He's here!!!...

Our grandson C :)








He is so gosh darn handsome!!

Children...

are amazing!!  After 2 days of rain, a portion of our yard literally looked like a pond!  While I was freaking out about all of the water, the kids were also freaking out ~  "LOOK AT ALL OF THE WATER!!" :)



















At one point P said "Ma, we need to build a wooden boat!"

These pictures were taken on Friday.  By Sunday, our yard was dry and hubby mowed the grass :)  Thankfully our home sits high enough on a "hill" that it remained dry!  Phew...

Contemplating...

...a new name for this blog :) 

We are in our  new home, and mostly unpacked.   Everything needed for daily living is unpacked and put away.  Life has resumed.  Of course there are still some boxes here and there, and alot of boxes in the upstairs toy room, that need to be unpacked and organized.  But, for the most part we are done.

This blog has been about our home on the hill from the start.  Hence, the title ;)  We no longer live on the hill, so it's time for a new name ;) 

Thinking, thinking, thinking...

Home Sweet Home...

We finally found it!  For over 5 years we have searched for a home near hubby's family.  We had actually given up, and were making plans to renovate the house we are in.   Then, one afternoon, I was searching on-line for something completely different and decided to check the listings.  This house had just been put on the market 2 days prior!  I showed it to hubby, he said to call the realtor.  We went and looked at it that Saturday (about 4 days later).  One week later the realtor called and said there were 2 offerings going in the next morning, and if we were interested, the listing realtor would submit ours with the other 2.  Hubby was very interested :)  So, the next morning was spent scanning and signing the many pages of the offer.  Then, it was time to wait.

Around supper time the call came in from our realtor.  The seller's had accepted our offer!!  More scanning and signing followed.  We are so excited!!

The fun here at this house has already started.  Purging and packing for a family this size takes a while, so I started early :)  I'm glad I did!  I don't feel rushed, I can pack up all but the bare necessities, clean, fix any thing that needs to be taken care of, etc., on my time schedule.  It's a great plan!!

I already have some things packed and stored.  I've decided to focus my attention on one room at a time until it's completed.    I've gone through the main floor rooms with the eyes of a buyer and made a list of things that need to be done.  Today, I have my list for the main floor bathroom.  I'm starting there... after some gluten free, molasses banana bread :)

Happy Birthday, Daddy...

The yummy cake K made...



Daddy and M laughing at P's grand finale of Happy Birthday...



S's grand finale :)







Daddy opening all of his amazing homemade gifts!

Monday...

No morning meeting.

Looked up "the big one" for P.  He wanted to see a picture of the biggest wave ever!

Lots of Davy Jones and Black Beard playing,

J spent some time on-line independently searching pictures of Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Black Pearl,

P built a ship,



problem solving,





Making wedding clothes for duck and donkey,







P ~ "Mama, why did the captain of the Titanic turn this way towards the iceberg, instead of turning that way?  Maybe this way was a shortcut, and he didn't know the iceberg was there.",



Wild Kratts (earthworms),

lots and lots of "WHY?" questions ~ Why are sails and flags made out of that kind of material?  Why are boats made out of wood?  Why does metal sink?  Does plastic float?  Why is it lighter than water?  Why does this rubber duckie float if rubber sinks?  So... this all led to a little experiment:



Does it sink or does it float?  Everyone got involved!  A few of the things they tried were ~ plastic sucker paper, plastic dish, leaf, rubber duckie, screw, crayon, wood, rubber band and tape, just to name a few :)

Then, while peeling potatoes for supper tonight, I came across this potato:



Hahah.... too funny!  The kids all got a kick out of the potato fish!  It even had an "eye" on the other side :)

The day wrapped up with K going to a Little Women meeting.  S went with us this time, and  played with her friend from Little Flowers!  It's been a wonderful day, and I'm looking forward to tomorrows adventures!

Sunday...

My favorite day of the week ~ the Sabbath!  Lots of fun, relaxing going on :)

Started our day with Mass (of course),

lots of drawing,

"Mom, I need to know how to spell...

stacking,

counting broccoli sprouts,

Mario,

Dora,

The Wizard of Oz,

drawing tornado pictures,

watching tornado videos,

Making Music, Praying Twice,

Signing Time music,

singing and dancing...

See what I mean?  Fun & Relaxation!