Smarty Pants

 

I am so grateful to have children that are so intelligent.  I love to see them thrive and I am saddened by their failures.  I know that they are capable of so much.  However, I try to allow them to make their own choices.  It is surreal to me sometimes when I lecture them, because I remember being talked to about the same things.  We try to remind the boys that they should be the bread-winner's in their home, so they need to take school seriously.  The girls seem to be pretty self-motivated in schooling.  Jonah is very well rounded in his subjects.  Ethan is so good at memorizing and retaining facts.  Amber is quick to pick things up and has always excelled at reading.

 

Christmas 2011

 

We always spend the Eve at my brother's house.  We have a yummy dinner, white elephant, a skit, and of course chocolate (surPRISE) mousse cups.

 Amber and cousins

 Gigi and Gabriel (foreign exchange)

Uncle Jas always produces the play.

Jonah and Ethan waiting for the go. 

 Two cuties playing little squirrels.

Jonah looks over his parts.

Amber takes ballet (2012)

I was able to get some shots of her practicing for the recital.  The recital turned out well. 

 

 

 

 

Crafty Food

We made these for Jonah's class party.  A craft idea that actually turned out!  Love cooking with my little man.

Life through Jonah's eyes

I found these pics from Jonah's old DS the other day.  They are from last year, spanning from goofing off to the birth of a cousin.  He loves photography.

 

Five...I'm alive!

Gigi turned 5 in June. She wanted a "Garden Party". Which was brought on by a song on the show Team Umizumi. She had a great time with her friends in her garden.

What a Lady

A is such a beautiful girl. I'm so blessed to have little girls to dress up. A was invited to a fancy birthday luncheon, so I had her looking lady-like. I wanted to capture such an innocent scene.

Date Midnight

We went to see the new Batman movie at midnight with E and J. It was a lot of fun!

Last moments of Elementary School

Found this goodie on my phone. E is in Middle School now, and it makes me realize just how much he is growing up! I'm so glad that I was able to stay at home so that I could catch these moments.