1st Day of School Pics...

School Days Have Begun!

I love his lunch-box...
1st day!!

Kayla from behind on her first day-waiting for instruction...

waiting patiently with little 'sis' who wants
to be a big girl too and go to school...

Kayla's 1st day of school posing

Our Wonderful Kiddos!

Ava's First Day of School!!

Ava's first Day at School!! She loved it and did a great job...:)
(sniff, sniff)

Here is Nana peaking in to make sure Ava was OK!!

(I love this picture!!)
Thank you Mom for going with me!!

Ava's Orientation-Our Pre-School Girl!

Well...
One of my Baby Girlie's, is approaching her first year ever
of going to a Preschool!


Please note everyone: we have never had any of our kids go to a school-we have only Home-Schooled. (for Home-Schooling has worked out great for us as a family).

This is a First!

So how am I feeling?

I am feeling great about it! It's a good thing.
I have such a peace about it...I know that this is God's will for Ava!
I look at Ava and know that the Lord has uniquely placed her to be the 4th child and yet has given her a character that I know will do well in the environment of being involved in a classroom setting.
Even if her character wasn't as such; just knowing that this is God's will for her-is a comfort.
I believe she is going to do well.
We went to Orientation the other day, she was able to meet her teacher and a couple classmates.
My Mom kindly and graciously drove us...what a momentous occasion in our baby's life!


MISS AVA MAY!!

Our Big 4 yr.old Girl!!

Miss Izzy...
Maybe someday!

Miss Ava's Cubby-where she puts her book bag and lunch box!

Miss Anne her teacher...

Ava's very first Loose Tooth

AVA HAS HER FIRST LOOSE TOOTH!!!
Hurray she is so excited!! her eyes got real big when we discovered it...

(I need to get a picture of her!! Will do today!)

Our Little School Girl...

OK...so today Marks the day of our very first child going off to Preschool this year!
She is officially registered!!

The Lord has kindly provided a way for us to send our dearest Ava off to preschool...
(sniff, sniff)
Actually we are really excited for her and so is she!

She will be attending a school near by that I have heard great reviews for. She will be attending 2-3 days in the am per week.
As a homeschooling Mom I am so excited about this...it's interesting because I never thought I would be in a place emotionally to want to send my child off to school. I know-it's only preschool but still it is school.
I love the fact that the principals they value are in line with what Stefan and I would believe to be right. So this does make it a lot easier.
I only wish all schools would have these values...

We are excited and she will begin in September!!
Then it's back to Homeschooling her...so we believe as of now!!

At least she will have the ABC's and 123's under her belt!

PHEW!!! :)

Fun Shots of The Littlins'

Waiting for Daddy to buy his shoes...

Waiting for Daddy to look at cars...
real cars or should I say trucks...

Having fun in the McD's ladies room...

waiting for shoes again...

Isabel See's, Isabel Does...

I tell ya, life just flies by!
All the Chillins are getting bigger and growing!!
Isabel being the youngest loves to mimic her older sister now. So anything Ava says or does, so does Izzy.

Here are the girlies...as you can tell...Isabel loves to be a big girl!!

Dancing For Jesus!

Well, I must say, how I just LOVE these moments when my kids experience their first "recital" or "performance"...whether its dance, or playing baseball or soccer...
Yet, the message of this particular "recital" was different, Dancing For Jesus. Worship dance is something I have always enjoyed watching but this particular group seemed to emphasize the importance of what dancing for Jesus and the Gospel is all about.
The message was so clear and the entire recital was just wonderful!
Ava began her lessons at Kingdoms Feet a half year ago or a little more.
They combine ballet, worship dance; and tap all in the same class/lesson.
Ava just loves the classes and her teacher as well. I was really pleased and blessed to have her in such a class that represents the Gospel so well, and also points all of the students, no matter what their ages, and what class they are in, to the point that they are only dancing for Jesus not their parents/family/friends. They are to give their all for the Lord!!
And it is so well organized and run!

As part of the recital....a little girl was represented there that was such an inspiration to everyone! What an example of what "performing for Jesus" really means.
This little girl has cancer. She has undergone many treatments with Duke. I believe she is around the age of 8 not much older....She wanted to dance so bad for the Lord that she was determined to make it back in time for the rehearsal and recital. The amount of difficulties this young girl has been through, yet she wanted to return in time so she could dance for Jesus, and she DID!
What an inspiration that was to everyone who watched her...



So here is our little Ava girl...
Dancing for Jesus!!!!


on her way to rehearsal

waiting patiently for the curtain call...

here she is dancing-
I couldn't get a real good close up shot of her...so disappointing!
but she is in there!

afterwords receiving her bouquet of flowers...

Ava thanking her delightful teacher!!

All the chillins' together on the special day!

Our beautiful little Ava May was sooo delighted to dance...
especially when she learned that she was dancing for JESUS!