It's been a while

It has been a while since I have written anything. I have been a little busy. There is a lot going on in my life. I will try to give you a little of everything in one post. Here goes....

My sister and her husband are adopting a little boy from Russia. They have five children now, and are very excited to add another. I personally can't wait. Lots of prayers are requested for all the final approvals, that everything will go smooth. Check out her blog, Abide in me, and I in you, to get more information, and see some pictures of her family, and the little boy they are adopting.

A family in my church is also adopting. This family is adoptin two teenage girls from Columbia. They are currently in Columbia picking up their daughters. Prayers are requested for communication, because the girls speak Spanish, and the parents are learning Spanish. Check out their blog, Adopting Older Children, for more information, and pictures.

I have started homeschooling my boys now instead of waiting until the fall. I decided to do it this way, because I am having a baby in August, and I don't want to fall too far behind. Jameson and Teagen are pretty happy about it too. They love doing school stuff. I don't have that much planned for this year as it's just Kindergarten for Jameson, and Preschool for Teagen.

The subjects we are doing are;

Bible - I am combining this with a little History. We are starting at the beginning. Genesis.

Reading - Jameson is learning how to read, and Teagen is learning his letters and sounds.

Math - Both are learning to recognize and write numbers.

Art & Science - Anatomy. We will learn about the body parts and make life size posters of ourselves.

Physical Education - We live in Florida. We will be outside daily. I will be teaching the boys different excersizes. We are also looking into swimming lessons.

Gavin has learned so much in the last couple of months. He is playing peek-a-boo. It is adorable. He is also getting into everything. He opens cupboards and pulls things out. He opens the garbage can and pulls things out. He also sneaks things into the garbage. I have pulled quite a few toys out of the garbage.

All of my boys have been sick with colds lately, but Teagen has been the worst. He has been up every night for the last week coughing. I thought it was just the cold at first, but then it was a croupy cough. I decided to make an appointment with the doctor and bring him in. We'll see what happens now. I fear he may have asthma. Will they even diagnose that at three years old?

Jameson is learning to obey the first time. He is having some difficulty with this. He is doing a lot of whining and complaining. We are working on that too. Mommy has been slacking on lots of stuff. Time to get moving.

I am planning on making meals and freezing them. This will hopefully get rid of lots of stress for that first week after the baby comes. Now I just need to figure out what I am gonna want to eat that week. ;)