Having Dinner with the Gang
Our last night at Disney, we had dinner at the Liberty Tree Tavern. They normally don’t have character dining, but since the Crystal Palace is being renovated, they moved the characters to the Liberty...
View ArticleCharlestown State Park Balloon Glow
Yesterday, Jim was pushing us to finish our work early so we could have a family surprise. What was our surprise? The Charlestown Hot Air Balloon Glow. It was a hot, muggy evening with no breeze. (On a...
View ArticleTime for the Beach
It’s time for the beach!! First priority, suntan lotion: Once everyone is covered, it’s time to head to the ocean. Here are a couple of shots of Colter enjoying the sand and sun: And then a shot of...
View ArticlePoison Ivy
Emery keeps getting poison ivy on his feet. We don’t know how he keeps managing to do it, but he does. We’ve washed every pair of shoes the kid owns, and he still will get it periodically. So I’ve...
View ArticleIt’s a Celebration!
Hooray! We were finally able to have Fletcher’s Thumb Sucking Cessation Celebration! He’s been trying to stop sucking his thumb for over a year, and he finally succeeded! We’re so proud of him. He...
View ArticleBoredom
Jim, Brett, Cole, Emery, and Greyden were selling soap today. That left me at home with Fletcher, Hewitt, Indigo, and Jade. It was a different combination of kids than we usually have. Normally...
View ArticleJumpy Things
Once we had base camp set up, it was time to go check out the air show stuff. So off we headed: And we found the jumpy things: It was a lot of fun until Indigo got hurt: So we gathered everyone...
View ArticleHow Many Jonases Fit in the Cockpit?
We have a friend who flew the KC-10 for the Air Force. So we decided to go and check it out. First, we all crammed into the cockpit: Then we each got to be the pilot: The children are all now talking...
View ArticleBlowing Bubbles
I never finished blogging all of our vacation photos, and the children have been asking for them, so I’m going to try to get them up. My mom had gotten all of the children bubble wands and we broke...
View ArticlePirates
My sister-in-law planned a huge thing for all the children while we were at Topsail Island. She made a treasure map, stuffed it into a bottle, and planted it in the sand for Colter to find. (He was SO...
View ArticleLast Night at Topsail Island
Our last night of vacation we decided to celebrate Fletcher’s birthday. Even though it was a couple of days early, the whole family was there, so it seemed like a good idea. Fletcher certainly thought...
View ArticleGood-bye Topsail Island
It was so sad the last day, saying good-bye to the ocean: No. I mean it. It was sad: We got all the cousins together for a last picture: And then just my kids for a last picture with the ocean: In case...
View ArticleGiddy-up!
I never get over how kind people are to us. Here’s a perfect example. The guy that we get our wood from has horses. My children adore horses and never get a chance to ride. The other day he and his...
View ArticleTiger Cubs
Have I ever mentioned that Colter wants to be a zoo keeper some day? He’s really excited about it. The Louisville zoo has a program, but he’s not old enough yet to participate. We also have a neighbor...
View ArticleApple Picking
One of the best parts of Fall is going apple picking. Our favorite apples are Fujis because they taste the best and store in our root cellar really well. It was a gorgeous day and everybody had fun...
View ArticleRugged Terrain Ahead
When we were done playing (and showing off) on the playground, we decided to take a hike. We usually do the 1.5 mile, easy trail. But we had been wanting to take the 2.3 mile, rugged trail that...
View ArticleFootball Fans
We love watching NFL football games on television. The children know most of the rules to playing football from watching these games. But they’ve never been to a live game to watch it in person. Since...
View ArticleBarrel Racing
We have several rain barrels that we use to… collect rain, of course. The only problem has been that we haven’t had any rain in two months and the barrels were just sitting there empty. So the boys...
View ArticleSt. Louis Arch
As a homeschooling family, we always take every opportunity to explore cool educational things. My brother is stationed near St. Louis, so when we went to visit him last year, we had to visit the St....
View ArticleBreakfasts
I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m not an “early morning” mom or a big breakfast eater. So the children usually take care of getting breakfast ready. A lot of times it’s just cereal or oatmeal. But...
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