Tonight Lee finally set up the tent to go camping with Stephane (which actually ended up being all 3 kids). We started out making s'mores in the grill. The kids absolutely loved them!!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
2Jun 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
28May 2012
Just thought I would share Marie-Eve's accomplishments that she received at school this year.
In April she was Citizen of the Month.
Best girl reader in her class.
Bucket award for the 1st grade from the counselor.
(AKA kindest kid)
Member of the 220 club.
(Which means she can read at least at a 3rd grade level.)
Friday, May 25, 2012
25May 2012
Holy Cow! I can't believe it has been so long since I've updated this thing. I had kinda completely forgot about it until I got an email from a friend asking if I was ever going to blog again. haha I laughed pretty hard after reading that email. So I know that I don't have too many people that read this but I'm gonna try to be better since we are so far away from everyone.
Here's a quick recap of this last year.
We are settled into our new home here in Fort Benning, GA. We are really enjoying all the sun and the heat (at least sometimes haha). Marie-Eve completed 1st grade with flying colors. She received the best reader award for her class and was given the kindest kid in 1st grade award from the school counselor. Then her teacher told me yesterday that she will be in the gifted program next year. Before I filled out the stuff to have her evaluated for the program I explained to her that it was going to harder work and she said that she would love it. We are looking forward to seeing her bloom even more academically next year. She is actually wanting to do the summer packet that her teacher sent home with her yesterday and was sad when I told her that we might not have time to do it until Tuesday. She just loves to learn and push herself everyday.
Stephane is getting bigger and talking more and more. He is looking forward to be able to go to school (Pre-K) in August. I tried doing the same "Letter of the Week" program that I did with Marie-Eve but he just wasn't interested. So hopefully he will enjoy school as much as his big sister.
Jean-Louis is also getting really big. He is wearing the same size of clothes that Stephane wore this time last year. I think here soon they are going to be wearing the same size. haha He is such a joy to be around (when he's not getting into something) and has become such a character.
Lee is enjoying his job as a Drill Sgt and having the opportunity to get some different Army courses done. He works hard so that I can stay home with the kids and I am thankful for that everyday. We don't see him much sometimes but we make sure that the time we have is spent together. This fall he is going to Ranger school and looking forward to the challenge.
I'm doing very well. I'm expecting our fourth child in a couple of weeks and can't wait for that day to arrive. We are having another little girl and we are just thrilled. I'm looking forward to being able to dress up a little girl in all the frills and bows again. I might be a little out of practice since it's been almost 8 years since Marie-Eve was born but looking forward to it. This pregnancy has been really tough on me and so glad that it is almost over.
So there's the short recap of our lives over the past year. Hopefully I can get some pictures on our new computer so I can post some random pictures the next couple of weeks before life gets crazy with the new addition.
Here's a quick recap of this last year.
We are settled into our new home here in Fort Benning, GA. We are really enjoying all the sun and the heat (at least sometimes haha). Marie-Eve completed 1st grade with flying colors. She received the best reader award for her class and was given the kindest kid in 1st grade award from the school counselor. Then her teacher told me yesterday that she will be in the gifted program next year. Before I filled out the stuff to have her evaluated for the program I explained to her that it was going to harder work and she said that she would love it. We are looking forward to seeing her bloom even more academically next year. She is actually wanting to do the summer packet that her teacher sent home with her yesterday and was sad when I told her that we might not have time to do it until Tuesday. She just loves to learn and push herself everyday.
Stephane is getting bigger and talking more and more. He is looking forward to be able to go to school (Pre-K) in August. I tried doing the same "Letter of the Week" program that I did with Marie-Eve but he just wasn't interested. So hopefully he will enjoy school as much as his big sister.
Jean-Louis is also getting really big. He is wearing the same size of clothes that Stephane wore this time last year. I think here soon they are going to be wearing the same size. haha He is such a joy to be around (when he's not getting into something) and has become such a character.
Lee is enjoying his job as a Drill Sgt and having the opportunity to get some different Army courses done. He works hard so that I can stay home with the kids and I am thankful for that everyday. We don't see him much sometimes but we make sure that the time we have is spent together. This fall he is going to Ranger school and looking forward to the challenge.
I'm doing very well. I'm expecting our fourth child in a couple of weeks and can't wait for that day to arrive. We are having another little girl and we are just thrilled. I'm looking forward to being able to dress up a little girl in all the frills and bows again. I might be a little out of practice since it's been almost 8 years since Marie-Eve was born but looking forward to it. This pregnancy has been really tough on me and so glad that it is almost over.
So there's the short recap of our lives over the past year. Hopefully I can get some pictures on our new computer so I can post some random pictures the next couple of weeks before life gets crazy with the new addition.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
1May11 Gettysburg
We really enjoyed our time in Gettysburg. There were lots of things for the kids to see and climb on. It was amazing as we read all the accounts about what happened during those days of the Civil War. These pictures are barely a drop in the bucket of all that we ended up taking.
Our first cannon. The kids loved climbing on them.
Robert E. Lee Monument
Little Round Top.
Where the 20th Main took there famous stand.
Climbing on the rocks of Devil's Den
Sitting on a rock wall.
This was Stephane's favorite thing to do.
Pretend to fire the cannons.
31Apr11 Palmyra
This was a pit stop on our way to Gettysburg. First we went to the Hill Cumorah and then on to the Sacred Grove.
We enjoyed this short stop and only wish we had time to be there longer. Maybe when the kids are a bit older and can actually sit through the tours.
Hey, I was on this trip too. HA!
If only she could really run that fast. hehe
Listening to Daddy tell the story of the First Vision.
We enjoyed this short stop and only wish we had time to be there longer. Maybe when the kids are a bit older and can actually sit through the tours.
30Apr11 Kirtland
We left Nauvoo and arrived in Kirtland and just saw a few things before crashing for the night. It was cool to see what they have changed since our last visit (9 years ago on our honeymoon). Mostly the kids had so much fun not being in the van anymore. haha
He couldn't get enough exploring in.
He just wanted to run and jump everywhere.
In the Newel K Whitney store.
The kids didn't last through the whole tour but did pretty good. At least we were able to see some things. hehe
29Apr11 Nauvoo Part 2
On the second day we started the day off with a carriage ride around Nauvoo. I had never done this before and was excited to go. Then we were off to see other sites. We really enjoyed our time there. We did make a quick trip over to Carthage but didn't do much there since the kids had had enough and just wanted to rest in the hotel.
Waiting for our ride.
We sat right up front and got a good look at the horses.
Afterwards the kids were able to pet the horses.
We went to the pioneer park and the kids dressed up.
Marie-Eve really got into it. She had to look at all possibilities before deciding on what she wanted to wear.
This as dressed up that we could get Jean-Louis.
Stephane didn't want anything to do with dress up but he loved the little school house.
We had to pry Marie-Eve away from this area.
She couldn't get enough of playing.
At the printing office pretending to make a newspaper.
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