Sloppy Boy

This is what Charlie looks like after I let Henry feed him cheese grits. He was so happy! Love those boys!!  :)

Six Years Old!



Happy Birthday to my sweet Lexi girl! I can't believe it was SIX years ago today that I was in the hospital giving birth to our first daughter. I will never forget ...she came out wimpering with that bottom lip sticking out. Oh we had no idea what a crazy, funny girl this pouty baby would be! What a precious gift she is to us!! We love you so much baby girl!






Enjoying chocolate milk in Mommy's china teacups to celebrate.



My Little Charlie Boy

In Need of a Haircut!

Charlie turned 9 months old yesterday! Praise God for 9 wonderful months! He is such a happy baby...and a little spoiled maybe. (wink wink) He recently started crawling and is enjoying his new ability to explore. Which also means it's time for him to begin learning the meaning of NO! Boooooo! He loves to climb under things for some reason. For example the exersaucer above-- where he goes to scavenge for any cheerios Mommy missed. His favorite pastime is eating of course! We all love him so much it hurts! Sometimes literally when it comes from Henry.



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Conversation of the Week

Just finishing up our second official week of school! Everything has gone well so far...we are starting slowly. Naturally, Little Miss First Grader decided she "hated math" by day three. I'm glad that I overplanned because having everything ready to go has made each day flow a little smoother. There are still countless interruptions--like Charlie learning how to crawl--but at least I know what we need to do next.

It was "B" week for the preschoolers, and accordingly, our memory verse for the week is Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

This led to my favorite conversation of the week which took place upon my introducing the verse to Maddie and Henry.

Maddie: What's peacemaker?

Me: Someone who doesn't argue or cause fights...knows how to share.

Henry: Maddie, I'M gonna be the peacemaker.

Maddie: No, Henry! I wanna be the peacemaker!

Henry: ME!

Maddie: (screaming) Nooooooo! Meeeeee!

Henry crying.


...I have my work cut out for me!

Little Passports

Several months ago Mimi and Pap gave Lexi a subscription to Little Passports, and it has been the best gift ever! You can check out the link to see what it is exactly. We were able to purchase it through homeschoolbuyersco-op.org at a discount. Basically, she receives a package every month or so from her fictional pen pals--Sam and Sofia--who are traveling all over the world. It has been a great teaching tool! We usually get a couple of books from the library about the featured country to go along with the letter, activity sheet, stickers, and souvenir she gets. She gets soooooo excited when she gets that package in the mail!

This month Sam and Sofia were in Egypt so I've posted a photo of Lexi and Daddy "excavating the ancient artifact" that she received.

Oh and I almost forgot to give kudos to the Little Passports customer service people. We were missing a passport sticker so I sent an email, and we received a new sticker in the mail just two days later! I do appreciate their promptness.