seven months, a little late.

 

since asher is 8 months old now, i figured it's time to post his 7 month photos :)

the last photoshoot i took of asher on these sheets, he was still at the perfect age of holding still for the camera. this time, he was all over the place. he would sit still for one second, and then try to make a mad dash off the bed!

i started taking these right before naptime, hence some of the tired cranky photos.

these next photos were taken after his nap ;)

photos roman took.

i've been so busy lately.

lots of new things.

 

just thought i'd share these photos roman took the other day.

gosh, i just love his four year old photographs.

i love the way his random focuses end up. love, love, love.

seriously, this may be one of my favorite hobbies ;)

hopefully this week i'll be getting my new camera - YAY.

as of now, i am camera-less. very strange...

 

while trying to upload photos on photoshop i stumbled upon how to use my computer's camera!

yes! i was super excited...

i love the progression of roman's face in these, hah!

and asher is just eyeing the keyboard waiting for a chance to bang on it :)

my boys.



i found this photo last night while i was going through a bunch of old photos on my computer. it was taken when asher was 7 weeks old. we were spending the evening at our new house before we moved in so that aaron could work on painting. it is so fun to watch these boys grow as brothers. i love it. i love how ever since asher began in my womb - he has been roman's brother. it's part of his identidy. to asher, having roman as a brother will be huge in shaping him as a person. asher ADORES his brother. it is precious to see his face light up when roman first wakes up in the morning. i love how roman says, "it's time for cuddles!" or, "it's broth (as in brother ) play time!" roman tends to get a little too rough with ash, but the funny thing is - asher loves it! i can just see them rough housing and running around like crazy together. asher reminds me so much of roman as a baby. he is determined and active. this little boy is just dying to crawl. he wishes to so badly. gosh, two boys is so much fun! i look forward to every part of raising them together. i always tell my boys how God knew i wanted two little boys - and that is the truth.

( asher reaching out for his best friend. )

baby love. {part 2}

just some more photos of my

(adorable, curious, perfect - if i do say so myself)

five month old baby.

homeschooling thoughts.

(washing shells)

i officially started doing preschool at home with roman this past fall. so far he LOVES it, and asks each morning, "do we have school today?"

on the last day that i did school with him before our decided Christmas break, he was so bummed. i, however, was very excited to be off the hook! i was starting to feel throroughly overwhelmed and inadequete as a homeschooling mama. as much as i try to set aside time to plan, i never spend nearly enough time doing it. although i have a million ideas swirling around in my head, i feel too overwhelmed by all the choices in front of me.

i decided that over Christmas break, i would really sit down and take some time to PLAN and ORGANIZE. i was going to pick up that huge box of preschool books from my mom, i was going to spend hours making lesson plans and schedules.

did i do that? no. the box is still at my moms. i spent hours editing photos in my holiday free time instead.

some moments i start thinking, "maybe roman would be better off in a REAL preschool." then i realize, wait, what he heck is so REAL about preschool that isn't REAL about being at home? having worked in daycare/preschools, i saw that those teachers are figuring it our on their own also. they are bombarded with a million choices, and have to come up with lessons on their own too. they make changes as time goes on. they find things that work, and things that don't. they have children who won't sit still, who are bored, who don't like the activity that they've planned. there are good days and bad days in REAL preschool too.

so, we've started school back up again. i am pretty satisfied with our first two days back.  i am still NOT happy with how little time i spend planning.  that is something i need to work on. luckily i'm really good at coming up with activities quickly, all those daycare and sunday school teaching days paid off!
however, i want roman to have the BEST i can offer him. which is defiately better than what i've been shelling out lately.

however, he loves to read and write. he is learning his letter sounds. and this morning, even though he is sick with the flu, he asked, "do we have school today?" so it's not all bad, right? :)

dear roman.

dear roman,

please stay four forever.

love, mama