Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Henry Reading and Shouting

I had gone to the library yesterday and picked up a few Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems. Henry had never read these ones before and took off reading them like a pro! He has always loved letters and it shows in his reading, we're pretty impressed with his 4 year old reading skills. 






Henry had this song stuck in his head, "Shout, oh shout, shout for joy..." and spent the day shouting on the front porch!
He sure is a goose! 

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tour the States - Official Music Video



Just in case you've wanted to know what our house sounds like...This! This has been playing non-stop, but it's fun to listen to and mesmerizing to watch. And if you name any state to any of the kids, there's a good chance they can tell you the capital!






Friday, September 18, 2015

May 2015 Family Photos

Thanks to our wonderful friend, Heather, we were able to get some photos on the University of Texas campus before we headed out of Austin.









This last building is where Ben spent most of his days.


Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Jump ahead to now

Just thought I'd post a few pics of the happenings of the last week in our house. Just a few pics from my phone.

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Silly selfies
Cool roots
Neat nature trails

Levitating leaves

Daring log pondering
Daring log crossing

Lots of Harry Potter
More silly selfies


Bros
Hannahlicious

Bros 'n bugs 

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

2014 Christmas Piano Recital

We had the best piano teacher ever! Marcie Tirrell taught Evelyn, Hannah and William for the time we lived in Austin. William didn't start until May 2015 so he's not in this recital.

Hannah 1

Hannah 2 

Evelyn 1



Marcie and her husband, Craig, playing a duet


Marcie and the girls

Our sweet friends who also take piano lessons from Marcie

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Hannah's Baptism


On January 10, 2015, our sweet Hannah was baptized. In our church, children are baptized when they are 8 years old. It was a very sweet day. We were so honored Ben's parents were able to visit for the special occasion.


Hannah and Ben in their baptismal suits, Grammie and Grandad and the rest of us.


The fam outside our house before we left


We are so blessed with so many wonderful friends! Grammie is a pro at making a table look nice. We're so glad she was here to help! 


Neighbors, teachers, friends!!! 


Grammie and Grandad


We sure love our Hannah








Hannah's sweet friend came to her baptism! 


Tuesday, November 18, 2014

My Thanksgiving by Evelyn Wyeth

Boing, boing, boing! I am jumping on my grandparent's trampoline in Arizona, waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to be served. While I stop to catch my breath, I look at the long table. It was as long as my classroom! Boing! I start jumping again. All of a  sudden in midair, everything goes into slow motion as my grandma brings out a big, juicy, steaming turkey the size of baby me! My mouth watered as she brought out a variety of other traditional thanksgiving dishes. Finally, it was time to eat. My plate was piled a mile high with a turkey leg the size of my arm. Stuffing as hot as the sun, and a corncob as juicy as a water balloon. I chowed it in, like, forty-five minutes! When I was done, I started jumping again while I waited for everyone else to finish so dessert could be be served. Ow! Wait! I've got a cramp! I rest on the trampoline for  awhile but the sweet smell of pumpkin pie reaches my nose and I race to the table! I look at all the desserts. I could only choose two! Finally, I decided on a huge slice of cinnamon pumpkin pie and a large dollop of jello. When I can eat no more, I go to bed, dreaming of Christmas dinner. I can't wait for next time!