Kyria & Mommy

wow! I just saw this post... I had added the pictures but never wrote anything. :)

This is from a field trip to a science center that I went on with Kyria's class. A sweet lady in the church watched the other munchkins so I could go and just have some fun with my BIG girl.

 

pullin' her own weight!

making BIG bubbles

facial impressions

AAAHHH.... get me out of here. :)

talking in front of a "green screen" like a real news-reporter

and THIS is what we saw on the TV... kinda neat to see how it works

playing virtual soccer

walkin' the notes :)

It was a fun day....

first day

of SECOND GRADE!

my beautiful butterfly

with the sisters who have cried
"I miss Kyria"

but butterflies have to learn to fly

I have mixed emotions about today. She is such a big girl and my big helper, but she loves school and learning, and she adores her teacher. I know that she will learn Godly principles along side her reading, writing, and arithmetic... but I do miss her. 

no greater joy

Kyria Esther Piatt received the "Christian Leadership" trophy for the k4-2nd grade division this year. 

She brings us much joy, and we are very proud of her! 

I have 

no greater joy 

than to hear 

that my children walk in truth. 

III John 4

Spring 2011. {school picture & seasonal update}

Dont faint! I'm posting something {smiles}

Kryia Esther - first grade

My cutie pie! We are staying busy, busy, busy. and we have many pictures I could post, but they are all still on our camera. WOW. ok. that's not a good thing, but that's the way it is. I am purging 'stuff' and rearranging furniture {small stuff, hubby will move beds when the time comes!} in preparation for adding another blessing to our household. So, at the moment, there are piles here and there and bags to donate and bags to throw out. It is an unorganized chaos that apparently only I know how to right- haha. Baby boy is progressing nicely and getting bigger. You can kinda see my belly in our valentine photo.

John & Tascha - Valentines 2011

We have soil turned for our garden and seeds planted in starter boxes. We do still have 2 other little girlies- {grin} but as I said before, photos are still on the camera! They are growing like crazy, and Mikalah's pronunciation is getting clearer each day. She and Anya both have quite the imagination and can entertain themselves beautifully. And sometimes they even play together beautifully! I can hardly believe Anya will be **4** in 3 weeks, and Kyria will be ***7*** in just over a month! Where does time go?  Saturday will mark exactly 3 months left until my due date, and I hope to have more pictures posted before that! 

Piles are beckoning my organization... I can seriously hear them calling.

2010-11.

Kyria  Esther Piatt, age 6

playin' games

Anya Ruth

Mikalah Elisabeth

 WHAT is goin' on?

strategizing

playing volleyball

good lookin' man serving the ball!

good play!

Friday afternoon the men on staff from our church/school played volleyball against the girls team from our JH & HS. The men won- 3 out of 5. and they only played 3 rounds. *smiles* Kyria was there also {sorry, no pic}. The whole school came to cheer on one side or the other. It was fun, and [Praise the LORD] no one got hurt!!

playing catch up again.

The week before school began again, we took a little journey to Turkey Creek again.

I'm not sure where all the pictures went from this little adventure. We saw several butterflys again. I even had one land on my hand!

Kyria's first day of school was exciting. My big girl is in FIRST GRADE! 

She is ALL pink - even her shoes!

Lovin' her sisters while waiting to leave.

and Anya was having a crazy day! 

I think she was more excited than Kyria was. 

She cannot wait to go to school, too.

basket ball & other fun

This past Monday, our school basketball team played the staff men... + a couple church men as we didn't have enough staff for any kind of rotation. Of course, we went and cheered OUR team on!

--GO, DADDY, GO--

Anya - crazy girl

Mikalah was tired already... it started at her naptime

so, she had to go see Daddy where they were stretching...

don't you just love those knee chubs?

It is getting harder to keep her covered... she is growing taller so quickly!

and, he had to hold her (for good-luck, you know

-oh, wait.... we don't believe in luck!)

warming up

takin' a practice shot

and another - good follow through

got their numbers on

well... you all probably know more of what's going on than I really do...

I was never a good basketball girl

but there were some pretty intense plays

everyone is looking up at the ball

and IN it goes!! for the "old" team...

yep, that's what some of the students called them

Mikalah was sooo tired by the end

oh yes, and the final score was 61-60 ("old" guys)

fast forward to Wednesday....

I am sick... so, Mikalah is still in her PJs

But the weather was SOOO beautiful that I could not deny my girlies some sunshine for a bit. When they came in, they looked like this!

"who you callin' dirty?"

"but, I'm not dirty, Momma"

(she REALLY said that to me!)

just before they got in the tub!

and the "seat" of the situation

and now, Friday.... Mikalah tore a page in a book. I taped it.

and then.... I left the room.

I came back to find that Anya had ALSO taped it!

side view - wow... that's alot of fixin'!

Thankfully, this tape peeled up easily with no more destruction to the book.

I am still a bit ill, but feeling better. My throat feels horrible - but I'm praying some more gargling (yuck) and rest will help. Today was another beautiful day and the girls played outside much of the morning, but they did not get quite as dirty as the other day! It's gotten up to 70 most of the week... but alas, it will be in the 50's the next couple days. We have Spring Break next week - YEAH! maybe we'll make it to the park or a friends house.