Baby's First Tooth!

Hyrum got his first tooth! He decided to be different and get his top right tooth first. I think it looks absolutely adorable!!! What a cutie boy!

Leaves Are FALLing All Around!

I love Fall! I love the feeling of that slight crisp in the air that reminds you that the holidays are coming! I love sweaters and all the beautiful colors- rusty reds, oranges, and browns. I love the crunch sound that leaves make as you walk across the now covered grass. I love slowing down, and settling in to a cozy home, after the busy and playful summer months.

So, to celebrate the coming of Fall, we did an art project. First, we went outside and talked about the seasons and especially Fall. Then, we walked around identifying all the new colors of leaves. Next, we picked out our favorite leaves! Then, came the fun part- making a picture with the leaves....

    This is the giraffe that I made. I really loved the yellow leaves with brown spots because they reminded me of giraffes. :)

Memphis loved my giraffes and decided he wanted to do an animal theme too! He ended up with these birds flying in the sky.

When we were looking for leaves outside, Elijah decided the leaves were Mario character hats. He wanted one for each character and found one for: Mario, Luigi, and Wario. I love that his art reflects what he loves! I also love that he took a lot of time and drew the Mario characters in his picture.

Bria just had fun gluing leaves on her paper! This final art piece is way different than the first one she made because she kept gluing leaves, then taking them off, then gluing more! I'm glad she had fun exploring. These are the little ways that toddlers learn. 

Happy Fall!!!

 

Our Homeschool Adventure!

We have decided to take on the great adventure (and responsibility) of homeschooling our children. So far the journey has been rewarding! It has been full of experiences I doubt Elijah would have gotten learning in a classroom, public school environment. I have personally loved being his teacher. He is an A+ student so far! He is bright and gets so excited about learning! And I love that he begged me to be his teacher----how can you say no to that??? So, here is the beginning of our adventure...

Welcome to Biology 101

 



 Today we are learning about tree frogs.

Memphis' observation: "They are sticky!!!"

Frogs can swim very well!

We learned about their environment as we made a small replica environment to keep him in temporarily.

We even went bug catching in order to put food in the environment.

We talked about the story of the frog prince.

But, our frog, was just a frog, afterall!

Photo Shoot Time!

I love doing little photo shoots with the kids. Dressing them up, giving them some one-on-one mommy time. They love being singled out like this. And I love playing around with photography. So here is what we got today! (including a debut photo of all 4 together!...now that was difficult!)

Bria

Memphis

Elijah

Hyrum

I was trying to get the kids to look at me and smile. So I thought, I'll hit my head and say "Ow!"...kids love that! Well, they loved it so much they decided to imitate me! At least it got them smiling. :)

All the kids together

My favorite all kids together.

And a really sweet one of Bria. She is a cutie! :) 

Sports!

Playtime at our house! I have fond memories of playing soccer during my childhood and just made some more great memories playin' with the boys. :) (Who needs boring exercise dvds when you can PLAY!)

Bria played soccer with us for a few minutes, but then went back to her first love: swinging!

Memphis kept grabbing the soccer ball with his hands no matter how many times I told him that it is against the rules of soccer. So, I thought he'd enjoy football a little more.

But, he did look super happy holding the soccer ball!

When I pointed out that Memphis liked holding balls best. Elijah said, "And I like kicking them best!" I can't wait until the fall when little league soccer season starts! We will be ready!

And this is me playing around with photo quotes. I've been having fun with that lately. And I loved the joy on the kids' faces as they played sports. We had a blast together.

Easter Egg Hunt!

Ready, set...

GO!!!

Finding eggs

looking for eggs

What is this???

Grabbing the eggs hidden in the bushes

Run!

I see you lookin' at my eggs!

An egg!

They found so many eggs!

Seeing the wonder in the egg.

We had a great time spending time with our friends and enjoying the Easter egg hunt! Happy Easter everybody!

Beach Fun!

We really loved seeing blue skies! It was nice to get outside and enjoy the beach.

My friend, Cassie, burying Elijah in the sand.  With these two photos I had fun playing around with color edits. Fun, fun! 

My friend, Cassie, with her daughter buried in the sand! 

All of the kids wanted a turn being buried! :)

I love the fluffy clouds above her head.