Saturday, October 30, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Caution! May be a bit gory...
ChubChub celebrated his 5th birthday. He was invited to supper at our Very Special Cousin's house.
The adults really appreciated a tray of special cheese. Yummy!
Branch and Dr. Peter discussed pigeons.
ChubChub received more than enough gifts. Pop made him this nice little knife, and now he thinks that he's just as big as the other boys.
We attended the monthly homeschool meeting, and Josiah gave a class on playing chess. He was able to play a few rounds with some challengers. He's mighty tough to beat, though.
He also shot his first deer this past Saturday. [The following photos are graphic!]
Lots of venison for the family larder...
The adults really appreciated a tray of special cheese. Yummy!
Branch and Dr. Peter discussed pigeons. 
ChubChub received more than enough gifts. Pop made him this nice little knife, and now he thinks that he's just as big as the other boys.
We attended the monthly homeschool meeting, and Josiah gave a class on playing chess. He was able to play a few rounds with some challengers. He's mighty tough to beat, though.
He also shot his first deer this past Saturday. [The following photos are graphic!]
Lots of venison for the family larder...
Monday, October 11, 2010
We Can Finally Breathe!
These past two weeks have been very busy. The three older boys were asked to speak at the annual 4H Awards Banquet. They all did a fine job.
They also received numerous awards for their 4H participation.
We have really enjoyed the cooler weather. Stennes "trapped" Branch in a maze of ropes, and the other boys enjoyed watching him escape.
Branch and Josiah dug entrenchments for their battles. A cannon is always a nice addition to any yard, ya know...
Branch worked diligently on improving MO'M's compost pile.
Stennes enjoyed a bowl of ice cream up in the deer stand. They'll be setting those up within the next few days for hunting.
Mean Ol' Mama found an outstanding deal on pasta: 24 ounces for $1.00! These bags should last us a few days...(boys, boys, boys)...
The great outdoors has never been so beautiful as right now.
But family game time is fun, too!
Josiah's incubator has proven profitable for him. Check out this cute little bantam!
We enjoyed spending time at the Georgia National Fair. Josiah's mini-booth placed 6th.
Branch placed 2nd! Not bad for the first time!
Anders placed 3rd.
Stennes' wheelbarrow placed 2nd!
Branch placed 3rd in public speaking. This was his first time, and we're very proud of him.
Josiah placed 1st in public speaking!
Anders placed 2nd!
Stennes bought himself a new belt buckle. Wow!
Josiah placed 4th in the Cotton Boll rap that he performed!
Anders won 1st place! This was a tough competition. He even competed against Josiah!
Poppins treated the boys to a ride on the bumper cars over on the midway. They really had a great time!
We had 3 good preaching times Sunday afternoon. Mean Ol' Mama saw one of the Haitians in the grocery store, and he asked her to please bring the preacher back to their house.
We then had a meeting with a group of Hispanics, and then another with Haitians. We had such a good time with all of these sweet, gracious people.
When we returned home Sunday evening, we dismissed the boys for the next 3 days. They're living out in the woods as pioneers, cooking for themselves and catching what they can to eat. Roughin' it, as the saying goes.
And just look at their closest neighbor: a very venemous water moccasin! Josiah took care of him. Mean Ol' Mama just smiled feebly and tottered away, trying not to think about it...
They also received numerous awards for their 4H participation.
We have really enjoyed the cooler weather. Stennes "trapped" Branch in a maze of ropes, and the other boys enjoyed watching him escape. 
Branch and Josiah dug entrenchments for their battles. A cannon is always a nice addition to any yard, ya know...
Branch worked diligently on improving MO'M's compost pile.
Stennes enjoyed a bowl of ice cream up in the deer stand. They'll be setting those up within the next few days for hunting.
Mean Ol' Mama found an outstanding deal on pasta: 24 ounces for $1.00! These bags should last us a few days...(boys, boys, boys)...
The great outdoors has never been so beautiful as right now.
But family game time is fun, too!
Josiah's incubator has proven profitable for him. Check out this cute little bantam!
We enjoyed spending time at the Georgia National Fair. Josiah's mini-booth placed 6th.
Branch placed 2nd! Not bad for the first time!
Anders placed 3rd.
Stennes' wheelbarrow placed 2nd!
Branch placed 3rd in public speaking. This was his first time, and we're very proud of him.
Josiah placed 1st in public speaking!
Anders placed 2nd! 
Stennes bought himself a new belt buckle. Wow!
Josiah placed 4th in the Cotton Boll rap that he performed!
Anders won 1st place! This was a tough competition. He even competed against Josiah!
Poppins treated the boys to a ride on the bumper cars over on the midway. They really had a great time!
We had 3 good preaching times Sunday afternoon. Mean Ol' Mama saw one of the Haitians in the grocery store, and he asked her to please bring the preacher back to their house.
We then had a meeting with a group of Hispanics, and then another with Haitians. We had such a good time with all of these sweet, gracious people.
When we returned home Sunday evening, we dismissed the boys for the next 3 days. They're living out in the woods as pioneers, cooking for themselves and catching what they can to eat. Roughin' it, as the saying goes.
And just look at their closest neighbor: a very venemous water moccasin! Josiah took care of him. Mean Ol' Mama just smiled feebly and tottered away, trying not to think about it...
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