Conversations

Monday BA had a conversation with his Papa that went something like this:

Papa: "You see, BA, when you learn your letters and your numbers..."

BA: "Papa, I do know my numbers. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers..."

And what could you say to that??? What a literal and funny child.

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Scroll

"Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge...'You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.' "
Psalm 16:1-2

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Scroll

"But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you, for surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield."
Psalm 5:11-12

BA's 1st day of school

Just woke up, but very excited about starting school

Right before the first lesson

His lil' reward card

Celebration Cake

For quite some time BA has been asking me about starting school. He has been very interested in it, and I finally gave in to starting his homeschooling. I planned to start when he was five, but his persistence made me give in earlier. Right now we will spend the next few months learning to read. He already knows all of the letters and their sounds, so the foundation is already there.

BA woke up very excited this morning. I'm not sure which excited him more- starting school or not having to take a nap because he was starting school. Either way, he anticipated "school time" (which used to be known as "nap time") all day. When the time finally arrived, he zoomed right through his lesson, just about like I thought he would. After we got finished, I surprised him with his own lil' cake. He said, "Mom, I can't believe you bought me a cake!" I admit, I probably wouldn't have thought about it, except the day before he said we would need to celebrate when he started school. That got my wheels to turning, and resulted in the special cake. Anyway, it's hard to believe my "little" boy is even old enough to start school. We had a pretty good first day, and I look forward to being able to teach him.

Wordless Wednesday

She's on the move!

It started out kind of simple...

Then it took on the description of mischief...

She quickly advanced to all fours...

And decided that was not enough...

EE is officially mobile! She crawls, and she pulls up on things. And as the pictures above prove, she is getting into things too! At her six month check up, her doctor predicted that she would walk at nine months. I thought he was silly. Now I'm a lil' scared. She's eight months, and she is on the move!

Wordless Wednesday

EE- 8 Months

Our baby girl is now eight months old. Can you believe that? It doesn't even sound right to say, but it is true. She is growing and changing so much, it is hard to write a post about what all is going on in her stage of development. Here are a few of the things she is up to these days:
EE...
*... said her first word- "Bye, Bye."
*... is mobile. I won't call it crawling, because I'm not sure what you call what she is doing. However, it is safe to say that she can get anywhere she wants.
*...waves.
*... she was trying to pull up on the couch. She was "standing" on her knees and holding on to the seat of the couch.
*... absolutely LOVES bath time!
*... started pulling at her headbands. She hasn't done this since birth. Now, I'm trying to figure out if telling her "No, No!" is going to help.
*... is finally starting to get a lil' hair, but it's nothing to shout about yet!
*... is definitely Mama's lil' girl. (And it makes my heart swell to know she wants me! Haha!)

EE, we love you girl! I can't believe your first year is mostly passed!

Sunday Scroll

"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."
Psalm 1:1-3