An announcement...

We're expecting another blessing next year! This one is due sometime around April 1st. It's a bit of a surprise, but we're pretty excited.

I've not been feeling that great, but so far I'm hanging in there.lol

The littles are so excited about this new little one! Names have been flying around like paper airplanes.lol I have to say that I'm pretty much out of names. I've been joking that I'm going to set up a jar and let everyone put their favorite names into it. At least then, I can say, "Go put it in the jar." Instead of being continuously peppered by kids non-stop all day long. (How 'bout Trucker?lol)

In other news, Allison will be taking three classes at the college instead of two. They had an opening for Spanish and we jumped at it. This is the best possible class line-up that we could have hoped for. She's taking English Comp, College Algebra, and Spanish 1. Next semester, if all goes well, she'll take PreCalc, Spanish 2, and a beginning Chem class. She's also decided to join one swimteam instead of two. She really liked the highschool coach and will go there.

I guess that's it. lol Here are some photos from the past two weeks...

Evie and Sophia hamming it up...


Jon, the snake catcher...


He's also the "Do math/science on my hand guy" too.


Isaac's creation... It's really huge and he wouldn't let us put it away for THREE days!...
Just for perspective, our tiles are 18" square...



Blessings,


Lisa

That's Mommas....

Since Jon never updates his blog, I'm going to share something between him and Sophia.

Today, Jon was using his calculator at the kitchen table finishing up some science experiments, when Sophia comes over to him and says, "That's Mommas!" He very kindly says, "No, this is my calculator. See? It has a "J" on it."

Sophia says, "That's Mommas!"
Jon says, "No, it's mine."
S says, "That's Mommas!"
J says, "No, it's mine."
S says, "That's Mommas!"
J says, (while secretly slipping the calculator into his side pocket)"No, it's mine."
S says, "That's Mommas!"


Jon says, "What's Mommas?"
Sophia looks to one side of Jon, then the other. Then she says, "I don't know." and walks off.

Very clever, Jon!

Blessings,

Lisa

The Jon Manual...

Jon is such an amazing help around here. The other night, a friend from scouts gave Jon some Mahi-Mahi and he decided to fry it up for me. I love that he likes to cook and bake. Often, he'll just ask to cook dinner or make a wonderful dessert. It's really nice to have a break. :)







The fish was really good! We had several pounds and all was eaten. LOL

Blessings,

The Jon Manual

Jon decided that he wanted to try his hand at sewing. Last night he picked out his fabric from my stash and also made a run to Wallyworld for another color since I didn't have exactly what he wanted. Then we set to work, me training and him learning. He did a great job! He made a three tier skirt for Evie. He picked the colors and arranged it himself and I only helped on sewing the elastic inside the waistband. Not only did he do a great job, I had fun spending time with him one-on-one.

Jon and Evie with the new skirt...


Here's the skirt up close...


Great job Jon! I can't wait to see what you make next.



Blessings,

The Jon Manual...

Jon's birthday was last Friday. I can't believe that he's now 15 years old. Boy, do I feel old.LOL

Our big gift to him was a sleeping bag that weighs under 2 pounds. I know, but that's what he wanted.lol It also shrinks into a 7" x 17" square. Pretty impressive.


My parent's got him lunch with an astronaut at the Kennedy Space Center. He was pleased.lol They left the next day and had a great time.

Happy Birthday, Jonathan! We love you!

Blessings,

The Jon Manual...

Jon made this cake completely from scratch to celebrate Allison's birthday yesterday...


I am continually amazed at his artistic and cooking abilities!


Allison loved it...


Blessings,

The Jon Manual...

A Knot from Jon...



I thought it was pretty neat.LOL

Blessings,

Jon for president...

Jon's been working on a free online election study for the past 5 weeks. This week's assignment required him to take photos for his poster. These are great and I thought, since they're on MY SD card, I'd post them. Finders, Keepers.LOL

His speech photo...


His dynamic campaign photo...


His "I want your vote" photo...


His "See, I'm smart and see humor in life" photo...



I'd vote for him. :)

The Jon Manual...

Jon's been creating again...





Blessings,

Have No Fear...

I've finally twisted my dear son's arm and he posted his Lemon Cream Puff recipe on his blog. I'm no longer a big fat meany for not sharing the recipe.lol

http://homeschoolexperience.blogspot.com/


Enjoy,

Jon's Birthday part two...

So when we left off, Jon was still trying to figure out what Grandpa got him.lol

Here's the next layer...


Oh, look! A box. Maybe this is it?


Nope.


He got so wrapped up in tape, we thought he might not have his hands free to actually open the gift.LOL


Success!


He was soooo happy! It was new barrings for his skate wheels. These are expensive and good ones.


Here he is showing his happiness...


What a blessing this boy is in our lives! Always loving, thinks continuously of others, and would do anything for anyone. I am truly blessed!

Blessings,

Jon's Birthday...

I know, this happened last Thursday but trying to keep up with "One-Armed Sophie" is proving to be quite the challenge.

Jon's birthday was a wonderful success. Here are a few photos from the night...

Jon's cookie cake...


I even found colored flame candles for him...


Sophia thought the cookie was quite good...


He loved the gift from Allison...


I don't know WHAT I was thinking buying him this...

He actually launched a balloon way farther than it said on the package. :snort:

The big gift was from my Dad who really knows how to wrap...

The first layer...


Can you see the tape on this?


Another cute photo of Sophia, she loved all the laughing...


I'll continue this on another post since I lose people when I have too many photos...

Blessings,

The Jon Manual...

Here are some photos of Jon and Eric's trip with the scouts to the Everglades...


Amazing, endless trees...


palmettos and more trees...


Beautiful sunset...


Even more beautiful...


Some native wildlife...what? You don't let your sons swim with gators? Must not be Floridians...lol




Driving home...






The guys had a great time and are looking forward to many more trips in the near future. What a blessing to find this troop! They are a great bunch of parents and young men.

Blessings,