We have been keeping busy around here. Advent is definitely upon us. The house is decorated, we have church tonight, a cookie exchange tomorrow, another Choir performance for Alex, and several other music events in the next couple weeks. We are also still plugging away with school. Both kids are doing well. David is in a bit of a protest to start each day, but usually snaps out of it pretty quickly once we get going. Alex’s protest in Kindergarten lasted quite a while, so

We have had a very cold winter this year. Snow has actually stayed on the ground (in small patches) for multiple days, instead of melting...

Here we are in January. December went by quickly. We had a nice Christmas here at home. I had the choir sing on Christmas Eve, and we had...

It’s been quite a while… I have definitely gotten out of the swing of things with the blog. But it’s good to take a minute to post...

This winter has been passing by with it's usual speed. However we have had a few nice days to get the kids outside. A couple weeks ago we...

Now that I have a little time, I think I'll write a bit about Christmas. On the day before Christmas Eve, my cousin Rachael came up from...

I never know how far back to go when I haven't blogged in a while. So I guess I will start with the New Year. Winter is my least favorite...

We had a busy end to our summer. Homeschooling is going well for Alex and she does her assignments well... with little grumbling on the...

Overall the first week of school for us was a success. I like how the day is set up and I think it will allow us to get some good work...

Our week filled up like usual. We have been busy making sure the house is in order and organized. The kids got some new toys from someone...

We've been busy this summer. But that is the way I like it. Alex's Swimming Lessons went well. By the end she was putting her whole head...

It seems like June is the beginning of summer around here. Town is getting busier and the schools are all out. The weather has been...

So far we have had a rainy Spring. We seem to have plans for outdoor activities, but then don't do it because it's either raining or too...

This week has been very cold. All of our fun outdoor activities had to be on hold this week. So instead we blew up the kiddie pool that...

With Spring around the corner, I've been thinking about my garden. I moved two of my boxes to the opposite side of the yard.. for a few...

Today (President's Day), the kids did a little craft making flags. I didn't have any red paper so we did blue instead. I first thought we...

Continuing with our Valentine's theme, we did several more heart activities this week. On the actual day, the kids got a few cards, a...

Alex is really into Valentine's Day. We were just talking about the month and she latched on to the idea of making Valentines cards....

This week was cold and wet. Most of our time was spent indoors. Our Friday adventure was to church to hang up some pictures in Zach's...