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Monday, November 19, 2012

Our Blessing Tree 2012

I absolutely love family traditions. To me they represent all the good things about being a family. Today was our day to make our annual Blessing Tree. This is one of my favorites. First because we get to list our blessings and focus on them no matter what trouble is going on around us. The second is because of the memories we are making. After Thanksgiving has passed & we take down our tree I like to keep our hand print leaves. It is sweet to take them out in years to come and see how little hands listed big blessings. Do you have a special Thanksgiving tradition?

She was THRILLED to use her pink scissors.

She helped Boo trace her hand.

Elvis in deep concentration.

My hands!

She was very pleased with her hand print. She kept fitting her hand to it and studying it.

Putting up the trunk & branches of our tree. More to come!

Our Blessing Tree 2012

TA-DAAAAAH!

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

PRINCESS CEREMONY

Boo Bear's Roses

Our oldest girls were a part of a Princess Purity Ceremony on Saturday night. For those of you who may not be familiar with this type of ceremony allow me to explain. It is a time where families bless their daughters with a purity ring or necklace. This is because the daughter has made the personal decision to remain pure until marriage. It is a precious time shared by the parents and their daughter. Our ceremony was the culmination of our Princess Club which had been meeting for several months.

Sweet Pea's Roses

Boo Bear's roses


Beautiful roses for our beautiful girls.

We presented these to Sweet Pea during the ceremony.

We presented these to Boo Bear at the ceremony.

Boo Bear's purity ring. She chose this herself.

Sweet Pea's ring. She chose this herself.

The refreshment table. Pretty & delicious!

The gift table.

The girls enjoying their refreshments.

Dave & Princess.

Good friends

Two pretty girls

Two very happy friends.

Princess was thrilled with her balloon from Ms. Karen & her rose from her sister, Boo.

We went out to celebrate afterward. It was a very special treat as we hardly ever eat out.

Sisters

My handsome 10 year old.

Daddy & Princess

Sweetness

My Boo Bear

I love this photo.

Ice cold lemonade <3

Enjoying some time in the rocking chairs.

Awwwww.........

It was a beautiful, precious evening that we will always remember.

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.