Summer Break is here!!!

Hi all! Sorry for the long break between posts, we’ve been enjoying a much needed break from everything in life.  We finished up school, completed the Awana year and are just about done with ballet lessons for Emmy.

Here are some pictures from the Awana awards ceremony:

Thank you all for your patience!  After much prayer and thought I have decided to take the summer off from my blog to spend time with my kids.  The time is so short before they are grown and I want to enjoy every moment I can!  I will continue to pray about what direction to take this blog and will keep you all posted as decisions are made.  As time and inclination allows I may post occasionally this summer, so feel free to stop by and see if anything new has popped up!

Here are some pictures of our summer fun so far!

For those of you following my project 365, I hope to finish, but of course it is dependent on what my decision is regarding the direction of the blog.  Regardless, I won’t be doing any more with it for the summer.

Enjoy your summer everyone!!!  See you later!

Betsy

Project 365–Day 130

Elijah and Mark working together on their hobbies.  Like father, like son!

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Project 365–Day 129

Josiah and Malachi.  Love this picture!

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Project 365–Day 128

I had some time to bake chocolate chip cookies today!!! Yum!!!

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Project 365–Day 127

This week was “kids shopping week”.  Usually the last week of the month I pay the kids their allowance (one dollar per year of age per month, so for example, a 7 year old would get 7 dollars) and we go shopping so they can buy anything that they have been saving for.  We were a little late this time around!  Emmaline bought this little creature that she loved and asked me to take a picture of.

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Project 365–Day 126

I loved this picture of Malachi watching all his siblings talking and playing at the table.  He was so intrigued by them all!

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Mothers Day 2013

We started the day off with a lovely breakfast of fried eggs, bacon, and toast that Mark made for me!  Yum, yum, yum!

Mark bought me some gorgeous flowers and surprised me with them when I came downstairs!

After we ate breakfast I opened all my gifts from the family.  Mark had taken all the kids shopping and they all got me a little something, so sweet!

Then it was off to church for the morning.  I was scheduled in the nursery so I spent the morning holding little ones, one of my favorite things to do.  I even got to sit and rock a little girl and sing songs with her, which was a treat.  :-)

When we got home from church Mark grilled lunch and I was able to just sit and relax.  It was awesome!

After lunch the kids all played quietly.  Elijah worked some more on his model airplane, Mark worked on his hobbies, and I worked on my dollhouse.

Later in the day I made muffins and we had muffins and fruit and watched a movie. 

Although I really didn’t take the time to plan anything for the day it still ended up being a lovely day!

Project 365–Day 125

Elijah, Emmaline, and Josiah ate dinner at a friends house today.  It was so weird to see the table set for 4, it seemed so empty!

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Dollhouse Progress Update

                     April 2013

Yes, I know we’re halfway into May!  I set a goal for myself of posting a dollhouse update once a month and I don’t want to give up after only 1 posting!  So I will hopefully be posting again in a few weeks! :-)

First off, some regression.  All the kids playing with the dollhouse were too much for it, and almost all the porch rails fell off.  I hope to get these fixed by the next update…

 

I rebuilt my addition on the side of the house.  It too had suffered untimely demise at the hands of loving children.  I have yet to figure out how I’m going to finish it all out and attach it to the house but I was glad to get it rebuilt.

I laid some more of the floor tiles on my kitchen floor template.  I’m loving how this is turning out!

And finally, I made just a few more mini’s to add to my ever increasing collection of accessories!  A mini box of oreos and a small file box, so cute!

So, there’s my progress for the month.  I didn’t have to spend any money for any of it, but still was able to feel pleased with what I got done.  Yay!

Project 365–Day 124

Emmaline asked me to draw a picture of a “pretty girl” for her, which I did.  Then she tried to copy it on the opposite side of the page.  I thought she did a great job!

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