Christmas 2012

Christmas was a little different for us this year.... I ended up getting The Flu the week before Christmas.  Knocked down, in bed with Influenza for 8 days Flu!!!  So a lot didn't get done, but that's okay.  I had my wonderful family taking care of me and our parents took the kids a few times to just get them out of the house.  But I have to say I am so very blessed!  My hubby and the children took such good care of me! ♥

2012 Family Christmas Photo

Our Living room all Prettied up! 

 Christmas Eve:

Christmas Morning:

Christmas Morning Brunch:
 Ken's Famous Christmas French Toast!  Yum.

Reading the Advent Book. 

Number 3 in 2013

December 22, 2012

We are so excited to announce:

12 weeks along

We are having a baby!!!

We are shocked and super excited!  We have been praying we would be blessed with more children for the last 5 years.  And in God's perfect timing we are expecting the first week of July 2013.

Where did the time go...

Well, somehow time has slipped away from me or well life happens; and I have not blogged  in a very long time.  So let's see if I can get caught up.  :)
October:
The kids and got to meet Scott & Kelly from the KLOVE Afternoon Show.

We had our annual Pumpkin Carving night at my sister's house.

Halloween:
Our kiddo's decided to dress up as their favorite character for Halloween this year.  We made A's costume by hand or second hand.  M got her dress as a b-day gift, we bought the Bow and made the quiver.

Hawkeye from Avengers

Merida from Brave

A turn's 8

 October 20th A celebrated his 8th Birthday!
I still cannot believe how fast they are growing up.
About my Little Man:
Loves Lego's, Superhero's, Reading, Drawing, Playing his DS, Listening to music (Country and Christian) and Adventures in Odyssey, Playing Drums, Bike Riding and Rollerblading.  He loves to help me cook.  Helping dad with "projects". Wolf Scout.  Favorite foods are Pizza, Chocolate cake or Brownies.  He is exactly like me... which is scary at times and we butt heads a lot.  But we can also talk like friends.

Treats Table

 This year he wanted an Avengers themed party.  I was happy because it didn't cost very much to throw this party because we or my sister had a lot of the decorations.

Black Widow Spider Cookies

My sister made her amazing cake pops in Avengers theme.  

Hawkeye's Fruit Arrows

Avenger Sugar Cookies

 

Food Table 

Adventures in MFW week 5

Week 5

Jesus the Light of the World

Mayflower and Pilgrims

Stars

Bible: Jesus the Light of the World
~Activity: Made Sun Wall Hanging

*Memory Verse:

..." I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, 

but will have the light of life." John 8:12

English/Language Arts: Spelling by sounds and structure Lesson 3

*Primary Language Lessons: Lesson 1-3

*Reading  D-Toad and Frog are Friends        M-Dick and Jane

History/Geography: The Pilgrims
Timeline: Pilgrims
Notebook:Pilgrims
Activity: Made an Oiled Window

Field Trip to Naper Settlement

Book Basket: Small Wolf & Rough Faced Girl

Celebrate America CD~America Memorizing song and words

Science:

Another close star: Proxima Centauri & Betelgeuse

Constellations

The Big Dipper/ Read The Big Dipper by Franklyn M. Branley

Read-aloud: Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims

Math

Annual Trip to Goebberts Pumpkin Patch

Columbus Day is always our Annual trip to the pumpkin patch.  K's parents,siblings and their families and ours have been going for the last 9 years.  It's a long but fun day. We start out by taking our How tall this fall picture.

 Then we head off the Animal Land to see all the different zoo type animals, pig races, and a pumpkin eating dinosaur.  

Adventures in MFW week 4

Week 4

Jesus the Light of the World

Native Americans

Universe, Stars

Bible: Jesus the Light of the World
*Memory Verse:

..." I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, 

but will have the light of life." John 8:12

*We purchased a pillar candle and wrote Jesus the Light of the World around it.  

*Names of Jesus poster. 

*Made a light switch cover that said, Jesus the Light of the World.

English/Language Arts: Spelling by sounds and structure Lesson 2

*Handwriting  S-Z

*Reading  D-Toad and Frog are Friends        M-Dick and Jane

History/Geography: North American Indians

Mon:  Made Wigwams

Tue:    Made Tepee's  ~Great Plains Indians

Wed:  Southwest Indians

Thur: Northwest Indians

Field Trip: Hickory Knolls Discovery Center

Science:

Stars

Our closest star, the sun.

Gravity

Read-aloud: Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims

Math