Oct. – Dec. (the Reader’s Digest version)

 

Well obviously I haven’t posted much lately, and that is an indication, thankfully, of my not spending quite so much time online.  And yet, I do want to continue to keep you updated.  I really do!  So if I’m going to do this at all this month, it’ll have to be short and sweet.

October was Girl Two’s birthday month.  Here is our little darlin’ turning four.

Also in October, drywall started going up in the bonus room.

 

On to November, Boy Three’s birthday month.  Now he’s seven, growing each day in God’s grace.

 

We also had our pictures taken this month.  It is with great pride and thankfulness that I present . . . our six children:

   

 

         

 

And here we are in December.  Pookie Wookie liked the day we put the Christmas candles on the table:

 

And today, Monday the 21st, we opened our presents.  Here’s the first one the children opened.

 

I guess that’s all for now.  May you each have a blessed December and a great 2010.  Y’all come back!  Ya hear?

It’s September!

 

Well, here we are in September.  O, how the time flies!  It’s back-to-school time and time for a special birthday.

 

To start off, let me show you the dear boy who just had his 9th birthday.

This son is a real delight.  He’s smart, funny, and so cute—as you can easily see.  But most of all, he has a pure heart.  What a blessing it is to hear his bedtime prayer; each and every night he prays that he and all his brothers and sisters will grow up to be godly men and women.  Amen.

 

Now how about some pictures of our first day of school?

This 3-year-old is enthusiastic about school.

 

Boy Three with his new glasses.

 

Boy Two is doing well in fourth grade.

 

Girl One back to practicing piano.

 

Boy One hard at work.  Not sure why, but standing up at the kitchen counter is his favorite venue for school work.

 

Unfortunately, the baby gets into trouble like this ALL DAY LONG!  Please pray for his safety, as he is obsessed with climbing.

 

And now we have a series of completely random pictures, the one common element being that they were all taken since the last blog post.

 

We camped in our back yard.

 

My wonderful husband built me these shelves so I have somewhere nice to put the things I’ve canned.

 

Girl Two goes undercover.

 

During our yearly visit to the Irish Festival.

 

Boy One babysits the alpacas next door.

 

Grandma N shows how to decorate my birthday cake.

 

Girl Two and the sunflower Grandpa bought for her.  (He bought a whole pack of seeds, but only this one survived the rabbits.)

 

  Boy Three finally loses his first tooth.

 

The potato harvest is enjoyed by all, even the youngest among us.

 

Girl Two helping to make lunch.

 

Wearing the  “Ancient Sumerian” necklaces they  made in school.

 

And finally, we leave you with two videos—our oldest and our youngest being musical.

 

Well, that’s all.  Thanks for visiting!

Our Summer So Far

OUTER BANKS VACATION

At the end of June we went to the Outer Banks with our parents and my brother and his family. A wonderful time was had by all.

Stopping by Grandma J's house in Knoxville to pick her up, the younger boys visit with their favorite little doggy.

Boy Four is always up for a bit of traveling.

The beach-front house we rented.

Cousins.

LET'S GO OUT TO THE BEACH!

Watching the waves roll in.

Brothers.

Uncle and the children.

Cute little digger.

Boy Three and his bird friend.

My dear girls.

Boy One

Girl Two and the Grandmas

That's one sandy baby.

Grandma J with Boys Two and Three.

Big Sister and Little Brother.

Sandy brothers.

Girl Two flies a kite.

Grandpa relaxing after a bit of fishing.

ON OUR DAY TRIPS

Our group on Roanoke Island, remembering the Lost Colony.

Outside the Elizabethan Gardens.

Barbeque restaurant.

At the Wright Brothers monument at Kitty Hawk. The text is quite a hats off to humanism, IMHO.

Our anniversary dinner with my bro and sis-in-law.

Grandma J and Boy One on the ferry to Ocracoke Island.

Grandma N and Boy Four waiting at the go cart track.

Girl One and I waiting at the bumper boats.

Our whole group at the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. Yeah, I know, you can't see the top. But at least you can see us people.

Boy and Girl One at the track.

BIRTHDAY AT THE BEACH

Let me at it!

Oh, yeah!

Thank you all for coming to my party.

Ah, surrounded by my adoring siblings.

CHRISTIAN FAMILIES AT THE CROSSROADS

What an inspiring conference!!!

I was able to meet some cyber friends in person.

Girl One (2nd from left) makes some new friends.


Girl Two and her sweet little friend.


Boy One has no trouble meeting people either.



This mother had to face the fact that her younger boys (and the friend they chose) were the wildest ones there. Definitely food for thought.

T-BALL SEASON COMES TO AN END

Boy Three and Neighbor Friend show off their medallions.

CHORAL CAMP AT ROSEDALE BIBLE COLLEGE

Boy and Girl One head off to choral camp.

Compare it to this one from their first year. Aww, so sweet!

Daddy shows those campers how it's done.

Boy One and some camp friends.

All of our six, as classical musicians and a young fan.

AND NOW WE TURN TO NEIGHBORHOOD BIBLE CLUB, WHICH WAS HELD NEXT DOOR.

Crazy hair day.


Hat day.

THE ONE-YEAR OLD PORTRAIT

Cute pose. We might use this one.

Or this one.

I think this means we've had enough. So, that's all, folks.