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Morning glories on the back fence

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Carving pumpkins with friend, Connor



Halloween with the Jones family



Grandma and Grandad visited in Nov. These are some pics from their camera.



Faith's 4th B'day. We went to Chattanooga, of course. The catamaran ride on the Tenessee River was VERY cool but got to be a bit too long for all of us. The captain let the birthday girl and her brother drive for a little bit. Very special.



Turkey cookies for Faith's class

From 2009.11.23

Grandma Jenny and Uncle Robert came for a short visit early in December. These pictures are all from Rob's camera.



Santa's Village. After standing in the line to see Santa for 45 minutes, Faith refused to sit on his lap. Grrrr....



Christmas day...presents, stickybuns, park, dinner, stories, Cootie game, bed...whew.



Snowy Days

Home School Perks

This was the little boy that came to our lessons today. How I managed to keep a straight face, I'll never know.

From 2009.09.24 Community Picnic

Ya gotta love this kid.
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Is She REALLY Posting Again?

Yes. It's true. I stopped posting the day I went back to work. Yes. I have been busy. But, honestly, I just got a little burnt out on the whole blog thing. I'm trying to get back into it, but now I really am busy working AND homeschooling. Doug recently said that I smelled like, "Playdough and bubbles." That about sums it up. My world seems to be all about teaching little people. Certainly not a complaint. I love it. But, after spending my days teaching them and my evenings preparing to teach them, I'm not feeling very inspired to take my few personal minutes WRITING about children. So please, bear with me as I find my groove again.

Love to all of you.
Erin

BTW...The Calibelle's Madhouse site is under construction. I hate to sacrifice picture size for a fun backround template. I need to make some adjustments before I'll be satisfied.
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Fun at the Lake

After a year of Austin's nagging, I finally got the courage up to ask Doug's boss if we could come up to his lake house and go fishing. I was met with an enthousiastic,"Yes!" and a great big smile from my boy. Not only was the boat house opened up to us, but we were treated to dinner and a lovely evening with a fine couple. We all had a great time. After we pried the kids off of the lake and said our thank-you's and goodbyes, Austin snuggled up close to Mr. Jim and said,"I'm gonna invite you to my birthday party." (Note that Austin's birthday isn't until late February.) Mr. Jim said that it was one of the nicest things a child had ever said to him.

Summer '09 Pool Pictures

Playin' Indoors

These summer storms have required us to get a little creative. I'm pleased to say that both of my children do a beautiful job entertaining themselves. Of course, this does sometimes lead to "playdough barretts." (Notice the playdough pressed into Fafe's hair.) They even amuse me when they clean up the playroom.

A Story by Faith

This afternoon, my little potty-mouth, Faith, told me a story. It went something like this:

"Once upon a time there was a butt. The butt had two eyes, a nose, a mouth, and two ears. The butt had pierced ears. One day the butt was very sad and ran away."

I interjected with, "Why did the butt run away?"

She continued..."Because nobody really likes a butt-head. All of his red friends and all of his pink friends would chase him and spank him in the face. So...the butt-head with earrings ran away. The End. Oh. His old friends could always find him because they just followed the poopie smell."

Okay...Yes. Faith has an absolute potty mouth. We generally really discourage this, but I didn't want to critique her story telling. Remember that Faith is just three years old. Honestly, I think it's quite a funny and well thought-out story. Is it just me?

Gotta love her.

From 2009.08.15