11 years ago

This young man just turned 11! 

He is such a joy and delight to us. 

I am so very thankful for him!! 

The Snackster!

Who remembers this?

I love this small appliance! Yes, it is a throwback to the 80s, but such a great help for quick lunches!!! 

A Child's Perspective...specifically, R.'s Perspective.

This is R.'s creative photo project on perspective! Taking pictures of the big dog who is standing on the outdoor table looking down at the child taking pictures from under the table!

A Painting Project!

The girls have been waiting a long time to have their room painted! They are so excited to finally have their striped wall!

It sure was fun to do! 

Baked Buttermilk Donuts: Yum!

When you have a hankering for cake donuts...go ahead and make some! 

This morning I helped R. make some Baked Buttermilk Donuts. She did a great job and they are yummy! Fun times with this little lady who is growing up too fast for me!

They Created a Tree

The girls came up with the idea to create an outdoor Christmas tree using our bamboo poles 

and their good 'ole Dad was ready to help. 

Way to go!

Prepping for projects

 

One of our favorite things to do in preparation for Christmas is to select and make some handmade gifts. Looking through these books inspire us to be creative and to think intentionally about the person to whom the gift will be given.  

It is a really fun process! 

Relaxing and Reading

Little House books are hard to put down.

Getting the Job Done

Thankful for the man our eldest is becoming. 

He has such a servant's heart.

Wide-Open

Sometimes the wide-open sunsets here in the Valley just take my breath away.

Homemade Pizza's a Comin'

Prepared crust for tomorrow's pizza making! 

A Hearty Breakfast

This morning it was around 40 degrees. Which is unusually cold for South Texas. So, in order to get warm from the inside out, we had a hearty breakfast of grits, sausage, and scrambled eggs...and for me a nice cup of joe! We are good to go!!

Cooking for Company

We love having out of town guests! This weekend, my college roommate and three of her young 'uns are making the trek south to see us. Yay! 

I am prepping taco salad fix'ins: browning the ground beef and black beans in the crockpot. Also, I have the wonderful bread machine doing the hard work of prepping the dough for pizzas we will create tomorrow! 

As I prep, I realize how blessed I am, not only to have the modern conveniences for prepping all of these things at once, but blessed by the fact that we get to share it in fellowship with those who are do dear to us.

Can't wait for the conversations and fun we will have as we sit down together to feast in fellowship!!

Blessed, indeed! ❤

Thinking Frames

 

Some people have thinking caps...this one has thinking frames!

"REALLY...they help me concentrate!"

SQUIRREL: the stand-off

Experimenting: Gen Sci

DENSITY:

Syrup, water, oil + blueberry (because we didn't have a grape :-) ), ice, rock, cork

Little Hairdresser

 Doing her brother's do! If this isn't patience on display by her brother, I don't know what is! :-)

FIFA Fanatics

Playing with best buddies over 1000 miles away! Thank you, WiiU!

SUMMER: Swimming, jumping, swinging, & gaming

For the first time, in our entire homeschool career -- going on our tenth year -- we are taking five weeks off! I am doing this because I recognized the kids and I NEEDED a "sabbatical", if you will. I wanted us to take time to do some enrichment reading and projects...oh and take time to play!

 

en mi casa

This footwear sure comes in handy living out here. I ❤ my home.