life in the fast lane

ah, the lazy days of summer...

GONE!!

we're so ready for a long labor day weekend!

busy work/school schedules...

sniffles/allergies making their rounds...

dental & doctor visits...

hot, long carpool lines...

the new normal!

the never ending house repairs

(what a fine lookin repair man)

the homeschooler

said homeschooler's sister

(in one of her rare "keeping herself busy" moments

more than likely plotting her next strategic

"I need attention!" move)

the homeschooler crafting an original

native american mud hut

there's that repairman again

taking up the old floor to prepare for the new tile

(Quinn had shop class that day while his teacher

got some shopping done

worked on lesson plans)

and here's what happens when two sisters

get bored on a rainy afternoon...

busy?

yes

tired?

uh-huh

patient & peaceful all the time?

to borrow Gracie's favorite new phrase...

no way!

happy?

absolutely!

"be joyful always;

pray continually;

give thanks

in all circumstances."

I Thessalonians 5:16

newness of life

with happy tears
I watched our handsome little guy
as he was baptized this morning at church
by his handsome daddy

priceless

time marches on

Another day of firsts...
first days of school, that is!

I can't believe Erin is starting
her eighth grade year!
We are so proud of her and we
love watching her beauty unfold
every day.

Quinn begins 3rd grade today...
at HOME!
This was a decision that has been
prayed over for almost a year now.

The huge added blessing is that

Quinn has been very excited about it.

(I'm personally looking forward to those

educational field trips to Starbucks )
We love our local elementary school,
but God made it very plain to us that
for this year, Quinn needs to have
his 3rd grade adventure @ home with me!
Me and...
an extremely busy 2 year old

and
a house that must be kept

clean at all times because we just

put it on the market. *gulp*

(good times, friends, good times)

Erin's practice hairdo the night before...

(She's a barrel of laughs, I tell ya)

She's rockin' that Langston uniform today!

Woodard Elementary is now in session

What? Me? Share my Mom with Quinn?

(he, he, he)

J, J, (gulp) Junior

could someone please tell me

how one minute ago I was

holding our blue eyed firstborn

and today she begins her

Junior

year of high school?

your daddy and I bless you

in Jesus' Name, Ali.

we couldn't be prouder!

what if?!

what if...
in the comfort of your own home or office
in your pajamas even
(hopefully not @ your office)
you could help
bring a son home
to his new family?

please check out
Lori's blog
and her awesome fundraiser
(ending soon!)
you have the chance to win
a fabuloso prize if you
help them out!

awesomeness

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress..." James 1:27