Remembering a Hero

Arianna ~ May 2011

Ella~May 2011

Sophia ~May 2011

Elijah ~May 2011

the mother and father ~May 2011

cousin love:)

a hero remembered

cousins

flowers

slight chance of rain

my girlies

my main men

A WONDERFUL day 

was had as we picnicked and remembered 

those who served our country 

so we could have the freedom 

that we have today in America.. 

we wont forget the men who died

Happy Memorial Day! 

Check out last years pictures to see how much the kids have grown- its unreal!  

No Words Needed

Its gonna be a bright, bright sunshiney day!

 What a good day I had today:) I got SO much accomplished- dont you LOVE that feeling?! It doesnt happen often enough but when it does- aahh! The sun was also shining this afternoon and boy, does that lift my spirits- I remember living in MA and it raining for like a week on end- no sun- just HUGE gray clouds. I really am thankful for Colorado because the sun is normally always shining! We have had a weird spring, though- lots of clouds and rain. 

I got some tomato plants and green pepper plants planted as well as some flowers.

 Its lookin like summer! 

On another note, my hair needs some major help and its coming on Friday! I am getting my Groupon and heading down to Aveda for some color and a cut! I think I need it desperately! I SO wish I could grow my hair nice and long with big wavy curls but alas, I must come to grips that my hair will never flow in long lovely locks.. short is for me forever. Its okay though, there are some SUPER cute short cuts and I will be getting one- pretty exciting! 

Have a lovely Wednesday, everyone! 

I love my new grin!

Sophia with her hair wavy- I braided it the night before- that requires PATIENCE!!
Brings back memories of my mom braiding my hair as a little girl! 

" Mom, I love my new grin." ~ Sophia

Sophia had a loose tooth for quite a while 

and the day of the field trip to the zoo, 

she lost it!

She was eating a piece of cantaloupe and out it popped!

This was her first tooth, so she was pretty excited!

The tooth fairy must have been VERY busy that night 

because she forgot to take the tooth while Sophia slept..

Needless to say, the next night she got double the money! 

Picasso, I am not!

I know, another hobby:) 

But I just LOVE this new little painting place right by house- 

Canvas and Cocktails!

They teach you how to paint a certain picture, 

play fun music while your painting and

 I cannot tell you how relaxing it is to just sit for 3 hours and paint!! 

let the creative juices flow!

"Aspens" is my second painting that I have done and

 it looks even better in real life hung in my bedroom.

I think I am hooked! 

I think its so cool how everyone has slight variances of the same painting

Happy Birthday Jenny! 

BEFORE AND AFTER

August 2010

 What do you think? 

Have they grown up to look more like little second graders now? 

I think so!

May 2011

SCHEDULES ROCK!!!

School  is over today and I am feeling motivated to get ready for next week.

4 kiddos at home makes me cringe a bit 

because I know if I dont keep them busy, 

they will drive me crazy and fight with each other:)

So, every week, I am making a wipeable schedule for our day! 

I want to focus on educating them and having fun! 

Bible- we are going through The Jesus Story Book Bible and coloring a picture for that story.

Math- this is primarily for the twins because they need to work on addition and subtraction facts. I found some great worksheets at mydadsworksheets.com. If any of you have some ABEKAs addition flashcards that you arent using- I would LOVE to buy them from you and I'll pay to have them shipped too! I plan to do Math, Writing and Reading while the little two are sleeping.

Art- I really love The Crafty Crow for TONS of ideas for Art projects and fun stuff to do!

Writing- I am going to buy some journals and have them write in it each day on a topic I choose:) I will let Ella draw since she cant write yet!

Activity- we will do things around our neighborhood that are primarily free- parks, splashpads, swimming, museums,etc..

Reading- I am just having the girls read one chapter a day of a chapter book. They will probably read more- they love to read! So, the first 2 books are Ribsy and Henry and Ribsy. I LOVED those books growing up- they crack me up! 

So, there you have it! 

I am excited for the summer- just wishing the weather would start feeling like summer:)