still here

my creative juices haven't been flowing like they used to.

if that's what you want to call it....

i'm not certain i really have creative juices but 

i did use to take a lot more photos

and do a lot more blogging.

and a lot more cooking and baking....

homeschooling and parenting and having a baby

in the house has just taken over and

i've lost the motivation for all the other stuff.

we've had a nice, lazy summer.

it went really, really fast!  i cannot believe it!

then, august rolled around and school was back

in session.

school has been going pretty well so far.

we are only 4 weeks in and hardly

have had a hiccup.

henry, marcail and naomi really

are the best of buds.  for the most part they play

well together with hardly any arguments.

there's always the occasional argument

or hurt feelings but it's quickly resolved.

they love to spend hours at the table being creative

with their drawing and coloring.

they also enjoy reading books.

library day is like Christmas for them!

 toby is still just the happiest dude.

he's busy and chatty and follows his brother and 

sisters around everywhere.

he can be seen playing with their 

matchbox cars all morning while we do

school.  it's the cutest thing!