5.11.09

it's just me and my kids, and my camera. no tv, no iphone (which is not a problem), and no computer. see you on tuesday....

a happy mother's day

I woke up to coffee and a poem...

Mommy, is the BEST mommy because:

she fixes breakfast for us
she is the best, best, best, best hugger
she is the best, best, best cakemaker
she is the best driver
she loves us
she is the best at hugging and loving us
she is a great kisser
she likes to read us books
she is helpful
she eats lunch with us at school
she buys stuff for us
she is kind to us

we love Mother's day because we talk about MOMMY!
(written by Carsyn, Luke, Reagan and Dale)

We headed to church (with a quick photo shoot before)...

my sweet girls. love their red hair!




this picture cracks me up! :)



Dale fixed a yummy lunch: maple and blue cheese steak...

the presentation is fabulous (on my new platter from Anthropologie!)

a nice salad in a matching bowl (also from Anthropologie!)

Reagan painted this in 3K!

Micah Vaughn thinks I am a great auntie so he bought me this special dvd....


After lunch we all took naps - the kids are STILL sleeping! THAT is a great gift!

good/bad

Good: dinner party with former house church friends (who are still friends btw)!!
Bad: amy's photography skills...
Good: delicious food (thanks everyone for bringing YUMMY stuff!)
Bad: mud in my house.
Good: homemade flourless chocolate cake.
Bad: tired, itchy, sweaty, slow-moving children who need to get to bed. (well, it's only bad AFTER everyone leaves and there is a mild breakdown!)

j-man dunkin' the ball...

sweet Charlie girl...

the ladies (in the no picture taking zone)...

amazing michelle (who puts up with my teasing!)...

kid table...

big kid table (along with the women)

jake trying to wheel barrow max and carsyn...

alex wheel barrowing...


there was lots of giggling- jake was the big hit tonight! i think he needed a shower more so than the kids! :)

art

The JK has been studying famous artists for several weeks now: Kandinsky, Monet, Michelangelo, Cassatt. It was only fitting that Mrs. B took the troops on a trip to the Art Museum. Seeing as though the Beachy's love the S.L.A.M so much I decided to tag along. Our docent did a fantastic job guiding eight 5 year olds through the galleries.
E observing...

K and S imitating Degas...

a discussion on Kandinsky...

L's Kandinsky interpretation...

Mrs. Heinemann came along and did some sketching...

do you see the fruit?

hmmm. tubes with water running through?!?

I think I have one of these in my basement...

the JK troops with Mrs. B...

have a "beachy keen" day!

"hummingbirds"

Some of you may know that Luke is all about birds. He LOVES to watch birds, read about birds and play with stuffed birds. He is a wealth of knowledge regarding the subject as well. He has enlightened his JK class on the bird world throughout the school year. Recently he came up with the game "hummingbirds". The object of the game is for the hummingbirds to "catch" their dinner. He, and his bff (Briggs), are the hummingbirds and they chase select participants - usually Kharis, Gracie and Evan. Today Luke said he was playing with a few other boys. I saw them on the playground so I snuck a peek and tried to take some pictures. It was really cute. He has a bit of a sparkle in his eyes when he is doing something he loves. He is fun to watch...

He he is flapping his hummer wings and chasing lunch...

jk picnic

I'm not really in the blogging mood lately but I wanted to post pictures of the JK picnic... We had a lot of fun hanging out with family and friends in Luke's class...

jk siblings...



sibling...






sibling...