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We woke up on our last day of school before Thanksgiving break to a lovely blanket of snow! It just begged for Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and some pie making! Lincoln recently made his first pie by himself, banana cream. We ALL agreed there is now a tie for favorite: right up there with chocolate cream. [...]
I am getting real creative at these blog post titles, I know. For the past 36 hours I’ve been brining two of the pheasants the boys brought home from their hunting trip in preparation for my most intimidating meal to date...This coming from the girl who recently made rabbit stew! Oh. My. Gosh. So. Good. [...]
Uncle Jim invited Johnny and the big two boys pheasant hunting with him and the German Brethren. For the past few weeks, they’ve studied their Hunters Education course and passed their certification tests. Fun thing about homeschool is you can create new courses on the fly and call it “school!” Meanwhile, I’ve been researching how [...]
Lincoln is officially a teenager! To celebrate, we had his best buddies over for a Minute to Win It game night and sleepover. Johnny decided to “make it interesting” with cash prizes, because who doesn’t love the competition? I wish I could have recorded all the laughter and joy. Our house was full of so [...]
It’s been one helluva season. Homeschooling has been going great, the kids are really thriving and I’m definitely enjoying all the quality time. Not going to lie, it’s not always easy. I’m learning how to extend a lot of grace, not only to the kids but also to myself. The two hour window of “play [...]
Summer might be over, but you bet we will soak up the rest of these 70° days with neighbors, friends and family! Crosby helping dad build the sheep’s “pen-demic.” Neighbor/Auntie lets Lincoln come help with the goats often. Trying to get someone excited for our Sunday morning walk...he currently wants to be carried everywhere. We [...]
Crosby turned TWO on Sept 3rd. We spend a lot of our days laughing because of this pint size nugget! Quirky, witty, genius child with so many words and motor skills, this dude continually blow us away. We think he must have a phonographic memory, as he remembers EVERYTHING he hears. E.g. we didn’t realize [...]
Second day of school photos, because I forgot yesterday. We are praising God daily that He called us to homeschool. Johnny has been so encouraging and helpful. Before he leaves for work, he jots down cute notes for us on the wipe off board. I could not imagine doing any of this without his support! [...]
He now answers everything with “yeah” or “yessss.” Except for when I ask him if he’s ready for a nap. Then it’s a hard “NO!” Tired kid hiding in the duck house. I am not ready for him to turn two.
Chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, opening presents, playing in the bathtub with his new LEGO submariner! This is NINE! I wanted to make note of your wishlist because it made me smile. Added later: whoopee cushion, nerf gun and a Hydro Flask. Stay small, k? After eating (surprise surprise) Panda Express for lunch, delivered by [...]
