More J Spring Fun

C coached J's soccer team again this spring- they had a tough season since they 'played up' a league to the 9 and 10 year old teams, but they played hard and learned a lot. Here is the cheer she and her dad made up for the team: "Give me a T (clap clap). Give me and O (clap clap). Give me an O, give me a T, give me an S-I-E! Rooooooooooooolllllllll Tootsie Rolls!!!!"

Spring Break Date

Over spring break I took J on an outing to the Chattahoochee River. It was a beautiful morning and great to spend time with Just Juju.

Facebook ?

My blogging sure has suffered this month! Talent Night sucked up major amounts of time, then all the end of the school year banquets, events, teacher gifts, etc. Now there are three kids under foot 24-7!

But my real excuse is spending my blogging time on Facebook. If you are not my 'friend' yet, search for me. Consider this my invitation to you- will you be my friend?

Great parenting site

I recently came across this parenting website when preparing a session I'm giving at the La Leche League of Georgia Area Conference. The resources on parenting 'tweens' were plentiful and very well researched and presented. Here is a tidbit from Dr. Laura Marham who runs the site:

Tweens are emerging teens, but they’re still children. They’ll astonish you with their ability to conceptualize, to argue brilliantly, and then to do foolish things.

The Middle School years are a time of magical blossoming, but like all huge transitions in our kids' lives, they’re filled with ups and downs. As with parenting toddlers, parents who don’t accept and constructively negotiate their child's blossoming independence invite rebellion, or even worse, deception.

The biggest danger for tweens is losing the connection to parents while struggling to find their place and connect in their peer world. The biggest danger for parents is trying to parent through power instead of through relationship, thus eroding their bond and losing their influence on their teen.

How to make a Daisy Chain

Ice Cream Break

The photographer at the Macon Telegraph took this picture of M, K and our friend SB at the Cherry Blossom Festival on Sunday. It's on their website (click on the link for Sunday Pictures at the top) at http://www.macon.com/594

These eggs are so dyed they're dead

A rainbow of Springtime Fun.
Are you taking my picture again?
Hmm, what's this for?
Interesting fashion choices....
Gotta love the Paas shrink wrap gimic.
K's first egg