Two Plus Two: Why Do I Feel Outnumbered?
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Beach Vacation Day 3, Part 2: Back to the Pool
After visiting the lighthouse it was time to return to Neptune Park Pool. Yes, it is our favorite place! Today Aunt Janie, Cora Jane, Vera Kate, and Whit came to play in the water with us. We enjoyed lots of fun in the sun and were all sad to see the day come to an end.
Beach Vacation Day 3: Lighthouse
This year the boys decided that they wanted to visit the lighthouse. I warned them that it would mean climbing ALOT of stairs but they would not be deterred. So this morning we climbed to the top of the St. Simons Lighthouse. The climb was not too bad, Trey counted 132 steps. And once we made it to the top. The view was simply amazing! Trey’s biggest discovery…what the light bulb looks like. He talked about that all afternoon.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Beach Vacation Day 2: Neptune Park Pool
We spent today at the Neptune Park Pool! It is a favorite of ours, and the boys have been looking forward to visiting it all summer! In fact, last night as Jesse was playing on the whales, he had a meltdown because he wanted to go to the pool so bad. My boys definitely prefer the pool to the beach just like me! Actually, I think their preference for the pool comes from their vast fishing experience. Their favorite activity to do with their Daddy is fish and usually when they go fishing they fish the intercoastal waterways of St. Simon’s. They’ve caught so many sharks (4 fairly big ones just this past Saturday), not to mention eels, sting rays, etc, that they are a little wary of what they are swimming with in the ocean. So today was a pool day. And, as always, we had so much fun!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Beach Vacation Day 1
We are on vacation this week! Yay!!! We’ve been looking forward to it all summer and it is a much needed break! After this we are on the fast track to the first day of school. But we won’t think about that this week, this week we are on island time! I won’t use the terms rest or relaxation this week since my boys don’t know the meaning of those words but just to get away from everything is wonderful! And I can’t wait to spend this time making memories with my boys!!!
I am sooooooo far behind on my blogging that I thought I would try blogging our vacation as it happens. We’ll see how it goes. And I promise that I will catch you up on the rest of our summer at some point too.
So here goes Day 1. Daddy was able to join us for today so we squeezed a lot in. ZuZu’s. Neptune Park. And. The Beach. Busy day. And. So much fun!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Pool Side
So how did we spend the very first day of our summer vacation??? Swimming, of course! School let out before lunch on Thursday and I worked until late trying to wrap everything up in my classroom so that I could play on Friday!!! I did have to go in for a couple of hours, but by lunch time we were at Grandma and Da's enjoying the pool with Aunt Janie, Cora Jane, Vera Kate, Whit, and our good friends the McClintocks! What a wonderful way to kick off summer! And this, this is how we've spent most of the summer---pool side!
Jesse DuRant chose this day to swim without his swimmies! Oh. My. Goodness! How he stressed me out! I could barely carry on a conversation for jumping up every time he got off the steps! He's come a long way this summer and is now swimming like a fish!
Cora Jane
Trey
Jesse jumping in without his swimmies!
Whitman...Don't you just love his concentration!
Mason
Trey & Whitman
Micah
Jesse jumping in without swimmies again!
I just love this photo of Lily! She didn't know WHAT Whit was up to!
Lilah & Vera Kate
Nothing like a little pool side baseball! The kids, both big and little, had so much fun!
And here is a short video of my baby Jesse swimming without his swimmies for the first time! What a great way to start summer!
We've only got a few weeks of summer left and we plan to enjoy every minute of it! I pray that each of you is also having an awesome summer!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
How have we spent this summer???
WET!!!
Whether it's been swimming with family and friends, playing at the beach, splashing in the creeks at Vogel State Park, or running through sprinklers at Aunt Dot's one thing my boys have enjoyed this summer is the water!!! We've had a very busy summer that started as soon as school got out and since we've been away from the house so much, I've really been slacking on blogging. I hope to catch you up on all our summer fun soon, and you can be sure that it will include lots and lots of swimming in, splashing in, and playing in water photos!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
The Crayon Box Song
My favorite song that the students sang for Honor's Day, a favorite among the students as well, and one that I would really like to show you a video of is The Crayon Box Song, which is based on a children's book. I can't give you the video, but thought I'd share the lyrics.
THE CRAYON BOX SONG
By William V. Mason
When I was just a little child no higher than your knee,
My mother bought a box of crayons just for me;
I picked 'em up, I opened 'em up, and I looked way down inside,
And the colors there reminded me of Jesus when He died.
Red is the color of the blood that He shed,
Brown's for the crown that they laid upon His head;
Blue is for royalty, within Him did dwell,
And yellow is for the Christian who's afraid to tell.
I colored and I colored 'til the crayons were all gone,
But though I've grown much older now, the memory lingers on;
So when I see a little child with crayon box in hand,
I tell them what they mean to me so I hope he'll understand..
Red is the color of the blood that He shed,
Brown's for the crown that they laid upon His head;
Blue is for royalty, within Him did dwell,
And yellow is for the Christian who's afraid to tell.
Afraid to tell of a Saviour who died on Calvary,
He died for lowly sinners just like you and me;
And someday He is coming back to be our King,
and the colors in the crayon box you will sing.
Red is the color of the blood that He shed,
Brown's for the crown that they laid upon His head;
Blue is for royalty, within Him did dwell,
And yellow is for the Christian who's afraid to tell.
So don't be a Christian who's afraid to tell.
THE CRAYON BOX SONG
By William V. Mason
When I was just a little child no higher than your knee,
My mother bought a box of crayons just for me;
I picked 'em up, I opened 'em up, and I looked way down inside,
And the colors there reminded me of Jesus when He died.
Red is the color of the blood that He shed,
Brown's for the crown that they laid upon His head;
Blue is for royalty, within Him did dwell,
And yellow is for the Christian who's afraid to tell.
I colored and I colored 'til the crayons were all gone,
But though I've grown much older now, the memory lingers on;
So when I see a little child with crayon box in hand,
I tell them what they mean to me so I hope he'll understand..
Red is the color of the blood that He shed,
Brown's for the crown that they laid upon His head;
Blue is for royalty, within Him did dwell,
And yellow is for the Christian who's afraid to tell.
Afraid to tell of a Saviour who died on Calvary,
He died for lowly sinners just like you and me;
And someday He is coming back to be our King,
and the colors in the crayon box you will sing.
Red is the color of the blood that He shed,
Brown's for the crown that they laid upon His head;
Blue is for royalty, within Him did dwell,
And yellow is for the Christian who's afraid to tell.
So don't be a Christian who's afraid to tell.
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