Sooooooooo....

It has been a long time. I am sorry for that. LIFE.HAS.BEEN.BUSY. A good busy though. Holidays were great! I hope and pray yours were too. Then we jumped into January with both feet. There is not enough time to catch you up on all of it. We are still home schooling and it is going very well. Phonics has been the main focus this month. We have added (more)science, art(Monet, Van Gogh etc.) and crafts to our weekly routine. We meet with another family that we met through soccer once a week. It has been such a blessing to have a friend locally to be able to lean on for support for home schooling. It is always a bonus when the kids like each other and play well together! Don't ya agree? It is always a blessing to find that one person you can count on whether your kids are in public school, private school or are home schooled.

My son has grown in leaps and bounds. It is hard to believe we will be celebrating his 5th birthday very soon. He is still very curious and creative. His latest creation with food involves toast, cream cheese and mandarin oranges. He "claims" he is making a marmalade sauce. His other love is Lego's. Seems to be his favorite past time with his daddy. Oh yes! He is daddy's boy. Makes my heart sing!

That is all for now. I am praying for each one of you whether I know you by name or not!

AdventING Away!

I just simply LOVE this Advent Calendar and all the memories it is creating for our family! My son has caught on so quickly! The very first thing he does in the morning is check the Advent Calendar. He counts to whatever day we are on, pulls the box out and takes it to daddy to read what we are doing to celebrate this season for that day! So far it has been a blast to reference everything back to Jesus. Who made the snow flake(of course that is after I have explained to a Texas boy what a snow flake is)? Showing him how a candy cane is not just candy but has The Messiah all over it. Reading about Jesus as a baby and seeing the awe of expression on a 4 yr old is pure JOY. Just JOY! I LOVE this time of year. Don't you? Here are a few pictures from our ADVENTING!

Here is a close up. Each box has a piece of paper it telling us what we will be doing.

Candy cane project & story about Jesus!

some of us were challenged in the snowflake making department. Can you guess which ones belong to my son, my husband and me? 

ADVENT Calendar

I am soooooo excited about this month of December. This year I actually made a beautiful box with decorated paper, cute buttons and numbers or a.k.a. Advent Calendar for my family. I am sorry that I don't have a picture of it. I will soon. Our goal is to celebrate! Every morning we open the box that corresponds with the day and read what is on the paper. We will celebrate Jesus, family, friends and community. For the next 25 days that is what we will be doing. Some activities are very simple and others require a little more work. The goal is to do something different. Today was simple. Our son hung the star on our Christmas Tree. What I love about starting out with the star is talking about Jesus. It was a bright star that led the wise men to Jesus. It is such a great beginning to a wonderful month that is all about our Savior!

What will you be doing to celebrate the Savior with your family?

Excuse the pictures. It was early in the morning when we did this but at least it is authentic! Plus we were still in our p.j.'s. You know it is these pictures that end up being my favorite. Simply because of what it represents!

Thanksgiving, Gratitude and Giving

It is still Thanksgiving month right? Yeah, I thought so. I We have been busy this month. Well, actually the past couple of months. Traveling, volunteering, schooling, doctor's appointments, young families gathering and somewhere in there working! Breathe. It has been full of making memories or as my family calls it "makin' a memory." I think that is what I LOVE about November. In Texas it brings cold weather. No really cold weather below 60! YEE HAW! November offers so much of giving and gratitude. My son knows Christmas is coming but he is also aware that before new toys are to enter our home, old ones must go. We take the time in November to do this. Yes, he does it with me. We go through each section of his toys deciding which ones are worthy to enter the big brown box a.k.a the moving box. I was shocked when my son said "my trains can go in there." Really? Hummm, let me make sure he understands that THIS box is being donated to another child in need and not going in storage for a later play date. Sure enough he knew exactly what he was doing! I asked him why his favorite toys.

"Mom, didn't you say that this box will go to another little boy?"
"Yes, son I did."
"Mom, what if that little boy has never played with trains then he would never know the JOY that I have known. Plus, these are really cool trains."

tears, tears tears.....sniff sniff

I love the honesty and pure love that flows from a child. They get it. They get it more than we do. I am grateful he was(and is) so willing to give his best so that another can be blessed. Makes me reflect back to the Old Testament of when sacrifices were offered at the altar. You were to bring your best before the Lord. It was a time to focus on what HE has done for you. To worship. To honor. To THANK Him. In these precious moments with my child I do believe he is worshipping the Lord in a very tangible way that he knows how. I know in that moment the Lord was pleased and so was his momma ;0).

Today, GOD still calls for our best. For us to be living sacrifices for HIM. To ask HIM what do you want me to do today Lord? Where do you want my feet to go? What do you want my tongue to say? How do you what my hands to serve? What should my eyes see and my ears hear? So, Lord today is yours so have thine own way.


Romans 12:1 Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him.


I am so grateful for a son who in that moment had a heart of gratitude that led him to offer his best because he was so thankful for all his blessings. I hope your Thanksgiving was FULL of many wonderful memories.

Red, White & Blue!

Yay! WE VOTED! This has so far become a tradition for me and my son. We dress up in all American colors, wear comfortable shoes and go vote! After all he was born during an election year. I want my son to understand how important it is to vote, why we vote and how to pick a candidate. Yes, he is only 4. It is a building block process. One block on top another after time can create something beautiful, knowledge! So the journey has begun. Excuse the bad pictures below. I did not take them and the sun was bright. 

The sun in our eyes! 

Then at school they got to vote for popsicles or ice cream. They talked about how they are to keep it to themselves as to how they voted and it is serious. Yes, they are only 4 but this is one way to relate. I love it! Whichever goodie whens today they get the prize on Thursday. Pretty neat. 

Pre-K

I am a little bit behind in my posts but that is okay! That is LIFE! We did have our last first day of Pre-k in September. He really loves seeing his friends, participating in music, art, science and of course P.E.! Tuesday and Thursday he goes to Pre-K. Monday and Wednesday he has school here at the house. Two Wednesdays out of the month is science lab. It is so much fun! Here are some pics from September!

So beautiful! 

Two thumbs up! 

Spider man back pack! 

Him and his teacher Ms. Jenny.

Warning All Pencils in School

It’s not fair,

It’s not fair, ALL PENCILS BEWARE!

Pencil sharpeners Are in there, 

Biting teeth Beyond compare, 

Teachers sticking Us in hair,

 Erasers hiding Everywhere, 

Kids who do not Really care, 

Lots of work And tests to bear!

It’s not fair,

It’s not fair, ALL PENCILS BEWARE!

I am SO in LOVE

with this little boy! My heart just sinks when I see him smile at me like this. Does your heart melt when you see your precious kids? I know they can drive us absolutely insane! Make us want to pull our hair out wondering what the next plan of action will be. Even amidst the hard stuff you know you're smiling on the inside.

 Someday my boy will be gone from our nest so it is in these moments when I can look at a picture and remember that special day. A picture really can capture a moment! This one did for me.

Hope you are having a great week capturing your favorite moments!