Project 366: Week 38

September 18 - September 24

Sunday:  The Lord's Day is sweet!  I even captured a picture of the wonderful fudge my little boy enjoyed in celebration of the Lord's day.  I am thankful for the day of rest our Lord gives us each week!

Monday:  Talk like a Pirate Day!  Avalyn and Kyle dressed like pirates and each got a dozen donuts from Krispy Kreme to share with our family!  I am thankful for the kids' enthusiam and desire to be a little goof for a good cause. :)

Tuesday: I got to work on Mercy's quilt again!  One of these days, I am going to finish the quilting.  I am excited about this quilt and seeing it completed!  I am thankful for the opportunity to make such special things for my family.

Wednesday:  Mr. Turtle loves carrying candy for all the little kids.  He loves hiding and waiting quietly for the kids to find him.  He loves the joy the kids have when they quietly find him and try to get his candy without their siblings seeing them.  I am thankful for this fun little game of hide and seek the kids and I enjoy!

Thursday:  Patrick tried to climb at the church's playground.  He did a good job, but got upset as soon as he saw his mama!  I am thankful to get to witness my children growing and learning new things.

Friday: Megan and I got together to sew a little bit on Friday afternoon.  We managed to finish this small quilt top!  I love making baby quilts because they go so quickly.  I am thankful to share this hobby with my sister.  It makes it so much more fun to get to sew with someone!

Saturday: At the last minute, our favorite friends invited us to spend a day at the lake.  We took advantage of the opportunity and had a great time!  Mercy got to ride in the tube for the first time and she absolutely LOVED it!  I am so grateful to God for giving us such good friends that even through the many moves and long distances, we are still friends and enjoy our precious time together.

Date Night/Game Night

We have been switching off date nights with my sister and her husband.  July was my sister's month to go out, so we watched all the crazy kiddos for a little while.  They had a great time playing games together.

Project 366: Week 37

September 11 - September 17

Sunday: Sunrise through the rain beyond the pier.  What a beautiful morning!  I love looking for the rain!  I am thankful for God's handiwork.  He could have made the whole world a monotone, but he paints with a million colors!

Monday: Sophia reading to Mercy while they wait to go to the beach.  I am thankful for the ability to read.

Tuesday:  What an awesome experience: to see the Blue Angels!  They were spectacular!  I am thankful for the opportunity to enjoy such an amazing performance.

Wednesday:  I am thankful for the Lord's allowing us this time to witness his creation in different areas!  What a wonderful sunset!

Thursday:  We took the kids back to the Naval Aviation Museum.  We enjoyed some of the displays on Aircraft Carriers and took the guided tour.  The tour was paused for a ceremony to honor veterans who served on the first intentionally build aircraft carrier.  What a special thing to witness! I am thankful for my children's love of learning.  They would have gladly spend another full day at the museum over going to the beach!

Friday: We rented stand up paddle boards.  Adrian and Megan took a couple of the kids out on the boards.  Avalyn and PaigeEE actually managed to stand up on the boards for a good bit of time!  I am thankful to have gotten to try something new!  The paddle boards were a lot of fun, though they provided quite the workout!

Saturday: (Taken on Friday evening) We never managed to take a family picture on the beach, so Friday evening, we took several pictures from the balcony of our condo.  The kids especially love the goof pictures!  I am so thankful to get to spend our vacation with my parents.  It is a joy to get to spend this time together.

Project 366: Week 36

September 4 - 10

Sunday: I didn't take a picture on Sunday, but this is from Saturday.  Patrick was playing with a ball almost as big as he is.  He loved throwing it and ten running after it.  I am thankful for soft balls!  This little guy loves to throw anything that is remotely round, so I am thankful for round objects that wouldn't break my windows! :)

Monday: I made some of Emeril's Beef Stroganoff!  It is so tasty, and it freezes well, so made enough of it to take on vacation. I am grateful that we have such variety in our food supply!  Imagine life with only one or two choices of food.  Many people in the world can't even imagine what we have.  God is good!

Tuesday: Patrick LOVES to help with the salad spinner.  Any time it comes out, he makes it known that he wants to help!  (This picture was taken on Monday.)  I am thankful for children who love to help even from an early age.

Wednesday: We gave the kids chex mud buddies for dessert.  Patrick loved it and made a glorious mess!  I am thankful for sweet treats to share with my children. 

Thursday: Even though it is a class day, it was very busy and I didn't get a picture.  I was running errands and children to and from the church all day in preparation for vacation. (This picture is of the binding for my Dr. Seuss Quilt that I took on Monday.)  I am grateful for Dr. Seuss and his wit!  I just love his books and really should read them more often to my kids.

Friday: Again, I didn't get a picture because of all the prep for vacation.  This picture was taken on Saturday while we were moving things up to our room.  I don't think the focus is write, but I love Patrick's smile!  Sometimes, seeing that little smile is enough to look past all the screaming fussing and crying.  The sun comes out even for a moment and gives me hope that we will move past the fussing.  I am thankful for this smile!  I need it!

Saturday: We took a quick walk on the beach after unpacking and dinner.  Even with all the seaweed in the water, it was still beautiful! I am thankful for vacation!  I am thankful to get a change of scenery and a chance to enjoy a different pace to our days. 

Swimming

Since I haven't been keeping up with the blog, I started back by updating all the 366 project posts and they should publish over the next week or two.  Now I'll slowly go back and try to catch up on the events of the summer!

We went swimming at my parents' neighborhood pool.  The kids were so excited!

Mercy insisted on wearing her goggles!

Avalyn loves jumping in to the deep end.

Kyle and Adrian play catch with the big ball!  Kyle enjoys batting the ball as much or more than he enjoys catching it.

Mercy wanted to jump in to the pool but was unsure of herself.  She liked the way daddy did it!

Kyle's favorite pool toy is his big ball!

Project 366: Week 35

Since I am so far behind on these posts, I don't really remember what was happening this week other than school and preparing for vacation.  This post is for the week of August 28 - September 3.

Sunday: I missed Sunday, but I took this picture on Monday.  I changed our thermostat's batteries to find that we must not have ever changed them before!  I have never seen these before.  I am thankful for air conditioning, especially here in the south, summer would be difficult without it!

Monday: The kids have been enjoying the cherry tomatoes from our garden.  They put one in each cheek and then squeeze them to pop them.  I am thankful for being able to grow food even if we couldn't grow enough  to feed our family!

Tuesday: Keira got a new coloring book and has been very meticulous in her coloring!  She has done a stunning job!  I am thankful for Keira's carefulness and neatness.  I love watching her color!

Wednesday:  I must have missed my picture for Wednesday.  This was taken on Tuesday of my blocks for my t-shirt quilt.  I look forward to finishing it! I am thankful for a fun new project, one that I have thought about doing for many years.

Thursday: Our second week of classes, and this is what the oldest art class worked on.  They made different color paper.  I really love the greens!  I am so grateful for the teachers who take time to teach my children every week.

Friday:  Megan asked if I wanted to take Avalyn to the Georgia Gun Club to let her and Clayton shoot a couple of guns.  Avalyn had never shot a gun before, but she really like shooting the rifle the best.  I am thankful for my sister and her generosity. I enjoy her company and I thankful to God for her.

Saturday: The kids enjoyed playing outside.  Sophia made some great bubbles! I am thankful for bubbles and how much they entertain my children!

Project 366: Week 34

It has been so long since I posted and since I took these pictures, I don't remember what happened the week of August 21 - 27.  From my pictures, I only took two pictures this week!  Oh, well.  We started classes at the school, so it must have been a busy week.

Thursday:  The first day of classes for 4 kids.  This is Sophia's first year taking classes and she is really excited about it.  Mercy loves school days even though she only gets to play in the nursery.  I am thankful for the classes offered at our church and the teachers who offer their time and knowledge to help my children learn more!

Saturday:  Adrian made the kids eggs in toast.  The kids got to choose what cut out they wanted.  They really loved it! I am thankful for Adrian preparing Saturday morning breakfasts for the kids!