S to the Power Of Six!!!

It's coming up on six months....

On May 19th, Saffi will be home with us for six months. That seems crazy to me, it seems like she has been here a lot longer than that. She has adjusted very well, over all. We have not had a tantrum in well over a month.

She also has taken charge. She loves to wipe the table down before we eat, she help Sawyer and Saxton get into their car seats before we go anywhere and she loves to help daddy fold laundry. Last Thursday , was her first day of Art class after school. I was a little apprehensive about this at first, not knowing how she would adjust to the change in her schedule, but she loved every minute of it. Her English is also doing remarkably well. She has started to tell jokes and make fun of Mommy and Daddy. We are truly blessed and lucky to have such a special girl in our lives.

On a more somber note, Saffi will be having surgery on June 24th to correct her foot. We are excited for this surgery, but also very depressed. While she will be getting her foot straightened, she will have to be in a cast for up to twelve weeks during the long and humid Mid-Atlantic summer. This also means that we will not be getting our pool membership this year because it would not be fair for her. It would be like torture to watch the boys go frolic and play in the nice cold water of the pool, while she just sits out in the sun, getting tan and people watching...wait a minute, isn't that what girls do anyways? Needless to say, I think we will get one of those small inflatable swimming pools and let her sit in that to cool off during the summer. Anyways, I sure we will find a way to keep her entertained while she is on crutches and in her cast, which will be up to her thigh, for the summer. At least she will not have to worry about it when she goes back to school.

As for the rest of the family, Sawyer is still amazing us every day. This past week, out of the blue, he started forming three word sentences. Some of the words are clear as day, while some of the other ones we are still working on.

Saxton is also saying more and more every day. I was talking to him yesterday and he was telling me a story that he just made up. While his speech is still not completely clear as day, he has been forming complete, multi-word sentences like he was an old pro at it.

Lately, we have been taking some hike through this little area of woods near our house. Sometimes the hike is only an hour. The day I took the following pictures, We made a wrong turn (Daddy not reading the map) and it took almost three hours. We were very surprised that the kids hardly even complained. They loved the ponds, the trees and the birds they saw. It was a great family experience. Enjoy the pictures and the little story.

One day, our hardy explorers wanted to go for a hike:
The family drove to the woods near by and said, "this would be a great place for a hike." But the kids were unsure of what they were getting into.
A one hour hike, turned into a two hour hike, then a three hour hike all because Daddy forgot how to read a map. Saffi was scared and leaned to Sawyer for support:
The kids got scared and started to run back in the direction of the car as fast as they could.But, Saxton said, "I am not scared, I will go forward and find our way out of this place."Then realizing that they didn't know where the cars was, Sawyer climbed to the tallest tree to see over the forest to find our way home.
Saxton was happy that Sawyer found a way out of the forest and gave us a big smile.
Saffi was also delighted because she saw they way out with her binoculars. Then she joked with her brother that this is way women always ask for directions.At the end of the day, our little heroes gave us one of the best presents ever, a nice group picture of the three of them in their new wonderland.