From the littles

News from the smallish set.

The kids current hobby

by Alex

by Elijah

by Jorja

by Lora

You remember Rafiki from the Lion King movie? Don't be scared.

Lora, decorated.

Alex brought this KILLER WORM into the house.

It is a shovelhead worm. It eats earthworms and redworms.

So we killed the worm.
Then Alex brought in this scared turtle. Jorja stepped on it.

That's all. The kids wanted YOU, our friendly viewers, to see all this. Your welcome.

Most of September

Another not so short post for your viewing pleasure. I'm a little behind. September has been BUSY!!!!

The Mama's 26th Birthday (again)

The Children decorated me. Later I had a knitted necklace and flowers in my hair.

GRTL State Board Meeting

AnnaMarie from Lake Hartwell Right to Life with the
Leader of Franklin County Right to Life

 Watch for several event we have coming up!
Events like:

FCRTL Informational Meeting

Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 2013 at 7:00 pm 

at Cross Roads Baptist Church, Carnesville, GA

Guest Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Carroll OB/GYN

Life Chain 2013

On the Main Street in Each town of Franklin County

Sunday, October 6th, 2013 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm

www.lifechain.net/

Orphan Sunday

At a church near you!

November 3rd, 2013

http://orphansunday.org/

And HOPEFULLY 

(if the almost fearless leader gets her act together) 

we'll be at the 

Royston Fall Festival

October 12th, 2012

AND FCRTL is on Facebook and at grtl.org

Pretty exciting stuff!

Jacob's 5th Birthday

Toy guitar: $10
The makings of a 5 year old rock star: Priceless

Because someones mother (Jacob's) isn't nearly as prepared for birthdays now'a days
the cake did have Micky and Minnie driving a car - Thank the good and gracious God above,
and one very sweet young thang at the grocery store, Mickey and Minnie disappeared and
were replaced with Fire truck stuff. 'Cause that's what my little brave man wanted!

The older the children get, we enjoy these number candles more and more.

Elijah's 12th Birthday

(the sad one)

Two days before Elijah's birthday, after all the presents had been procured, Bless his heart! He just had to go running his mouth.
He was going to get a certain large item that he had admired a month before. He had since changed his mind (he didn't know it was too late). He than declared that if he  didn't get this newly desired toy, IF he indeed got the object of previous desiring he would smash it over a certain, not much younger, brother's head, and other such ravings.
And he said it all right in front of the Mama. Bless his heart! (big mouth)

So, after a long talk with the Mama and Daddy, privately, in their room it was decided that he wouldn't get ANY present at all. AND he had to copy a couple of verses 10 times each and write a short report about why he wasn't getting any presents.

It was bad.
It was hard.
It was sad.

I've heard of parents withholding gifts - but now . . . sigh . . . well, now I understand the depth of their love, frustration, and making-it-up-as-you-go-ed-ness.

But he still got a cake. A John Deere cake.

Isn't that just pitiful?
He's going to have a great story to tell his kids about how mean we are.
They won't believe him.

Recently in Science: SUNSHINE

We've begun Lesson 2 and are learning all about the SUN!
Like how it is REALLY HOT!
It can even start fires.
And, of course, it did.

They started pretty good fires. When they started looking for more "fuel" to put on them the teacher made them get a bucket of water and put them out.

Random Silly

The kids sometimes pretend that they are on a roller coaster
while on long rides with the Mama. This was on the way home
from our once a month shopping trip to the Bargain Food Store
in Pelzer, SC

Who needs toys when you have boxes? Any box will do.
Beware. The Cheez-it Knight is on guard!

My food loves me.

Hart Life Pregnancy Care Center's Annual Benefit Dinner

Normally I go to VERY expensive dinners or other "benefit" event several times a year. This time The Daddy decided to go with me (maybe cause I told him I was signing him up).

We might look a little blurry but i think that may be how
I'm normally perceived anyway.

Scott Klusendorf from Life Training Institute was the main speaker.
The evening was lovely. If only we didn't need PCC's anymore.

Jacob's Finger

Jacob is recovering nicely. We aren't doing anymore therapy because he does MUCH better when he's not thinking about it but just playing.
We went back to the surgeon last Friday. Jacob has a very small hard spot on the end of his finger. It may be just a weird scab or reaction to where the stitches were or a little tiny fingernail. If it is a fingernail it will have to be removed. So, we waiting a watching for six more weeks.

Jacob waiting on Dr. Klugman. They took him for another x-ray and
told him to hold out his finger and be still. He did a great job and came back
to the room - I had to tell him he could bend and wiggle again.
(By the way, his big brothers dressed him).

Ryan's Birthday Skeet Shoot

Saturday we headed down to Papa's camp and had lunch and a skeet shoot (in the pouring rain) for a sweet friend's 12th birthday.

The Birthday Boy

The biggest brother, Adam

The baby brother, Chance.
This is the same little one I've talked about before who just
came home from Russia earlier this year.
He has gone from 12 pounds to 28 pounds!!!
He is doing great but is going to need a couple of surgeries
soon so please keep this baby and his darling family in your prayers.

The Mama and Daddy 

Happy Mama with her innocent looking birthday boy

I LOVE this picture! This a waiting to eat some birthday cake cookie faces.

 And the rain came down, down, down. Finally those Daddies decided that if they didn't shoot in the rain they wouldn't get to shoot at all.

It was POURING! I'm sure it couldn't have rained much harder.
Right after this picture they ran out of bullets so they headed back up the hill.
Then it stopped raining.

Oh look! Some girls!

More to come! Stay Tuned!

End of August

Here's a little  an update.

Autumn's 14th Birthday

She was very excited to get nail doing stuff.



She also got several presents from some small siblings.
Like this pipe cleaner heart, several old toys on a foam plate, 5 Lego blocks.

And a homemade GREEN VELVET cake.

 History

We just began a study of the Vikings. So far they've invaded France, discovered Iceland and Greenland, Eric the Red got scared by Skrealings, and today they invaded British Isles. Harold the Unfortunate just died.

Viking Ships Sailing for lands unknown (aka around the living room)

Science

We began ASTRONOMY (again).
This is our first big project.

The Solar System by Alex and Lora

The Solar System by Elijah and Jorja

Pluto's on there too. Otherwise My Very Earthly Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas (or Pancakes) would be My Very Earthly Mother Just Served Us Nyquil (which is pretty funny - but the teacher, and the book are rather fond of Pluto).

 

Jacob has a Cavity

So, we got to go to yet another doctor. Pediatric Denist, Dr. Wells in Athens. This first visit was just a consultation. But Jacob came home looking a little older.

Jacob and his stash

The Daddy's Birthday

Getting some much needed help

My His favorite gift
"I am in love with my kid's teacher"
I guess his should say "my kids' teacher"

Chau Ram Park

We have found several nice parks near Westminster, SC. This was one was really great.

After going to the really clean bathrooms we found this

Also found these cute folks

some of my brood is in the middle of that bridge

Autumn - NOT on the bridge

Autumn walked across holding on to me.
"Just keep looking forward and walk on."

Josiah climbing the sign - girls in back climbing the bridge's
suspension wires (they learned to do that from The Daddy)

We had to leave our Martinis at the trail head

Alex testing the water (it was cold!)

a confused leaf - it's NOT fall yet!

Easy trails

Mountain goats again

Ava

The camera was dying (and the extra battery I've learned to carry with me was the one in the camera) so we also used Gene's phone.

This is Gene's Birthday cookie we ate at the park after we ate
the hamburgers that Gene grilled for his special birthday meal

Walking trails to the falls

Mama and young'un

Daddy and young'uns (these look a lot less blurry when they are smaller)

Swimming/wading in Chauga River

 Sunday, September 1st

His Last Days Passion Drama

Crowd following Jesus into Jerusalem

Pretty Grandmother and some strange kid eating an apple -
he had a really hard time sitting down this evening.

The donkey who was really good until it was time to "carry" Jesus into Jerusalem
He became stubborn as an . . . "Jesus" just smiled and walked on

"Garden of Gathsemene"
The "disciples" are falling asleep

Galgatha

Coming Next . . .

Jacob get his cast off this Tuesday and begins Therapy.
Some more birthdays.
GRTL stuff.
Cuteness