So, so, so fun to see all the pictures being posted! I'm with Mom; I think this was such a good idea Jenn, all those years ago to get this blog up and running. I know we've gone back and looked through years past and were so grateful to have those memories.
Fun to hear from Thomas and Victoria also. We got a picture from them in a Pokemon restaurant this week. Looks like fun in Tokyo! Hard to keep track of all their adventures but nice to know they are living life to the fullest!
And the Flake babies are still the cutest ever! Glad their first week of church was such a success. Can't wait to see them soon!
The past couple of weeks have been a blur at the Hart house. We're back into our more academic season and the kids are loving it. It is amazing to watch how quickly they are able to learn new concepts when they tackle it a few minutes a day. It's an invigorating environment to be in as their mom. We are loving our homeschool group and the kids are having a good time in all their classes there.
Ruth alluded to the Harvest Fest that wrapped up our gardening classes. It was a huge success and I think everyone had a good time. Dad came up which was a really nice gesture and I appreciated having him there even though I was a little distracted by all the goings-on. It is nice to have that over for another season.
Jack and Peter both scored 3 goals at their respective soccer games yesterday. It was COLD! The boys who are playing don't seem to mind, but the poor parents standing on the sidelines just shiver for an hour or so. Not my favorite, but I love watching them play, so the price must be paid. Jack actually sprained his ankle pretty badly during half time at his game and has been on crutches (thanks to Emma) for the past day and a half. Hopefully, we can get it healed up so he can play before the season is over.
I attended a homeschool moms conference on Thursday and Friday this week. It was quite the eclectic gathering of people. My eyes were opened a little better to what it is to me a minority among and vocal majority. Rather uncomfortable at times. But also, interesting to note how little we need to have in common to enjoy one another's company. It was a lovely getaway.
The boys are loving their parkour class and are quite agile and good at scrambling over all kinds of obstacles that are put in their way. They got trained at their last class by a guy who know Mark Petersen (of Joe's podcast) and has done Agoge events with him. It was rigorous and left the boys pretty wiped out.
Alex and I decided that we want to start sleeping without our phones by our beds and so we ordered this alarm clock that mimics the sun and slowly starts emitting more and more light as it approaches the time you set as the time you want to wake up. When it reaches, say, 6:30 it is full-on bright and you can choose if you want to hear birds, the ocean, or any other nature sound, even music as the alarm part. This morning was the first time we had used it and it was a lovely way to wake up. It kind of wakes you up gradually instead of so abruptly. I really enjoyed it.
Ian is still practicing intensely for Matilda. It is fun to see him engage in it so enthusiastically, but then, that's Ian. Engaged enthusiastically.
The Parade of Homes was this weekend. Ruth, Addy, Ian, and I got to see a couple of houses together and then had to squeeze the rest into our individual schedules. It's always so inspiring! Some people are so creative and some have such great taste and still others are nuts. But it's all inspiring!
That's about it for the Harts. Love y'all! Hope to see you soon!
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