Welcome to our crazy life....

When I grew up I had the wonderful benefit of living a bike ride away from both sets of grandparents. Not so lucky are our kids. Even for the actual ones that live in Atlanta, it's still a about an hours drive away! So, this blog will have to serve as the next best thing to riding our bikes to see the grandparents. Enjoy watching our kids learn and grow one day at a time...

Friday, April 23, 2010

update

1. this is very crazy busy time of year. I have something on everyday of my calendar!

2. NY was great, Project Dance went really well even though it was colder then normal. Joshua went with David and I and the others stayed in Atlanta with my mom. We got to see a ton of old friends so it was especially enjoyable this time around.

3. Joshua can wave now, though I don't think he knows why you wave. He just hangs his arm out and waves it back and forth all day long. Still not crawling, but he can lift his back up very well and roll around while on the floor. He sits, but we have to keep a hand on his back because he will just nose dive forward at a moment's notice.

4. Madie is growing, her language is really taking off. Lately I've been trying to cure her of the horrible phrase "I want" which of course she says every other second and in a whiny tone. We are replacing it with "Please may I have ...." it's amazing to her a little 2 year old say that sentence, my mind flashes back to holding her as a newborn and I think where did all the time go?

5. Caleb has more energy then I ever though 1 little boy could have. He is getting really good at riding his scooter as well as his bike. Always has a scrape on him somewhere and always asking me a question.

6. Elizabeth is super grown up and tall. 5 feet now and wears a size 7 1/2 in Ladies shoes, crazy! She is such a great help and so patient with the little ones. We are taking a break from guitar through the summer because our schedule is so wild but she is progressing nicely with it.

7. We are on break from school till June. Then I shall tackle 6th grade, 1st grade and pre-k (teaching Madie number, letters, etc.) It's going to be interesting.

8. Refuge has a lot going on right now. We are doing some outreach classes with local ministries, helping open a studio down south and frantically trying to finish choreography before we take our break in May. I need more hours in the day.

9. David's b-day is in a little less then two weeks. I can't believe it is almost May.

10. My mom and the kids planted Impatience in our back yard while we were away, it's awesome. I don't know when I would have found the time.....

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Leaving on a jet plane...

Waiting for our flight to New York!
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Friday, April 9, 2010

My beautiful kids

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Another 5 weeks of meals

DONE!!!
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Monday, April 5, 2010

My paid labor

1 dollar for cleaning out the car, 1 dollar for vacuuming and 1 dollar for washing! Letting the kids have a blast outside cleaning while I enjoy quiet inside tackling my to do list, priceless
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