They say we call the upcoming season “Fall” because of the leaves. I’m calling it “Soccer” from now on. It’s much more appropot. This kid scored the only goal for his team Saturday. This is the only situation for 10-year-old boys (or any males for that matter) where it’s perfectly acceptable to hug complete strangers. Go,...
I’m digging way back in the archives today. June 2012. Two birthdays and 3 less siblings ago. This was Mia’s candle-making adventure. She did a great job! It was hard work making those two little candles.
Day 359 Mia did a great job at National America Miss as a Junior Pre-Teen Maryland finalist. Day 360 How many girls does it take to catch at fly? Day 361 Peaches and Asian Pears from the front yard. Day 362 A rare day…the girls deep cleaned our front porch and the front of our...
Day 352 “Mom, don’t take my picture.” Day 353 The new obstacle in the driveway. Day 354 4th place!!!!!!!! No bad for a first duathlon that we forgot to train for. Day 355 Big girls on the beach. Day 356 Ty’s new wiggle seat. Day 357 The girls’ room is finally finished with the installation of...
Day 345 Outdoor school during soccer camp. These are days I love homeschooling. Day 346 We had a great day at the beach crabbing and eating crabs (bought ones, not caught ones). Day 347 The girls being goofy at an Ethiopian friend’s wedding. Day 348 Mia had the chance to extend her beach stay and...
Day 338 The girls are doing a homeschool theatre and choir group this year. They really enjoyed their first social gathering with the group. Day 339 Giant zucchini. Patrick wanted to see how big a zucchini could get. It was more than 7 pounds! Day 340 Our first attempt at crabbing. It started pouring about...
Day 331 Eat more chicken…for free! Day 332 PJ taking up competitive gift bingo. Day 333 Stress relief after a long day of rearranging the basement. Day 334 Let the harvest begin! Day 335 Hard to believe that the same girl who can make me breakfast can also rage for hours at a time and...
Day 324 Tatoos at an Ethiopian soccer tournament and festival. Day 325 Crashing a nearby parade. Day 326 A successful fishing trip in our neighborhood fire pond. Some kids caught double digits, and PJ caught his first fish on a fly rod. Day 327 The zucchini are here! Any creative recipes? We’ve made bread…we’ve grilled...