My little ladybugs

My beautiful girls ~ Halloween 2010. You two bring joy to my heart. Thank you Jesus for choosing and trusting me to be their mother. Thank you Pumpkin for being a good sport and dressing up like your sister for your mother's sake. I know you really wanted to be Frankenstein- the girl one. You are a great big sister and I promise someday you will cherish this picture of you and your sister as I do know. You two look so adorable. Hugs & Kisses
Love, Mommy!!!

Our Peanut- Halloween 2010 Baby's First Halloween

Peanut Update...

Wow, my baby is growing so fast...My only regret is that I am not documenting every precious moment. The truth is I hate this blogging. I just wish their was a better way for me to keep up to date on important things. I wonder if their is an App. for that.? ...LOL...As I am typing, my Peanut is trying to push the buttons on my laptop. She is so big and mobile now. She is not quiet crawling but she can make her way across the room on her belly. She does this side to side motion as she crawls. It looks like she is swimming to me. Aaron says it looks like she is waddling.

Today, during school , Pumpkin noticed her clapping as she pushed the music button on her activity center. Everyone got so excited and started clapping at her and she continued to clap and showed excitement. I wanted to see her clap so I clappled and said YEAH, then she started clapping again and has been clapping all day.

Peanut is 7 months old now and this month she also gave Aaron and I kisses for the first time. We were just sitting on the couch and I told her, "Give mommy kisses", then she lend forward and put her lips against my face. Then I told her, "Give Daddy kisses", and she did the same thing. She went back and forth a few time but has not done it again since then.

She is also offically a sitter, not a supported sitter, but a geniune big girl sitter. Occasionally, I think she forgets she is sitting and falls back. (It's kinda funny). This past weekend she was able to sit in a shopping cart and high chair all by her self. Writing all this just make me want to cry.

Well, I guess that it for now I need to stop her from eating her Dad's shoes.

Thank you Lord Jesus for a beautiful baby girl.

Home School Update...

Things are going well with my home school group. We have had lots of fun and done many activities. It's going to be a great year.

Home School

With the birth of my Peanut, I did not want to go back to work. I prayed for a way to stay home but still be able to provide some income. As it is promised God does provide and he did just that for me. He provided a way for me to stay home with Peanut and make a little money too. I have opened up a home school academy and so far it has been wonderful. I have named it New Faith Christian Home School Academy. This opportunity also lets me do what I love-TEACH. Currently I am homeschooling my Pumpkin and 3 other children. I have set up a really nice classroom in my home. It's a really great classroom with 3 computers, cubbies and a library. I even have a wonderful teacher assistant, who helps me out with Peanut during the day while I teach. The best thing is I get to stay home with Peanut and still nurse her. I love that I am Pumpkins teacher and we have gotten so close. One thing I have learned from homeschool is that Pumpkin really has grown up. She is becoming a beautiful young lady, way to fast. Thank you God for provided a way for me to stay at home with my children, TEACH, and make some money for my family.

The Vacuum Monster & The Nightlight

We have discovered that Peanut, now five months old, is afraid of the vacuum cleaner. Yesterday, Pumpkin was vacuuming around her and she freaked out. She cried like someone was beating her, when I picked her up I could feel her heart beating rapidly. It was kind of funny and heartbreaking at the same time. Her fear of vaccum is shared with our cat sylvester. (I wonder if I put a broom near hear if she'll hiss and hit it?) Sorry inside joke...

I wonder where these fears come from because Peanut has been afraid of the dark since she was born. Pumpkin was also afraid of the dark too. As a matter of fact Pumpkin just gave up her nightlight this past summer.

Artist in the making....

Yesterday, Pumpkin, Peanut, and I joined the Evans in Portland for pottery painting. It was a lot of fun. Pumpkin turned a turtle into an avatar (she currently is obsessed with avatar). She had a great time hanging out with her best friend Alaina and just talking and painting. I had a great time too... just speaking girl talk with Amanda. I am so glad she has allowed us to be a part of her family. I would of never even considered doing an activity like this. Amanda, thank you for making me a better mother. Amanda and I also made Peanut's footprints on a tile. It was really cute because the paint brush tickled her little feet. I can't wait to go back.