*Gracie being a good sister
*watching my little butterfly girls wearing wings
*Madelyn jumping on the trampoline and saying, "I jump!"
*teaching Madelyn a little dance and seeing how intently she was concentrating
*watching Gracie practice with her jump rope
*Gracie's Cinnamon Gravy Soup that she made in the sandbox
Thoughts, quotes, and poems on raising and homeschooling 3 little women. Ephesians 2: 8-10--For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." ~William Butler Yeats
Saturday, April 24, 2010
*Madelyn pushing Gracie around in the laundry basket
*having a dance party with the girls
*finding Gracie laying down with a pillow, blanket, and books reading to herself, and Madelyn sitting in Gracie's chair talking on her phone
*Jim playing hide-and-seek with the girls while I made supper
*Madelyn hiding her eyes and counting
*Jim yelling, "Ready or not, here we come!" and Gracie yelling, "Alright! I'm in here!"
*watching our wedding and reception video
*having a dance party with the girls
*finding Gracie laying down with a pillow, blanket, and books reading to herself, and Madelyn sitting in Gracie's chair talking on her phone
*Jim playing hide-and-seek with the girls while I made supper
*Madelyn hiding her eyes and counting
*Jim yelling, "Ready or not, here we come!" and Gracie yelling, "Alright! I'm in here!"
*watching our wedding and reception video
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
*Madelyn kissing Gracie's owie
*Gracie getting ready in the morning all by herself
*going to the park with friends
*painting mud pictures with watercolors
*going to the library
*Madelyn pulling her puppy behind her
*the fact that Gracie just needs needs NEEDS me all the time...one day I will miss this and want it back
*Gracie getting ready in the morning all by herself
*going to the park with friends
*painting mud pictures with watercolors
*going to the library
*Madelyn pulling her puppy behind her
*the fact that Gracie just needs needs NEEDS me all the time...one day I will miss this and want it back
Thursday, April 15, 2010
*pulling Madelyn in the wagon in the driveway while Gracie ride her bike around us...we made so many loops in the driveway!
*Madelyn lying on ther stomach on the couch with a cushion on her back looking at the laptop
*Gracie's interest in stringing buttons and beads onto thread...she did it for a long time!
*listening to Gracie read books for a long time
*the girls playing in a "boat" of water in the backyard
*hearing Gracie count in spanish
*going on an imaginary journey with the girls
*Madelyn lying on ther stomach on the couch with a cushion on her back looking at the laptop
*Gracie's interest in stringing buttons and beads onto thread...she did it for a long time!
*listening to Gracie read books for a long time
*the girls playing in a "boat" of water in the backyard
*hearing Gracie count in spanish
*going on an imaginary journey with the girls
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
*Madelyn calling me Mommy instead of Mama now
*"planting" seeds with Gracie at the Lake
*finding a new curriculum that I am so excited to use with Gracie this fall. It uses picture books as the springboard for learning, and I can use it in kindergarten if I continue to homeschool! Yay!
*having Jim home
*Gracie teaching Madelyn her colors with Skittles and reading alphabet books to her
*Gracie buying Skittles at the store with money she earned
*teaching Madelyn about apologizing after she hit Gracie in the face with a book. Not a favorite moment, but hearing Madelyn say "I sorry" was so sweet. And then Gracie saying, "I forgive you and still love you, Madelyn."
*Madelyn's interest in the alphabet and hearing her say the letters
*"planting" seeds with Gracie at the Lake
*finding a new curriculum that I am so excited to use with Gracie this fall. It uses picture books as the springboard for learning, and I can use it in kindergarten if I continue to homeschool! Yay!
*having Jim home
*Gracie teaching Madelyn her colors with Skittles and reading alphabet books to her
*Gracie buying Skittles at the store with money she earned
*teaching Madelyn about apologizing after she hit Gracie in the face with a book. Not a favorite moment, but hearing Madelyn say "I sorry" was so sweet. And then Gracie saying, "I forgive you and still love you, Madelyn."
*Madelyn's interest in the alphabet and hearing her say the letters
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
*finding Madelyn feeding Lily handfuls of dog food while I was helping Gracie get dressed. No wonder Lily and Madelyn are best friends
*reading to the girls as they both sat on my lap
*seeing how much joy little plastic balls bouncing in the hallway can bring to the girls
*fixing Easter dinner with Jim
*the girls' tea party with Jim
*Madelyn singing Baa Baa Black Sheep
*Gracie telling us she heard an animal sneezing outside her window when she woke up
*visiting with Joy
*the girls playing house and Gracie being the mommy and Madelyn being the baby
*watercolor painting with the girls
*reading to the girls as they both sat on my lap
*seeing how much joy little plastic balls bouncing in the hallway can bring to the girls
*fixing Easter dinner with Jim
*the girls' tea party with Jim
*Madelyn singing Baa Baa Black Sheep
*Gracie telling us she heard an animal sneezing outside her window when she woke up
*visiting with Joy
*the girls playing house and Gracie being the mommy and Madelyn being the baby
*watercolor painting with the girls
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