Jim, Becky, and Kids

Monday, September 19, 2022

Middle of the Night

I found this boy on the stairs late one night.

Before and after. The girls pick up their room every single day, but it has been needing a 'Mom clean' for months. They had accumulated so much random stuff and garbage! We removed a giant bag of garbage, and two laundry baskets full of other stuff that belongs elsewhere. They'd already been cleaning on their own for two hours when I decided to take the before pictures and start helping them. 😳🙈 I'm SO glad it's done! 🤩

Greenhouse Field Trip

We had a fun homeschool field trip to a greenhouse!

School Prep

August 6:

How is it almost time for school to start?! This summer seemed to go by faster than ever. Maybe because we had so much fun. Ha ha! I would really like another two months of summer, but, alas, it's time to get ready for another school year. My to do list is quite long, but I'm making progress!

✅️Curriculum is all purchased.
✅️Academics are planned for 6 grade levels (K, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 9th, and 11th)
✅️Syllabi are made for the entire year. (It took 5 hours! 🤪)
✅️School closet is cleaned out.
✅️Last year's work is cleaned out.
✅️Dual enrolled schedules are sorted. (I really appreciate the kind staff at the middle and high schools who work with our complicated family!)
✅️Co-op is planned and almost ready to start.
✅️Necessary clothing and shoes are all purchased. (I think.)

Between homeschool, teaching seminary, community homeschool stuff, and dual enrollment I still have a lot of things to do, but it's getting there!

Funny Girls

Laurel, "Mommy, if you swallow a bead, could it cut you?"
Me (distracted), "I don't think so."
Laurel, "But could it cut your brain?"
Me (mentally catching up), "Wait. Did you swallow a bead?"
Laurel, "Abby dared me to!"
🤣🤦‍♀️

Abby

The many faces and hairstyles of Abby!

We applied to be extras in a movie (Logan and Jim got picked! More on that later...), so we had to submit some pictures from various angles. I liked this side shot because it shows her pretty freckles and eyelashes.

Wild hair!

Flamingo pose!

Pretty girl.

Fun hair!

Waterpark Time

It was a great day at the waterpark! Brig even reached his summer swim goal! He'd been afraid to put his face in the water, so his goal for this summer was to do 10 bobs and swim 5 feet. I really didn't work with him on it, though, because he'd been so nervous. We basically only talked about it all summer. Ha ha!

He finally decided he was brave enough to do the bobs. It only took one bob (his first ever) and he'd completely overcome his fear! He was constantly underwater after that. 🤣 Then I suggested he try swimming, and he swam 5 feet on his first try! 😲 I never even showed him how to kick or stroke. This boy might be a natural!