Kid Quote of the Week

Zane (handing me a plastic bowl with a rubber ducky inside): "Mama, here is some bessert (dessert) I made for you."

Me: "Wow! What is it?"

Zane: "It's a duck that I shot myself and then cooked."

Thursday, June 17, 2010

T-ball begins... - June 17

Finally, after two weeks of wet, rainy weather and several cancelled games my two T-ball players had the chance to get out on the field and show their stuff.

Monique has quite the arm...

and Colter is very serious about hitting the ball off the tee!

They're both ready for a fun T-ball season!

Friday, June 11, 2010

Our Little Stairsteps - June 11

Our greatest blessings...each one a special gift from God...love these kiddos!

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Laurel Swinging - June 9

Just in time for the warmer weather...Laurel is discovering the joys of swinging. Lucky for her there is no shortage of siblings to help push her!

Monday, June 07, 2010

Almost Six Months - June 7


At "almost" six months old Laurel is...

almost sitting up by herself

almost crawling

almost too big for her cradle

almost ready for rice cereal

almost too cute for words!

Saturday, June 05, 2010

Plans for Mountaintown - June 5

Here are some of the kids most recent plans for Mountaintown...

  • The residents are now called "Mountain Kids".

  • Wyatt has been looking through seed and plant catalogs planning for Mountaintown's garden.

  • They are planning a grocery store which they will stock with food from their garden and products made from that garden, such as ketchup and raisins. I was told that I am also allowed to shop in their grocery store. The best part...everything there is free. : )

  • Colter is planning a museum and a library.

  • The recent rains flattened the original Mountaintown, so the residents are talking to their landlord (aka Daddy) about purchasing wood for a more permanent structure.

Movin' On Up - June 5

We celebrated the end of our first "real" year of homeschooling with a "Movin' On Up" ceremony and program. As you can tell it was a casual affair...some of the participants even wore their pajamas! The kids picked some songs to sing, then each one of them recited a poem, a scripture and told us their favorite thing about school this year. I love the beginning of new traditions!

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Rainy Day Rainbow - June 2

It was another rainy day up here in the inland Northwest. While we don't usually mind a little rain in our family, we're all getting anxious to see a little bit of sunshine. To help make our dreary day a little bit brighter the kids and I made some rainbow cupcakes. They loved mixing the food coloring into their cupcake batter (each kid had a different color) and the homemade frosting was delicious. They are already asking to make them again...next time we'll double the recipe!