1st T-ball game

Rylen did not want to play t-ball.  Well, he did.  He was so excited at sign ups that he was old enough to play.  He just didn't understand he was going to be playing t-ball and not "real baseball" as he calls it.  We got out to the first practice, he saw the tee and he didn't want to have anything to do with it.  He sat out that practice and then on the second practice it was the same thing only with crying and screaming.  I called Jeremy and he came over from his practice but not even Joshua and Codey could convince the little guy to get out there.  I finally got him out in the field on the second practice but it was rather reluctantly.  Then, the next practice it all changed.  He got his uniform, put it on immediately and ran on the field with a smile.  He had a blast at his first game and Jeremy took this great picture of him right after he scored.  I found this quote and it fit him to a tee.  I have been calling him my Bambino since he was born.  Turns out he may be more of a Musial after all :)

Christian has been waiting and waiting to play.  We had told him he had to wait to play until he was 7 and he seemed satisfied with that.  Then, Daddy decided that the boy needed to play.  Turns out he is pretty good.  Then again, why wouldn't he be?  I mean, he has only been playing since before he could walk.  (Umm, not being a bragging mom or anything, right :) )  Turns out, he really is pretty good!  He played pitcher and did a great job watching the runners and making good throws.  Jeremy took this awesome picture also!  I found this quote and thought it fit perfectly.  He really did make it happen!!  Though, he will always be my Big Pappy.  I don't think his personality is a Lasorda :)

Alpha Baseball

Here is the Alpha Omega Academy Lions Varsity Baseball Team!!!

Joshua plays 2nd base most of the time, Jeremy is the coach and Codey is one of the bat boys.

Here's to a great season!!!

Pillowcase Dresses

We are making pillowcase dresses to take with us to Rwanda this summer. Want to help? I KNOW YOU DO!!!!



It is sooo simple and doesn't take long at all. Here is a link to show you how to make one. This one calls for an embroirdered pillowcase but we will take any pillowcase. We have just been using plain ones or ones with pretty patterns.  These are great for the little girls!
http://bumblebeelinens.com/pillowcaseDress.php


Here is a link to make a skirt out of a pillowcase. These are great for the older girls!  You could do this too...
http://www.kids-sewing-projects.com/pillowcase-skirt.html

Here is a picture of one that was made and given to us to take...

See, super simple!


The Keepers at Home class at co-op is going to make some. We would love for you to help us by making some and sending them to us too. Of course, any little dress (tshirt dress, sundress, etc.) will work. It doesn't have to be from a pillowcase. You can mail them to:

Winston

PO Box 1781

Huntsville, TX 77342



Thanks so much!

~Brogan

Co-op Week 23

Wow!  Week 23 already? 

In one way that seems so hard to believe.  The school year is well on its way to being over. 

On the other, it is a relief.  I am sooo ready for co-op to be over.  This preparing every. single. week. for multiple classes for multiple children is wearing on me.  I don't know that I will teach a weekly class again.  Every other week is good enough for me!

With all that said, the kids are still having fun and enjoying their classes.  And that my friends, makes it well worth it!

Here are the highlights for this week:

My community service class did a food drive for the Hospitality House inviting all members of the co-op to participate.  We then delivered the supplies and made a visit to the house.  The kids learned about the house and helped to clean it so that it was ready for their visitors the upcoming weekend.

I was able to get the Master Gardeners here in town to come out to the co-op to teach the kids about gardening.  We have a class of 7 students...a great group of kiddos!!  The Master Gardeners are holding 9 classes and touching on composting, butterfly gardening, bugs, propigation and so much more.  It is as intersesting for me as it is for them!  I am so glad that this group has offered their expertese to our kids!

Valentine Math

For math on Valentine's Day I made this heart and filled it with heart candies.  Christian had to estimate how many hearts there were and then count them to find out how well his guess was.  After that he grouped them by color and then graphed them.  It was a fun math day but still filled with learning :D

Rylen got a shot at it too...

Gearing Up

We have 22 of these little guys! 

Gearing up for Walker County Fair at the end of March!

Angels are Rejoicing

Christian has a cracked skull so we have slowed down and limited our activities outside of the house.  During this time we have been taking the time to do home church rather than venture out on Sundays.  We have been praying for several specific things during the last few weeks and have spent much time in prayer as indivisuals and as a family.  Christian has been asking lots of questions and yesterday Jeremy told him when he was ready to take the questions, and answers, seriously to let him know.  Right after we finished up with our church he went over to Jeremy and said "Daddy you told me to tell you when I was ready and to remind you to talk to me."  Jeremy sat down right then and talked with him a little bit and asked him some questions.  Christian said he was ready to pray and we prayed with him.  I even caught Brogan stopped in the hallway praying with him also.  Christian accepted Christ as his Savior!  And, once I thought about the date I realized that it was exactly 8 years ago on the same day that I was baptized.  How cool is that?!  Super cool!!  He was so excited the rest of the day and walked around like a totally different little boy.

Thank you, Jesus, for coming to our rescue!!

Blocks

We are having a garage sale for our mission trip this summer and a friend gave us some things.  In all of the stuff was a block game kinda like Jinga.  Two people play and remove one block at a time from the bottom and put it on the top until the tower falls.  Well, we are always a fan of blocks so we kept the game.  Here is Brogan playing the game by herself.  She took a long time to make some of the moves and was vey calculating, that is, until it fell.  And when it did the "UUGGGHHHH!!!" was very clearly spoken with a cute little shreek.

Once Brogan was finished Christian had a turn but didn't want to play the way Brogan did.  He set off to make something and I didn't pay much attention until a bit later.  Once I looked at what he was doing I realized it kinda resembled Stonehenge.  I found Stonehenge online and we talked about it a little bit.  He was very excited that he had made something that was "real".  Learning in the littlest things :)