Happy Birthday, 8th Isaac!!

Our awesome AmeriUkrainian turned 8 last week..8! What a blessing you are Isaac! Your always on the move, always into what your not supposed to be, always, always loud, and always loved. Thankful for the gift of you!

Sea World -Genesis 1:21 "So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good."

Every year Sea World gives us homeschoolers a day to come in for a discounted price. Today was that day. Mat couldn't get off work so I braved it alone. It was a good day, fun -but hard. But in the end, I lived :D We got to have two of my girlfriends kids join us for the day..Thanks Misha and Katya for your helping hands and thanks Sea World for the memories.. :)



on our way



 watching penguins



and being penguins

walrus time

he was a big guy!





Sting rays..silky smooth

My almost 8 year old Uki & me..(birthday is tomorrow)



the new roller coaster..forgot it's name (shrugs)



Shamu and her neon shirt :)

kiddie ride time for the littles (with big sisters hands to hold)

Sharks!

so much cuteness in front of that massive jaw..

me and little mister  ♥

time to burn some energy..

or maybe just relax :)

Ecclesiastes 1:6 "The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course."

Spring is here and with it are the beautiful breezes that come down into our valley everyday. They blow through from about noon till 2:30 or 3. Right now there refreshing, cool breezes that blow clear through our home with all our windows open leaving us with fresh air inside. It's something we really enjoy now, but in about another month and a half these breezes won't be the great ones they are now. They'll turn into hot, hot air that are anything but refreshing. More like someone holding a blow-dryer set on high heat in your face..ugh, not looking forward to those winds :\
But, for now, these ones; -These ones are great.

Levi starts music therapy tonight -Pslam 40:3 "He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God."

He likes classical music and that's a good thing cause we listen to it a lot here in our home. :)
Tonight he starts music therapy using The Listening Program. He doesn't mind the head phones and looks intrigued by the music as it plays. He dozed off to sleep listening to it. So tonight starts off his first of 8 weeks of music therapy. How cute he looks with those big headphones on. Night Levi. Love you Little Mister.  -.-

2 Corinthians 10:17 "But he that glories, let him glory in the Lord."

Eli dressed himself this morning to come out and see what I was doing. Of course he took my attention and as usual my heart skipped a beat as I watched my youngest enjoying the coolness and the light drizzle falling.
Such simple joys to start our days. He has on his big brother Zekiel's shorts, Naomi's sweater, my hat, one of his shoes & one of Isaac's :) I couldn't resist capturing the moment ♥

 

 I think with the warmer mornings I'll keep on coming outside to welcome the day with my morning reading times, my fresh cup of hot coffee -usually lovingly brewed by either my Ayla or Rubee- and the quiet of the morning. Thankful we don't live in an area where we hear much traffic..I prefer the birds chirping instead :)

Hope your days are starting off just right too :)

Romans 1: 20

"The reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is! By taking a long and thoughtful look at what God has created, people have always been able to see what their eyes as such can’t see: eternal power, for instance, and the mystery of his divine being. So nobody has a good excuse." Message Translation

Today is beautiful out. It's windy and misting rain. Not to cold, but a cool breeze that gets cold and strong every now and then. I spent the morning sitting outside with a warm blanket over my lap, a hot cup of coffee made by my Rubee and God's Word. I've been depleted, worn and tired lately and just in desperate need of more time with my Savior. So today is the day it starts.

I came inside got my kiddo's up, we got dressed and headed out doors to keep on with enjoying the day. We prayed together and read from Romans. Romans 1:20 is all about no excuses..so today the kids took turns taking pictures of the things they saw all around us that showed them the beauty of God's diviness and power. It was cool and fun and made for a good start to this week :)

 

Beautiful. Doesn't every great work of art have a creator behind it?

These are the beautiful works of art I saw :D

 

 

Maybe today your like me and in need of a good look around to be refreshed and reminded of how Big and Mighty a God we have. No matter where your at..Look.
..The middle of the city or out an about with nothing but the grass, trees and a big blue sky surrounding you..you'll see evidence of a creator whose canvas is great & He made a great work of art for you to take in so that you can have no excuses. He's there, here, everywhere, and He loves us. How great is that?