What we did in May

We were fairly busy in May and had quite a few momentous happenings.

We finished our first year of homeschooling. We celebrated by going to Lichterman Nature Center and then to O'Charley's for lunch. Our friend Kelly and her son Mitchell went with us.

Ashley had her Kindergarten graduation. Her class recited the poem Trees and the Christian Cadence.

Trees
By Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see
a poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by kids like me,

But only God can make a tree.

Christian Cadence:

Leader: I don’t know but I’ve been told
Kids: (repeat)
Leader: We’re gonna walk on streets of gold
Kids: (repeat)
Leader: I’ve been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb
Kids: (repeat)
Leader: filled with the Holy Spirit I am
Kids: (repeat)

Leader: sound off
Kids: one, two,
Leader: sound off
Kids: three, four,
Leader: sound off
Kids: one, two, one, two… THREE, FOUR!

Leader: The devil’s mad and I am glad
Kids: (repeat)
Leader: He’s on the run and that’s no fun
Kids: (repeat)
Leader: The King of Kings is coming back
Kids: (repeat)
Leader: Gonna clean his clock and break his back
Kids: repeat

Leader: sound off
Kids: one, two,
Leader: sound off
Kids: three, four,
Leader: sound off,
Kids: one, two, one, two…THREE, FOUR!

Samantha had her 10th birthday. We went to the Olive Garden to celebrate. She also made it to Girls II (one level up from where she was) in gymnastics. She had been striving for this so we are very proud of her!

Due to our dog Chloe this doll experienced an untimely death by decapitation within 20 minutes of being released from his box. :(

Jeff also celebrated a birthday.

This happened in June but for Samantha's birthday she received tickets to see ECW and Smackdown live at the Fedex Forum. Obviously Jeff Hardy is her favorite. And yes ,Jeff and I are most definitely worried about what the boys will look like that she will eventually bring home. Of course that is like 11 years from now since she won't be allowed to date until she is 21. LOL!







We plan on spending the rest of our summer relaxing, reading, swimming, doing a little bit of Math and just hanging out with each other and friends. We are also hoping to go on a trip to Minnesota to visit family.

Bathing Beauties

Book Club

We had another meeting of Samantha's Book Club last night. We discussed the book they just finished which was Island of the Blue Dolphins. The girls also presented their projects which included a drawing of the heroine, Karana, and dressing up as an indian girl. They all said they enjoyed the book! Our club only has 4 members so far but we are hoping it will grow. The next book we are set to read is Anne of Green Gables. The girls will have a month to read it. When we meet again in May we are going to watch the movie!

Fun at Ainsley's

Ashley has a very good friend named Ainsley. They both attend Kindermusik and Veritas together. Ainsley's mom also invites Ashley over occasionally so that they can do school together and have a little play date. Ashley went over last week and the girls made Resurrection Rolls. Check out Karla's blog here: http://ainsleysmom.blogspot.com/ to view the photo spread.

Happy Easter!

Easter Egg Hunt

Today was our churches first ever easter egg hunt. Tyler didn't go because he spent the night at a friend's house but Jeff and I took the girls. It was really nice. Besides the hunt there were crafts for the kids, refreshments, and games. The girls got a ton of eggs. The funniest part was when the adults joined in on Bunny, Bunny, Hop which is the Easter variation of Duck, Duck, Goose. A picture of Jeff hopping around the circle is posted below.

The dog is gonna live...for now

Chloe's tumor was benign. We had to suffer through a couple of weeks with a bandage on her leg. A bandage that she refused to leave alone. Finally I got out the old e-collar we had used for Lucy. I cut it down to beagle size and taped it up with duct tape. She didn't like it but at least her wound healed up without further problems. She is fine now and back to her old cat chasing ways.

March Field Trip

In March we went on a field trip with the co-op we have been attending. The field trip was to FunQuest in Collierville for rollerskating. The 2 older kids have been skating only a couple of times so they were all novices. They all did well and had lots of fun. Here are a couple of pictures: