Oh, How They've Changed since I First got my Phone

.....Homework!

Mady takes homework VERY seriously! Hope this quality lasts forever.
(Mika has "homework" too)

My Madygirl,

Today you took your first real AR test of first grade and you made a 100%. This was no surprise to me, I told you before you got out of the car that you would. You studied and you studied last night. My guess is that you read the book 12 times and I asked you comprehension questions that you were totally prepared for. You went from knowing less than 1/2 the book to acing it. Some words you learned were: blossoms, saplings, orchard, province, and early. As I dropped you off this morning, my mind flashed to the  night before you were born. Your daddy and I were up all night watching Venom ER and talking about how much life would change once you made your arrival. Poppi called us to his room and we talked about your future and prayed. I was so excited I couldn't sleep. You held my heart with a tight grip from the moment I knew I was carrying you. I want you to know, I'm so proud of you. You work so hard and understand that trying hard is the biggest part of success. I love that you are eager to listen and learn and when you set out to do something, you do it to the best of your ability. I pray this never changes.

         Lord, I ask that you continue to provide Mady with that "want-to" attitude. Guide me in the direction that will help instill your wisdom in Madyson. She is such a blessing to have. Be with her in a constant longing to grow in your will. Thank you for her heart of gold  and the innocence of children. Father, be her foundation. Amen.

 Mika is making shaving cream shapes happily in this picture. She loves hands-on activity but will not sit still for long! We have to squeeze in new learning in bursts of 5 minutes! Then, it's playtime! 

Father,

I ask you give me the knowledge to best teach Mika. We spend so much time together, I sometimes think it is counter-productive. Help me give her the attention she deserves. I pray you guide Mika as she grows and guide me as I plant the seed of Your word in her. I ask that you place a hedge of protection around Mady and Mika and our family. Protect us and show us your will. In Jesus Name-Amen.

!!!The Pumpkin Patch!!!

So, the first thing we saw was a yellow brick road and some Wizard of Oz decor. Mika was thrilled and even big sis posed once!

Mika Emily could not stay still long enough for me to get this shot!

Today, I got a Sonlight homeschool catalog in the mail! I am seriously taking this into consideration at this point. Although Madyson adores her school time, I think  this could be an amazing investment for her future...Mika would benefit too. It's focus is world history and all other subjects are based on that for the day. I know I would LOVE it, but my fear is that she would miss out socially.



finish line



Momma and Mika on hayride!

Anyway, the Pumpkin Patch was fun but HOT. Chris would really like to move north because of this. We went on a hayride, went through a Bump N Jump maze, got "face-paintings" on our arms, and got snow cones. It was sweet to see the girls enjoy the time with their Daddy. Not to mention, Daddy took us to Fugi's last night because Mady got a blue ticket EVERY day this week. It was GREAT. Both girls actually tried the Japenese cuisene and came to find that they liked it...Not surprisingly, the chicken was their favorite.


Star and Spider painting



Mika@ finish

Momma and Mady on hayride



A prayer

Mady Vocab: Observe

Mady has been studying the scientific method at school. They recently looked into observations and re-creating exactly what you observed. I was folding laundry and she was working intently on something. She came to me and said, "Mom look at my observations." "Look what I observed, when you observe, you look at something and record exaclty what you see." I love this little girl. The above picture is her observation of Poppi's duck...it's not a very clear picture, but it is really great!




Mika Memory: As we drove by Burger King, Mika said, "Mom, if you don't get me some burger king, I'm gonna have to eat my boogers!"

She also threw an absolute panic episode when she spotted my thong panties. She ran to me in an absolute frenzy saying, "Here, let me fix them, let me fix them." With tears she worked tirelessly to figure out a way to make the panties spread out, she pulled them to each side and kept repeating, "I hate them...I hate them...Change them Momma...Change them."  I changed shorts and she made me show her that I had changed panties...when I hadn't, the panic attack continued for another few minutes. I'll remember this forever:)

Beautiful weekend for a birthday, Dad!

This is Mika and her daughters, Lilia and Hannah. Actually, Lilia is her neice. She pushes them down the slide and I catch them. Unless they don't want to be caught of course:) (Mika tells me what they want) This weekend has been beautiful. Sunny and cool....what I love!!!

The girls and I went to visit Mamaw Nita and all I can say is she is tired. Her body looks very tired, but Mika did get a laugh out of her...she put on her wigs and looked like Billy Ray Cyrus because her long hair hung down like a mullett. We all laughed! It was great to see Mamaw laugh.

We went to Thomas' third birthday at the Jump Place and the girls had a blast; until Mady saw Stephy walking with another little girl. Yes, I said walking. I noticed Mady had some tears and I asked why. She told me what she had just seen and so I took her through the little jungle. Out of nowhere she truned to me with crocodile tears and said, "Mom, I can't get it out of my head, it keeps playin over and over." (mind you, this is steph just walking with another girl) Mady continued, "the girl had pigtails and was kind of cute...it won't stop playing in my head"  Needless to say, Stephy ran to be with Mady and didn't leave her for the rest of the day.