Parties, Family, & Children~

All the big kids came over for the day Saturday to celebrate Scott's birthday.
The guys played golf and the girls had a day of hanging out together.
We finished the day with everyone gathered around our table~

NOTHING makes me happier that all of us together!

We celebrated Labor Day with Jason, Amy, & their kids with frigid swimming, pizza, and homemade ice cream~

Rosie had her last big/little reveal and she's the great grandmother~

Blows my mind that she is in her senior year of college!

SJ found the perfect stick bow, 10 perfect stick arrows, and sewed her own quiver~

 She and Calla took care of all the wild animals in our yard!

I decided to do a little rearranging of the sunroom creating a table space for art or whatever~

And here is baby Calla helping just like the big kids with our JOY time~

A great week!

Sunroom Learning~

During the winter months we tend to school in the SUNroom~

Keeping bodies AND hearts warm while we learn. :)

For years I used Explode the Code with all the kids but this year we are using Spelling You See
and the boys have really blossomed using it.
They are SO excited to be decoding words and reading on their own~

And look at Ms Big sitting at my desk checking their work~

The Learning is good!!!

Writing Time~

 When we set up the playroom, I left a table in the sun room with writing/drawing items 

and today the three little littles enjoyed writing stories.

Full story @ Growing Whole Hearts.