Me & My Boy

Can you believe how big David has gotten? He currently weighs in at 42 pounds and is over 3 1/2 feet tall. I cannot believe how quickly he is growing not only physically, but also emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.

My favorite thing that he says right now is when he doesn't want me to do something he says, "Mom, if you do _____ I am not going to appreciate it."

His favorite things to do right now are read, draw (he is quite the artist), and do math problems. I got him a math workbook that he is absolutely LOVING! He actually tells me that he wants to work on his school work. That is SO MUCH FUN FOR ME!!!

My friend, Sommer, and I just took her boy, A.J., David, and Michael (the youngest boy I nanny for) to the Macy's display on the 8th floor of Mary Poppins. It was really quite enjoyable. It would have been even more fun if the boys would have let me read the captions to them! Afterwards, we met Ed at one of the food courts and went out for lunch. We had a really good time! Thanks Sommer and A.J. for a great day!

Now we are back home. Michael is napping, and David is playing quietly in his room. I really should be doing the dishes, but blogging sounded like so much more fun!!! :-) Plus, I don't want to wake up Michael! ;-)

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Field Trips Rock!!

As you can see, we have been enjoying the flexibility of homeschooling. We visited Como Zoo this fall. It was an absolutely gorgeous day! Michael and David enjoyed the animals and taking pictures with a SpongeBob disposable camera.

With our homeschool co-op from church, Glory to Him Co-op, we went to the Fall Harvest Orchard which is located five miles west of Delano. It was a windy and cool day, but the kids LOVED it! We went on an educational hayride around the farm. Then they got to touch all kinds of animals: cows, pigs, baby chicks, and goats just to name a few.

The final field trip so far this fall was a Tuesday afternoon trip to Chuck E. Cheese with a group of ladies from the Covenant Kids Ministry. We went after Homemakers one afternoon to celebrate Joshua Anthony's fifth birthday. He is in the picture with David.

It has been so neat to watch David grow up and make friends. He really loves his friends and is VERY LOYAL! I have also noticed that David has some great leadership qualities. Unfortunately, sometimes they come out as bossiness. Ed and I will need to work with David on how to be a leader without being bossy. Servant leadership is the best kind of leadership! We need to teach David how to be a leader like Jesus not only with our words but also with our actions!