Challenging Times

Two kids with homework, and one 3 year old who just wants to play!

How do I balance it? And right now I'm not in school. What happens when I'm back in school and exhausted from the day? And then Mike leaves for work in the midst of it all! Oh, and can't forget soccer practice twice a week. Throw that in there too!

It's definitely going to take me some time adjusting to this new schedule/dynamics. And I'm thinking a more regular visit to the massage place!

Philippians 2:2-4

Look it up real quick.....(or click on the title to read the verse)

Websters dictionary definition for considerate is: thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others. The definition of compassion is: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. The photo under either of these words should display a picture of Mia.

She is truly the most considerate and most compassionate person I know. I say this as her mom, but I know it's a gift God has given her. For example, tonight Juliet came to tell me that her tummy hurt a little. I told her to lay down and just rest for a bit. Without saying a word, or anyone saying anything to her, Mia got up and sneaked into her room to get a blanket and proceeded to place it over Juliet. Then she just sits down and goes back to her homework. She does these kinds of things without wanting any kind of acknowledgment either. It's simply how her heart works. She truly cares about people. She truly wants to help people and make them happy, with nothing in return. I see God in her in so many ways. It's so awesome!

Mia is a true example of Phil 2:2-4

STAR scores

We just got Juliet's STAR scores from last year.....

ELA - 396 Proficient (6 points from Advanced!)
Math - 516 Advanced (3/5 areas 100%)

We are so incredibly proud. Having given that test for 7 years, I know how hard that test is. It is HARD. Makes these scores even more incredible. Way to go Jules!

Back to School

We had french toast and bacon for breakfast! Breakfast of champions!

It's just crazy to believe. Juliet started 4th grade today and Mia started 1st. Man, it was tough to walk them to school and then try to fathom their age and leave them there! Fortunately we weren't the only parents following our kids to their classes. There were dozens of us!

Mia blew many kisses! Mia has the same teacher that Juliet had in 1st grade. We just loved her. She greeted Mia with a huge smile and a warm handshake.


Juliet was a little apprehensive as this year she has 31 classmates! She is probably the shortest one in class to, and the youngest, but she'll get over that soon enough. She has some friends from years past in her class and we were fortunate enough to get the teacher we requested for her.




We're excited for a new year, but most of all Calvin is excited for, "BOYS TIME!"

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

We went to Six Flags two weeks ago with my parents and it was a blast. The last time we had been was when Juliet was nearly Cal's age. She loved it then, and we all loved it now! We are definitely getting season passes next season! So here are many of the rides we did. There were some that Mia was too short for, and some that Cal was just too short for, but all in all they got to ride great rides!

*click on it to enlarge*

They had a Thomas & Friends portion!
The kids got to hug many characters! I thought Cal would be apprehensive, but boy was I wrong!

After the stinkin' innertube ride. We were completely soaked! But it was FUN!