Nursing while homeschooling

 I'm pretty sure my kids think all I do is nurse the baby all day and I'm pretty sure they are right! :)

 

 It does feel as though I'm usually saying "ok, hold on. I need to go feed the baby"  or  "I'll look that over after I'm done feeding the baby"  or "everyone be quite, I'm feeding the baby to sleep"

 What's a poor child (or mama) to do when it seems like you're tied down to a chair all day feeding and school (among many other things) needs to get done. 

  I learned a couple years ago that if I tried to wait to do anything till I was "done" feeding the baby nothing would actually ever get done. ;)

 

 So we read. Lots of reading! :) 

{listening to the sweet sound of my young readers figuring out sounds and putting words together never gets old. It's like watching your baby take his/her first steps..your so proud! <3

{ I adore this picture! To watch my older ones love on their little brothers and sisters makes any mama's heart burst! :) This sweet one of my Lindsey being so tender and gently reading to her baby brother is just the sweetest! 

*obviously I'm not nursing the baby in this one! but it was just to sweet not to post. ;)

Another thing we love to do in our house are unit studies and lap books. I'll have to be sure to share more in detail how we use them in our school on a later post, but these are also perfect activities to do while that sweet little baby needs some feeding time. ;)

 *This one is for our geography  

One of the pros to homeschool: any day can be pajama day! 

Sometimes even Carson likes to take a break from the feeding and join in! ;)

 Would love to hear others tips and ideas of how you continue school while feeding your little one. 

School has been pretty relaxed for us around here this year. I suppose it's pretty relaxed for us most years as we usually just have to take each day as it comes. ;)

 With little ones keeping us actively moving from one thing to another {this is just a nicer way if saying "distracted"} ;) We have no other choice but to sometimes say, "let's pack up the books and move on to something else..."

So what better than to pull out the microscope and get a closer look at things.

{I scored this little beauty for $5 brand new off of a yard sale site}

Sometimes we just plop ourselves in front of the tv and watch a fun documentary on netflix :)

Most fun of all.... Putting the books away and playing in the rain!  

Loving this journey with these precious ones! It's a journey for sure, and my heart is so full! 

 Love you beautiful ones! 

Twins??

Haha-nope! Just a good time with mama's camera phone. 😉

    Introducing Lauren.. 

 She's 12 years old with a heart much like her mama's. 

 She wants to be a babysitter, a missionary, a wife and a mama. ❤️

Welcome little one

Carson Charles White ❤️

So perfectly entered this world on November 14, 2014

We love you more and more Carson buddie! 

I was so excited when I realized that you could take a placemat and turn it into a super cute and cheap accent pillow! ☺️

 Who doesn't want a million pillows taking over thier couch and bed?! 

*Haha..ok, maybe not our husbands!

 Things you'll need: 

 * An awesome cloth placemat {Target has the most adorable ones!}

 *pillow stuffing

* Needle and thread

 Stitch needle {not sure what the technical term for this little tool, but it's what you'll need to open the stitch on the placemat.} 

 

 Use your little tool and open up about 3 inches of your placemat. 

 

 Next, stuff away till it's your plump desire! 😉

 Take your needle and thread and stitch it right back up.

 That's all there is to it!!!! You now have a super cute accent pillow!! 

 Be prepared to stuff, fluff and stitch till your hearts desire! It's hard to stop at just one! 😉 

So since it has been a little while, I haven't been able to announce our newest love...baby number 8 on the way! :)

I've been trying to do a little better this pregnancy to capture all the growing stages on my phone (before this I haven't had a phone for a couple years) so I just used a good ole fashioned camera. ;)

                        12 weeks 

                       16 weeks

                      20 weeks

                     24 weeks 

You can see my belly and then the rest of me growing without any problems! Haha

Some is the baby and some is the chocolate chip mint ice cream ( and maybe a few of those roast beef BLT sandwiches at Arby's! ;) that I long for. :) 

I am 25 weeks now and we know that we're having another sweet little boy! ❤️

Our hearts and quiver is full and we're so excited to have another sweet baby to love and care for! 

Summer Fun

 It's been a while since I've updated much on here. Time quickly has gotten away, children are growing and excitement is happening all around.

 Here are a few fun facts from our summer 2014 so far...

 Beach days!!! We love the beach! We usually wait and go in the late afternoon so that it's not so hot, plus we usually get to watch the sunset if we stay out long enough..Gods beautiful work right before our eyes! :)

Daddy dates on the swing

 Hot walks on Turkey Creek trail..it was reeeeaally hot that day! ;)

 Make-your-own-pizza nights....the kids love this! 

Then eat it on the living room floor with a movie..they love this even more! :)

 Coffee & play dates while visiting with an old childhood friend is splendid indeed. 

Steak & potatoes, can't see it, but there was also some delicious grilled asparagus there too. ;) We sure love us some late night dinner and movie after the kids have trailed off to bed! :)

There's just a glimpse of another wonderful summer that we've been having around here!! :)