A Baptism!

This Valentine's Day was very special for our family. It was one of the proudest moments I've had as a mother. My oldest child made the decision to be baptised!

Getting ready

Let the old life be washed away

And bring forth new life!

Valentine's Day party

My friend & fellow homeschooler, Annie, hosted our Valentine's Day party this year. We celebrated on Friday by letting the kids run around outside enjoying what was left of the snow & then they came inside to decorate & binge on cookies. lol

Destroy the Snowman!

Annie & her family had built a huge snowman before we got there. The kids all had a great time knocking it down & destroying it. LOL The blue you see is where they thought it would be fun to spray it with food coloring. lol

Let the decorating begin!

A great time was had by all. We had a grand total of 11 kids ranging in age from 1 to 10 (Jack being the oldest) and 4 moms (& 1 dad stopped by for lunch). Yes, we're a small group (at least 2 families didn't make it), but we do enjoy our get togethers. :)

Texas snow!

Yes, it's true...we actually got more snow this winter! It started in the evening Thursday. It was was a bit too dark for the kids to really enjoy it, but I let them go out for a little bit. The next morning, it was still there, although already beginning to melt. The kids had a blast, but obviously we aren't fully prepared for snow here. lol

A Texas snowman

A Texas snow angel

Just a random pic of the boys playing.

I took more, but I won't overwhelm you all with them. lol

A little bit of school

We have been doing school. I've just been bad about pictures & blogging. Jack is continuing his knights & middle ages lapbook, as well as his grammar/parts of speech lapbook. He really enjoys doing these! It seems to be a great fit for him. Jared & Justin have been learning about famous Americans. They've learned about Martin Luther King, Jr., Benjamin Franklin, Rosa Parks, John Hancock, and George Washington. Next is Abraham Lincoln. They've also been doing (and finished) a lapbook on animal life cycles. Jared is continuing to read Frog & Toad while Justin is just reading different little readers to improve his reading skills.

For any of you that doesn't know, Jack loves to draw. He particulary likes to draw things & cut them out, such as masks, faces, etc. He drew a picture of Abe Lincoln & cut it out. I just had to take this picture because I thought it was hilarious! Justin put the picture over his face & put his glasses on to hold it in place. LOL

Jared & Justin's animal life cycle lap book. They're seperated in this picture. They each made their own (with different elements) and then I put them together.

Jared & Justin each made a Statue of Liberty landscape picture last week.