The BEE Dance

Bring It On!

Well we are almost officially ready for the Fall. The rain gutters are cleaned out (much easier with a leaf blower)...it only took two minutes instead of 30+. The chimney is swept....the chimney might need some attention in the Spring. Some of the bricks were crumbling. On top of that, a bee tried to attack me while I was up there, trying to watch 3 kids and hold a 25 foot chimney sweep broom. Too bad Tennille didn't have the camera handy.
Tennille is working hard getting everything ready for her enrichment "Super Saturday" that is coming up in November. Talk about a lot of work. I don't know how she does it.
Isaiah continues to love Kindergarten. He is doing great with his reading and other "homework" type of activities. Soccer is his favorite sport right now. He loves being on the defense. He runs straight at the oncoming kids and goes for the ball without any thought of the aftermath. He has been kicked a few times but he still goes in without hesitation.
Sequoyah is still trying to figure out if she likes preschool. She has started her reading lessons with us and is on lesson 32/100. At the end of the lessons she will get a surprise. She is doing gymnastics every week and has finally found her "element." We catch her swinging upside down on the swing set outside...dangling by her legs.
Adonyah is our early to rise and late to bed child. She gets to wake me up in the morning between 6 and 7, then we dine in for breakfast. The other members of the family eventually wake up and join us before the sun comes up. She stays up late with me while I do some "exercising." She keeps me on track...and she even sits on me while I am doing sit-ups and push-ups. Try doing those while laughing and it adds on a whole new meaning to the word WORK.
I am pluggin' along in school with mid-terms approaching this week. Two papers and some other minute details to knock out.
We are going to the doctor in another week for an ultrasound. That is when we "should" find out what the baby will be. The kids are all excited. Isaiah has a name if it is a girl. I can't even remember the name. Whatever it is it is going to be dressed up, painted and loved more than anything else in this house. (The girls now do their own nail polish and make-up. They manage to keep MOST of it out of their hair). They go through at least a bottle each time they embark on that adventure.
Adios....................Eric

Getting ready for fall

under the stars

It has been such beautiful weather that we put our tent out in the front yard to have a family sleep over in! It was so much fun, but a little tiring for the next day.
One of our favorite treats to make...pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips!
Another one of our favorites....just a little softer on the caramel next time!

Little Ducklings

Sequoyah is great at letting everyone having a chance to hold the ducks. I was busy and just put the duck on my lap as I was working on something and she was not satisfied! The ducklings were cold, and she wanted ME to warm them up. Yes, I have two inside my shirt.

HAPPY OCTOBER

The kids...including Eric, LOVE to decorate for HALLOWEEN!!! We have carved pumpkins twice this year, and have one more round to go...we hope our pumpkins will hold out! It was FUN growing your own pumpkins, and reaping the reward.
This baby duck just hatched about an hour ago while we were at church...he is till wet.

This is Isaiah's favorite way to hold the ducks. Most of the time they will fall right to sleep!

Sequoyah is 4 years old!!!!

I love the way kids react to trick candles....they never loose the excitement of the light returning.

Can I open them yet?
Sequoyah LOVES this book...she would go to the library and know right where to find it every week! This is why we have a dog named DRAGON. Thanks grandma Tracey!!!
After Koya opened the princess she yells...hey this is just like me!!! She sure is our little princess!
I LOVE BOOKS, even if it is all about FANCY NANCEY...I love to read!!

Birthday Girl

Let me help you with this one!! We love to get packages.

Lonely

We are incubating some duck eggs for our neighbors. This was the first duck to hatch in this batch and he was alone for the first night. If you have been around ducks...then you know that when they are little and alone they can make a lot of noise/peeps trying to call you back to them. Needless to say we had to do something quick. So we found a stuffed eagle and put him in with the duck. It worked...we did not hear another peep the rest of the night. When the other ducks were hatched, they would all huddle around the eagle and go to sleep.

Time to PICK APPLES

APPLE ORCHARD

What do you get when you cut an apple in half..(the wrong way).. A STAR!! They gave a fun little class about the seasons of the apple trees, and how they grow.
Time for a hay ride! We had fun...and got to see a beautiful mountain view.
It is a must to taste before you pick...you have to know what you are getting is good!
As you can see, we all approved of the apples, especially Nona. When she finished the APPLES she would hand me the stem and say...finished!

Fall is in the air

Sequoyah had a school field trip to one of our all time favorite apple orchards...we had so much fun! The girls were set with their cowgirl boots, and Koya's favorite pants (the only ones she will wear) PINK SPARKLES.

Friends

Our duck that was rehabilitating went under our neighbors fence for the night. When I woke up, I found the duck and the buck (goat) right next to each other. They were pals...until the duck did not come home one night. We still cannot find him and it has been a week. I don't think that goats eat ducks....but something else around here does. NO it was not Dragon either!