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Aug 15, 2010
A few more looks at seven…
The official birthday celebration happened on Friday evening; pizza, cake and ice cream! I think she definitely enjoyed turning 7. This was Lydia’s cake. Lydia drew a picture of what she wanted and our dear friend Mrs. L was kind enough to create this beautiful cake. Lydia was so excited! We give big thanks to Mrs.... read more
Aug 11, 2010
Seven years and nine months
Today we celebrated seven years and nine months of smiles and laughter. Lydia turned seven today!! Wow! And she was thrilled that on her birthday, Sam was exactly 9 months old. We only half celebrated these wonderful milestones today. Breakfast was homemade cinnamon rolls using Mrs. L’s yummy recipe; also some delicious brownies for a dessert at dinner to help make the day a bit more... read more
Jul 27, 2010
Snoozing on the job
I’m not sure, but it is possible that we might be working Hannah a bit too hard. Lately she has been falling asleep on the job. Mary was working on math corrections. She decided for this intense mental task she needed to sit directly in front of the box fan. As you can see in the photo this meant that her pages kept flying back and forth. Hannah was intensely watching Mary reduce, multiply and... read more
Jul 21, 2010
Stillness
I am surrounded by stillness. Peace. Quiet. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly. After a day full of laundry, laughter, square roots, the long-oo sound and dirty diaper, I almost feel out of place in the stillness. The bigger kiddos have gone with their daddy to prayer meeting. I am stayed behind with the little ones who need a bit of extra sleep. They are sleeping at this very moment. We are... read more
Jul 17, 2010


