Posted in Family Life on November 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Feast of St. Leo the Great
One year ago today, we received and accepted, the referral of our fourth child and second daughter, Baby L. Here is the first photo we saw of her. . .
And here she is a year later. . .
We are celebrating today with a homemade cake and Jollof Rice – my [...]
Posted in Family Life on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our old neighbors (Dear Neighbor’s family) joined us for Trick-or-Treating. It is a tradition and wouldn’t be Halloween without their company! Here are some photos from our day . . .
Everyone is anxious for the Trick-or-Treating to begin!
Here’s our Jack-O-Lantern.
Daddy and LoveBug (dressed as a flower – the flower headdress made by her [...]
Posted in Family Life on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick post! Thought some of you might enjoy seeing some photos from Baby L’s baptism and birthday!
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Posted in Family Life, Home Education on August 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Wednesday was our first day of homeschool for 2009-2010!
I wasn’t all together ready for the first day, but if I didn’t start on the 5th I might have found reasons to wait until September. My goal is to get our school work in before the end of April 2010, so that we can enjoy the [...]
Posted in Family Life on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Originally posted in June of 2007, this post has been on my mind recently as the thermometer has been hitting the 90s and above again. This morning I sat out on my front steps reading and remembered the delight of a summer day . . . heat and all.
I think I’m cheating summer.
Today, my [...]
Posted in Family Life on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well, you can’t tell here, but WE can tell when she is saying “daddy” versus “doggie”. These are her first words! At the very end you’ll hear Erik say “SIT”. I promise he’s talking to the dog (who was trying to eat the camera right out of my hand) not Baby L!
Posted in Family Life on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gathering up all the Stuff we needed to take with us for our Fourth of July swim and fireworks party was quite a task: pimento cheese, squash casserole, swim suits, towels, changes of clothes, diapers, bottles, toys, etc. There was one item I really didn’t want to forget: a camera. It was Baby L’s first [...]
Posted in Family Life on July 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Dressing poor pooch up in dressups and doll clothes.
Middle son’s plan for a homemade beany baby.
Painting extravaganza.
Hanging streamer decorations for “underwater” play.
Cracking jokes with Baby L.
Making cupcakes: chocolate with strawberry frosting and SPRINKLES!
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Posted in Family Life on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A friend asked for me to capture Baby L’s first steps on video. It just took a couple days for me to have my camera in the right place at the right time. This evening it finally happened!
Posted in Family Life on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It all started with a funny toungue twister.
On the way to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning I devised a funny little tongue twister: “Purchasing a Peck of Peaches” as that was my main goal for that market day. Last week the peach guys hadn’t made it to market and I was afraid I’d have [...]
