My big man is FIVE tomorrow! We made some astro glasses 🙂

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She has taken up to three steps by herself several times!!

Miss Liberty continues to grow and move. On 5/4 she took three steps! She was quite proud of herself and VERY wound up! Rhonda and Nanny were here to witness her moving and dancing all over the place! I probably shouldn’t wish for her to start walking, I will soon be running after her!

Her personality is coming out, and with is, quite a temper! She is the sweetest baby until she can’t have/get to something she wants, then watch out!

No teeth to report on again, but she loves to drink from her cup and feed herself bananas. She likes yogurt but pears and oatmeal are still her favorites. She is not a fan of meat and we have to work really hard for her to eat most combination dinners.

Liberty loves to play, especially stacking and nesting. She’s also enjoying getting into the kitchen cabinets! 🙂

Can you believe she is almost a year old?!

Weight: 20 lbs 12 oz
Length: 30.5 inches

Canton had his first Tball game experience! The day started with opening day ceremonies where he was introduced with his teammates, then pictures, and then the first game!

He seems to like being in the field. He actually fielded the first play of the game! He hit the ball off the tee both times at bat, so next step is working on coach pitch. He seems to be a smart base runner but we definitely need some sprinting drills! 🙂

He’s so glad to have had his very own cheering section straight from Palm Bay! 🙂

9 weeks to 52??? Yay for visitors today!

Liberty is starting to stand up by herself without pulling up! She gets so proud of herself! So cute! Will she walk by Canton’s birthday?? I shouldn’t hope for that, she’ll be off and walking soon enough, and I’ll be running! 🙂

Good time had by all, Canton won the $5 prize egg, while Liberty won the most adorable! 🙂

Canton started Tball on 4/16! He had a little trouble warming up, when we first got there there were no rules established and he was pretty upset, but once things got under control he had a great time. He cheered for his teammates and even hit the ball to the outfield!

Liberty loves to practice drinking from a glass…the results:

Canton and Dad went to another star talk last night at JMU. Needless to say he had a great time and we are so thankful to the JMU faculty for taking such an interest in him!

About 200 people came to hear about the stellar undead and all the very cool things we are learning as a result! Canton wasn’t afraid to speak up in front of everyone, and even correct the speaker when he forgot Lithium on the Periodic Table! OMG, what is this kid going to do in K next year?

He asked the speaker a question about VY Canis Majoris while the college students surrounding us looked the big star up on their phones to see what he was talking about! 🙂 Afterwards, Dr. Virani spoke with Canton for a while and some of his students tried to stump Canton, giving him all kinds of questions, ranging from space to elements, which he knocked out of the park of course!

The faculty invited him up on stage to take a picture with Dr. Ransom and the physics department!

Thank you to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)’s Dr. Scott Ransom and JMU’s Dr. Virani for a great presentation!