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Miss Joy in March

May 16, 2021 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

In looking over our photos from March, I’m seeing a lot of them of one person! Miss Joy is quite popular, and very cute. She’s into everything, and jabbers about everything. We can even understand part of what she says!

Her favorite book is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? This copy was given to Elijah by his grandmother, probably 15 years ago. It has been taped together and glued together, and is still being enjoyed! I just ordered a replacement, though, a board book this time, because this one got left in a windowsill overnight and the condensation soaked it. It’s still readable, but the pages are all falling out and the covers are swollen. We can’t be without this book, though!

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Mr. Imagination built a couple of hammocks, and his little sisters enjoyed them.IMG_0596

Helping the big boys mow lawn! She must have been trying to figure out how to start it.IMG_0628

There are two little babies at church, and Miss Joy loves them. So does her big brother Simon!IMG_0704

Miss Joy is an artist. She loves to draw! She often asks for pen and “papee!” She wants to “ite!” She focuses hard on what she is doing, and keeps at it until her piece of paper is covered with her scribbles.IMG_5392IMG_5393IMG_5394

She also loves to climb in bed with Little Miss! It’s so much fun to read at bedtime.IMG_5395

I’m not sure what she was doing here in Esther’s room.IMG_5396

Sitting in the windowsill behind the couch. This is where Brown Bear met its demise.IMG_7558

One afternoon she came marching into the living room brandishing a croquet mallet in one hand, a block of wood in the other, and dangling a toothbrush from her mouth!IMG_7561IMG_7563

Another day, she figured out how to climb into the washing machine. IMG_7566Can you tell we enjoy having this little girl around? She sure adds sparkle to our days!

And, here is a video I just remembered making.

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy, Video

Miss Joy in December

January 3, 2021 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

This little girl keeps herself busy, and keeps us entertained! She doesn’t like hats, but kept this old fireman’s hat on long enough for someone to grab a photo.23-IMG_7065

She was engrossed in the movie everyone else was watching! Can you see what she chose as a seat? It’s a 10-liter paint bucket on its side. She was actually sitting on it, though it’s hard to tell from this picture.26-IMG_7069Her daddy helped her walk in this empty potato bag.

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We found her one evening diligently scrubbing her foot with a cloth. I couldn’t quite capture her scrubbing on her foot, because she moves too fast, but she worked at it for about five minutes.4-IMG_7075Does she like pudding?

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Tired baby!07-IMG_442208-IMG_4423

She loves brushing her teeth. Any time she sees the toothbrushes, or someone brushing their teeth, she wants to do hers, too. That’s Mr. Imagination brushing his with Daddy and Miss Joy.09-IMG_0324

This is a “canoe” that Mr. Imagination built for her.10-IMG_4446

Miss Joy spent a long time carefully putting her blankie into this bucket, and then climbed in on top of it.11-IMG_444912-IMG_4452

One evening we went to the park across the road from us. Several of us played a game, and Daddy took the younger ones to the swings. Miss Joy loved the gravel under the swings!13-IMG_4467

She loves to feed the cats. Then, she helps herself, too. Esther caught her eating with them one day—putting her mouth down to pick pieces up just like the cats do. She’s such a mimic—but this is one thing I’d rather she not do!14-IMG_0336

She went into the milking shed one day and found the jar of salve we use on the cows’ teats. She had it spread liberally all over her face, arms and legs. She had pulled her pants up so she could get it all the way up to her knees. What a mess!

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Here’s a short video clip Esther got of her one evening when Mr. Diligence was playing with her. I laugh every time I watch it!

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy, Video

Miss Joy in July

August 17, 2020 by NZ Filbruns 1 Comment

I just looked over my photos from July, and most of them were of Miss Joy! Do you think we’re enjoying her?

This was just before she started walking; she figured out that she could push the crate around.

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We roasted a turkey one evening, and she was delighted to be given some of the bones.

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I made a carob cake with a fudgy frosting, and when she climbed up to the table she was delighted to find something yummy!

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One of her brothers got these pictures before he left for work one morning.

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She loves to climb into the window and look out.

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She has been eating—and loving—ice cream for months already, but this was the first time she was handed a cone of her own. She loved it!

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All worn out!

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Simon with his little sisters.26-IMG_6539

Mr. Intellectual with his little sisters.38-IMG_6548

Checking out the cat’s tail! Princess has trained her by now to leave her alone

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Yes, we took her down from here as soon as the photo was snapped! She’s rather daring.

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Toes are so fun!08-IMG_658119-IMG_6582

She loves my cup.31-IMG_6590

She discovered the piano recently.

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She likes lettuce—especially the dressing on it!35-IMG_6606

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy

Miss Joy

April 18, 2020 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

Miss Joy is growing fast! At nearly 8 months, she crawls anywhere she wants to go. She stands up against anything that will support her—or not; she’s always experimenting to see what is solid and what is not. Nearly everything goes in her mouth; you have to find out if it’s edible or not! She has learned to leave the cat alone. That tail is so tempting—but the cat has made sure that Miss Joy knows she is off limits! No scratches, but there were definitely some warning slaps and growls. We’re also treated to a fast-growing repertoire of sounds, as she practices with various syllables. She has the funniest growling cackle that makes us laugh every time she does it. She was sick the last two days with a mysterious fever, which made her quite lethargic. We enjoyed the extra cuddling time, but we’re all thankful today that she’s well again, after a solid night’s sleep. I think I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: We thoroughly enjoy this baby!

I think this first picture was from early March. She was thrilled to find a window she could see out of! She likes being outside better than in the house.

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The dishwasher is such fun to explore! I have to take the cutlery basket out and put it out of reach when dishes are drying, or spoons and forks end up strewn all over the floor.1-IMG_369802-IMG_3631

She was tickled one day to find the pea vines in the bathtub planter. Peas are so yummy!06-IMG_365107-IMG_365808-IMG_3660She crawled into Esther and Little Miss’s bedroom one day and gave Esther this beautiful grin. See those two little teeth?

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Tomatoes are so delicious.29-IMG_3812

Little Miss asked Esther, “Is it all right if we share germs?”30-IMG_3822

Mr. Imagination got out the box of games and puzzles one day. It was such fun to climb over and through, and then sit up in!

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She found an apple under the table. Mr. Imagination took this first picture. I love it even though it’s blurry. Esther got two more, which are clearer, but I don’t think they’re quite so cute. The poor baby ends up stuck under the table sometimes because she can’t crawl under the benches.

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Here are a few video clips we made of her laughing. I love how she laughs so hard sometimes that she loses her balance!

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy, Video

Miss Joy

March 1, 2020 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

Miss Joy turned six months old a week or two ago. She learned to crawl about that time, and she is moving very fast now. She pulls herself up to anything that doesn’t move under her, and gets very frustrated when we block her from such wonderful playgrounds as the basket of newspapers we keep in the living room for fire starter! She loves to play outside in the grass, and in our bedroom, much better than in the living room—although the kitchen is almost as good as outside. She’s so tiny she can easily sit up underneath a chair.

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She loves my teacup with the picture of our family on it.21-IMG_3538

She still sleeps well—although for a week or so before she got her first tooth this week she wasn’t sleeping as well. She’s a thumb sucker—the first we’ve had.22-IMG_3540

She loves ice cream! Before she was really crawling, Esther got her to move all the way across the living room by holding spoonfuls of it in front of her.23-IMG_354124-IMG_354225-IMG_35431-IMG_3561

One afternoon when Miss Joy was a bit grumpy I put her in a tub with water in the kitchen. She played in the water for awhile, and then stood up and found the cabbage I had nearby! She was delighted that she could reach across and taste the cabbage!03-IMG_4194

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy

Videos of the Children

January 22, 2020 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

The boys were using their forge one day, and Esther took some video clips to send to a little boy who had just broken his leg. She put the best ones together here so Grandma can get an idea of what they are doing.

These are just a few cute video clips of what Miss Joy was doing in the latter part of December. We’re enjoying her so much!

She had just found her feet when I took this video, and while I was taking it she got her toes into her mouth for the first time! That was three weeks ago; now, every time she’s on her back her hands go to her toes–until she decides to roll over and get moving.

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Boys, Miss Joy, Video

Photos From December 2019

January 18, 2020 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

We often have homemade pizza on Sunday nights. Here, Mr. Diligence and Mr. Sweetie are working on shaping the crust, which Esther mixed up.

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Mr. Imagination made many fun desserts for awhile, inspired by watching MasterChef. This is apple, banana, and raisins, with custard drizzled over.3-IMG_2769

Little Miss made this one. 4-IMG_2770

One morning we found a dead tui. We were quite sad that such a beautiful bird was dead, but Mr. Diligence decided to try to stuff it. He spent all morning carefully skinning it and trying to make it look somewhat life-like. 05-IMG_281306-IMG_2814

He sprinkled salt inside the skin, then stuffed it with cotton balls and sewed it up.07-IMG_2815

Little Miss loves to play with her baby sister! For awhile, she lined her up with the dolls. Miss Joy won’t stay put for that now, though—she’s on the move at this point.08-IMG_281809-IMG_2820

Big boys doing press-ups. That’s Mr. Intellectual to the left and Simon to the right.16-IMG_2830

The boys went down to the riverbed one day to collect willow branches for tomato stakes. They had to cross the creek to get them. Here are Mr. Intellectual and  Mr. Diligence.17-IMG_2834

Mr. Sweetie went along.18-IMG_283519-IMG_2836

Miss Joy is a happy girl!20-IMG_2857

Mr. Sweetie and Little Miss were pretending to be asleep, and Miss Joy looked from one to the other and back again, trying to figure out what they were doing.21-IMG_2858

All dressed up for church!22-IMG_2867

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Random Photos

Miss Joy, 3 Months

December 7, 2019 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

These first two pictures were taken when Miss Joy was 2 1/2 months old, in early November.

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This is her 3-month picture! She loves to taste everything she can get her hands on. When she’s laying down, both hands are up, with one almost always tucked behind her head, as here, while the other tries to stuff something into her mouth.17-IMG_2732

Her first time in the Bumbo. She likes being able to look around!1-IMG_2750

She is such a happy baby! She smiles and laughs a lot.2-IMG_2758

A week ago, I got out this toy that she was given. She likes to chew on it when she can get it into her mouth. That takes a lot of hard work, though.5-IMG_2772

We had to redo her passport photo for her NZ passport. Here are a couple of the failed attempts.6-IMG_27837-IMG_2788

Little Miss is loving having a live doll to play with!8-IMG_2792Just for Grandma—a couple of video clips.

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy, Video

Miss Joy

October 20, 2019 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared any pictures of our baby! These are mainly for Grandma and the aunties, so if you aren’t in that category, feel free to skip this post.

This was her second time away from home. She screamed for about a minute after we started off—and suddenly fell asleep with this adorable pout on her face!

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Four weeks—one of the first smiles.07-IMG_6012

A month old, wearing a dress from a special friend who drove four or five hours each way, with another dear friend, to share our joy in our new baby!08-IMG_6016

Five weeks, and getting fatter!18-IMG_6038

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Little Miss loves having a baby sister! Here she was having a party; the cups were the party hats!26-IMG_6050Six weeks. Esther captioned this one something about hiding from the world. She likes to have her hands near her face when she sleeps.

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Six weeks—just another cute picture!2-IMG_6070Esther tried many times before she was able to get a good passport photo. Keep your hands down, baby!

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Getting fat and still very happy!05-IMG_6077

Seven weeks. Obviously, the love between Miss Joy and Mr. Sweetie is mutual! (Or maybe she just thinks he’s funny!)12-IMG_609913-IMG_6100

Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy

Miss Joy at Two and Three Weeks

September 14, 2019 by NZ Filbruns Leave a Comment

We are loving having a baby in the house again! This little girl is a very happy baby, and sleeps and eats very well. At three weeks, she was already 13 ounces over her birthweight, so she apparently gets enough!

Here are my three beautiful girls, when we came home from church on the first Sunday that Miss Joy went to church. She was nearly two weeks old. The second photo was taken a little later, when she woke up.

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Mr. Intellectual got help with his school from his baby sister.

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Two weeks old. She was intently listening to her daddy singing, and studying his face.

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Studying Mr. Intellectual…

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…and Little Miss…

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…and Simon.

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Three weeks old. She does very well at holding her head up already, and is very alert—when she’s awake! She often spends a couple of hours awake in the morning, and three-four hours awake just before bedtime, with occasional cat naps; otherwise, she sleeps for several hours at a time, day and night. She’s very happy; nothing seems to bother her much except when she decides she needs to eat right now and gets put off for several minutes! She smiles a lot now, although we haven’t managed to capture that in a photo yet.

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Filed Under: Activities at Home Tagged With: Baby, Miss Joy

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