August 17th

Wow!! It has been too long. We have had a crazy summer. We got back from our vacation to Williamsburg a week ago and already I have too much to do! I am in the process of getting school items together and getting our schedule together for the year. It is a lot of work this year! Andrew is going to be in 6th grade, Alyssa in 2nd and Zachy in Kinder. I will be hsing all 3 of them this year! I know, crazy. But I love it! I like learning with them and they have made some great friends by hsing.

Andrew turned 11 a week come Monday. I can't believe it. He is growing too fast. That is another reason why I love having them home. These are the times I just can't get back. We share so much together.

Well, I just got home from work. Here is our latest photo!

construction zone

It has been a while. So much going on! Andrew finished up baseball camp today. He worked on hitting and fielding there. He learned how to change his batting and now he crushes the ball! It was awesome to watch! Zach turns 5 on Monday and he starts baseball camp that day as well. That will be fun to watch! He finally gets to do something by himself. He is really excited! Anyway, more house saga. Our air conditioner leaked in our living room and now the carpet is soaked! So we had to rip it up and now we need to start the flooring and repairing sooner than planned. So I am in the process of doing this right now. I have to tear the wall border down and then clean the wall. We have a fireplace in there and so the walls are all black. It is disgusting! But it will be worth it when it is done. Mike started the deck last week and it looks great! He has been working on it every night. Andrew and Zach have been helping him. It is going to be great. I will post a picture when it gets further along. It is very exciting all this construction now. However, I won't be having people here till it is all cleaned up! What a mess. Now God is testing my patience and is going to teach me how to be more organized! If that will ever happen, I will be amazed. Anyway, lots going on and lots to do. More later.

Father's Day

We had a wonderful Father's Day. We went to my in-laws for dinner and then spent time by ourselves. We were going to see my Dad, but he was a little under the weather. We are just about finished with school, just finishing up math and grammar. The kids are really enjoying the nice weather. They are outside every day. Baseball is finished. Unfortunately, they lost the playoff game so they were eliminated. But it was a really exciting year! We had such great fun. Now, we move on to the next stuff, camps. I am sure I will have a lot of exciting things to write about during those times. Stay tuned!

Water Park

Zach with his toys in the Pirate ship area
Andrew and Henry

We spent yesterday at a water park. What a blast. We went with our homeschool group and there were 92 or so people that went in our group! It is a great time to go, before the schools are out and before it gets mobbed. Andrew is able to go on his own with some friends and I am able to relax! They have an area where Zachary loves to go and can just swim and hang out with his friend Maverick. Alyssa hung out with me for the day. We went on some rides together and just had a great time!

Busy week

Same the turtle's gravestone
Zachy helping daddy fix the treehouse (2 stories high)
Andrew and Alyssa and our buddy Remy (1 1/2)
Remy!!
My own INDIANA JONES!!

No autographs right now please! See me later!

We have had such a busy last few days. It started last Saturday when our town baseball had their annual Fishercats game. Andrew went on the field with some of his team mates and Zach walked with him. Then we stayed for the whole game (they lost) and watched some fireworks afterwards We have been home but busy! I am the coordinator for our church's vacation bible school, so I have been working on that lately and it takes a lot of time! We also are trying to finish up a few subjects for the year. I need to keep Alyssa and Andrew on track for that. Also this week, we lost Sam the turtle. Andrew found Sam on a bike trip he took with his Sunday school class. Sam looked like he had just been born. Well, we had him about 3 weeks and then he died. So we had a burial for him. I am just going to let these pictures tell about the rest of our week! Tomorrow I will share our Water Country Day!

June 5th, 2008

It was Mike's birthday yesterday. We went to the movies to see Indiana Jones and we had a blast! Here are some cute candids from the evening. We had to go to the church because Mike is on the security team. So the kids and I waited in the car.
Another Indiana Jones movie! ?
Andrew had the back all to himself!
Hi Mommy!

This is what our spring has consisted of! Baseball, baseball and more baseball! But it is extremely exciting! Andrew's favorite positions are pitcher and second base. It has been an exciting season.

Here is the rainbow we saw during the game Saturday night. Beautiful!

June 2nd

As I was typing yesterday, I accidentally got out of my message. So I was frustrated and just decided to abandon all that I had typed. Yesterday we went to our town's all star baseball game. It was really exciting to watch. This was the one game that Andrew really wanted to be nominated for. But as it turns out, he didnt make the cut. However, his best friend Jacen did. Jacen is the sweetest, best friend Andrew could ever ask for. God definitely sent Jacen to Andrew for friendship. Jacen told Andrew he wanted to give him his spot on the team. Isn't that amazing! He is so great. So anyway, Jacen ended up playing and we went to watch most of the game. Andrew also tried out for the Travel team (U10) but he didn't make it. That was heart wrenching. I cried so much that day! Andrew was very upset. I didn't realize how bad he wanted to make the team. We told him to keep practicing and maybe next year, he will make the team.
Being a mom isn't always easy, but it is the best job in the world. Deciding to homeschool wasn't an easy decision. But it is one that I will never regret. I have gotten to mold my kids, watch them grow and see their struggles. I help them through each problem and I will continue to guide them on their journey. They don't fall into the "social" trap that is all to familiar. They have developed a bond with each other that will never be broken and they know each other and what makes each other tick. And I know that they would protect each other even if it meant getting into "serious" trouble. For this I am grateful and I will continue to nurture that love forever.