Don't even know his name

This is the newest addition to Holy Angels Hospice Orphanage in Haiti. This is the orphanage that Peter and I visited on our mission trip. He has Hydrocephalus. Pray for this little guy!

Yea Peter!

Copy and paste following link to see the article in the paper featuring Peter. I can't seem to get it to link. I'm so proud of him!


http://www.newstimes.com/localnews/ci_10474561

Union Brother Singers

Last night we went to see the Union Brother Singers. They performed at our church. They are a group of guys from Haiti who use the money they raise from selling their CD'S and t-shirts to help kids in Haiti. The concert itself is free. Peter and I saw them in Haiti also so it was great to see them again. A great bunch of guys who are all brothers or cousins. They engage the audience in their music as you can see. Peter volunteered to "help" and is the 5th from the left. His buddy Cody is 3rd from the left. Our pastor, Stephanie is on the far right and 2 away from her on the right is Cody's brother Nick. They all had a great time.

cows

Carolyn loves cows...or at least the sound they make. She is actually terrified of the real thing. Whenever we mention the word cow she makes her Mr. Bill face and tries to make a MOOOO sound. She has gotten more accurate since this video was taken.

She's 1! Happy Birthday Carolyn!

Carolyn turned 1 on the 24th. Here she is opening presents:

She is a baby addict and this was her reaction when she saw the baby in the gift bag.

Here she is with her new baby...such a girl! She practically jumps out of the shopping cart in the store when we go down the baby aisle.

We had her party on the 30th and here is her cake.....notice the squished part in the lower right hand corner.....then see the next picture and you'll find the squished part.

This required a bath at Grammy's before we headed home

Here she is with her friends in the pool

opening presents again.....yes, she got another baby!

relaxing with Uncle Joe as mommy cleaned up.

The Homeschool Song

A friend sent this to me and I thought it was great! Since we are a homeschooling and public schooling family, I see both sides of the equation...enjoy!


The Homeschool Song

I Will Survive (the first year of homeschooling)
Originally written and produced by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris
Originally performed by Gloria Gaynor
Mercilessly altered with apologies by Natalie Criss
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First I was afraid
I was petrified.
Kept thinking I could never teach
'Cause I'm not certified.
But we spent so many nights
Reteaching homework that was wrong.
I grew strong,
so now I teach my kids at home!
We study math
and outer space.
I just kept on despite the fear
with a big smile across my face.
I bought a set of Base Ten blocks.
I bought books with answer keys.
My parents think we're nuts,
but they don't even bother me
Come on, let's go walk out the door.
We're on the road now,
'cause we're not home much anymore
My friends would laugh and say we'd be unsocialized.
I heard one mumble
that I'd give up by July.
Oh no, not I!
I will survive!
As long as I know how to read
I know we'll be alright.
I've got all my life to learn.
I've got energy to burn.
and I'll survive.
I will survive.
It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart.
Decided to attend
a play date at the local park,
and I met oh so many moms
who offered eagerly to help.
They used to cry.
Now they hold their heads up high,
and so do we!
My kids are cool!
They're not those chained up little people
stuck inside at school.
So if you feel like dropping by
and just expect us to be free
you'd better call ahead first
'cause we're probably busy