The big girls played their first piano recital Sunday afternoon. They did a great job!
Archive for the ‘Lily’ Category
Piano Recital
Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
Putting Away Fall
Saturday, November 26th, 2016
Today I took down and put away Fall around the house. You were fun Fall, but it’s time for the blessings of Advent and Christmas. I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever been so eager for Christmas. This year it might be hard for me to savor Advent as much as I like to with the anticipation of Christmas. I’m not sure what’s causing that but it’s real.
Book of Ages
Friday, August 5th, 2016
With all the anguish of naming our sixth daughter I got to thinking a lot about names over the past few months. For me naming a baby is no easy task. Phil says it’s because I have to have the PERFECT one, as if there is such a thing. I don’t look for the perfect name, just the one I perfectly want. I want to like the name I give my child! But I guess that’s a tall order at this point because I really did begin to fear that Josephine would be nameless for the rest of her life.
A while back I read Book of Ages about the life of Jane Franklin, the sister of Benjamin Franklin. They wrote many letters to one another but none of hers survive. What did survive was her handmade “Book of Ages,” where she recorded the births of her 12 children. I liked that idea and thought I’d create my own but including more, the stories of the names we have chosen for our children.
So, for my babies. These are the stories of your names.
Eight Years Old
Monday, August 1st, 2016
Lily turned EIGHT on Thursday. We are now in the “Big Kid” years! We did our birthday breakfast tradition. For Lily, a huge chocolate chip scone.
