIVE animals, she just wants to go see the giraffe.
A very belated Merry Christmas from Family Five Leaves. :)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Vaseline
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