Our Little Corner: No Longer Our Baby

Monday, November 10, 2008

No Longer Our Baby

As I mentioned Bugsy's birthday was at the end of September & Daddy was home to celebrate making it an extra special time. We have never missed being there for their birthday's and felt is was very important for us to not break this tradition. Thank you, Lord for allowing us to be together.

The kids decorated the dining room walls with pictures I had printed off the Internet. It made the decorations extra special b/c they were done with excitement & love. They did a mix of Hannah Montana & Bob the Builder with a couple Transformers thrown in for fun. They also made a HUGE banner but I didn't take a picture of that due to real names being printed on it. =)

Birthday Dinner

In our home the kids are always allowed to choose what they want for their birthday dinner. Within reason, of course.

Bugs chose his favorite ~ PIZZA!

Some of the decorations

Bugs loved his Bob the Builder party hat.

Boo and her birthday balloon.

Next to Bob the Builder Handy Manny is Bugsy's favorite. I was super excited when I found these coloring books at the Dollar Store in N.H.!

Sisters watch as Bugs opens presents.

Peeking at his present.

Hike that ball!

Planet Heroes!

I found this on clearance at Target. Yahoo!

Boo was given the choice to open some of her presents now & some on her actual birthday or save them all for her actual day. She chose the first choice. She enjoyed sharing her excitement with Daddy too.

From her big sis

I LOVE the expressions on both their faces!

He loves to play for hours with Little People.

He's had his eye on this every time we visited the toy store. =)

From Grannie & Grandpa

From Grandma & Grandpa

Time to Play!

Wrestling Time with Daddy

This is one of the things Elvis missed the most these past 4.5 months.

Boo decks out her Miley doll in her new clothes.

Do you see a theme here? LOL!

CAKE!

I'm not sure of the reason for the expression on his face but it cracks me up.

Blowing out the candles.

Bob the Builder ice cream cake

And one of the best parts is he can keep & play with the toys afterward!

Happy Birthday, big 3 year old boy!

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SUMMERTIME 2012

2012

It was a year full of learning not only educational-wise but life lessons too. We have come to treasure those we love more than ever. Family time is to be savored and memories to be created and viewed as priceless. And our Lord is to be praised, trusted & loved.

We are enjoying our summer. It is full to overflowing with VBS volunteering & attending, Taekwondo, park playdates, gardening, Staycation, camp, birthday parties, visits from loved ones, adventures & day trips, friends, outdoor fun, swimming, summer treats, church & lots of trips to the library. It is wonderful to have some time to renew & relax.

OUR 12th YEAR

It is hard to believe we are in our 12th year of homeschooling. Where does the time go? It seems as if I should feel like an expert by now. But that's not the case. I learn more every year & always look forward to the opportunity to grow.

This year we have made some big changes. At first I was a little cautious wondering how we would handle this. But God has been amazingly gracious. We have made many new & wonderful friends. Even with cutting back our schedule is full to overflowing with fantastic & fun opportunities & experiences.

I look forward to seeing what more God has in store for us this year and sharing it with you, our friends & family.

Summer, Here We Come!

We are winding down our school year. We've finished our co-op studies & had our last classes of the year. AWANA is almost over as well as TKD. The spring soccer season is in full swing. Soon summer will be here. Swimming, park days, field trips, VBS, popsicles, gardening, bike rides & fun with friends are things we are all looking forward to. We will be doing some fun studies over the summer as well. Some we have already begun!
As always our days are full to the brim. Many like to comment that Dave & I have our hands full. I agree. Our hands & lives are full of fun, laughter, learning & growing. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

A New School Year

School has begun! It isn't officially fall here yet but our fall activities have started. We are now back in AWANA, Wednesday night groups, Sunday school, soccer, homeschool & 2 family learning co-ops. This week we have added Taekwando to our schedule. Yes, we are busy! On top it all off I am co-leading our large, church homeschool support group. We kicked off the new school year with a picnic. It was an amazing time & lots of fun was had though the weather tried it's best to ruin it. God prevailed!

This year we have a 9th grader (How did we get to high school already?), a 6th grader, a 3rd grader and one in Kindergarten. And don't forget our little toddler!!!! As many like to comment yes, we have our hands full. Our hands are full of blessings, of life and of love. Some days bring more challenges & tough times but through it all we grow stronger & closer.

Announcement *

She is here! Safe & sound & BEAUTIFUL! We are all wrapped around her little fingers. Our little princess arrived on
April 6 at 8:06a.m. by C-section. She surprised us all by weighing only 7lbs. 9oz. We had expected her to be at least 9lbs. based on the ultrasounds. She is also 19.5 inches long. A little peanut!
As you can see from some of her hospital photos she is already learning to accessorize. Lol. The nursery nurses at the hospital stuck a pink bow in her hair. I love it!
I will not be publishing her real name on my blog due to safety reasons, (just like I have done for my older children), but if you'd like to know feel free to email me privately and I'd be happy to share.