Bye-bye Tonsils!

With the help of a flashlight and mirror, Isaac waved goodbye to these nasty old tonsils last night. Surgery early this morning went very well, and he now has an airway! He was such a little trooper and isn't complaining at all. We appreciate everyone's prayers for a quick and complication-free recovery. The hardest part will be getting him to be still for the next two weeks. Yea, right!!!

We have another READER!

Isaac has been working hard all year at learning to read. He's really done well and completed his 100 lessons last Friday evening. As is our tradition, the new reader gets to pick out his own "Big Boy" Bible, so we made it to the bookstore just in time before it closed. Ian was so proud of Isaac's hard work--it was cute to see him encourage him through the lessons. We finished off the celebrating on Sunday with our "I Can Read" party--complete with grape koolaid, cheetos, ice cream and cake. Way to go Isaac!

All evidence points to Isaac

I found this "sculpture" stuck in the door frame one day. You've gotta admit it's creative. Scissors, plastic spoon, and the rubber piece from a syringe. Huh?!?

Hiking at Jones Gap (more like Fishing at...)

Early in May we decided to take the day off school and go for a family hike in the Mountains at Jones Gap. Or at least, that's what I had in mind. Once Christian and the boys got near that mountain stream, they were itching to get their lines in the water. Thankfully, I know enough by now to take along a good book! With a ratio of one hour of hiking to 5 hours of fishing, we enjoyed a wonderful day out in God's creation. Isaac even caught a small rainbow trout! Plus we saw gorgeous butterflies, a couple snakes, caught a crawfish, and soaked up the spring air of the mountains. We love living in Greenville!

Goofy Guys!

You just never know what they'll come up with next! Here I found Ian "directing" with the broken off stem of my Mother's Day carnation as Isaac played the "lightsaber violin". Where do they come up with this stuff?!?