I realized the other day that I have pretty much only been updating my blog with things related to pregnancy. Being pregnant is hardly the only thing we have done this summer :) This would probably be better split into several shorter posts, but I fear I might never get it done if I leave it to that so one long post it is.
Colorado
Awwww, cute, even after 11 years together.
Train ride in Leadville
On the train. I asked Isaac if he was excited and he said, "I have been wanting to go on a train my whole life and today I finally get to."
Cool train shirts
My sweeties with flowers. After this, I told them to leave the rest for everyone to enjoy.
Adelle's second birthday
"Helping" Mom make birthday cupcakes
She took a bite out of one of the cupcakes that was cooling on the cabinet. Here she is feeling dejected because I said she couldn't eat a cupcake because it was still morning.
I relented. If you can't eat a cupcake on the morning of your birthday, when can you? So here she is, eating the cupcake that she took the bite out of.
Birthday book from Grammie and Grandpa (that had a lot of clothes to go with it!)
Blowing out the candles on her birthday cupcakes
Lots of outdoor time in June when it wasn't scary hot.
It seems like maybe this isn't the best way to go down a slide, but he made it work.
Humidity= curly hair
My little bike riders
I love our neighborhood. Lots of trees make a nice canopy of shade over the street. It is just beautiful :)
Adelle's spot during bike rides
We have kept up a casual session of school this summer. Fun stuff, finishing up the alphabet path (we will get it done before the baby is born!). Lots of puzzles, trips to the library. We had been doing school time during Adelle's nap but I have instituted Quiet Time during her nap now, so that I can rest, mostly, so we have had to accommodate her toddler shenanigans while we are doing school. Sometimes this is fruitful and she cooperates and I snap pictures (see below) and sometimes it is frustrating and disruptive. Such is life, right?
Issy helping Adelle with a puzzle
Liam and Adelle looking through the alphabet in an old workbook
Issy and Isaac were at Totus Tuus for a week in July, so Liam and Adelle got to spend a lot of time together. Interesting to see how the dynamics changed when you took the older two out of the picture. They were both more patient with each other. Unfortunately, I didn't feel very good that week, so we didn't get out like I had hoped but we read lots of books and they had lots of smoothies.
"Helping" Mom make smoothies.
I suspect that pretty much the only thing I will report doing the second part of the summer will be spending time at the pool or otherwise in water. Because it is too hot to do pretty much anything else :P
4 comments:
Wow, the frosting on those cupcakes looks AMAZING!! Very cool. Looks like a lot of fun in your family. I appreciate this glimpse of how lie in a growing homeschooling family might go. I'm still discerning the thought of homeschooling my own four. The thought of being pregnant while trying to do that has been one of my main concerns but you seem to pull it off with style :) I hope all goes well with the rest of the pregnancy - you are certainly getting close to the end.
long posts can be fun too. :)
I agree, those are some super fantastic cupcakes! Looks like the Colorado trip went wonderfully. We are looking foward to going there soon also. You are one amazing woman, Erin. :)
Beautiful post Erin! I love having a glimpse of life in faith filled family. I am curious about the Alphabet path you mentioned (Monica mentioned it too the other day). I will have to check it out.
I have to say that being pregnant and homeschooling has been pretty difficult to navigate, for myself personally at least. Some of the more exciting things we would do would be cut do to lack of energy on my part. But I figure it is just a season in our lives, one in which I have the opportunity to teach my kids to be compassionate and helpful in less than ideal circumstances. There will be time and energy for enriching, exciting activities in a few months.
Here is the link to the Alphabet Path if you need it, Angie: http://ebeth.typepad.com/serendipity/along-the-alphabet-path-1.html There are so so many ideas, sometimes it is overwhelming to have to choose, but the kids have enjoyed it very much.
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