Equal Parts Hodge and Podge

I started writing this post over a month ago. Esther no longer looks like this...

...and Thomas no longer feels the need to practice his alphabet on our walls and furniture.


"Tom! Why did you do this?"
"I wanted to surprise you!"

The intellectuals playing Boggle.

 There has been a great deal of construction in and around our home over the past month (7 years).

 Most recently, the sidewalk and road were repaired by the town. The children spent the better part of two days staring out our front window.

All five were positively mesmorized.

 Thomas will be my stand-up comedian someday. He will do ANYTHING for a laugh.

Matt is putting the finishing touched on our schoolroom. I have to make a point to do before and after pictures of all our home repairs, but here is a sampling of the almost finished project.

 Still trying to figure out our fifth born and her crazy sleep problemo.

 Sarah and Joseph are working hard in school. Now that they are both reading so well, I have been encouraging them to help me out in the kitchen with following directions. It is so awesome and I love these moments of cooperation and bonding.

 Wayyyyyyy back, before Nate's haircut, Pete and Emily met us at the playground for some pizza and play.