While some members of the family have been anxiously awaiting Vanessa learning to crawl, her mom wasn’t too excited. I just wasn’t quite ready for all the problems that happens with a newly mobile child. Well, Vanessa has been doing better and better scootching around the room. This has made it so that we have [...]
I (Levi) was assigned to write a persuasive paragraph for English. I opted for picking my own topic, and the following is the result:
Everyone should wear a bandanna. After all, is there a better wardrobe accessory that can keep your neck warm in the winter and can also be soaked to water to cool you [...]
It is apparent that Marcus thinks he looks like Caleb. This morning he was going through the family newsletter naming the people iin the pictures. I admit that this isn’t an easy task because they are small, black and white, and aren’t the clearest of pictures. He came to a picture of Vanessa and proudly [...]
It appears we have started a new tradition, seeing as this evening Caleb, Mary, and I put on another play in our backyard. Of course, it was part of the continuing adventures of Robin Hoodie (Mary). This one, like the other one, had a couple of musical numbers, as well as a very hastily thought [...]
This is an essay Rebekah wrote that won an award back in 2007 when we first moved to Texas.
My Brother and the Bus
“What if I fail algebra? What if I get lost? What if I don’t make any friends?” I wailed disconsolately.
“You’ll be fine,” my brother assured me. “You’ll be a diligent student, and you [...]
Some artwork by Mary for yesterday’s theatrical production.
Being bored yesterday, Mary and I tried to organize a circus. When we couldn’t quite get the mechanics of the tight rope to work, we switched over to putting on a play. Tonight, we performed “The Adventures of Robin Hoodie” for Marcus and aunts.
Yeah there’s not much to say Levi is editing The Glow Bug Movie. Isaac is doing animator stuff, either that or he’s playing a game. Telling me “I’m doing it to make money” and when I ask him how he says, “It’s indirectly” the girls are reading books, (I would be to if I had [...]
Looking back I can see that my education started in the home. I was the oldest children and my mom worked hard to teach me a lot before my brothers were born. I was an early reader, loved learning, and loved books. I begged my mom to start school once I learned about it and [...]