Yes, with the title you would think that these would be pictures of apple picking and pumpkin pies...well, we haven't gotten that far yet but we have fallen back into the routine of fall...sort of. I'm sure it's going to take a couple more weeks for us to get into the groove of things but we are getting there a little more each day. There is a lot going on this year with all 3 involved with activities now. Caleb and Josiah are both playing soccer and Hannah is taking gymnastics. Josiah is now homeschooling and he is loving it. He enjoys taking part in school each day and I think that Caleb really enjoys having another "classmate". So far it is going well. It's a bit more planning and I think I am the one that is going to be doing most of the adjusting but I know I will get there and it is awesome to watch them learn together. Hannah takes part now and then but she is going to preschool 3 days a week and she is enjoying it. It's a big change from last year when she really didn't want to go and cried for Dave or I some days. It may help that her and Bella are in class together one day a week....
First day of homeschool!
I had tears in my eyes at Hannah's first gymnastics class. She has been asking to take gymnastics since about Christmas time so to see her face light up while she took her class absolutely melted my heart. I know it may sound silly but it was like watching your child's first dream come true. It was a special day for that little girl. She was so happy to put on that little leotard and reminded me several times that she needed to have her hair up. Maybe we have a little Olympian on our hands...
Little Miss Hannah learning how to do a split. And yes, you can see that she is the only student in the class. I wasn't sure about that at first but what parent wouldn't want private lessons each week! It's awesome and she gets to do so much more since it's just her.
She was so happy to go on the balance beam. I especially loved when she pointed her little toes like her instructor taught her.
The first week of school we pulled the back to school heist. We sent the kids upstairs to read for a few minutes before bed and after 10 minutes or so we told the kids it was time for dessert and took them to Dairy Queen to get ice cream. Needless to say, they loved it!
And this little guy is just going with the flow of it all. I cannot believe he is 10 months old now. He is crawling and cruising and pulling up on everything. He is climbing in the dishwasher, trying to get into the toilet, turning on the mad faces if you tell him no, climbing the stairs, getting into the pantry and wanting everything on your plate. This little boy puts a smile on your face like nobody's business!
Josiah is enjoying playing soccer this year and he plays really well. It's hard to believe it's only his first year.
This year Caleb has practice each week as well as a game and those practices are certainly paying off because he is playing really well. This was him taking his goalie kick and the other day he scored 2 goals during his game.
Hannah on her first day of school.
I think she will be just fine this year...don't you????
You have a little time in the morning to read the comics when you homeschool. This picture is just too much for me...he is turning into such a little man!
Caleb entered the Lego contest at church. They had to re-create a scene from the life of Joshua. With daddy's help, Caleb created the scene of the people crossing the water and then marching around the city. They built the arc of the covenant and Caleb even remembered that the arc had to be covered because that's what the people did as they marched around the wall. The hard work and detail paid off because Caleb won first place. 100 Bible bucks was his prize! The best part...he split the prize with his brother!
