Day: April 17, 2012

Our handsome prince turned three months young today, what a blessing he has been.  I can’t even imagine life without him, he brings us nothing but joy.  I have decided to do a little photoshoot of Joshua on the 16th of each month and record his milestones.  Feel free to check out Joshua’s Page as well as Bella’s age for more updates.
Bella is starting dance classes at the end of this month and is very excited about it.  She asked to put on her ballerina shoes the other day with the rest of her dancing outfit 🙂  More updates about dance class to come.  Here are a few pictures from Joshua’s photoshoot today and Bella’s dancing outfit.

What a joy to celebrate Life! He has risen indeed! Every year Easter comes as such a blessing and a great reminder that Christ has laid his life for us. What an honor it is to be His child and to know that only by His grace we get eternal life. My heart wishes so much that every person would know what Christ has done for us and truly accept His gift of salvation. I came to a conclusion this year, that Christmas and Easter are by far two of my favorite holidays. They both celebrate Christ, birth and resurrection. I can not express the joy I have in my heart as I write this post.
On Easter morning our family went to church, it was Joshua’s first time in church and he did fantastic. We were fortunate enough that nana was working at Sunday school, so Bella could stay there during the service and play with her nana 🙂 After a wonderful Easter service both families came over to our house. This Easter we decided to host and boy, little did I realize, it was not as easy as I have anticipated with two kids, but it all worked out and we were able to get everything done on time and share a wonderful meal. Of course we could not pass up the opportunity to have everyone hunt for eggs as it was Bella’s first egg hunt, where she could fully comprehend what was going on. She and Joshy received special Easter baskets from both grandparents and from mommy and daddy. Our day was completed with a short trip to nana’s and papa’s house for yet another egg hunt and more presents. We have two very spoiled munchkins but what a wonderful blessing they are.
Thank you dear Lord for your precious gift of eternal life!

When Barry and I just got married and talked about potentially home schooling when we have kids, I was not too keen on the idea and believed that my kids will go to school just like all others. Now that we have kids and I see what public schools have to offer, I am singing a completely different tune and thinking that I will home school for as long as I can. Many disagree that home schooling is a smart choice, but every parent makes the final decision what is best for their child and for mine it will be home schooling, with possibly private school down the road. I have been working with Bella on colors, letters, animals, numbers and so much more since pretty much her birth. To me it’s nothing special, I just make sure to tell her what things are at all times and get her involved in coloring, painting, puzzles and other various fun projects. She learns very fast, so I constantly have to make sure to give her new information, otherwise she gets bored easily. She just turned two a couple of months ago and I feel like I got my work cut out for me. The years are flying by, I just have to make sure I can keep up and offer as much as I can to keep her interested. With that said, I have been laying out themes and looking for a good curriculum that will be interesting and interactive. I will keep each theme for a week and try to create as many activities and learning tools as possible to help her remember what she learned. Our theme for next week is “ocean life” which means we will learn about the ocean and all that lives in the ocean including corals and a variety of fish. I can’t wait!