A few weeks ago, we studied King Solomon as a part of our Mystery of History lessons. To reinforce what we learned, the kids each chose a Proverb to illustrate.
Here is Grace’s illustration…”Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.”
And Caleb’s illustration…”The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run man runs into it and is safe.”
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have 8 children ages 8, almost-7, 6, 5, 4, 4, 2, and 2?
I’ll tell you. It’s a little crazy. And oh-so-fun.
This is what the table looks like at meal time:
(from August 2011)
Recently, we were blessed to have the Perry kiddos join us for an overnighter so that their parents could have a little time alone to celebrate their anniversary. (Go, Craig and Kathy! Thirteen years! Woo-hoo!) We had a splendid time!
Five sleeping girlies
Snuggled up tight
Zachy sleeping in the boys' room
Megan and Ava playing dress-up
Karisa and Grace playing dress-up
Jaden and Zach coloring in the school room
Jaden and Zachy at the piano, taking after their parents' love of music
The big kids playing a rousing game of the Angelina Ballerina memory game
We are so thankful for fun friends!
Today, I’m thankful for…
Our annual trip to the orchard, even if it was freezing.
Four sweet little helpers in aprons…
This little contraption that makes apple prep SO MUCH EASIER!!!
A tiny part of our bountiful harvest…
Hot chai latte in a new mug…
Beautiful fall flowers on my table…
What are YOU thankful for today?
It has been brilliantly beautiful here this week. I am thoroughly enjoying this grand fall weather. In fact, I think fall might be winning in the “My Favorite Season” contest.
How could I not LOVE looking out into my backyard and seeing this?
God’s creative handiwork!
So, anyway, the kids got all excited to rake the yard. (FYI – We have about 1 acre of actual yard…it would take FOREVER to rake all the leaves. This was just raking “for fun.”) They got out the new lawn rakes that Luke bought, and stayed outside for a looooooong time.
This was their self-imposed reward:
We had fun.
I’m so glad they did all that work.
These are the moments I love to remember.
From Caleb on the way home from AWANA last night:
“Mommy, does my heart have to be REALLY HUGE in order to fit God in there?”
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