Still Rowing

I am still loving Five In A Row!

We are rowing the book The Glorious Flight.

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Such a fun book! We were not able to fit all the fun into five days!

Lane loves when I make him a tic tac toe board of words to listen for while I read the story. He marks them off as he hears them. SO many skills being used with this activity!

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We also learned about England, France, the English channel, and made a small map book of that area. I could have went on and on with learning in these topics!

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Of course there is always a stack of books to read along with the book we are rowing! Technology is a good thing when it comes to ordering library books on line, getting an e-mail from the library when they are in, and just stopping by the library to grab them from the front desk. Love that!

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The planes that Louis Bleriot built he named with Roman Numerals. So we learned them! Except Lane told me I did not need to teach him Roman Numerals, because he taught them to himself learning to read our big clock in the sunroom.

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We still have lots to learn about how aircrafts are built, all of there parts, the four forces of flight, some paper airplanes to make to illustrate these points…..and I have some activities to do to show how planes steer with their tails.

Should be another fun week next week of rowing The Glorious Flight!

All Those Blessings!!

I am so thankful that knowing the Lord has taught me to look at every glass as half full!

There are blessings in every thing. I love seeking them, counting them, and praising Jesus for them!

My blessing photos are usually taken with my phone – so they are not the best quality (at all!!). But still so precious!

I don’t want to ever forget the blessing of one cuddly little girl. It shows a deep level of attachment and trust that is an amazing blessing. I love how she says “Hold you, Mommy!” Blessed.

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Local greens. Back in season, crisp, oh so yummy, and all gone with one meal. Blessed.

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Grant will be traveling to China to help bring Tate home. His passport arrived! Blessed.

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This ridge. It is spectacular in its beauty. Even when we climb up it and down it several times a day. Blessed.

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Simple foods to stock the freezer. Smoothie season is ahead! Blessed.

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Two new drivers. I CAN’T WAIT till they have their licenses! Blessed.

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A little one who loves to be outside. And a Mama who loves to play with her. (that snow is long gone now!) Blessed.

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New cowgirl boots. (Thanks, David and Kayla!!!) Cause she rocks this look. Blessed.

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The reading store wins again. Love when the Lord burdens me with a good idea! Blessed.

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Quiet time looking out the south windows after late night storms. Everything is turning green! Blessed.

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Playing games at David and Kayla’s place. We LOVE to be at David and Kayla’s! Blessed.

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A daughter who loves to bless us with her delicious creations. These are chocolate chip cookie bowls for the ice cream sundae bar for Kayla’s birthday! But the dog ate them before we got the chance to. Sigh. I still love that dog! Blessed.

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Our bedroom filled with late night chaos. The good kind of chaos! It gets so loud! Blake looked at me and smiled and said “We will miss this SO much someday.” Yes, honey. Yes we will. SO blessed.

*Can you see Lane and Chad dancing in the bathroom? Can you see Eliza doing flips off of Blake’s leg? Can you hear Grant cracking jokes and picture Addie covering her head with that quilt as she laughs till her sides hurt? Sweet chaos!

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Getting this post ready has made my heart swell with thanksgiving!

Have you counted your blessings today? PRAISE JESUS for them! He is worthy to be praised!

Adoption Day!

Today we re-finalized Eliza’s adoption!

The judge asked everyone to introduce themselves. Then he said a few words – he gave his approval of our adoption and our ability to raise Eliza.

The judge was sweet! He let Eliza choose a stuffed animal, and then gave out pencils that looked like gavels!

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We had a group photo and it was all done!

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I couldn’t help but be teary eyed! What a blessed day!!

We love you forever, Eliza Claire!!

Easter Sunday

What a blessed day yesterday was! First it was church with David and Kayla (even though I missed out – was not feeling well).

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David and Kayla planned a surprise egg hunt for the kiddos….

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We had lunch, and Kayla read the resurrection story to the kids…

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We celebrated our sweet Kayla, who will have her birthday this Wednesday….

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The afternoon turned cloudy and much colder, but the guys went out to shoot for awhile….

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A blessed day it was!!! Still counting those blessings every single day….there are too many to count!!

Hope you all had a blessed Easter Sunday too!