Another Week at home

I've lost count how many weeks we've been at home now. There are tough moments at times, like when Eli cries and says he wishes he could go back to school to play with friends, but overall, we are all so happy to be together. 

This week in pictures: 

Eleanor likes to be rolled up as a burrito. 

I'm reading this book about relationships and I love it. Sister Howe, my spiritual mentor in Colorado, gave it to me and I haven't had a chance to read it until now. 

The kids had fun with sidewalk chalk and drawing themselves. 

Here is Eli making his birthday CAKE!

He made this sign for a slide show for the teachers at Liberty Oaks for teacher appreciation week.

Austin is a bike riding machine! He's gotten faster and faster. 

April 30! Eli woke up as was sooo excited to be 7!!!!

Breakfast started with cereal and present opening! He asked me if he could sleep in. I laughed because usually I've had to wake him up to get ready for the bus, but he's been "sleeping in" (which is until like 7:30 a.m.) almost every day since we've been homeschooling haha. 

He was excited for the snap circuits, bike helmet, Dog Man book, Cheifs blanket and backpack. He was showered with cards from family members and felt loved all day as friends from school sent me text message to share with him. 

Eli requested a sports cake so we agreed on a football cake. I did find some small sports balls to use as decorations. He asked for a happy meal for dinner and to watch Star Wars. 

It was a simple, memorable day of being together to celebrate our Eli. Aaron was gone last year for the kids' birthdays so we were happy to have Aaron with us to celebrate. 

We love Eli because he is determined, helpful, ambitious and a leader. The hardest part of being home school for him has been missing his classmates. He's a social kid. 

Eli loves to read and dreams of playing football. Happy Birthday to my Eli. I feel like I blinked and now he's 7. When I told him I didn't want him to grow a year older, he replied, "But then next year I'll be 8 and I can get baptized!" He's looking forward to it and we're doing our best to make sure he's fully prepared to understand the covenants he'll be making at baptism. 

Eli's primary teacher appeared at the door with a birthday cookie!! 

And Aaron took us all to Smithville lake and we had the best time exploring and fishing. 

Austin has loved preschool and I've loved being his teacher. Teaching my kids preschool is a highlight of my time as a stay at home mom. Here are all the alphabet letters Austin completed!!

And Eleanor - she found the anti-itch cream and decided to rub it all over her. Aaron brought her into the bed where I was reading and showed me her covered in cream. She's sneaky. Always.