We had a fun play date with the Davis Family last week. Friendships were renewed and the house was fulled with laughter from both mommas and kiddos.
The theme this past week or so had been responsibility and perseverance. I taught the boys how to make their bed and how to bring their plate the sink when they are done, and now they are responsible for it each morning and meal respectively. So far, it's not been a problem. They fussed about it when I taught them, but I've gotten no grumbling since then. I'll call that a win. Saturday morning the boys got up, made their beds without being asked, offered to set the table, cleaned up after breakfast, got dressed on their own and even cleaned up their toys when they finished without being asked. It was amazing. They felt good about being independent and I was happy that they are learning to take ownership of their actions. I had a first on Saturday too. I mowed the lawn, more specifically the back yard. I can't remember the last time it had been mowed and Francis set out to tackle it Saturday morning. Knowing we wouldn't see him all day if left to do it alone, I pitched in a mowed while he edged, weed eated and trimmed. What would have taken him 6 or so hours took the both of us 3 1/2. I was exhausted but glad to have done my part. And the backyard looks SO much better. whew!
Perseverance has also been on the menu around here. We play Pokemon Go over here and they released some "ledgendary" Pokemon, but only for a short time starting in July. You have to go battle the pokemon with other people and then try to catch it. Even once you beat it, there is a very low chance you will catch it. Well, after a month of going out nearly every night, Francis, the boys and I all have all 4 that are out. It was hard for the kids (and me!) at times to understand why we were the unlucky ones not to catch whichever one, but it made when we did that much better. Robert and Hannah now have a great rock collection from all the places and playgrounds we have been visiting. It was a good time as a family, but I am glad for a respite!
Tuesday was Classical Conversations Orientation. I got to meet my kiddos and work out a few of my nerves. I'm excited for this Tuesday when we get to kick off with week one! I've been practicing with my kids this week in hopes it will run smooth on Tuesday. We'll see!
This Saturday is supposed to be the boys' birthday party. The weather is supposed to get dicey with the storm Harvey coming through, but I'm praying hard that it will hold off until the party-ing is over. William is particularly worried that no one will come if it is raining. Please pray it all works out.
Till next time!
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
August 15, 2017
We have 6 year old over here! It was a whirlwind week last week. Mostly it involved getting ready for Classical Conversations training and then having training. I'm feeling more ready every day. I made my tri fold board where all of my writing/tutor information goes. That in itself is a weight off of my shoulders. Orientation is next Tuesday, so we are getting close!
Friday William woke up to a house decorated in Pokemon and got to open his present from Francis and myself. He was so ready all week to be 6 and his face Friday morning was pure excitement. He got both sides of a fabric Pokemon card board as well as a few Pokemon cards, card protectors, and a figurine. He had since gotten to try out the board and it meets with his approval (the old paper board was tearing). The kids and I went to try out the new trampoline park. I thought we would only be there an hour, but all the kids qualified for "toddler time" so 3 hours actually ended up being much cheaper than one. And the kids played all 3 hours (I was one tired momma). they jumped in foam pits, did the trapeze, played dodge ball, climbed the rock wall, played basketball, did the battle on the balance beam and jumped a little on the trampolines too. It was a blast! Afterward, William picked out his cake and ice cream from Walmart and we headed home. The afternoon was quiet but ended with a couple episodes of...you guessed it...Pokemon. William chose Olive Garden for dinner and then we did a few Pokemon battles at local parks where William caught his first Legendary Pokemon. He was very excited and so were we. We went home, had cake and sang and hit the hay. My favorite part of the day, though, was all the phone calls from all of our family to wish him a happy birthday. We got calls/videos/facetimes from Sweetie, Papa, Christian and the twins, Nana, Grandad, Kevin and Danielle, and Cyndy and Abby. It just reminded me how lucky I am to have such a wonderful family who loves William so much. Thanks everyone. And a very happy birthday to William!
Saturday, Nana and Grandad came through town on their way to Houston. We got to have lunch with them and do a little shopping. It was fun to see them and the kids especially liked the ice cream at the mall just before they left. i wish we lived closer to family, but having them come through town is always a treat! We are back in our regular Sunday school classes on Sundays (meaning summer series is over), and it's nice to see everyone again. Not sure why I mentioned it except it is just one more signal that summer is coming to a close. Each season is sweet for it's own reason and I am sure fall will be great, but this summer has been amazing. I will hold onto it as long as it will let me.
Hannah and Robert are also doing well. Hannah is so active and talking up a storm about anything and everything. I have three kids who love to communicate. It's wonderful, but I have a hard time keeping up sometimes! I get why my mother had the "one at a time" system for my sisters and me growing up. It's fun though to hear all of their thoughts. Robert has a particularly vivid imagination. His "what ifs" are delightfully confusing as I have no idea where he comes up with this stuff. I am so thankful for his creativity. Hannah has started skipping naps all together and crashing about 6:30pm. We are having to figure out a new normal around this schedule, but so far it hasn't been too bad. I do miss my cuddle time though! They all still hug me all the time though, so I'm not too bad off.
Angel and her boys Ranger and Asher are headed this way, and I still have a couple things to do. Till next time!
Friday William woke up to a house decorated in Pokemon and got to open his present from Francis and myself. He was so ready all week to be 6 and his face Friday morning was pure excitement. He got both sides of a fabric Pokemon card board as well as a few Pokemon cards, card protectors, and a figurine. He had since gotten to try out the board and it meets with his approval (the old paper board was tearing). The kids and I went to try out the new trampoline park. I thought we would only be there an hour, but all the kids qualified for "toddler time" so 3 hours actually ended up being much cheaper than one. And the kids played all 3 hours (I was one tired momma). they jumped in foam pits, did the trapeze, played dodge ball, climbed the rock wall, played basketball, did the battle on the balance beam and jumped a little on the trampolines too. It was a blast! Afterward, William picked out his cake and ice cream from Walmart and we headed home. The afternoon was quiet but ended with a couple episodes of...you guessed it...Pokemon. William chose Olive Garden for dinner and then we did a few Pokemon battles at local parks where William caught his first Legendary Pokemon. He was very excited and so were we. We went home, had cake and sang and hit the hay. My favorite part of the day, though, was all the phone calls from all of our family to wish him a happy birthday. We got calls/videos/facetimes from Sweetie, Papa, Christian and the twins, Nana, Grandad, Kevin and Danielle, and Cyndy and Abby. It just reminded me how lucky I am to have such a wonderful family who loves William so much. Thanks everyone. And a very happy birthday to William!
Saturday, Nana and Grandad came through town on their way to Houston. We got to have lunch with them and do a little shopping. It was fun to see them and the kids especially liked the ice cream at the mall just before they left. i wish we lived closer to family, but having them come through town is always a treat! We are back in our regular Sunday school classes on Sundays (meaning summer series is over), and it's nice to see everyone again. Not sure why I mentioned it except it is just one more signal that summer is coming to a close. Each season is sweet for it's own reason and I am sure fall will be great, but this summer has been amazing. I will hold onto it as long as it will let me.
Hannah and Robert are also doing well. Hannah is so active and talking up a storm about anything and everything. I have three kids who love to communicate. It's wonderful, but I have a hard time keeping up sometimes! I get why my mother had the "one at a time" system for my sisters and me growing up. It's fun though to hear all of their thoughts. Robert has a particularly vivid imagination. His "what ifs" are delightfully confusing as I have no idea where he comes up with this stuff. I am so thankful for his creativity. Hannah has started skipping naps all together and crashing about 6:30pm. We are having to figure out a new normal around this schedule, but so far it hasn't been too bad. I do miss my cuddle time though! They all still hug me all the time though, so I'm not too bad off.
Angel and her boys Ranger and Asher are headed this way, and I still have a couple things to do. Till next time!
Friday, August 4, 2017
August 3, 2017
Monday last was Hannah's 2nd birthday! She chose to go to the Children's Museum where I'm happy to say they have added a few new exhibits. I went ahead and got a membership again and we've already returned once. Hannah chose Cracker Barrel for her birthday dinner and loved both it and her cake that evening. Overall it was a great day. Hannah is getting good at making sentences. She is running, jumping and climbing to keep up with her brothers. She loves her baby dolls and helping me out. She eats almost anything put in front of her at least once. She loves loves loves her mommy, daddy and bruh bruhs (brotehrs). And we love her too! Happy Birthday baby girl!
Last Tuesday we had our last Bible Study for the summer and promptly headed off to Dallas to begins a whirlwind trip to Canada. The kids and I arrived at Christian's house mid-afternoon so the cousins could play. We celebrated at Christian's birthday dinner before heading to my in-laws' house for the night. The next morning the kids, my in-laws and I piled into the car to head to the airport. We flew to New York city and then drove to Montreal. We arrived around 2 am Thursday. The next morning (or the same one technically), we went over to see Nana Phillips and veiw all the wedding preparations for Daniel (Francis's cousin) and Syd's wedding. The wedding was to be held at Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's house. They had a tent set up and things were moving along as we went to lunch at St. Huberts. Cyndy, Chris, Abby, and Nana Phillips joined our merry crew for lunch, and the laughter did my heart good. The afternoon was spent with those who could helping set up for the wedding, and the kids mostly playing all the games (pinball, table hockey, fooseball, etc) in the basement. That evening we had dinner down by a lock, and apart from a rainstorm, the weather was beautiful.
Friday the Boergers, my in-laws, the kids and I went to old town Montreal. Cyndy, Chris, Abby and William did varying levels of an obstacle course on a huge pirate ship while Robert and Hannah rode rides, played on inflatables and rode a little train down the pier. We had lunch from food carts where we made friends with strangers who also happen to be from Texas. It was then we learned Hannah has changed her name to Ariel (they asked and she responded), and has told everyone her name is Ariel ever since. We also visited Notre Dame (well, those of us awake who were in the mood), and then headed back to the hotel for a short respite. Francis arrived from the airport just in time for us to attend the rehearsal dinner back at Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's house. It was such a fun evening. Daniel and Syd are such a friendly couple and the bride made a special effort to get to know us and the kids even though she hadn't met us before.
Saturday was wedding day! The Boergers, Nana Phillips, my in-laws and the 5 of us had breakfast at an old haunt, and the food was delicious. We went shopping and grabbed a quick lunch of poutine before heading to Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's to get changed for the ceremony. The ceremony was in the back yard, and it was just perfect. The bride and groom had eyes for no one else and the love was palpable. the reception commenced also in the backyard after a break and included a delicious meal, games, dancing and fellowship. I met so many wonderful people in the extended "family" (related but not related to me). The kids had a blast with all of the lawn games and the party lasted from mid afternoon until well into the evening. We said goodbye to the happy couple with handfuls of confetti and then climbed in the car to return to the hotel. It was hard to say goodbye to everyone when we left, but the day could not have been sweeter.
Sunday morning we made the long drive to NYC, then took the plane to Dallas and finally landed at my in-law's house around 10pm. Francis flew to Houston from Montreal (lucky duck!) and made it to his meeting at school with 10 minutes to spare. The kids and I drove home Monday morning and although I was happy to be home, Hannah would not get out of the car. She was so happy to be travelling she didn't want to stop. This kid has come a long way from the child who screamed bloody murder every time she even saw the car seat or car. I guess family is worth driving for.
Tuesday morning the kids and I attended the Dough Show at the library that is put on each year but Dominoes Pizza. The kids loved the dough throwing (they throw it into the audience for the kids to play with), and really loved eating the pizza provided at the end. Tuesday evening I had my meeting with the other tutors and director of my CC campus this year. I got my class list (it's a good one!) and received my classroom supplies. I am still overwhelmed at the prospect of bring back in the classroom, but I'm hoping I will find my rhythm quickly. I have William and Robert both in my class and the boys are so excited to be together and with me. I'm pretty happy about it to. I have 5 boys and 3 girls this year. I pray that I will bless them and their mommas in their homeschool journeys this year. Tiffany (William's tutor from last year) sure blessed me.
Wednesday Hannah had her two year check up. She is leveling off on height to be just above average at just over 34 inches and she's still light in the weight department. She's healthy as can be and didn't even react when they gave her the shot at the the end. I'm loving seeing how she is growing and changing as she goes through the phases of toddlerhood. Keep growing, sweetie!
Wednesday was also Francis and my 9th wedding anniversary. We actually remembered and exchanged gifts for the first time in 9 years. Francis read that 9 years is the "willow" anniversary, so he got me a Willowtree figurine. Very sweet. We went out with the kids to have Mongolian BBQ for dinner, and then had pop corn, sodas, candy and a Redbox movie after the kid were in bed. Francis finally got to watch Hidden Figures and really enjoyed it. good times. I love you, Francis. 9 years is just the beginning!
Yesterday was our second trip to the Children's Museum and today we made it to play group (yay!). We have two trips to Adamson Lagoon scheduled for this weekend so it promises to include a lot of swimming (and hopefully kiddos that sleep well at night!). Till next time!
Last Tuesday we had our last Bible Study for the summer and promptly headed off to Dallas to begins a whirlwind trip to Canada. The kids and I arrived at Christian's house mid-afternoon so the cousins could play. We celebrated at Christian's birthday dinner before heading to my in-laws' house for the night. The next morning the kids, my in-laws and I piled into the car to head to the airport. We flew to New York city and then drove to Montreal. We arrived around 2 am Thursday. The next morning (or the same one technically), we went over to see Nana Phillips and veiw all the wedding preparations for Daniel (Francis's cousin) and Syd's wedding. The wedding was to be held at Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's house. They had a tent set up and things were moving along as we went to lunch at St. Huberts. Cyndy, Chris, Abby, and Nana Phillips joined our merry crew for lunch, and the laughter did my heart good. The afternoon was spent with those who could helping set up for the wedding, and the kids mostly playing all the games (pinball, table hockey, fooseball, etc) in the basement. That evening we had dinner down by a lock, and apart from a rainstorm, the weather was beautiful.
Friday the Boergers, my in-laws, the kids and I went to old town Montreal. Cyndy, Chris, Abby and William did varying levels of an obstacle course on a huge pirate ship while Robert and Hannah rode rides, played on inflatables and rode a little train down the pier. We had lunch from food carts where we made friends with strangers who also happen to be from Texas. It was then we learned Hannah has changed her name to Ariel (they asked and she responded), and has told everyone her name is Ariel ever since. We also visited Notre Dame (well, those of us awake who were in the mood), and then headed back to the hotel for a short respite. Francis arrived from the airport just in time for us to attend the rehearsal dinner back at Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's house. It was such a fun evening. Daniel and Syd are such a friendly couple and the bride made a special effort to get to know us and the kids even though she hadn't met us before.
Saturday was wedding day! The Boergers, Nana Phillips, my in-laws and the 5 of us had breakfast at an old haunt, and the food was delicious. We went shopping and grabbed a quick lunch of poutine before heading to Aunt Melo and Uncle Vic's to get changed for the ceremony. The ceremony was in the back yard, and it was just perfect. The bride and groom had eyes for no one else and the love was palpable. the reception commenced also in the backyard after a break and included a delicious meal, games, dancing and fellowship. I met so many wonderful people in the extended "family" (related but not related to me). The kids had a blast with all of the lawn games and the party lasted from mid afternoon until well into the evening. We said goodbye to the happy couple with handfuls of confetti and then climbed in the car to return to the hotel. It was hard to say goodbye to everyone when we left, but the day could not have been sweeter.
Sunday morning we made the long drive to NYC, then took the plane to Dallas and finally landed at my in-law's house around 10pm. Francis flew to Houston from Montreal (lucky duck!) and made it to his meeting at school with 10 minutes to spare. The kids and I drove home Monday morning and although I was happy to be home, Hannah would not get out of the car. She was so happy to be travelling she didn't want to stop. This kid has come a long way from the child who screamed bloody murder every time she even saw the car seat or car. I guess family is worth driving for.
Tuesday morning the kids and I attended the Dough Show at the library that is put on each year but Dominoes Pizza. The kids loved the dough throwing (they throw it into the audience for the kids to play with), and really loved eating the pizza provided at the end. Tuesday evening I had my meeting with the other tutors and director of my CC campus this year. I got my class list (it's a good one!) and received my classroom supplies. I am still overwhelmed at the prospect of bring back in the classroom, but I'm hoping I will find my rhythm quickly. I have William and Robert both in my class and the boys are so excited to be together and with me. I'm pretty happy about it to. I have 5 boys and 3 girls this year. I pray that I will bless them and their mommas in their homeschool journeys this year. Tiffany (William's tutor from last year) sure blessed me.
Wednesday Hannah had her two year check up. She is leveling off on height to be just above average at just over 34 inches and she's still light in the weight department. She's healthy as can be and didn't even react when they gave her the shot at the the end. I'm loving seeing how she is growing and changing as she goes through the phases of toddlerhood. Keep growing, sweetie!
Wednesday was also Francis and my 9th wedding anniversary. We actually remembered and exchanged gifts for the first time in 9 years. Francis read that 9 years is the "willow" anniversary, so he got me a Willowtree figurine. Very sweet. We went out with the kids to have Mongolian BBQ for dinner, and then had pop corn, sodas, candy and a Redbox movie after the kid were in bed. Francis finally got to watch Hidden Figures and really enjoyed it. good times. I love you, Francis. 9 years is just the beginning!
Yesterday was our second trip to the Children's Museum and today we made it to play group (yay!). We have two trips to Adamson Lagoon scheduled for this weekend so it promises to include a lot of swimming (and hopefully kiddos that sleep well at night!). Till next time!
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