Sock Hop

Ken and Kennedy had a special time at our church's annual Father Daughter Sock Hop last night. They both dressed in 50's era attire and had a blast rockin' the night away.

Fonzerelli with the lovely girl at his side

At the soda fountain

Rockin' around the clock
Vrrrmmmmmmmm!

It was dreamy. When they returned Dad could hardly wait to take his dancing shoes off. Kennedy stayed awake and told me stories about the evening. They brought home a dozen chocolate cupcakes that Kennedy won at the cake walk and a list of their ten favorite activities that they do together. More importantly, they brought home a night full of special memories with just the two of them.

10 on the 20

Our little Mick turned ten months old yesterday, the 20th. She did not want to hold still for the camera. I did all I could to snap the photos as fast as possible before she tried to get away.

McKinley is growing like a little flower. She is eating up to two jars of baby food at each meal and loves to feed herself Cheerios and any other little thing she can get in her mouth. So far, I have dug out a pebble and small piece of bark.

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Today she learned to crawl forward for the first time! Mickey has been very close to crawling for a while but it wasn't until today that she finally put the pieces together. I Guess its time to baby-proof the house and get a gate for those stairs!

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Grammy-Cam video of the Month:

Hair Cuts

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Roman Studies

We've been studying ancient Rome for the last several weeks. The children have enjoyed learning about the Roman roads and aqueducts as well as the gladiators, strong army, and famous people.
The Roman centurions practiced marching and making the "tortoise shell" to protect themselves from enemy fire.

Kennedy researched the Roman baths and shared the information with her class at our homeschool co-op.

Jackson enjoyed learning about Julius Caesar and telling his peers about the Ides of March.

May Day!

I woke up on May 1st to the sound of the front door slamming shut. Looking at the clock across from my bed, it read, 7:45 AM. I got to sleep in! But who was going outside already? I crossed the hall to pick up McKinley who was making her sweet noises in the crib. As we headed down the hall, my precious older four children were moving toward me bearing hand-picked flowers. Jack even made me a little tube with an I love you note stuck to it.

"Happy May Day!" they exclaimed.

I grabbed my camera and took some photos.

I love being a mom!

Science Fair Projects

Kennedy and Jackson participated in their first science fair recently. Kennedy asked the question, "What are ants most attracted to?" She saturated small squares of bread with sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and water (control) substances and laid them out on our counter for three hour time segments to see which one the ants would be most attracted to. Her hypothesis proved to be correct, when most of the ants were found on the bread soaked in sugar water. She performed this experiment five times and graphed her results with the ants that were found on the bread.

Here she is giving her presentation to one of the science fair judges.

Jackson collected bugs for his part of the science fair. He was especially proud of the beautiful dragonfly that Aunt Becky donated in the name of science.

Both children were given a pencil for participation. It was a great experience and I am thankful for the opportunity for them to have had a chance to do it.

9 Months Old!

Yep, another month! Our little Mickey, as we lovingly call her, turned nine months old on the 20th. She has grown so much over the past month in all that she has learned to do.

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Since last month she has learned to roll over from her back to her tummy and back again, scoot backward, pivot 360 degrees on her tummy, sit up from a laying down position, wave bye-bye, and feed herself finger foods.

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McKinley continues to be a happy little girl who lights up when her daddy enters the room and when her brothers do silly dances for her. She is adored by all of us.

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Grammy-Cam Video of the Month:

Adoption Celebrations!

April 21, 2010 Harrison prayed to accept Jesus into his heart to be his Savior! It wasn't until the next day that we found out about it though.

I heard Kennedy from the other room, "Go tell Mom! Go tell Mom!"

It wasn't even 9 A.M. yet, and they are already tattling, I thought.

"Mom! Yesterday I turned into a Christian!" Harrison blurted out with excitement.

"What? How did that happen?" I was caught off guard.

Harrison told about how he had prayed during story time the night before at AWANA. He professed his belief in Jesus dying on the cross and raising again and asked Jesus to forgive him of his sins and be the Lord of his life. A prayer that's both so simple and yet profound.

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Jesus said this, "Unless you are converted and become like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. And whoever humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3-4).

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I think a lot of times it is easier for a child to understand spiritual truth than for an adult to do so because grown-ups try to rationalize truth with their limited thinking. True, genuine, child-like faith is what Christ wants from all of us.

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13

So last week we celebrated Harrison's adoption into the family of God and Michael's one year adoption into our family. We had dinner and ice cream at Grammy and Papa's house to commemorate both joyous occasions.