Swimming is always a highlight of our Florida vacations. Here Brett is trying to explain to the girls that it is too cold for them to swim: The older children all had a great time: Hewitt put on a brave face despite the fact that he wasn’t swimming: Jade – not so brave a […]
If someone had asked me to wager who would be the first kid to need a trip to the ER, I would have guessed Jade. She’s just a menace and into everything. LOL But I would have guessed wrong. I was making dinner yesterday and asked Brett to go cut me some chives from the […]
Jim and I were in the living room talking with visitors when the boys started carrying in garbage bags of clothes and dumping them in the middle of the living room floor. What the heck?… Turns out our neighbors were generously sharing a bunch of hand-me-downs with us and were dumping them over the fence. […]
We were having dinner at Boma’s restaurant one night. I was very excited about it because it was an African buffet style restaurant and I couldn’t wait to try some of the food that I’d heard about from our African friends. Boma’s is located at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, so Indigo and Jade decided they […]
We had dinner out and the children were all given a few crayons to color with (God Bless whoever came up with that distraction). We enjoyed our dinner and left. A few hours later, I discovered Indigo looking like this: Yes, that would be blue crayon drawn all over her mouth. I’m not sure what […]
During dinner last night, I asked the children why we celebrated Easter. When I ask questions like this, I always start with the youngest and go up. Mom: “So, why do we celebrate Easter?” Jade: “Cause we make soap” Indigo: “Cause we make lots of soap” Hewitt: “Cause we make soap and sell it to […]
Norway (in Epcot) had a little ride and a movie about the country. Afterwards they let you out through their gift shop. Hmmmm…. not sure that was a great idea: Do you know what it took to get the children to put down those weapons? Especially Jade:
We love to enjoy the different parades at the park. But probably our favorite parade is the Hollywood Studios Block Party. It is so interactive and fun for the children. The parade stops at different points and put on a show. While you’re waiting for the show to reach you, they get the kids out […]
Today is Indigo‘s Birthday – she’s FOUR! She’s very proud of herself for blowing out her candles on her ultra yummy breakfast birthday cake that Emery and Fletcher made: Time for our birthday tradition of hugging everyone before getting your present: The children dragged mom and dad out of bed, so we’re looking a […]
Jim and I have categorized our children. Brett, Cole, and Emery are the “seniors”, Fletcher and Greyden are the “juniors”, and Hewitt, Indigo, and Jade are the “littles”. Grandma took the seniors and juniors to Disney Quest, so Jim and I got to spend some time with the littles. Hewitt kept saying how much he […]
Jim and I took the littles (Hewitt, Indigo, and Jade) for a walk. Jade had fallen asleep when we found Snow White. Indigo had a very long conversation with Snow White. I didn’t hear all of it, but this was some of what I heard: Snow White: Where are you from, Indi? Indigo: Indiana. Snow […]
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 […]
I suppose I should be happy that they played silly hats with their plates before dinner. Instead of after.
… Daddy gets me dressed.
One of the best parts about homeschooling is that early on, as parents, we can identify our children’s individual strengths and weaknesses. We can help them to grow their strengths and minimize their weaknesses and prepare them for their chosen profession. We’re already planning Indigo’s future. She recently decided she wanted to be a blogger so she […]