Kindergarten Class

On Tuesday Maddie and I were invited to join Eli's Kindergarten class.  His teacher, Mrs Andrews, had invited any parents to come in and read a book to the class, or make a craft, or play a game, or just whatever!  Eli wanted me to do all the above, including bringing a snack!

 

So yesterday was the day!  I prepped for our craft while the class did their morning activities.

 

Feeding the fish and watering the plants

 

feeding the hermit crab

 

I missed the calendar and weather time (you can see them on the wall behind the kids below)

Song time!

After that, the kids went to their desks and went through their alphabet (which Maddie loved) and began with some reading and rhyming of words!  Maddie wouldn't leave my side, but she enjoyed the class time so much.

 

Then we were up.  We began by reading the "Pumpkin Patch Parable".  I love that book.  We have the board book, but Eli had brought home a paperback that he wanted me to read from his school library.  It was more detailed and is just a great story of comparing us to pumpkins and talking about how the Farmer (God) has to clean out the yucky slimy pulp inside us (sin) and then gives us a new face and puts his light inside of us!  Great read!

 

After I finished a little girl raised her hand and said that she had done that, she had asked Jesus into her heart!  Praise the Lord - that was a great way to end the story!!!

 

After the book the kids went back to their desks and we did a craft!  I had traced their hands and arms on brown paper then gave them some leaf stickers that they decorated their "tree".  It's a cute craft that I used with the "babysitting kids" last week!  The kids all seemed to enjoy it!

 

 Maddie had such a great time with the class that she cried when we had to leave!

We both enjoyed our morning in Kindergarten!

Growth Spurt

Since my last post was on my oldest growing up, I thought I would share with you some growing results in the 2nd born!  Nathaniel went to the doctor on Monday for his annual exam.  This kid is an animal!  Here he is at a buffet, which is not a good thing for whatever establishment we are at, but is an AWESOME thing for us as parents!  Let me just tell you, the kid can eat and he is only 8!

 

So we went to the doctor and in 14 months (cause I can't remember to schedule things when they are suppose to be) he gained 10 lbs and 4 inches.

 

Did you get that, that's crazy.  4 INCHES!  10 LBS  He's 64lbs and 55 inches.  He's an animal, but thankfully still the cuddly cute kind!

 

We will probably have to take out a loan, or live on a farm in order to feed him in a few years! 

 

So there is more growing going on! 

HELP, I can't seem to stop it!

Growing Up

That phrase, "growing up" is not one of my favorites.  I'm seeing it in my first born a lot lately!

 

Why does he have to change from the little 2 year old, with the cute little voice, who loved cars and wacking a golf ball and just playing with his little brother?  Why do things have to change?  Why in the world do I see him now in front of a mirror?  Desiring so much to be "in charge" and "right" about everything?  I like seeing images of his Daddy in him and how much they are alike and yet I wish I could hold him tighter!

 

It's hard and yet it's life.  I want him to grow and develop and mature!  Yet I want to keep him little!  I wish so badly I could hold onto him, to all of them!

 

I just have to pray we are doing a good job and trust that the Lord will be their guide!

Get out and Vote

I am convinced that voting is a privilege, not a right!  We are blessed to be able to choose/elect our officials.  However, I believe that those of us who call ourselves Christians, Christ-like, have a responsibility to vote for leaders who align themselves with Biblical standards.  We cannot say we are Christian and then vote against what the Bible teaches - it just doesn't add up.

 

We must vote for those who believe in the sanctity of life.  We must vote for those who stand for Israel, God's chosen people.  We must vote for those with a Biblical view of marriage (one man and one woman).  We MUST if we claim to be Christian - we must follow the Bible even (or especially) in our voting. 
 

I know that some will differ with me, but I believe that the Bible is clear and these truths are not wishy/washy.  If we call ourselves Christians, we must vote in a Christ-like manner. 

Fun Run

On Saturday, all 4 kids participated in a 1/2 Mile Fun Run that was a fundraiser for Ney Park.  They were all 4 pretty excited about it beforehand.  As we approached time to begin, Maddie had gone from..."I can do it all by myself" to "I don't want to do it".  But the boys were all lined up and ready.

 

Unfortunately, I didn't get any more pictures of them running, because Maddie and I were walking half of the course.  Ronnie paced himself and didn't start out ahead, but ended up finishing 5th (there were over 20 kids from 12 year olds down to 3 year olds.  He did great!  Nathaniel is more of a sprinter.  He started out like that too and totally got exhausted...fast!  He finished 8th, which I thought was still pretty good.  But his response was, "I never want to do that again".  Eli completed the whole 1/2 mile and ran the majority of it.  I have no idea on what place, but he did great and seemed to enjoy himself.

Maddie...well, we walked 1/4 mile, and she seemed pleased!

 

As I said, I didn't get pictures while we were there, but I got this one when we returned!  They all seemed pleased, some with how they did and some that it was over :)

Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home and we're looking forward to a day of Worship and a day of Rest!

 

Psalm 29:11 "The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord  blesses his people with peace."

 

We are so thankful for the Lord's strength throughout this past LONG week.

 

We are all looking forward to Worshipping Together and then just relaxing and resting!

 

Enjoy your day of Rest!

Digging and Mr. Matt

Mr. Matt is in our Ney Church and has big construction equipment, which is a little boys dream!  So when he showed up last weekend to "make a drive" for Ron's truck, the boys were excited!

 

Equipment... dirt...

 

and a chance to ride - it doesn't get any better!

Mr. Matt has 2 boys too that we babysit for, so our kids know each other pretty well.

 

"It's a boring job, but somebody has to do it!"

the machine even doubles and a jungle gym!

 

 

Then Mr. Matt came back last night to fix an electrical problem in the basement (The Lord totally is watching out for us - thank you for praying). 
The kids needed a "guy" around even if for just a few minutes.

 

We are so thankful for Mr. Matt and his willingness to help out!

Book Report Projects

This year book reports are more than just reading.  There is a new language arts teacher at the boys school and she is AMAZING and has gotten the boys so excited about reading.  Every month they have a book report from a different genre and project to go with it.  October was a Fantasy Book and the project was to decorate a pumpkin as the main character of your book!

 

Nathaniel read, "Nighty Nightmare" and his main character was Chester, a cat!

 

 

Ronnie read, "Mouse and the Motorcycle" and his main character was Ralph, a mouse!

 

 

They had fun!  Daddy's creativity helped!  Maddie and Eli enjoyed it too!

 

So here are Chester...

and Ralph!

We're having fun with reading around here!



Annual Brutus pics

We went last weekend, down the street, to get our annual pictures with Brutus! 

 

O-H-I-O

GO BUCKEYES!

Praise!

Ryan woke this morning with no migraine (he has woken up the last 2 day with one).  The migraines were a symptoms of the infusion and they made him pretty sick.  He seems to be OK this morning and we are praising the Lord.

Additionally, Ron woke in Wilmore this morning and seems to be much better as well.  We believe he was dehydrated and now that he is getting fluids in him, he's doing much better.

Thank you for praying!