6 months since my last post!

I have really slacked on the blogging side of my life. Since my last post, I did decide to continue homeschooling the children. I have come to recognize stages in my life where all that is needed is a much deserved break! So that's what I did, I took a break from all things homeschooling, and when the break was over I was refreshed.

So during the summer we spent a lot of time at the lake with my friend Judy, some time at the pool, and lots of outdoor fun.

We got our back yard done, with a beautiful patio and grass meadow for the children to play in, all we need now is a completed fence and swing set!

Gloria celebrated her first birthday, Rhema and Coco their 6th and 9th, we celebrated our 10th anniversary, Faith her 8th birthday, Katie her 16th and Cai his 3rd!

I've been struggling lately

Lately I've really had a hard time getting everything done.  I don't remember the last time we did school :(  

I'm so busy with the little ones, and cleaning, laundry and cooking, I just can't seem to fit school in anywhere.  

I'm seriously considering public school next year.  I just don't see how its fair for my children to miss out on so much.  

But then there's the argument that I'm teaching them in different ways.  The girls know how to clean, take care of babies, and are starting to learn to cook.  

I really just need God's guidance in it all.  Please pray for me that we will do what God wants.  Because what He wants will be where they flourish the most, school or not! 

Thanking God for Baths and Oxiclean

I do not know what I would do without Oxiclean!  GG is such a messy eater, and I can never keep food/slobber/boogers/dirt off her clothes!  So that is why I love oxiclean!  It cleans them everytime!

Also bath time! LOL  Malacai and Gloria-Grace have a very unique relationship.  Malacai really doesn't pay attention to her at all unless she takes his toys or we ask him what her name is!  So it was cute to see the two of them in the bath together!  

Beautiful Day!

I enjoy homeschooling, but there are days that I absolutely LOVE it, like today. It was such a gorgeous day outside.  I decided to take them all out, lay a blanket down, and begin reading.  We also are beginning a project on the trees and their bloom cycle.  The girls are photographing as well as drawing its cycle.  

Cai was a bit of a challenge.  He wanted to run in the street, and in order for him to do that, I had to be in the street with him.  But I couldn't be in two places at once! So he had to be buckled in his car for a bit!  

Here are some photos today of our homeschooling.

The results of an 8 year old Doctor

Coco came up to me the other day and I noticed several black marks on his head.  I said, Coco, what happened to your head?  He replied that he had been fixed by Rhema.  I knew I needed to inquire further, so I called to Rhema.  She hid from me when I asked what happened.  Now I knew this was going to be good!  So finally fessed up and said she was playing Doctor with Coco, and that was his medicine.  Too bad it was in permanent marker, and he had to go to church like that!   

Gloria-Grace is 8 months!

I can't believe how fast time has flown by!  Gloria-Grace is 8 months today.  She has quite the personality.  She loves to be held, she loves the cat and the dog, and she loves, LOVES mommy and breastfeeding!  She hates to be put down, she hates being changed, she hates sleeping apart from us, or maybe just sleeping in general...

She's a girl of strong feelings as you can tell.  She is either REALLY happy, or REALLY upset.  Tears flow daily, but so do laughs and smiles.   She has 6 teeth already, and up until now, she is exclusively breast fed.  She does enjoy an occasional cracker, but has no desire for baby food as of yet.  

We all enjoy her so much!

Our Recent Trip To California

We went to California on a ministry trip, Cisco, me and Gloria-Grace. We started in Sacramento, where Cisco preached at Calvary Christian, (our mother church) www.calvarychristian.com Then we went to Stockton where Cisco spoke at the FCMI conference. Then we went to Elk Grove to visit Dad and Mom Goudeaux. We then drove to San Francisco where Cisco preached at Souled Out. Later that day we drove to Montery, and we preached again...Sound tiring yet? LOL Monday and Tuesday we toured San Francisco. We got to see the Golden Gate Bridge, Elcatraz, crooked street, and pier 39. Wednesday we drove to Fresno where Cisco preached at Harvest of Praise, then back to Elk Grove to stay overnight with Mom and Dad Goudeaux, and Cisco preached one final time at Calvary Christian South on Thursday, (me and Mom stayed back and watched a movie together) Friday we finally flew home, and boy was I glad to sleep in my own bed and hug my kids! I missed them so much!