Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Tooth Fairies And A Lithp

Luther had a loose tooth! But being sensitive, he naturally wanted to wait before it got yanked out... Wait until it was really really loose. Well that happened yesterday... he finally got it partially out...


As you can very distinctively see...

However, getting it ALL the way out proved to be a painful difficulty for him to undertake...



Although he was so happy for doing the first part, he wasn't sure if he could summon up the courage to do finish it...




The professional takes over....

And...

TWIST!

PULL!

YANK!

*SCREAM*

....

....





...And it's out!



The culprit...

Mother confessed that she was loathe for Luther to part with his (now third) tooth... Once they loose their baby teeth, it changes their features somehow. Growing up is part of life, but isn't it true that we always want them to stay little?

But now...

His upper right tooth is out, and now he talkth like thith. It'th awfully thweet, though...

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Birthday Season....

As Spring approached this year, we rushed into what we call the birthday season. In our family, all the birthdays are grouped together over the Spring, Summer, and Autumn. Chloe starts it off on April 27th, and Olivia wraps it up on October 3rd. The only month we do not have birthdays in over this period is May... That is our short break. ;) So far we've passed two birthdays: Chloe turned 19 on said date, and Gabriel turned 14 on June 2nd. :)




















Except, this picture is terribly outdated since Chloe has had a few changes....
























Yes, Chloe has short hair now... And she looks quite lovely too. :D



















The parents of these two wonderful children - we are eternally thankful for the hard work and strenuous labor that was put in to training us up as warriors for Christ. We are thankful that God moved them to decide to homeschool us, and for the patience, love, and endurance that came with it. Thank you mom and dad, and we love you!
























The birthday boy! :)



















His favorite birthday cake: Frozen Alaska. It was made with black raspberry chip ice cream with coffee ice cream, rich chocolate cake, and covered with whipped cream, topped with a chocolate cookie, and 60% dark chocolate shavings. Now that is quite a cake! (Compliments go to Chloe :D.)

As each child turns another year, more responsibilities and more tasks are given to them. The expectations grow higher. With each year comes another dose of wisdom and maturity. The only reason that this can be said, for our family at least, is because our parents have trained us up according to the Scriptures, and we have been taught to seek wisdom, because it is more precious than jewels. And surely, if one truly desires wisdom in their heart, and if they fervently seek after it, they shall attain it. We pray that this will be so for each sibling in this family.

Happy Birthday y'all! :D

Monday, June 1, 2009

Wedding Bells!


Formally announcing the engagement of Peter McCallum Hopkins to Angela Kathleen Willeke!
We're all joyous and excited about this important and wonderful—and many other adjectives in there ;)—event! Congratulations guys!