Bailey Family

  (Notice Seth missing in this fall picture...Seth was working -an all day raking job this day.) We actually all have matching pajamas; some are hard to see with so many piled on the bed. (Grateful for so many!) (We'll have an Edwards family picture at new years post later.) If you haven't gotten our Christmas card (or don't get our card) by new years, let us know. I sent them late and my labels weren't super sticky... Hopefully they all make it! {update 1/3/21: So far, 2 cards have come back without address labels.} I posted our recital today on YouTube. If you'd like to see the videos, email me for the links. (The twins are still dragging their feet about recording, and Carolyn's video is from my monthly piano recording for her school record, so she's in relaxed style. I'll add missing kids later.) It's been an odd year with challenges and changes and unexpected blessings and lessons. We feel grateful for those blessings and lessons and the strengt...

Alee and Carolyn continued in their lessons (sometimes distracted by other siblings not yet in school and other times grateful someone was distracting Gideon so they could focus). He's a mess! We made a trip to visit Rob's parents near the end of August (and will go again next weekend). Alee's curriculum weaves together reading, writing, geography, art, and grammar, so at the end of a story called Carlotta about an Italian family, Alee had a lesson practicing reading and following a recipe for gnocchi. (It was ok, but I think it's probably a one-time meal for our family.) She did a great job with it and only needed minimal help in the kitchen (for safety). I finally got brave enough to take Gideon to the doctor for his well-child checkup. (Really, I figured it was best to go during our "immunity" period. I need to schedule Alee before her birthday so that we get her in during that same time frame.) Finally, on 8 Sept, the three kids in public schoo...

Stuff that happened this month: 100 days of school (this year) The twins' class took pictures and used an age app to age themselves to "100 years old". (Looking pretty good for 100!) I can see some of our grandmas features in these pictures! Alee's class read for 100 minutes (throughout the day). 1000 days of school (ever, for twins) They told me and I said, really?  (Then did the math: 5 years x 180 days (that's 5K-4th) + 100 days (this year). Yep. It was indeed the twins' 1000th day of school. They exercised for 100 seconds x 10 different exercises. (1000 seconds of exercise). After school homework time (in the car rider line) story: Alee needed a sentence with "babies" so I asked her, "What do twins mean to a mom?" (I expected an answer including the word babies.) Alee correctly said, "They mean more work." Alee is never dull! Sometimes I would appreciate a little less drama from her. Alee has a new infatu...