Oh Em Gee, Julius is asleep and I actually have five minutes at the computer. Wow.
I do want to say sorry for not blogging and being a poor correspondent. I have my arms full, literally. Also Lee has been hogging the computer when he's home. He works in the evenings, which are Julius's fussiest times...
Julius is discovering his fingers. He is starting to brush things to try and get them to move. He also bats us to say hi or just to see if we are still there. It's precious, obviously.
One of the neighborhood kids was asking Boo about school:
"Where will you go to kindergarten? Elmwood?"
"No, I'm going to school at my home."
"Is that a school?" The little boy looked quizically over at our trailer.
Elijah looked to me for support. I just smiled at him and nodded.
"Yes... we are going to school at our home so we can learn about Jesus."
Awwwww. :)
We just got back from a big family wedding between Lee's second cousin Mel and her new husband Keith. They are lovable people. It was such a wonderful time. I was thinking how sad it was that our family has such a shortage of cousins so we have no weddings and such to go to on the Beaver side. Then I realized that we are only one generation shy of being the most rocking extended family ever conceived of. Can you imagine the plethora of weddings coming in the next fifty years??
Big families are really one of God's more clever inventions.
My children, especially Olivia, stayed on the dance floor for almost the whole shindig. Dancing is a culture that I did not grow up with, but I think I am glad that my kids are growing up with it. They will have the Beaver homeschooling and the Bostwick dancing, isn't that beautiful? Making one family out of the offshoots of two, that's another one of God's more clever inventions.
Olivia is so, so beautiful when she dances. I don't have time to play catch up, so I leave you with a song that always makes me think of her, and thought of her particularly today when she was brave enough to get her butt out on the floor and dance with all the big kids and grown ups. Olivia Nanette, I hope you always choose to dance!
2 comments:
Rachel, I understand how busy you are and am so glad you were able to take a few minutes to update your blog. Thanks!
Your children are so sweet!
I for one am glad we don't have so many weddings to go, our family has enough to do.
It's going to be terrible and hectic when we have so many...that's why I am generously volunteering not to have one.
Glad to see you still enjoying your big, happy family though :)
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