Life With My Trio

If you would have shown me a peek into my life today five years ago, I would have never believed the season we would be in!

It is a SWEET season indeed.

Quarantine or no quarantine, I think my days will continue to look a lot like they are now – me and my trio!

IMG_20200414_153817Since everyone else has been working, Lane, Tate, Eliza and I are usually the only ones at home.

IT HAS BEEN SO FUN!

Don’t get me wrong – I can’t wait for the weekends to have everyone back together again too!

My trio and I have been focusing a couple hours each morning on school.

We still start our school day all together singing, studying God’s Word, working on memory verses and praying.

IMG_20200406_090938IMG_20200406_092245Tate and Eliza finished their 2nd grade Math curriculum, so we just continued on into 3rd grade!

IMG_20200406_103508I started the Bible Study For All Ages curriculum with these three last week.

I had purchased it over a year ago, but when I pulled it off the shelf and remembered how good it is, I knew now was the perfect time to start it!

IMG_20200406_165456We do illustrations and narrations with this study, of course!

IMG_20200414_111331Since the library is closed (sigh) we focus the rest of our morning school time on math, grammar and science.

I miss being able to order books from the library about what we want to learn about and just running with those interests!

IMG_20200416_095034IMG_20200409_102637The rest of our day is very weather dependent.

We have had some cold, snowy, blowy, cold, cold, cold weather!

One afternoon these kiddos tried to break apart a geode that Lane had found on a walk we had taken!

IMG_20200406_105926IMG_20200406_105913Other afternoons we will listen to a radio program or watch an educational show.

IMG_20200416_115340IMG_20200414_111431When I glanced over while watching a movie with the kids one afternoon and saw Eliza like this I just had to get a photo!

That is Eliza’s beloved Sophie the cat.

The fact that Eliza was and has been able to attach to a “lovey” is another whole story.

I am so happy she has Sophie!!

IMG_20200403_151415On nice days we get outside.

A LOT.

IMG_20200411_134032My trio has been playing downstairs a lot too.

I know this photo is blurry, but this memory is not blurry in my mind!

They were playing “people” (they call it) with their legos and Tate was saying, “We can’t go there because of the corona virus, remember?”

Ha, ha!

IMG_20200403_170916I still love to read aloud to these kiddos and they love to be read to!

IMG_20200406_182703IMG_20200413_101217We had a fun day on Lane’s birthday trying to make it special!

Eliza wanted to be the first one to wish Lane a Happy Birthday, so she left this sticky note at his breakfast spot.

SO CUTE!

IMG_20200402_072501We made Mud Buddies first thing that morning to kick off the celebrating right!

IMG_20200402_092549IMG_20200402_092731IMG_20200402_093308Lane received a package in the mail from his big sister and her crew.

I tossed it to him over the deck railing and they all gathered to open it!

IMG_20200401_153522Breakfast and lunch times look like this!

How did my crowd get so small?!

IMG_20200401_123409I am using my time with just these three at home wisely, and working diligently to train up my helpers to do more and more!

IMG_20200401_171822IMG_20200407_162714 The Wednesday before Easter our Pastor and his wife had a Zoom call with the children from our church!

How fun is that???

They walked through the Resurrection Eggs with them, sang a song, and then they played a wild game of Scavenger Hunt!

IMG_20200408_100943IMG_20200408_104422IMG_20200408_105105Dynamics is always something I love to see.

The dynamics of these three at home with me and the others working has been fun!

It is cute how Lane and Eliza usually pair up and another certain someone is always at my side.

He has always wanted to keep me close by since that first day I held him almost five years ago now!

Precious, precious boy!!!

IMG_20200413_145857When all this craziness started happening out there in the world, I kept focusing on a question I saw: “What do I want the children to remember about this time in their lives?”

That thought fuels me each morning as I wake and realize it will be just me and them here at home again.

I want them to remember JOY, unity, purpose, and vision….but most of all that WE NEVER TOOK OUR EYES OFF THE LORD WE LOVE.

Shelter in Place hasn’t been so bad here at Twin Oaks!

Just look again at the photos of these three precious children and I am sure you can see why!

I do not take all that we have here for granted and we are praying and praying for all the ones who this pandemic has affected in negative ways.

May the Lord bless you and keep you!!