Can I really have an 8 year old???  A tradition I have for the kids birthdays is making a homemade cake the night before their birthday and it is a surprise.  I love hearing their little feet on the stairs and their squeals as they see what kind of birthday cake/theme I have chosen for them.  So, you can imagine my disappointment when I baked Samuel’s birthday cake and the cake was a huge flop.  It...

*Please pause the blog music on the sidebar before playing. This is the first time the kids sang in church – just the three of them.  Next time I am going to have to emphasize with Samuel that he needs to look up, smile a bit and make some eye contact.  All week he had told me that he didn’t want to sing in front of the church but I kept encouraging him.  He does not like to be in front of people...

I often ask myself this question: ” What will Samuel, Sarah and Sophia remember about their childhood?” I just read something a friend of mine wrote – she said that she remembers her mom having a bubble bath ready for her after school one day. How sweet!! Just that simple thing she wrote caused me once more to evaluate what kind of memories I am making for my children. Yesterday was a big...

Well, I ordered all of our upcoming school curriculum for this next year!!   Thanks to my friend, Jill, I got a lot of good ideas and was able to do a lot of research before buying.    Last year I used Abeka with my kids.  I started off with the DVD program but it was just not our thing.  So, I taught them traditionally but the kids just did not thrive with this curriculum.   Samuel was bored.  Sarah...

Last Saturday, June 27th, Bob’s brother, Jesse FINALLY got married!  : )   Jesse is stationed in Hawaii with the Air Force as a first Lieutenant.  He met Leah at a church where she was a teacher in the Christian school.  Leah has an identical twin sister named Rachel.  ( How funny both Bob and Jesse married twins – I have a twin brother. )  I am so thrilled that Bob was able to fly to Hawaii...