my three little men: week 43 + labor day

This is going to be a big one.  Lots of pictures.  We had quite the weekend.  But first, here's this guy.  As cute as ever.  Modeling a comb over.  Top tooth number two has been causing a fuss this week, but hoping it's almost here.  Other than that, this guy has been his usual charmer.  And all kinds of ornery.

Our LONG weekend started at the lake.  One last time before the summer ended.  The weather was perfect.  The water was perfect.  We all enjoyed every last bit of it.  Amos rode the tube for a total of 8 hours, I think. (JK) But he loved that thing.  I think it helped that an older cousin was down and loved it too.  Lots of cousin love this weekend.

Someone else got in on the lake.  But watch that one.  He thinks he is a fish.

 Driving with Gramps, a favorite.

 Someone's getting a little tired.

 Who are those two??

We then stole away to a wedding and left the kiddos with Grammy and Gramps!

After picking them up the next day, we headed for Chanute to check out the Parks' new digs.  And celebrate Pricilla's 3rd Birthday!

 Look at those tough guys!

Dad stayed behind and worked at the house with Papa.  They found a bigger problem than they expected, so we stayed another night at my parents house.

Even with all the excitement, we managed to squeeze in some school.  We learned about Noah - building boats, trusting God, what it's like to be on water, a God's promise with a rainbow.

one year later

This weekend we celebrated one year in our house.  How did we celebrate?  The boys and I were visiting family in Kansas and Jason was at the house working.  A bit reminiscent of this time laster year.  And as the project has gotten bigger and bigger, it is becoming a little too reminiscent.  In fact, we are putting on a new roof this weekend.  That big.

None the less, we have loved our year at this house.  Even in the midst of projects, we love the location, the space and sharing it with others.  And we've sure learned a lot.

Here's some before and afters of our house currently.  Not done, but in progress.

{Living Room, before}

{Living Room, currently}

{Stairs, before}

{Stairs, currently}

{Nursery, before}

{Nursery, currently}

{Boys room, before}

{Boys room, currently}

{Guest Room, before}

{Guest Room, currently}

{Boys bathroom, before}

{Boys bathroom, currently}

Way better, right?  Ha ha!  We're working on it.

{Kitchen, kinda before}

I wish you could have seen the beautiful design painted on the cabinet doors.

{Kitchen, currently)

Oh the dreams I have for this room...

{Main Bathroom, before}

{Main Bathroom, currently)

Actually, currently, there is no ceiling.  We're working on it though.

{Master Bedroom, before} 

{Master Bedroom, currently}

 {Playroom, before}

{Playroom, currently}

The outside hasn't seen much improvement in the year, except removing the sailboats from the shutters and planting a few things.  Maybe we'll tackle it this year.

my three little men: week 42

We're settling into our new groove. This week we've gone and done a little more that unsual (and stayed out a little later, a couple of nights) but our days have been pretty consistent. And, at our house, everyone does better with consistency. Especially Ivan and Mom!

We took our first feild trip. These guys were pretty excited. We see a lot more of these in our future.

And that pretty much sums up our week in pictures. We've got some crazy boys, but they sure are fun!

And because someone can't be left out (as a friend pointed out), here is our Preschool Napper. He naps durning preschool these days. Next year, he'll probably want to join us.

 

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preschool - week 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're all back to school at the Vance house. Jason started a couple of weeks ago, and we started today.

Amos has been requestiong to start school for the last month. He's a little bit excited. And so am I. We've even rubbed off on Silas. I've spent the last month preparing and getting things ready. And I love that part too! It's such a joy to devote time to something you love.

I'm teaming up with a close friend to create our own curriculum that works it's way through The Jesus Storybook Bible. Our main goal is to teach our kids about Jesus, so it kinda made since to use a book that we love and does it so well. There's been so much fun stuff to find on the internet that can help make the stories come alive.

We're teaming up on Mondays to jumpstart the week together and then finishing stuff out on our own. We had a blast this week and can't wait to work together again.

 

 

 

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