I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 24th, 2012
When another Pepperdine homeschool family asked us if we wanted to hit up the pumpkin patch, we didn’t have to think twice! The kids love Underwood Farms, and we spent another three hours there on Monday! If festive pictures are this hard with three kids, should I even bother trying with four? Evelyn and Marianne […]
Yesterday morning, Elizabeth insisted that she and Susie both needed to wear white dresses to church. Their Sunday School teachers complimented them on their matching (just what Elizabeth loves to hear!), and they were pretty pleased with themselves for the rest of the day. These pictures also give a great view of Susie’s inward pronation, […]
Posted in Susanna on Oct 19th, 2012
With the cooler weather last week, we finally switched out the rest of Susie’s 6-12 month clothes for 12-18 month pants and long sleeve shirts. Of course, it’s been back in the upper 80s this week, so she hasn’t gotten to wear many of the “new” clothes yet. Susanna’s biggest development over the past month […]
Posted in Susanna on Oct 17th, 2012
MINE Daddy Mommy Izzie (Lizzie) Bubba, Ommy (Tommy) Baby Goo (Q, as in Susie Q, herself) Poopy (usually accurate) Da/Ya (yes) No (which means yes or no, depending on her mood) Appleappleapple (apple, grapes, or any fruit) nana (banana) Yaya (Grandma) Aye-aye (outside) boo-boo ah-oh-oh (avocado) ducky Ben (one of the kids’ closest friends) James […]
I feel like my blog posts of late have been variations on a theme–Tommy is reading or riding bikes, Elizabeth is dancing, Susie is trying on other people’s shoes. Here are scenes from the last couple of days. Somebody fell asleep reading Winnie-the-Pooh… Having “crashed” both real bikes and the baby scooter, Tommy turns to […]
Posted in Susanna on Oct 8th, 2012
I still don’t know where this obsession with shoes comes from, but Susanna is definitely following her sister’s lead with the shoe fetish. On a given day, she’ll try on her own shoes, Tommy’s shoes, Lizzie’s crocs, my heels, and Daddy’s tennis shoes. Walking in them successfully is another matter!
Elizabeth’s ballet class was divided by age at the beginning of the school year, so for the past several weeks, it’s just been Elizabeth and three sisters in the 3-5 class. Since the other family is out of town for a wedding, this week’s class was really a private lesson. Susie is always wanting to […]
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Homeschooling, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 5th, 2012
It is so nice to know people where we live. Last year, we visited the pumpkin patch by ourselves. This year, we went with a homeschool group from church, and the kids had ten times as much fun running around with their friends! Tommy recently met his new friend Jonah at Community Bible Study, and […]
Posted in Susanna on Oct 3rd, 2012
Today Susie decided to wear another of my hand-me-downs. I love little kids in overalls!
Posted in Homemaking, Susanna on Oct 2nd, 2012
This morning when Elizabeth bounced into my room, I realized regretfully that my insomnia had lasted all night. My throat has that great, deep sound that happens when you’ve been breathing through your mouth for hours; I guess I didn’t fight off that threatening cold, after all. Susie had two incredibly dirty diapers in quick […]