2016

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Family Fun Night

Family Fun Night

The kids and I prepared a baseball themed evening to share with Dad! We started with ball park food – nachos and hot dogs..and corn (because that’s our most recent garden harvest and we needed to eat it). And yes, all of my kids eat a plain dog with no bun. Next up was a […]

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Skye Kristine is 1 year old today! Skye is a happy, content little baby – a joy to have around! Even though it seems she might be lost in the hubbub, being part of a big family is a bonus for this little one. The older kids love her and dote on her, gathering  around […]

Getaway!

Getaway!

Three couples made a rendezvous in the mysterious swamps of Caddo lake. Converging on a rustic hideaway house, they made plans to explore the remote regions of the swamp in search of wildlife, secret pathways and adventure! Leader of the expedition (and the most good looking I might add). Early the next morning the group […]

A happy boy

A happy boy

Lance got an excitingly big box in the mail yesterday – a birthday present from his Nana! Some assembly was required but easily done with many assistants. I described how this could be used to sort his collections…. Didn’t know an 8 year old boy could be so excited about a set of drawers! The […]

Flannelgraph meets Scripture Talk

Christmas brought about two new teaching tools which have combined beautifully as this video will show:   I came across the Scripture Talk video during a website sale and was surprised and impressed to realize it was made by a church we attended while in Dallas. I use this to start off school while I lay out […]

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