On the Disney bus headed toward Epcot: Colter was the only one who wanted to go on Mission Space. The rest of us knew we’d vomit if we did. So here are the older kids waiting for Cole: While we were doing Mission Space and Test Track, the girls were having fun with Grandma at […]
We’re back from our vacation. We had wonderful park weather (mostly 70’s) and still managed to get in a lot of swimming time. Thanks Grandma and Poppy for working at Disney World to make it possible! I’ve got tons of photos to post. So get ready! Driving to the airport (just a bit excited): Brett […]
Today is Emery‘s 9th Birthday, so – Happy Birthday, Spud!I’m going to take this time to brag on Emery a little bit. I can do that, because I’m his Mom. Emery is one of the “lovingest” (I know that’s not a real word) kids I know. He delights in taking care of his little sisters, […]
As homeschooling parents, we try very hard to teach our children things that will be useful for their future. Things that show how talented they are. Things that when other people see them, they say, “Wow, you are such amazing parents and your children are incredible!” In order to be successful teachers, it is very […]
Ok – so it isn’t quite Mt. Everest. But it was the closest thing the boys could find. This tree was one of the victims of Hurricane Ike – and the boys just couldn’t resist conquering it. My boys will climb anything they can. Most of the time I let them without too much concern. […]
We work our children (and ourselves) very hard around here. There is always lots to do – animals to feed, stalls to clean, gardens to weed, bread to bake, laundry to fold, dishes to wash, children to bathe, dirt to shovel, soap to bag, books to study, toilets to plunge, and… (well, you get the […]
It’s that time of year again… wrestling season is here. My boys are good wrestlers. I think it’s because they’re genetically wired for it. And fortunately for us, it’s one of the few sports where being short, can be beneficial. LOL With all the hard work they do around the homestead, they’re really strong for […]
We’re back from our awesome Disney Vacation. I’ll post photos later, but wanted to list our favorite moments while it was still fresh. Fletcher: Test track in the dark Indigo: Seeing Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and all them Hewitt: Cars! Fletcher: The Lion King Show Colter: Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach Brett: Blizzard Beach […]
How do you share a single slushy amongst these eight children? Like this (note the anticipation and finger sucking going on): Unfortunately, it’s hard to get all 8 heads on the eight straws at the same time. This was about the best we could do: They still enjoyed it!
Emery was making sweet potato fries to go with dinner. He enlisted some help… And then he had to help the help he enlisted. They were good fries!
Since I am traveling and am on super fast internet, I thought I’d upload a bunch of pictures from a recent harvest party. Me and Indigo: Brett and Emery and friends on a hayride: Fletcher with a gun (aren’t guns essential hayride equipment?) on the hayride: Jim, Hewitt, and Me on another hayride (do you […]
And he loves flowers. It’s a good combination.
Farmer Frazier gives us lots of old corn. The children have to remove all the corn kernels so they can be fed to the animals. Emery got creative while shelling and made a face with hair: Can you see it?
Don’t you just want to give them a great big hug? Seriously though, I have a question – and I’d really like some feedback on this one. Does anyone else’s children ever get this dirty? Really? Or is it just mine? And how often do your children actually bathe? Because no matter how often mine […]
The children made tortillas for dinner the other night. They do a great job at it. They make quite a lot because many of them get eaten before they ever make it to the dinner table. Colter makes awesome fajita filling to go with the tortillas. It was Emery‘s job to go pick peppers from […]