Jayla is playing with Jack helping him "exercise" while he is on his tummy. :)

Jacob is sorting clothes. He brought a load of clean clothes in and dumped them in the middle of the floor, so now he is sorting them into piles.

Jonathan is counting his money for the umpteenth time. It is mostly pennies, and he has $9 worth! It came out to $9.16, so he gave Jayla 16 pennies. :)

I woke up really late this morning. The house was totally quiet, so I was very curious what I was missing.....or if the kids were missing! I walked into the living room where they were all (except Jack, who was with me) watching cartoons. The TV was turned down low, and the room smelled of oranges! I've only been up a few minutes, so that is still what it is like in here! Jonathan had been playing computer games, but he was turned around watching TV when I joined them.

Daddy bought each of the kids 2 baskets to fill with fruits and veggies. He did that yesterday and told them that the fruit in the baskets, each had their own color, was their own fruit to eat however quickly or slowly they wish. One had apples and bananas in it and was sitting on the table, the other for each of them had baby carrots and oranges in it. So I walked in here this morning to all of them munching on their goodies. They all have *both* of their baskets in here chowing down! LOL! I think they have been eating healthier than me lately! I'm SO thankful that they love to eat healthy. They even scold me if I have something like a Dr. Pepper that they know is bad. :) So far I am pleased with their choices. They seem to be very health-conscious for being so young, so even though I don't always practice what I preach myself, they are understanding how important it is! Thank you, Father God!

I'm also thankful they are learning to be respectful with things like keeping the TV down low. :) So far I have had a great start to my day! I hope it continues! Woohoo!!!!!

Jayla got her glasses, so I just wanted to post a picture. Jacob ended up needing some too, but he won't have to wear his as much. Jayla has Amblyopia (Lazy Eye), so we'll be doing some patching next month. We think Jack may have that too, so he will be tested when Jayla goes back. Jayla's picture is a little dark because I had to turn the flash off. I could fix it but that would take more time. LOL! Jacob's picture has a glare on his glasses and his face is all red and shiny because he has a cold (gross!), so I'll have to get new pictures of both of them in a few days. (sigh)

I hate that they (especially Jayla) have to wear glasses, but at least they can see now! I had no idea how blind Jayla is in her left eye!!! Hopefully that will improve greatly over the next couple of years.

A sad, but necessary, Life moment. Jayla was standing next to me at the computer. She wanted to play some games on one particular web site. It started with a 'P', and she brought up the wrong one. I helped her sound it out (from that web site) and brought up the favorites menu again. There were 4 sites bookmarked that started with a 'P', so I helped her sound out each one. I actually read them to her while pointing to the letters. When I got to the one she was wanting, I asked her to read it to me. She got a little whiney and said "But I can't see it!" Wow. I had no idea her eyesight was that bad! I just want to cry! :'( Even I need glasses, but I could read those letters just fine!

The good part about all this is that now that we know she definitely needs to wear glasses, I will get her in next week and she will have a whole new world opened up to her. The colors will be more clear, trees more beautiful, faces more distinct. Her reading will probably take off too! I'm sitting here crying because she has been deprived of this for so long, but it will be a wonderful moment when everything becomes clear. I remember that feeling when I got my first glasses about 12 years ago. I almost cried then, so I'm sure I will cry when she puts hers on. Maybe I should have Daddy take her. LOL!

We just ordered Hip Hop Abs, and it came yesterday! Jayla was just dancing away to it and loving it! There was a bonus Yoga workout on the DVD as well, so she did that next. That girl is going to be fit her whole life. She generally eats healthy and loves to exercise, and she's already thin and flexible!

The yoga workout was nearly done when she was in some sort of twisted position. She looked back at me and very confidently said "I'm good at this!" I agreed with her and encouraged her to do it often. :)

Jonathan and Jacob have been playing with trains again. They got several more for a late Christmas gift from extended family, so they are now in there building and sharing and who knows what else is involved. I'll have to go play it with them and report back. :)