Friends

“Friends come and friends go,but a true friend sticks by you like family.”-Proverbs 18:24 (the Message)

Don hurt his back, and we had 2 cords of wood delivered today. Without giving it a second thought, these two kids came and worked with Katie and Francesca stacking until the job was done. Their parents are some of our closest friends, and they are generous with their time, talents, and friendship. Their children have clearly learned some valuable lessons from them; about serving others and what it means to be a friend. What a blessing it is to walk through life with these people.

Braces!

Katie has been wanting braces for well over a year now. Since Sam’s teeth straightened out on their own, we’ve been making her wait, hoping the same thing would happen with hers. We finally gave in, realizing that wasn’t going to happen. I don’t think there’s ever been a kid in all of history that has been as excited as Katie was to get her braces on! Please welcome the newest, proudest member of the brace face club!

    

I {heart} Fall

Opening Night!

Katie and Francesca LOVE the theater! They have been rehearsing three days a week for the past couple of months, and tonight was the opening of James and the Giant Peach! They’re so passionate about acting (and singing and dancing!), in fact, that this is their second production of this show. Their favorite local theater was starting this show after they’d already done it somewhere else, and they just couldn’t stay away. In this day where kids are more interested in staring at screens than anything else, it’s such a delight that there’s no other place they’d rather be!

Meet Lucy!

On September 9th, we added a new member to our family.

I had been feeling like I needed a cat of my own again, after losing my 17 year old Mylo a few years ago. My friend had kittens, so it seemed like it was time. I spent some time with them, watching how they played and interacted together, trying to get a feel for their personalities. I finally chose one, and brought her home and named her Lucy. After a couple of weeks, Lucy chose Francesca. Lucy happens to be the absolute naughtiest cat we’ve ever had in the history of naughty cats, so I guess her choice shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. It’s a good thing we’re fans of feisty girls around here. She fits right in.

Geography Drills

As part of our U.S. history study this year, we’ve been working on memorizing all the states and capitals, and their locations. We’ve worked on this off and on throughout the years, but I’ve decided this is the year we’ll really get them all nailed down. During the day the girls practice on our big dry erase map, and at night they have Geography drills with daddy. 

 

Who knew a little friendly competition was all they needed?

Twinning!

Tonight was twin night at AWANA. Aren’t they adorable?!

Another Baptism!

Today my last girl declared her love for Jesus through baptism. What a glorious day, made even more special because her daddy was the one to baptize her!

I’ve been thinking back to the day Samantha and Katie were baptized. Stroll down memory lane with me here.

Red Apple Farm Field Trip

Today was the annual apple picking field trip with our local homeschool group. This is always a fun time, with a hayride, pumpkin picking, and apple picking. These are the three pictures I remembered to take.

And these are the pictures the girls took when they stole my phone and ran off. Since they were very little, I’ve always enjoyed letting them take pictures so I can catch a glimpse of the world from their perspective. There were actually about 582,357 more, but these were my favorites.