Jesus is Lord

Jesus is Lord!
Jesus is Lord of my home.
He is Lord of the kitchen
and the living room
and of the bedrooms
and of the play room.

He is Lord of the breakfast dishes
And the pile of laundry
He is Lord of phyiscs and algebra and phonics.
He is Lord of the  ABC's
And counting to ten.
He is Lord of everything I love
And whatever I despise.
Jesus is Lord of music
 And that makes him
The Lord of scales and chords
And every note we sing
Or song we play.
He is Lord of our words
And of our actions
And our thoughts.
He is Lord of the time to myself I so jealously guard,
Jesus is Lord of all.

More Birthday Fun

So, I didn't actually post pictures of Adelin's party, or the cake that took the better part of the day I should have actually been, you know, shopping for the food I was going to feed the guests and all that. It wasn't as cute as it was going to be in my head, but it was a lot cuter than some of the pictures I found when searching for ideas. 

Better late than never, I always say!

 Here's the butter cream icing. I didn't really like it once I got it made. I need a better recipe. 

 I started with a 9x13 cake

 Cut it to shape...

 And iced it.

 Here's my "elevation"

 Did you know you can buy fondant already tinted? It's very handy.

 This was supposed to be a naptime project, but someone woke up early and wanted to help.

 Here's the first shoe. I was pretty darn proud of it. 

 The second one kind of flopped.

 See?

 Adelin said she didn't care.

 The wonderful thing about fontont: when little fingers mess with the cake,

 it just makes an indentation, not a big, gaping hole.

 Here's the cake table

 Adelin said she didn't care that the top shoe sagged.

 Neither did the other girls, it seems.

 Opening up birthday presents is so much fun!

 She loves it!

"The only thing is, the grownups keep taking my cool new stuff away and giving me another box to open"

She had a very happy day. Most of the kids I invited weren't able to come, but who needs kids when there are hordes of doting grandparents to be had? We are very blessed to have most of our families within driving distance. The kids love getting to see their grandparents and great-grandparents all the time! My mom's parents lived close when I was little, and time with them has been SO wonderful over the years. I'm glad my girls will get to experience that too.

Biloxi

Last weekend, we went to visit family in Biloxi, and we decided to take a day trip out to Ship Island, so Andrew could fish, and the kids could play on a pretty beach. Everyone was pretty cherry on the boat ride over.

 Ianna wore these glasses the whole weekend, even at night. It's was a little insane.

 She had to lift them up to see.

Except Adelin. She's pretty mommy-centric these days, and she had to sit with daddy for a minute.

 Ianna was totally set on riding dolphins. There were some around the boat, 

but I don't think she actually knew what they were. She didn't get to ride them though.

Overall, the trip didn't really work out as planned. Ianna was miserable, because she had to walk all the way across the island, and it was hot. By the time we make it to the beach, Andrew was so exasperated with her whining, he walked into the water with his phone in his pocket. Salt water is not good for phones. You wouldn't believe how much it costs to replace a smart phone. The kids did have a good time playing in the water, though. I didn't get any picture, because I was busy trying to supervise two little people in the water while Andrew was fishing. He only caught nasty catfish that aren't good to eat, though, which is sad. And I got totally baked. Like, a week later, I'm still burned, baked. Not cool. 

The rest of the weekend was good, though. We got lots of visiting, which was nice. Here's a picture of the whole crew at Papaw Tommy's birthday party.

Adelin Turns 1!

I think I'll start blogging again. Adelin's first birthday seemed like the perfect come back post :-)

I can't believe that a whole year has gone by already. She's a sweetheart, and lights up our house with her cheeriness.

We did her nursery in Ballerinas, so we did a ballerina party. 

 

Little Prima Dona

 Hehe. Girls love their shoes :-)

She's a little doll.

Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!

Sucess

Why are some homeschooling parents sucessful, and some have children that wind up hating everything their parents stand for? It's something I've wondered often through the years, and it's a more relevent question than ever. I've moved past the state of "homeschooled child" and "homeschool graduate" and am not entering the season of "homeschool mom."

New Baby

It's a new baby :-)
Life is a three ring circus these days!


She's completely precious, and almost always nice. Life is wonderful. :-)