Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
An Update
Matthew's Great Grandma sent him a tree in honor of his birth for us to plant on our land. She sent a cute little blue puppy as well.
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| Thank you, GG JO! |
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| It will be fun to watch the tree grow along with Matthew |
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| Matt with his big brother |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Family Resemblance?
WJE
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| JDE |
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| RSE |
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| EEE |
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| another EEE |
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| DJE |
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| HJE |
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| MHE |
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Welcome Matthew Henry!
Our precious son is here! He was born at 1:05 pm Thursday 4/7/11. 8 lbs 5 oz. He is precious! I hope to post his birth story soon. In the meantime, if you would like to see a video of our children's first sight of their brother click HERE.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday to my 12 year old son, W! We sure love you and are proud of the young man you are becoming!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Finally, a newsy post!
It has been a long while since I have blogged a nice newsy post over here at FairOaks Family. My blog A Mother's Heritage has been taking up most of my blogging time. Speaking of which, it is going very well, growing in readership and has been such a blessing to me! I love meeting the ladies that are reading and the interaction of the readers comments. As many of you know, I love to write and so this has been an enjoyable endeavor for me. Come see me over there and while you are visiting over there you can subscribe to get my blogs by email, if you would like.
Tomorrow is the first day of spring and I am so ready for it! There is alot of hustle and bustle here as spring awakens all the new life on our homestead here. After a cold, snowy winter, we look forward to settling in here further with the warmer weather. W is growing his egg business, and our hens are producing the most beautiful, big brown eggs. A couple of families from our church are buying from him and he is hoping to add to his layers and produce even more. W has also been given a blacksmithing forge and is working on perfecting his skills. There is a craftsman from our church that is going to sell items for him. J is possibly going to work for the horse farm across the road, they said come Spring they would have work for him, so he is going to be contacting them soon. D's birthday is in May and for his birthday we are going to get him started in the rabbit business. Yup! There is a place just down from us that raises California rabbits (which are supposed to be excellent meat) and we are getting a buck and two does. But, shhh..cause he doesn't know yet! It's a surprise and his older brother is going to help him. As you know, bunnies are prolific so we are excited about starting a herd.
The weeping cherries are blooming in our yard and we have a peach tree in our backyard that is in full bloom as well. S hung a tire swing today, much to the children's delight! The children got the trampoline put together (for the first time since the move) Oh, and H is riding a two wheeler, so our big concrete driveway is always hopping with bikes and scooters. The warmer weather is indeed most welcome!
But, the biggest excitement for spring is Baby "Obie's" arrival. No, that is not his permanent name, but his "womb name". I am as big as a house and move about as graceful as an elephant these days! I am very, very ready to welcome this little one into my arms. He is so active inside and we already love him so very much! The children have been so involved this time. It is so different now that they are older and they are taking such an excited interest in their little brothers arrival! Since it has been so long since we had a baby in the house, I have been having fun thrift shopping and starting over with little gowns, receiving blankets and the cutest little newborn things. When I opened up the package of newborn diapers--they were so tiny! :) 3 weeks from Tuesday is my due date. This Tues. is my home visit with my midwife and then they are officially "on call" from then on. I hope to have another home birth and this time birth in my big jacuzzi tub. I spent time organizing today and every day that gets closer, we get more excited. I have to say though, I will be thankful to be on the other side of labor when it is all said and done. :)
Today I went for the day to our local homeschool conference. That was a fun encouragement and I enjoyed seeing what is out there. S kept the children and did lots of outdoor things today on the property, and my mom and dad went with me. Dad pushed me all around in the wheelchair, since this ole' preggy mama isn't walking long distances too well right now. I found some helpful information for J regarding looking towards combining high school with college, etc. We also got a course where all the children work together on building a 3 ring binder on the history and facts on SC. My plan right now is to do some maintenance things for the next couple of weeks, and then take a break for this baby. Then in the heat of the summer I am thinking we will start back up again. We finished up our Latin for the year, and only have a final test to do with that. But, it seems to me, why waste the beautiful spring days sitting inside doing school and then have them free on the blistering hot, dog days of summer? So our schedule for school might be a bit different this year.
I will end with a picture of J and I. We had a very special outing night together this past week. We went and saw the movie "The Grace Card" (which was very good, by the way!)
Then out for a fancy meal at Bonefish Grill...so delicious!
So there you have some of the latest from the E family! Happy Spring to all our family and friends!
Tomorrow is the first day of spring and I am so ready for it! There is alot of hustle and bustle here as spring awakens all the new life on our homestead here. After a cold, snowy winter, we look forward to settling in here further with the warmer weather. W is growing his egg business, and our hens are producing the most beautiful, big brown eggs. A couple of families from our church are buying from him and he is hoping to add to his layers and produce even more. W has also been given a blacksmithing forge and is working on perfecting his skills. There is a craftsman from our church that is going to sell items for him. J is possibly going to work for the horse farm across the road, they said come Spring they would have work for him, so he is going to be contacting them soon. D's birthday is in May and for his birthday we are going to get him started in the rabbit business. Yup! There is a place just down from us that raises California rabbits (which are supposed to be excellent meat) and we are getting a buck and two does. But, shhh..cause he doesn't know yet! It's a surprise and his older brother is going to help him. As you know, bunnies are prolific so we are excited about starting a herd.
The weeping cherries are blooming in our yard and we have a peach tree in our backyard that is in full bloom as well. S hung a tire swing today, much to the children's delight! The children got the trampoline put together (for the first time since the move) Oh, and H is riding a two wheeler, so our big concrete driveway is always hopping with bikes and scooters. The warmer weather is indeed most welcome!
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| This not our weeping cherry but looks similar. |
But, the biggest excitement for spring is Baby "Obie's" arrival. No, that is not his permanent name, but his "womb name". I am as big as a house and move about as graceful as an elephant these days! I am very, very ready to welcome this little one into my arms. He is so active inside and we already love him so very much! The children have been so involved this time. It is so different now that they are older and they are taking such an excited interest in their little brothers arrival! Since it has been so long since we had a baby in the house, I have been having fun thrift shopping and starting over with little gowns, receiving blankets and the cutest little newborn things. When I opened up the package of newborn diapers--they were so tiny! :) 3 weeks from Tuesday is my due date. This Tues. is my home visit with my midwife and then they are officially "on call" from then on. I hope to have another home birth and this time birth in my big jacuzzi tub. I spent time organizing today and every day that gets closer, we get more excited. I have to say though, I will be thankful to be on the other side of labor when it is all said and done. :)
Today I went for the day to our local homeschool conference. That was a fun encouragement and I enjoyed seeing what is out there. S kept the children and did lots of outdoor things today on the property, and my mom and dad went with me. Dad pushed me all around in the wheelchair, since this ole' preggy mama isn't walking long distances too well right now. I found some helpful information for J regarding looking towards combining high school with college, etc. We also got a course where all the children work together on building a 3 ring binder on the history and facts on SC. My plan right now is to do some maintenance things for the next couple of weeks, and then take a break for this baby. Then in the heat of the summer I am thinking we will start back up again. We finished up our Latin for the year, and only have a final test to do with that. But, it seems to me, why waste the beautiful spring days sitting inside doing school and then have them free on the blistering hot, dog days of summer? So our schedule for school might be a bit different this year.
I will end with a picture of J and I. We had a very special outing night together this past week. We went and saw the movie "The Grace Card" (which was very good, by the way!)
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| This was my meal... |
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| And this was J's. It was a very special mother/son time! |
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Crazy questions about me!
Want to know some answers to crazy questions about me? Check out the Thoughts of Spring Blogger Party I am participating in over at A Mother's Heritage.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Come join me!
Just a reminder about my new blog A Mother's Heritage. Come on over for a visit! Today's post? Olympic Hero, Missionary...or Mommy?
Saturday, February 19, 2011
"What if?"
I took this clip at our Sweetheart Banquet with Steve and Annie Chapman...I love this song!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Stef's blog re: Happy birthday H!
Happy Birthday!
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| H is 5 years old today (which btw is hard to believe, it seems like she was just 3!). When I'm here on the children's birthdays I make them a special pancake for breakfast:-) |
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| I used Hershey kisses to make a face - it's not often that H gets chocolate for breakfast! |
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| H and I. |
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Happy Birthday!
Our evening out...
We got to go on a double date with our friends the B couple. The men surprised us with corsages. We went to a sweetheart banquet with live concert by Steve and Annie Chapman. What a treat!
It was night full of smiles, laughs, tears and memories!
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| S and I with the Chapmans |
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| Afterwards we went back to B house for sweet red wine and chocolate fondue! |
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