Hey guys! Long time since I've been here but my life finally has a nice groove to it and my youngest is almost three...which hopefully will leave a little more time for writing. I can't believe how much has happened in the time I've been away...honestly, too much to include in one post but hopefully, over time, I'll be able to catch you up.
We just started back into our fourth year of homeschooling...which is seriously hard to believe. Noah is technically a third grader by public school standards but I don't really like labeling the kids because they have their strengths and weaknesses depending on the subject. Haleigh started first and Lucas is our big boy Kindergartner. And then there is Judah....our strong willed two year old. :-) He keeps me on my toes...and if I turn my back for a second you can bet something has been destroyed or he has scaled a building; the kid is a Houdini.
We also just added a seventh member to this chaotic family...our puppy, Abby. She and Judah make quite the combination...I think that may have been God's answer to my prayers for a more patient and loving attitude. <3 at="" but="" get="" hearts.="" i="" it="" just="" leave="" less="" ll="" moms="" nbsp="" p="" picture.="" that="" the="" their="" think="" you=""> Just a little update on our kids who are growing up far too quickly.
Noah- Loves Coyote Peterson, Bugs (specifically spiders), is a Minecraft champ, his favorite game is Chess, his favorite subject is Reading and he loves to cook. On his current list of books he is reading is Goosebumps and The Hardy Boys. I love his enthusiasm and joy that comes with opening the pages of a book...just like me. When we go outside, he often has a book in hand and searches out the perfect spot to sit and read. He always does his chores without me asking and is our most sensitive kid. He is a Mama's boy and I love every second.
Haleigh- She is my girly girl and my mini me. She is starting her third year of ballet and absolutely loves it. She is an amazing artist (like, this kid puts my college art classes to shame) and we will be enrolling her in art school next year so that she can excel at her favorite subject...since this isn't something I can help her much with. She is very hyper and we often find ourselves searching for new creative outlets to channel her energy into. Just another reason I'm thankful we homeschool because I sometimes wonder if that hyper, talkative self would often stay in trouble in the public school system. Maybe not, but I worry that would be case.
Lucas- He is my all american boy. This kid loves wrestling with his baby brother, Imaginext, sports, and books. He is my problem solver. He loves puzzles, I Spy books, and anything else that requires critical thinking skills...I like to call him my little engineer in the making. This kid just told me the 50 piece puzzle I got for him was "too easy" so on to bigger and better things lol. He struggles with reading/letter recognition/phonics because he has a speech issue. He will be seeing a speech therapist two days a week for the next year so hopefully the issues he is having in school will improve as his speech issues do. It's hard to watch him try so hard and get frustrated because he isn't able to accurately articulate a letter sound even though in his mind he knows it. Now, math, on the other hand...Lucas excels at. That's definitely his favorite subject.
Judah- He is my very strong willed child but he is also extremely sweet when he chooses to be. He will come up and pat me on the face and say "love you, mama" for no reason at all...just out of nowhere. He loves playing in the water and getting muddy. He likes to drive his Mama crazy and I won't lie, many days I wonder how I'm going to survive this stage...but then he looks at me with those big, beautiful eyes and grins at me, and I melt.<3 absolute="" and="" at="" begs="" but="" cars="" favorite="" go="" he="" his="" imaginext="" is="" likes="" me="" nbsp="" often="" p="" place="" play="" salem="" the="" there.="" thing="" to="" trash="" trucks.="" with="" y-town="" ymca="">
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