For Labor Day this year, the day before school started for Brady & Nathan, we took a family vacation day to Turner Falls, Oklahoma. The boys were definitely in their element with rocks and water galore! Even castles to explore! We had an amazing day! (sorry it's so late getting posted!)
Enjoy the slideshow! OH, if you click anywhere on the slideshow it will take you directly to the pictures in larger format.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Happy Adoption Day, Nathan!
Today is such a special day in our family - the celebration of Nathan's final adoption hearing- his Adoption Day! Some people call this "gotcha day" but since we actually "got him" at birth that title doesn't quite fit for our family. Nathan (and Brady too) has a special Adoption Lifebook that I put together for him that has all his birth pictures, his birth family pictures, hospital pictures, e-mails announcing him, all the e-mails corresponding with his birth mom before birth and every detail describing what a blessing his life truly is. As he grows older, it should answer almost any question he has! Although he has this album to look at anytime, today we look at it more in detail and discuss a little more each year. He's only 4, so he still hasn't quite put all the pieces together. He just knows what an amazing birthmom, birthdad, and birth family he has that love him so much that they made this choice for him. They are all truly amazing and we are humbled and honored that we were chosen to be his parents. We love you, are overwhelmingly thankful and praise God daily for knitting our lives together.
Once again, Nathan chose the Rain Forest Cafe for his celebration. I think we have officially started a tradition!! He had such a wonderful time and this year he got an extra special treat! We let him create his own Build-A-Bear "Tiger". OH, how excited he was! He got to put in his heart, his stuffing and name him - a little boy dreamy adventure! (he's sound asleep with him as I write!) It was a wonderful night showering him with extra special attention and love!
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Once again, Nathan chose the Rain Forest Cafe for his celebration. I think we have officially started a tradition!! He had such a wonderful time and this year he got an extra special treat! We let him create his own Build-A-Bear "Tiger". OH, how excited he was! He got to put in his heart, his stuffing and name him - a little boy dreamy adventure! (he's sound asleep with him as I write!) It was a wonderful night showering him with extra special attention and love!
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Monday, September 08, 2008
1st day of Kindergarten and Pre-K
Wow, our little Brady started Kindergarten this year!! I keep telling myself this fact waiting for it to eventually sink in! But even as we start homeschool I still can't believe he's really officially in school now! He started his Homeschool Enrichment program today which he will go to on Mondays & Fridays from 9-2. He'll be getting Art, PE, Spanish, History, Science and Character on those days, as well as, making lots of new friends! He gets all that at home too and he's really enjoying our new homeschool set-up and curriculum - mostly 1st & 2nd grade material. Brady is an amazing reader so this year has been more fun than ever since I don't have to read everything to him! :) I foresee a very fun and awesome year!!
Nathan also started their MDO PRE-K program which is at the same time. He'll be getting computer, spanish, art, science, and of course all the fun pre-k stuff! He's doing homeschool this year, as well, with mostly Kindergarten and 1st grade material. My focus this year though is just to build his confidence in reading and to get rid of the "I can't do it's" that seem to plague him. :) He's actually a great reader!
My boys are getting SOOO big!!! I can't believe how the days fly by, especially now that I am home 2 days a week with just Corban and he takes a 2.5 hr nap during that time. I'm actually getting to sit and write this with full brain cells! It's just 10:42am and I've already gotten all my grocery shopping done for the week, the house is picked up and I can't believe I get to accomplish other things besides the basics! woohoo! Well, better get to that laundry peeping at me... :)
Nathan also started their MDO PRE-K program which is at the same time. He'll be getting computer, spanish, art, science, and of course all the fun pre-k stuff! He's doing homeschool this year, as well, with mostly Kindergarten and 1st grade material. My focus this year though is just to build his confidence in reading and to get rid of the "I can't do it's" that seem to plague him. :) He's actually a great reader!
My boys are getting SOOO big!!! I can't believe how the days fly by, especially now that I am home 2 days a week with just Corban and he takes a 2.5 hr nap during that time. I'm actually getting to sit and write this with full brain cells! It's just 10:42am and I've already gotten all my grocery shopping done for the week, the house is picked up and I can't believe I get to accomplish other things besides the basics! woohoo! Well, better get to that laundry peeping at me... :)
1st day of Homeschool!! Raising Arrows Christian Academy is the name they gave our homeschool. :) The 1st day, they went through the garage and around to the front door to start and they each got signs. :)
1st day of Kindergarten Homeschool Enrichment Program
1st day of MDO-Pre-K Program
1st day of MDO-Pre-K Program
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