Letter C

The Letter of the Week is C! (We stopped school for about 2 weeks with Brayden so we would be on the same schedule as his Mother's Day Out program. They also do the letter of the week.) We made a Caterpillar using an egg carton, a pipe cleaner and some markers, paint, and stickers to decorate with. Brayden's new thing is stickers! He could spend hours peeling stickers and putting them on paper.
Ashton helped with the painting.
Putting on those stickers!

Here is a video.. hope it works!

4-H Pancake Breakfast

This weekend Ashton helped raise money for our local 4-H group that she is a member of. They sold tickets for an All-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at Applebee's. While having fun with her friends, she helped be a hostess and a waitress.

Serving her dad...

Gran and Popa came and joined us for breakfast.

Ashton and her friend, Lysa.

Soccer Season

It is that time of year again as we enjoy watching the kids play soccer. Today was Ashton's 1st soccer game of the season. They call themselves the "Highlighters" due to the bright colored uniforms. The girls played hard, but didn't win. 4-2 was the ending score. Before the game started, they warmed up.

Brayden decided to warm-up and run laps with them. Big sister there to help him!
Brayden decided he wanted to be the team mascot as a knight.
She played a good game!

Thankfulness Thursday

I can't believe it has been 7 years since 9/11. I was working at Union Planters and I just got to work that morning. At my desk I had a TV radio and heard the breaking news. That whole day all of my co-workers stood in front of a TV in a conference room as we saw the towers fall. It just didn't seem real, we were in such shock.
In honor of the firefighters who lost their lives, we baked cookies for our local firestation to let them know how much they meant to us. We thanked them for the service they provide for us and our community.

Tubes in the Ears

We took Brayden for his 3 year old check-up back in July. The doctor said his speech was not where it ought to be so she suggested a hearing test and speech therapy. We took him to UT Medical Group for his hearing test and he failed both ears. They said he had moderate hearing loss due to fluid in both ears and that it could be corrected with tubes. I was really shocked because he has never had an ear infection. So we scheduled same-day surgery and we were at LeBonheur very early this morning. Everything went smoothly. Here are some photos...

My mom went came along with us... Brayden was happy to have his Gran!

Getting his vitals checked.

We went to the Bunny Room where he got to pick out a toy. He chose a tool set.

Hank and Brayden played with his new toy until they called him back for surgery. He looked so cute in his gown.
This picture is after surgery...he had a hard time trying to wake up.

Schooling Outside, Enjoying the Great Weather!

One of the great benefits of homeschooling is you can do it anywhere. This morning we did a little math, grammar and Bible sitting under a tree enjoying the great weather God blessed us with today. Grabbed my camera to remember the great moment!

Dreaming of Cars

Brayden fell asleep watching the movie Cars and this is what he looked like! He had Luigi in his mouth. Zoom! Zoom!