The Bailey Babble: May 2012

In January we found out that we are expecting a new baby in September. The kids decided to call the new baby, Baby Cinco. Later when I told Charlie, he sent these flowers with Cinco's name on the card but the flower people must not know their Spanish!

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Ice Globes

In January and February when is was 40 to 50 degrees below zero, we made ice globes for the front porch. First you fill a balloon with water. Freeze outdoors for 1-2 hours. Pop balloon at the top. Chip a hole in the top of the ice. Pour out water in the center. Then put a tealight candle in the center and illuminate! Kids had a blast making these and it's something that won't melt in Alaska until March.

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Flat Stanley goes on tour in Alaska!

We received a Flat Stanley in the mail from my cousin Betsy and her daughter from Vermont. We took Flat Stanley on a tour of North Pole, Alaska before we mailed him back to Vermont. We visited the Santa Claus House and Flat Stanley checked out the reindeer, Santa's sleigh, and what Alaska looks like in the middle of the winter at 11:00 am. It's almost DARK out!

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Ava turns EIGHT!

Ava celebrated her eighth birthday on the day that Charlie had to return to Afghanistan. It was a hard day for her, but she was at least happy that he was around to see her blow out her breakfast candles and open her presents. It's unbelievable to me that she is already eight. She is growing into such a sweet, loving child of God with a big heart for others. I couldn't ask for a more lovely daughter.