The girls got to go to the salon to get their hair washed and trimmed. They had never had their hair washed at the salon before and both thought it was the greatest thing ever. They didn't stop smiling the whole time.
Olivia lost her 1st tooth! She had a loose tooth for exactly one whole day!! The very next morning she had wiggled it out.
Samuel has developed a love for books, just like his big sisters. He loves to bring you books and sit in your lap or by himself on the floor and look at the pictures. He has also learned some sign language. He can sign for: food, more, please, blow kisses to say I love you and wave good-bye. He doesn't really walk, he runs! He likes to push heavy things around like chairs and carry things bigger than him like his toy basket all the while making grunting sounds as if to say "This is very heavy." He is constantly making us laugh and laugh for one reason or another.
It is very hard to get a picture of this little guy that doesn't come out blurry. I don't think he ever stops moving!!
From many of the fires in the area and our state the sky has been filled with smoke. We are so ready to have the smoke go away and breathe fresh clean air. Please pray for the men and women out there fighting those fires. I haven't been keeping up with the news lately so I don't know how many fires are still going. I heard that there has already been a life lost. Our air quality has been horrible but I don't think it has been as bad as Wenatchee or other places.
We have also been busy with home school. Lilly has been reading so many books we came up with a reward system for each book she reads. For each book she gets a sticker on her chart and a small reward, when she gets to 5 books she gets a bigger reward and then for every 10 books she reads she gets an even bigger reward and then we start over. (I have 3 boxes labeled 1, 5 and 10 with fun things to choose from for the rewards.)
Also, Lilly not only is taking piano lessons but she has become a Girl Scout Brownie. She is working on her Pet Badge right now and so we decided to make some dog biscuits for our furry friends. You can find the recipe we used here. Olivia will be starting Girl Scouts next week!
I haven't gone into everything that we've been up to, if I did that I probably would never get away from this computer. Some exciting news I do want to share before I do finish with this post is, I am going back to school. I'm going to Wenatchee Valley College at Omak. I'm only taking 2 classes right now and I will be trying to do most online whenever possibe. This has been something I've always thought about doing but never knew what I would go back to school for. With homeschooling the girls, I haven't had a ton of confidence in myself to teach them effeciently. So, the more I prayed for confidence the more going back to school was on my mind. After talking with Chris many times about it and sharing with him what was on my mind we both thought maybe I should go back to school. The more we prayed about it the more God seemed to open the way for me to go. I will be working on a transfer degree, Associates of Arts and Sciences to be more specific and then move on to a University Online (maybe Wester Governors) for a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8). I look forward to posting more about this BIG adventure in the future!
(my new student packet)
I loved being in Girl Scouts. I was in Girl Scouts for a long time & I learned a lot of good things from that experience. Next time I see Lilly I'll have to quiz her on stuff. I still remember some of the songs too:)
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