{iPhone Rewind} :: March

Maddie and I got to enjoy a fun girls' lunch at Panera :)

Baby shower for our sweet friend Hannah

While Maddie and I went to lunch and the baby shower, the boys enjoyed their own lunch at Pot Belly!

Sometimes I wonder if they're actually listening during school...but then I'll find random notes taped to the wall and realize that they are listening and that they believe me LOL! {this is what they learned in sinsse = science}

We got to serve with Generosity Feeds again, helping to pack 10,000 meals for our community!

We said goodbye to my Honda Pilot, so I needed to clean it out. Definitely a past life, in more ways than one! I also cleaned out CD's haha!

I went looking for the second set of keys to the Pilot, and came across an extra set of keys from one of my brother's old trucks. It was also from a past life, when we were all back in Dallas, and we saw him more often, and it just made sense for us to keep an extra set for him. I sat in my basement reminiscing sweet times, crying over a silly set of old keys. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I know grief does that, but it definitely came out of nowhere and derailed my afternoon. 

We bought a new {to us} Telluride! Considering that the Pilot sounded like a tractor and barely made it to trade-in...we're thankful for the Lord's provision.

A Portrait of Aiden, age 6. A hat from the local garbage company. Orange glasses. A Blippi shirt. Pooh Bear by his side. Holes in his pant knees from lots of play. #timeslowdown

The kids are loving the new ride...especially the sun roof!

Our Community Group had a Pi Day celebration- complete with pizza pies, dessert pies, and Frito Pie!

Sweet gifts from Maddie, left on my dresser :)

We drive by this spot multiple times a week, and we are always on the lookout for this gopher/marmot/groundhog friend. The kids were so excited to finally see him again and asked for me to pull over so they could watch him eat!

Showing our St. Patrick's Day spirit! We learned the legacy of St. Patrick and made green smoothies.

I absolutely LOVED studying Revelation with these ladies {not everyone is pictured}. I was so proud of them for sticking with it!

They did a 2-week project to repave the cul de sac, and it was EXCITING entertainment around our house!

Having lunch on the porch, watching the repaving project :)

Aiden and Maddie finished their first grade math book! They'll finish out the year working through their second grade math book!

Mike found Maddie's doll house family arranged in a family hug. And I love everything about this.

Telling Daddy about his library book. With his upside down dress up hat.

Cox Farms Fall Festival 2023

My parents came into town for a week, and we packed it full of fun activities! They came just at the right time: the fall leaves were at their peak colors! So everything was beautiful, but the weather was uncharacteristically hot. We had several 80 degree days, so it didn't really feel like fall, but at least it looked like it :) And my Texas parents didn't really seem to mind the heat wave.

We were able to catch the tail end of the Cox Farms Fall Festival, and it was so fun to share the tradition with my parents. The kids had a blast {as usual}, and it was special to have Grandma and Papa with us. 

We got to enjoy the hay ride! And then there were slides, the corn maze, and a rope swing. And then there were tractors, hay bales, and a fire truck to climb, animals to see, apple cider donuts to eat, and pumpkins to take home.

The only reason we left as early as we did is because we were all melting from the heat haha. But it was a fun afternoon, and we are so glad we got to go! Until next year, Cox Farms!

{iPhone Rewind} :: August

Sweet siblings :)

Practicing some math with counting bears

We got to have a fun water balloon/gun fight with our friend C!

Fun snuggles with Daddy

Spent a week at Goldfish Swim Camp! We'll be taking classes through the fall, because my.kids.will.learn.to.swim.

I got to help set up for our church's annual Clothes to You event, where we open up our doors and offer free clothes to the community

They collided with each other...anyone else surprised it was these two?? No? Me either.

We got to visit the Greenberg Train Show and see some pretty cool trains!

She spent the morning rummaging through my closet, inspecting and critiquing my clothes, trying on my shoes, and giggling the entire time :)

If you haven't put together a piece of IKEA furniture the week before school starts, are you even a homeschool family?

Waiting to head to our neighbors' house for a summer concert! {they needed an audience to practice and it was a good way for the kids to practice being polite guests}

The sweet moment before the conflict ;)

Soaking up the last days of summer with some books, lemonade, and chocolate :)

Just Because Flowers

Late summer hike at E.C. Lawrence {all the homeschoolers rejoice because all the public schoolers are back in school and all the places are empty again!}

We are off and running in a new school year!