Eden

You could have knocked me right over a few days ago when Eden started writing on a paper and the letters that she's written for months...were words!  Then, she realized that when we gave her a C-V-C word (consonant vowel consonant), she could write it!  Now the house is littered with her wordy papers and her very proud grins.  Teaching herself, this one! The paper on the bottom right has little 'checks' after each word...she gave herself an A, I'm sure.  :)

Randoms

I don't think I will get anything put up here if I try to order it much!  So, a smattering of pictures from months...and months past.

Eden performing with her music classmates.

Proud fishermen at Mommo and Daddo's ranch

At Hershey chocolate world in PA

Owen's favorite...every variation imaginable

At the Smithsonian on the roadtrip home from NC to Boston

The White House...oooh...aaah.  Kids were impressed by such a BIG house.

Asher in Sunday school eating locusts like John the Baptist.

At the Boston Public Library children's room on a day adventure to the city

Picture of the 'Swirts' sledding in the Burlington paper.

Kids making cookies All By Themselves

Checking out the view from the roof on a balmy day.

Owen:  "My perfect summer temperature is 65 degrees."