C is for. . .

Confusion
No, we still haven't decided yet. It's excruciating. Maybe it's a good thing the Army makes most of our major life decisions. . . We don't appear to be very good at it!

All kidding aside, we'll let you know when we decide. Until then, though, here are some of our recent amusements, brought to you by the letter "C."

Corn on the Cob

A few days ago, Kathleen had corn on the cob for the first time in recent history. She loved it! I'm sparing you the truly messy photos, but trust me when I say that "C" is also for "clean-up."

Crawling

This video is from Easter, when Madeline first began crawling. I'd meant to post it long ago, but didn't want to test the lumbering old computer with a video... So, here it is, two weeks late. Madeline's crawling has steadily improved and has lost the hesitant, wobbly aspect it has in the video. She can now cross a room (or leave a room!) to get to a person or a toy she wants. She's speedy, that one! Sometimes she'll put her feet under her when she's crawling and wind up in a straddle position. And today, for the very first time, she grabbed onto Kathleen's toddler bed and pulled herself up to stand. I'm in big trouble!

Chameleon

Our friend Luke is the proud new owner of a Jackson chameleon, and we went to vist the two of them (and the rest of the family!) yesterday afternoon. I think Luke's mother Amy is very brave, since owning a chameleon means feeding a chameleon crickets, and something about that just makes me shudder. Still, the children weren't shuddering at all. They loved the chameleon, whom Luke named Jackson. Apparently some chameleons hiss when they're upset, but it seems that Jackson is one laid-back guy, because he did not exhibit any sort of displeasure when the gaggle of neighborhood children fawned over him. Yesterday alone, Jackson went for a swing on the swingset, took a ride in the stroller, and checked out a tree fort. Kathleen was fascinated by Jackson's eyes and the way he'd curl his tail up in a little spiral. She touched him once, with a lot of encouragement from Luke's sister Grace, but she was really much happier just looking at him, which suited me just fine!

Coasters

My friend Linda came over a few days ago, and thanks to her I finally got around to making the Criss Cross Coasters that Paula mentions on her blog. They're fantastic! I'm in love! They were so easy, and I think they're really cute. And now I've been digging through all my extra fabric, thinking about all the fun coasters I could make. Given the amount of patriotic fabric lying around here, I could make 4th of July coasters for everyone!

Cute

Honestly, how cute are these girls? Here, they're watching basketball together. The photo's from a while ago -- they were actually cheering on the Irish. Although that didn't work out the way we'd have liked, they've still enjoyed March Madness. Kathleen really liked to say "March Madness!" and now says, "Final Four" whenever she sees basketball. That, too, is pretty cute!