365 Project.2013 | Week 41

We were blessed with a gorgeous week of beautiful fall weather and our photos reflect that. :)
We also reached some fun milestones this week ...

 

Day 280. Peter loves riding his bike. And it's been a blessing to see our yard "grow" with him. Just last spring he couldn't even make the loop on the driveway around the house. This summer? He's all. over. It's been fun to watch. :) It also keeps him well occupied--yet another blessing. :)



 

And what six-year-old boy can resist the call of a puddle?

Some things are well worth the laundry. :)

Day 281. I stole borrowed this picture from my friend ... Tuesday afternoons with "Cawlie" have become a highlight of Matthew's week. From what I hear, "Cawlie" is pretty fond of her time with "Ma'chew" as well. ;)

Day 282. Guess who read Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham, by himself, for the first time EVER??? :) SO proud of him!! I am also very thankful for Pizza Hut's Book-It program. Peter's had the vocabulary to read Dr. Suess for quite a while, but he thought it (along with every other non-school book) was "too hard," so he was never interested in trying.  However, when Mommy has the discretion to set your Book-It goal, and she says that you have to read 100 minutes out-loud to Mommy, Daddy, or Hannah--school reading, audio books, and listening to someone else don't count ... motivation suddenly kicks in. :)

I knew we had hit the right goal when he asked me if he could read to me after dinner! :)

(And 100 minutes is only 20 5-minute sessions, in case it seems like way too much ... and if it seems like too little ... other than reading one book to Grandma last week, this marks the first time he has EVER willingly read out-loud from anything but his school books.)

Day 283. Gotta love Toby. She is so patient with Matthew's loving attention. ♥

Soccer balls ... yet another good outlet for six-year-old energy! :)

Day 284. And other milestone for the week ... Matthew figured out how to ride his bike!! :) We were blessed with a hand-me-down from cousins, so he has a two-wheeler much earlier than either Hannah or Peter did. It took him about a week, but he can now ride a loop around the driveway all by himself.

 And he is so pleased! :)

 

 ♥ TOO CUTE ♥

Day 285. Not that I remembered to get a picture of Chris with the kids, but we had the fun of taking Daddy with us to the monthly science center activity this weekend. The theme was "Take Flight" and one of the topics was the migration of Monarch butterflies. Hannah had the privilege of releasing one of the tagged butterflies. :)

Then we all parted ways. Daddy and the boys headed home while Mommy and Hannah went to her friend's 9th birthday party. :)

Seeing one of her best friends again and riding a horse in the same day??? Almost too much excitement! :)

Day 286. A fall cold kept Peter home from church this morning, but the BIG bonus was special Daddy-Peter time. They pulled out the Duplos and designed a truss bridge that spans 6' 3". It's pretty impressive. :)

And thus continues life in these parts. :)

Thanks for stopping by. :)