Eleven on 11-11-11

Somewhere between home schooling and my general mommy duties, blogging has slipped a few notches in the degree of priorities. But - since today is a special day (11-11-11) I have decided to choose 11 pictures from the last few weeks to bring you up to date with our goings-on.


1. Cursive penmanship practice is much more manageable when you're allowed to hold a special friend.

2. Miss Val-Val likes to chime in during calendar time and wants us to name the days of the week for her.

3. Ally was able to take two months of ballet/tap classes again this fall and loved every minute of it!

4. Because I didn't have quite enough on my plate, I decided it was time to tackle potty-training too!

5. We enjoyed an evening of fun at Linder Farms in mid-October. Annie and Ally loved the bumpy hay ride!

6. Sierra looked long and hard for the perfect pumpkin!

7. Valerie liked all the "baby punkies."

8. We had some help with the carving! Ally didn't have to get her hands too dirty with Ben around.

9. Is this girl 7 or 17?!?!

10. Uncle Chuck usually leaves Family Nights dripping with sweat and with some rather sore muscles. He's always the center of attention with the kids.

11. I got a kick from reading this list of house rules that had been posted on the easel during a play date with some friends:

(Rules: 1. Do not give Valerie any scissors or markers or glue. 2. Don't wake up Valerie when she is sleeping. 3. Do not go in Sierra's mom or dad's room. 4. Don't feed the fish. 5. Do not run in the house. 6. Do not climb on Sierra's bed. 7. Do not got in the garden. Have fun at the house!)