September Thankful List
College football season started. It’s always a lot of fun to watch the UGA
games together. We love hearing the kids
get excited even if they have no clue what’s actually going on. Even Eli throws his hands up to symbolize a
touchdown..
Josh was off work on Labor Day and we were able to go as a
family to the Carolina Mudcats minor league baseball game. It was a beautiful day and we all had a good
time. The kids loved running the bases
after the game was over.
Our “normal” school year routine started back up this month
with our Classical Conversations community day on Tuesdays, our co-op book club
on Wednesdays, and once a month field trips.
Addi and Josiah are in different classrooms for CC and we have enjoyed
both of their tutors. Book club started
with Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
which has been my very favorite read aloud we’ve done so far. It was a lot of fun! For our field trip, our co-op had a tour of
the NC State Library where we toured lots of historical documents and records
rooms. It was neat to point out things
we’d been learning through our book about the Dewey Decimal system, call
numbers, and how to find resources. The
kids also thought microfilm was amazing.
Ha ha!
Addi and Josiah’s soccer season started again. This year they are on different teams but
fortunately they both ended up with great coaches!
Home groups started back this month and although we lost two
families who moved we gained a couple new families. It’s already been a great time of discussion,
fellowship, confession, and prayer. I’m
very thankful for our small group!
Josh’s grandpa passed away this month, which was very sad.
Fortunately, Josh got to spend some time with him in good discussion as they
were packing him up to move back to GA.
The baby is continuing to grow and everything looks
healthy. I’ve been struggling with extremely
low iron that has resulted in a lot of difficulties over the past month but I
am so thankful for having such an amazing husband who does anything he can to
help.
The thing I’m most thankful for this month is our family
vacation. We decided to take a couple
days for just us and go to the beach. On
the way there we made a pit stop at the aquarium. This was a fun new experience for all of
us. Eli liked the turtles a lot. I’m convinced that going to the beach for the
weekend was the most enjoyable, fun, relaxing, and rejuvenating thing we’ve
done since Eli was born. I found so much
joy in watching the kids jump waves, dig holes in the sand, play games in the
pool, and search for seashells. The kids
were very excited to stay in the hotel and to celebrate Josh’s birthday with a
cookie cake while we were there.
The kids continue to make me laugh and smile with the things
they say and do. We were in the van at
one point and Josiah randomly says, “You can say that again!” It made all of us
immediately start laughing. Eli started
talking more this month as well. He also
has grown to love bath time. He loves
pouring water on his own head and splashing in running water. Addilyn, on many occasions has offered to
help or volunteered to help around the house.
It has been so evident to Josh and I this month how much she is maturing
and becoming a little lady.
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