Scripture, Skype and Socks

Check this out. I love my friend Athalia's blog. She does such an amazing job at capturing life in the High Country. I'm glad she asked me to guest write.

Passion

I realized tonight that I left my blog readers hanging. The BIG announcement...what was it? Hmmm...I know exactly what it was and it still affecting our lives. But it's not as big as everyone thought it was.

We have decided to officially homeschool Sam. In the process, both Bill and I prayed about it and we separately came to the same decision. I love that about marriage - we have built-in confirmation. We contacted a local school and asked them about sending Sam (a year early). It's sort of a homeschool supplemental - they will teach him two days a week and I will re-teach him the other days. I think it will be perfect for our family and the adjustments we have adding a third. Plus I'll get to spend more time with this little one:

And her:

Who IS this child? She is so amazing, I can't even begin to describe.

Finally Getting It

After I blew the figurative dust off of my blog, I discovered I need to continue sharing. Even if it's just for my own sanity and nobody reads it, I still need to share.

Summer has been a welcome relief to the cold winter we experienced. I was so afraid, at times, that I wasn't ever going to get to leave the house again because there was so much snow I couldn't get my car out of the driveway. But Summer...ah, Summer. I love it here in the mountains. Even at its hottest, it's still not hot (relatively speaking) and we don't even have air conditioning.

We've spent the Summer at different camps and enjoying different activities here in the High Country. Sam learned to play soccer (which surprised me a little, admittedly), Carolina learned some ballet (which thrilled me) and Hudson is learning to walk. Yes, at seven months he started pulling up on things and walking alongside tables and such, and now, at eight months he is standing up against walls and walking alongside them.

Just to recap:

Sam at camp

Carolina at dance camp

Hudson just being cute

If you're still reading, and I hope you are, I plan on sharing some more about family life in the High Country over the next few weeks. Some of that includes getting Sam ready for Kindergarten (unbelievable, I know), Hudson's first steps (it's totally going to happen soon!) and Carolina just being lovely. Are you in?