*School has been fun lately, the boys have really gotten into it. I love watching them learn and think about things. They are like little sponges soaking it all up. It is great. This week we've been working on the letter "E" and learning about Elephants and Elk. For each animal we watched a quick you-tube video, then talked about different things each animal had (ie. a trunk instead of a nose on an elephant) Then we did a little craft project. For Elk we made "Elk Bread" aka pizza dough rolled and formed into an Elk looking animal...ok, honestly not very Elk like, but they LOVED it.
Here is Benson with his Elk, before it bakes. I think that is his "Elk Face".
The little Elks cooking away.
All done and ready to eat.*The Puppies are getting huge and just about ready to find a new home. I have spent quite a lot of time learning about puppies and what sort of care they need. I've also realized while I don't really like animals all that much, I do have a soft spot in my heart for them. These little puppies have kept me awake sometime worrying if they'll be warm enough, have enough to eat, etc. Maybe I just like the excuse to worry :-)
"Class Photo" All 10 puppies sitting waiting for their photo to be taken, only a few in the front row got a little rowdy :-)*Crazy Times. We've been burdened lately with lots of hard things going on in our lives. It is easy in the midst of pain and sadness to think that we're all alone in this and nobody cares. But I am daily reminded of God's hand in my life. He has not abandoned me but carries me through each trial and test. Sometimes I get so focused on the problem at hand I forget to look up. If I do look up He is always there faithfully waiting to show me that he's "got my back" and all I need to do is trust him...and when I do, peace that passes all understanding covers my heart and my mind and I can move forward in life. Of course it is a daily decision to look up and trust him and believe me I am not always good at it. Something I'm sure I'll be learning for a long time!
*Road Trip. On Wednesday we are headed south to a friends wedding. We are really excited for the wedding, and the road trip should be interesting. I am sure it will be FULL of adventures that I can hardly wait to tell you about. Josiah and Benson are SO obsessed with cars and trucks we'll see how far we make it before Joey and I are both pulling our hair out listening to them! I'll be sure to fill you in on all the gory details once we get back!
2 comments:
I ADORE Benson's elk face!!!
That daily decision to look up and keep going is hard--which has never made sense to me, since the outcome is always peace:/. Yet on I plow until I hit a massive rock...:).
You will definitely be pulling your hair out at times on the road trip, but it will still be fun! We have fond memories of the one we took--well, except for the 1st hour, during which we thought we'd made a no good, horrible mistake by leaving at bedtime, but the screams gave way to sleep and we went on to have a great time:). Have fun!!
Hey, i think they look like Elk. Good job guys!
Dani, let me know at those times when you need to look up, and i'll look up with you! Love you dear!
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