January
- New Year's Day started with a hard knock: My mom died this first day of the year. Even though she was in poor health, the news still came as a shock.
- Pocahontas and I traveled to upstate New York for my mom's memorial service.
- Pocahontas had her 9th birthday. She is growing up fast.
- Elective classes this year included: sewing, karate, photography, newspaper writing, and art.
- T's parents came to visit and we had a nice visit. We took them to the zoo while they were here.
- HIM Homeschool Conference - I had a very short time here due to sick kiddos.
- Leif turned 5 this year. I no longer have any babies.
- Thomas Edison is now 11 years old. The years are quickly passing by.
- Davy Crockett turns 7.
- Pocahontas lost her sweet guinea pig, Toffee.
- The search for a new house was in full swing. This consumed our days and nights.
- It is soccer time again.
- A new dishwasher was a great blessing when the old one died.
- Kidz Day Camp "Crocodile Dock" for all 4 kiddos - Thomas Edison worked in the preschool again this year.
- Packing, Packing, Packing: Too much Stuff!
- Park Days, Field Trips, and more packing.
- T headed up replacing the roof on the cabin.
- We had a great visit with my "oldest" childhood friend and her mom.
- Frantic Packing! (Have I yet mentioned packing?)
- We continued our annual Fourth of July celebration with our good friends. Despite their baby's cancer treatments, we were still able to keep our tradition.
- Closing on our new home and Moving Day finally arrives! T's parents came for the weekend, and we were ever so grateful for their help!
- And then the UNpacking began.
- Fun "Princess" birthday party for T's cousin . . . a nice break from unpacking!
- Blinds, Blinds, Blinds . . . how many windows does this house have?? We are very happy with our faux wood blinds.
- I attended a weekend conference: Educating the Wholehearted Child. Kids had a fun time with their cousins.
- We now have 3 new guinea pigs: Butterscotch, Oreo and Gumdrop
- T and Thomas Edison begin expanding our deck.
- We are back to our school schedule.
- Still working on the deck.
- Fall Soccer begins.
- We attended the MacDonald Family Singers Concert. It was a night of beautiful music.
- We attended the Living History Day in Arvada.
- The deck is finally completed. Thomas Edison made the new railing all on his own. He did a great job!
- Soccer continues.
- Our new patio is poured between snow storms. It turned out better than we dreamed.
- We had good visits from T's parents and sister and BIL.
- Thanksgiving at our house was a good time. We had some delicious new recipes that added to the standard faire.
- Zoo Lights - Member's only weekend. It was COLD, but a great time.
- We continued our annual tradition of going to the Festival of Trees with our good friends. Their baby is finally done with his chemo treatments and surgeries!
- Christmas Caroling with our Awana Club - It was a first for the kids, but we had a break from the below zero nights, and they had a fun time.
- Cookie baking with kids and Daddy; then decorating with friends.
- We had a nice relaxing Christmas at home. Our kids all love Lego and palyed happily for hours with their new Lego kits.
- New Year's Eve: We had a fun time playing at friends' house during the day and a fun New Year's Eve Open house in the evening. Thomas Edison and Pocahontas stayed up to see the new year in. Davy Crockett woke up just long enough to see the ball drop. Leif slept right through the festivities.
