As it happened one of our homeschool co-ops was canceled for the day, but the boy’s Mom’s Day Out was still on. I didn’t tell the girls what I had planned. I wanted it to be a surprise and if something had come up then no one would have been disappointed. But all went well… [continue reading]
Bring on the Braces
One more of our family is now in braces! We spent the morning yesterday at the orthodontist. Joy’s smile with braces only got cuter! I wish I could rock them like she does! Joy just had six top braces put on her teeth to correct a cross bite. Her top teeth were hitting her bottom… [continue reading]
A new season of Upward Basketball
Grandpa came to see the girl’s first game of the year. I thought it was so sweet for him to come and cheer them on. It is an incredibly busy season with practice and games taking three days a week, but the season is only six weeks long. So it will be fun, crazy, and… [continue reading]
An update of the kids in photos
Bobby is two years old now and to my shame we still haven’t celebrated his birthday. 🙁 I have plans to it’s just that things have been so busy. You know how it is. Soon we will, but here are a few photos I took of him and the other kids after church the other… [continue reading]
A new addition to our family
So my dad’s Yorkie had a litter of puppies the perfect age to take one home. I must confess I have wanted one ever since the Christmas that my dad’s dog crawled up in my lap and had her puppies with me holding her. My dad was selling the litter, but since male puppies are… [continue reading]
Kid Decorated Christmas Tree at Grandma’s House
My mom had a wonderful idea, that I think would be great for lots of moms and grandparents, when we stayed at her home. She had just gotten home from a long trip and was very tired and didn’t feel up to putting all the Christmas decor up. Also when I talked to her I… [continue reading]
School Christmas Program
One of the things I love about the kids being able to go to a one day a week homeschool school is that they get to do things like participate in plays or musicals. This years program was really cute. For the first time Faith had some speaking parts and she was so excited. She… [continue reading]
Snicker Salad (Kids in the Kitchen)
This is the perfect kids in the kitchen recipe for any child old enough to use a knife. There is no cooking or baking, just chopping and mixing and the reward is so yummy sweet. They feel like they have created something wonderful, which in fact they have. We love Snicker Salad! I first had… [continue reading]
Girl Time
Over the month of December our Classical Conversations Community doesn’t meet, but where the boys go to Mom’s Day Out still meets for the first two weeks of December. So that gave us girls two Tuesdays without the little boys. On the first Tuesday we spent the entire day cleaning out the girls rooms. I… [continue reading]
A poem for Mom!
My daughter Joy handed me a picture she had drawn. “It’s you!” she said. I admired it. “Read the poem on the back! I wrote you a poem,” she urged. I turned the paper over and began reading her sweet poem: Mom We love you especially you Love us and we’ll love you Oh how… [continue reading]