Bye-Bye!

We are having lots of fun saying "Bye Bye" to each other these days!!!!

The Past 10 Months

One reason I loved taking these pictures is that it was a reminder to take pictures of Baby #3, who has very few pictures otherwise! It's fun to take a look back!

10 Months

Well, this is actually like a 10-1/2 month update. These days, Jewell is saying a few words! Her words include: Bye bye, happy, mama, dada, bible, and hi. She is nodding, shaking her head, standing, walking up stairs, and has 4 teeth coming in. A few days ago she even took a few steps!

CSA, Week 15

This week with the CSA we received: green beans, squash, tomotoes, cherry tomatoes, okra, butternut squash, cucumber, green pepper, green beans, dill, cantaloupe & pototatoes. But just take a minute and LOOK at those fruits and veggies. Aren't they gorgeous??? Look at the greens and yellows. God is so creative. Here's a closer look:

Ha

I'm so glad my mom saved this. I don't know if you can read it or not, but it reads, "Mom, I wish that I could go in the kitchen earlier but you told me I couldn't tell or ask you something while you were in there so I decided to write you this note.Can Hannah or someone else come over Tuesday? Yes No Circle Yes or No. If so we have to call them Tuesday morning. Thanks, Carrie. Love Ya!"

Now, as a mother I have a special fondness for the note. I can only imagine what I had done which instigated the command that I needed to stay out of the kitchen!!

What about you? Do you have any funny notes saved from your childhood?

CSA 2011, Week 12, 13, 14

This is the time of year that my CSA posts start falling behind. Here's what we've received the past 3 weeks. (Pictured Above: (Late May) Watermelon, Squash, Okra, Tomatoes, Green Beans, Corn, ZUcchini, Cucumber, Potato, Green Pepper, Cherry Tomato, Peaches, Hot Pepper, CornPictured Above: Corn, Pattypan Squash, Watermelon, Cherry Tomato, Peach, Cucumber, Tomato, Lemon Cucumber, Okra, Green Pepper, Zebra Stripe Tomato, Green Bean, Potato,Pictured Above: Grapes, Onion, Squash, Cucumber, Dill, Peaches, Green Beans, Okra, Bell Peppers, Tomato, Cherry Tomato, Potato, Banana Pepper

Back to School

My babies are back to school. They look so big!

Bible Story Time

below: ritual hand washing in a big bowl, like they did in Bible days. important, because they did not use silverware!Long time, no blog! As you can imagine, things have been busy over here with 3 little ones. This summer has been full of travel & activity, plus....Where Did Everybody Go? Looks like blogger has been taken over by the reign of facebook. But I digress...This summer, a couple of other moms & I got together to have some Bible Storytime with our kids. I looked around for creative ways to teach bible stories. My kids and I like crafts & cooking, so one book I bought was Delicious Bible Stories. It's not the world's most amazing books, but it does have some ideas to get your brain going. So we spent a few weeks each taking a story, craft & meal. We haven't finished the book, but we've had a great time! The kids got to create some hands-on Bible-time food preparation (Hummus, Hearts of Palm, Fig Cakes) and learn some stories (Abraham & Sarah, Queen Esther & Abigail & David. above: the kids making hummus. below: sarah teaches about abigail's hospitality before they begin making their fig cakes. (pureed figs with honey, rolled in nuts or other toppings)Of all the thousands of crafting/kid-learning blogs, I couldn't find any that have Bible-related-crafts. Do you know of any?