Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Lamplighter

Can I please share with you one of my FAVORITE parenting tools that we use in character training. Might I add too, that these "tools" are also VERY entertaining for all!
My family is a HUGE fan of Lamlighter Publishing. We have read a lot of their books and listened to hours and hours of their audio dramas.
This is a wonderful company started by a man named Mark Hamby, who has a passion for great Christian literature. On the Lamplighter site, you will find a wealth of wonderful literature along with some very well done Audio Dramas.
The paragraph below is taken from the "welcome" page.
"Lamplighter stories are much more than good and wholesome reading. The character traits children assimilate during their formative years are the foundation from which a life of faith in God is built. Inspiring role models found in Lamplighter books demonstrate that outward compliance alone will not carry a child through the stresses and disappointments soon to be faced in adolescence and adulthood. Though life isn’t always fair, we can be confident that each disappointment and trial is designed by a loving God for our good"

Give them a try, you will not be disappointed!





Walking, walking, and more walking


My studious daughter at her desk







The boys playing Connect Four.
They really were taking turns.


This lil' baker did it all on her own!










Saturday, February 19, 2011

*Love*


Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm
- Winston Churchill







First time his new car seat.
Thought he would be so excited....guess I was wrong.



Love this picture
Love the brotherly love


Our 3 lil' ones


The weather has been so beautiful.


He loves to do his worksheets




Spelling Bee

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Where have I been?

Well, aside from teaching, homemaking, and caring for a 1 year-old
who was very sick for a week, I've been...


...... saving my sons life more then a few times a day.
I have never had such a climber before!


...... playing tennis a lot.

......celebrating our sweet baby turning 1!!!!
(Pictures of the 8 year-olds birthday to come)



......enjoying time with friends we regularly see



.......and enjoying time with friends we don't see often enough

(had to share the back of this cutie's head.
How beautiful is that full head of hair!!!)



.......going to see my sporty kids have a great time at their track meet
(Walter,thank you sooo much for the great pictures!!!!!)










.....enjoying time with my goofy kids



....spending time staring at my baby at night, wondering how he is already 1 :o(

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Quote of the day

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
Charles Spurgeon





Pictures from the past few days



3 little kids in 1 little car



Just a cute shot





Field trip to a fire station



He is keeping me on my toes!




Saturday, January 15, 2011

Football Fun

We're excited to start another little season of flag football.
Here are some pictures from our day

Look for the boy in a white shirt with the #8



Here is what the others were doing while he played