When I Grow Up...

Our little Travis is a decisive child.

His latest decision is to be a "MAGIC TRICK" when he grows up. Gosh, I sure hope he doesn't disappear!

We would really miss him. HA!

Let it Rain! Let it Rain! Let it Rain!

The recent rain has everything in our garden

growing like CRAZY!

Take a PEEK...

Even the kids are growing like weeds.

It brought some other beautiful surprises!

Here are my favorites!

Thanks rain. Don't go away yet.

WALL OF FAME

Travis has been waiting years to add his photo to our family's wall of graduates. So you can imagine he was beside himself when he finally got to dress up in the long robe and tassel hat for his Pre-K graduation pictures. When we got home from school with his darling photos, I asked him to show Daddy. "Wait! Wait!" he shouted. He snatched the 8x10 out of my hands and ran full speed into the office. "Now we can put my picture on the wall too!" he announced proudly. Although temporarily on the floor, Travis is officially part of our WALL OF FAME.

Your kids KNOW you're a teacher when...

1. Your 7 year-old asks to have his brother put on a behavior chart
2. Your children tell people what grades their in and then say, "My mom's in second."
3. Your children beg to be in your class EVERY year
4. Your 5 year-old asks, "Where is daddy's school?"
5. You buy treats at the store and you kids ask, "Are those for us or your class?"

Farmer "J"

Planting the first seeds.


Transferring baby plants.


Travis loves to spray!!!


Tyler takes his time planting cantaloupe.


Old MacDonald, watch out! There's a new farmer in town...my hubby. Just behind our back gate you'll see Farmer J's SECRET GARDEN. Jeremy and the boys have had fun clearing the land, testing the soil (seriously), and planting seeds. My children even know how to safely use a jigsaw to cut down branches now. So far, we have some hearty looking corn and green beans growing. Now, we'll just have to find someone who likes to cook.

Independence

Travis has never been shy about letting us know when he's ready for the next stage of his life. When he saw us eating mashed potatoes at seven months old, he decided he was ready to eat real food. When he saw that none of the other kids at daycare used a pacifer, he threw his and never bothered with it again. (He was only 9 months.) And despite his back surgery at 3 months old, he wasn't about to let his brother leave his sight so he crawled at 5 months and walked at 8 months. We also let Travis tell us when he was ready to go potty like a big boy (Three weeks and that was over.) And when he was ready to swim on his own. Easy! Just the other day, my bright-eyed five year-old made it known he was done with those pesky training wheels on his bike. Daddy willingly popped them off. Two days later, my boy can ride!