Full Moon

There was a full moon out tonight. I wanted to see if I could get a good picture of it with my camera. What do you think?

Wordless Wednesday- My Cowgirl

A night out at the barn

We went to the barn to work Maverick and got some great shots of the kids...

I love the silohouette of Brayden and the one of Ashton with Maverick.

Brayden... His many disguises

This morning Brayden got his construction hat on (Hank put a MLGW sticker on it so it would look like his!) and took his hammer and said "I work with daddy" and preceded to try to open the door.

Of course he looked so cute, so I had to take a pic. His first reaction is to put that hand up to say "Stop mom". (When he is serious he calls me "mom" instead of moma.) He is such a stinker! You got to love him!

Here is his more studious look. He got my glasses out and put them on.

A is for Airplane!

The letter of the week is A. We made airplanes using paint and recycled materials around the house. Brayden and I were having so much fun, Ashton was jealous. So we let her join in the fun and rescued her from math!

Last swim of the year...

We had our last swim at my parents house this weekend before they closed on the sale of their house. It was kind of sad... this is the house I lived in since I was 5 years old. So many memories in that house. Here are some pictures of the kids in the pool playing together.

At the request of me and mom, dad and Hank removed a slab of concrete that my parents' grill sat on. It had me and my brother and sister's feet prints on them. We wanted to keep it and move it to their new house. My uncle Tom helped with the hard task and they achieved the goal! Way to go men! Thanks!

First day of school!

Today was our first day of school at Smith Academy. Ashton started 7th grade and Brayden started 3K. It was hard getting up out of bed today. We have been lazy this summer sleeping into about 9 or 9:30am. I got the kids up around 8am and cooked a good breakfast to start us off. Here are some pics of them. Ashton was excited about school to start, but I know this will only last about a week or two. Brayden has always hated me taking his picture. Most of the pictures you will notice I get his back. This morning I got his hand telling me to stop. I managed to get him distracted and got one of his face.

We do our school at the kitchen table, Ashton at one end and Brayden at the other end. I got Ashton started on her work and then switched ends to Brayden.

Ashton's school consist of (Bob Jones University Curriculum):

1. Pre-Algebra
2. English/Literature
3. Life Science
4. Bible (New Testament- Life of Jesus)
5. World Studies (1100AD to present)

Brayden's school consist of(A to Z Early Child Curriculum):

• Letter of the week, counting, art, and life skills

We had a great day of school... we were finished by noon and enjoyed lunch together(sorry fo the blurry pic)!