My children came back from church one afternoon this past year playing a game that went something like this: Down by the banks of the hanky panky Bullfrog jumped from bank to bank Hip hop soda pop, hey Mr. William and he went kerplop! They sat in a circle, criss cross applesauce and had their […]
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And yes, I am counting ‘fixing stuff’ a Handcraft.
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…is the best kind 🙂 We found these little Dees Hobbitses under a canopy of trees on nature day singing songses and asked them to recite them for us 🙂 Don’t you just love how they adopt the accent and all? And little sister in the lap… ♥ These boys listened to the audio version
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We had Ryden baptised last Sunday. We have now had all four of our children baptised, thoughtfully, willingly, joyfully. I realize some of you may be opposed, even appalled by infant baptism. And while I’m not interested in picking up a debate on the issue (Jen!), I realize it is a controversial issue with great
A friend recently gave me this adorable handmade blanket at a baby shower. Could you possibly find a cuter fabric for a nature lover?!? Talk about mind-to-mind passing on of ideas! The idea that I could find adorable fabrics and create things took hold and since then I’ve been a bit sew crazy. I’m making
Here’s our lil’ peanut who has us all completely smitten 🙂 He’s had a rough month of life… And even had a photo shoot with Arica Hotchkiss, our friend, fellow AO homeschooling Mom and budding photographer. Aren’t her pictures lovely? If you’re in the market for photos, you can catch her now while her rates
This one from my daughter’s YR3 poet Longfellow was too sweet not to forward to my hubby today 🙂 03 – The Children’s Hour Between the dark and the daylight,When the night is beginning to lower,Comes a pause in the day’s occupations,That is known as the Children’s Hour. I hear in the chamber above meThe
At 42 weeks the doctor recommended I induce so on Wednesday, April 20 at 11:43 am Ryden James was born weighing in at 7lbs 12oz. A fresh new life, no matter how many times you experience it, is a miracle, and it’s left us more in awe at the glory and mercy of God than