Admiration for Big Brother

There is no doubt how this little brother feels
about his big brother.
Love, love this picture.

Thoughts of Thanksgiving

As this Thanksgiving comes upon us,

I am amazed as to how quickly it is skipped over
by many.
On November 1st, two of the major radio stations
here started playing Christmas music 24/7.
Stores and communities started putting up Christmas
decorations.
Many of our neighbors have their trees up and lights on.
It seems the minute Halloween was over the Christmas
rush was on.
This year many retailers are opening their doors on
Thanksgiving day.
It is really sad.

Thanksgiving time is my favorite time of the year.
It is a time of giving thanks
for even the smallest of blessings, say
shoes, food, and running water.
There are so many who are without these simplest
of things.
In years past I have blogged about giving
30 days of thanks.
And though I did not blog about it this year,
my 30 days of thanks was done
privately.
My family read books and talked about
Thanksgiving and its meaning in our
morning circle time.
We colored, pasted, and hand printed
our Thanksgiving crafts.
We will spend Thanksgiving with family,
eating plenty and visiting, watching the children
play and giggle.
We are not skipping this Thanksgiving or
any other.
It is that important to us.
We will cherish each and every one.
Many blessings.

Rocket Boys

We tried what we pinned.
Discovered Pinterest a month ago
and fell in love.

Spotted play rockets someone made for
their young boys
and knew my younger boys would enjoy
them too.

So, we gave it a try...

Turned out great.

They were simple to make.

And easy to wear.

They were the hit of their Halloween parties.

Go here for the original idea.
They have instructions that are clear and easy
to follow. We made only slight changes in making ours.
We used the silver shiny wide tape. We used 2 liter empty
coke bottles, and plastic cheap table cloth cut into strips
for the flames.

Have fun.

Rocket Boys Part 2

Still having a blast with our rockets.

We fly so fast.
We fly so high.

You could not catch us if you tried.
We so fast!

Again, original idea found here.

More October Memories

Smiling inside watching my children
being in awe.
How blessed are we who get to be honored
in raising up children.

Big Brother

Yes, Big Brother I am.

But, also I am me.
Not wanting to be always known
as the Big Brother.

I am a Lego loving, artist creating, and
future award winning writer.
And that is just the beginning.

Just so you know...

Sharing Photos of the Twins

Climbers they are.

Buddies...most of the time.

Fearless with endless smiles.

Forever curious, engineer in training.

October Corn Maze

October just flew by.
Still can not believe it is November.
Have not been able to stop and blog,
living too much.
But, do love to share with family and friends
what we have been up about doing.

Early October always finds us at a corn maze/ pumpkin
patch or two.

Had beautiful weather.

Picking a pumpkin is fun for all.

Looking for that special little pumpkin.

Feeding animals.

Petting animals.

It was a good day.
Many blessings.

Term One Update

My son has excelled, especially

these last few weeks.
He had been frustrated with his reading
and math skills,
shying away from boys in his Cub Scouts
because he felt he was not as smart
as them.
Of course, we reassured him this is not
the case.
But, he has been quite the challenge
everyday with his school work.
So, my husband and I had a meeting with
our 9yr and we talked "school".
It was a come to Jesus meeting for my 9yr.
The three of us discussed goals for
the end of the calendar year.
We formulated a plan.
Thus, the concentration on
language arts and math.

It has made all the difference in the world.

Many blessings.

File Folders

A little file folder fun with our ABC's.

Fun way to start the day.

Even Big Brother gets into the fun.

Many blessings.

Puzzles

We love big floor puzzles in our house.
Just look at that concentration,
tongue and all.

Last piece.

Smiling, like I am shy.

Basketball

Meet the players and the Ref.

He shoots, he scores.

Jump shot. Score is tied.
Who will win?
It is down to the buzzer...

The brothers win!
Hugs all around.

Many Blessings

Being Home

(art by Thomas Kinkade)

It is Saturday.
The twins had their soccer game at 9am.
Then we went home.
Later, did we go out for lunch?
Did we go to a movie or shopping?
No.
We stayed home.
Home.
While many other families are running around
trying to do this and that.
We are at home playing in the dirt,
doing yard work, drawing with side walk chalk,
reading, napping, and light housework.
Yep,
we are doing this and that too,
but we are doing it at home.
Love being at home.

Many blessings.

August 16,2011

Our first day of home school was August 16,2011.
This is our traditional picture.
This year includes the twins.
The oldest is in 3rd grade and the twins are starting pre-k.

Many blessings.

The Orange Shirt

Looking through my pictures and blog post,
something stands out.
It is my oldest and his orange shirt/shirts.
What can I say,
he loves his orange shirts.

Many blessings.

Creative Juices Flowing- Take Two

Not to be out done by big brother,
the twins got to creating themselves.
All by themselves.

I think they did pretty good.
Soon will be giving big brother a run for his money.
Many blessings.

Creative Juices Flowing

My oldest was not seen for hours
late one afternoon in July.
He was in his room creating.
This is his one of many masterpieces.
We love Trio.

My Three Sons

Love my boys.

Battle lines have been drawn.

Men are armed and ready.

No time to run.

The battle has begun.

All fought bravely.

"Mom, can we have a snack?
This battle stuff makes us soldiers hungry?"

Battle halts for popsicles.

Many blessings.