First Week of School

Our first week of school started this week. We studied the letter A, read How to Make Apple Pie and See the World, apple painting, visited an apple orchard and made homemade apple pie. It was a busy week but a lot of fun. I am excited about this school year.

Jake sitting at our "school table."

Apple Painting

Anna Kate did not think apple painting was fun!

Apple Orchard Field Trip

My Morning

Good morning world...

Actually let me start around 1:00 yesterday afternoon.

I am sitting outside with Anna Kate reading the mail when Jake comes banging on the door..MOM!!!! Hurry Judd went to the bathroom on the floor. I take off running.

Poor Judd had been complaining that his belly hurt so I wasn't surprised to see that he didn't quite make it to the potty to "release his lunch." He was able to get his clothes off but didn't make it on top of the potty. He was very upset that he made a mess! I walk in the help him and clean up and I hear Jake behind me gagging. I tell him "go to your room, buddy." I didn't want him throwing up while I was cleaning Judd's mess.

Ok, back to this morning....

I am brushing my teeth. Judd came in my room and said, "Anna Kate went potty on the floor." I said "no she didn't she has a diaper on." Jake said OHHHH YESSSS SHE DID!" I am thinking, what are they talking about? I look at her and she has a diaper on and she is clean.??? hummmmmmm

Well, I tell the boys to go brush their teeth and I walk behind them to go check out Anna's mess. GUESS WHAT? I had forgotten to throw her dirty diaper away so she decided to open it up and dump it on the floor. I just start cleaning it up and all the sudden I hear gag, gag, splat. Yes, Jake threw up on the floor after seeing Anna Kate's dirtiness on the floor. At this moment, I just start laughing. Jake starts saying,"Why did that make me throw up?"

How has poop defined my life for the last two days?

School is in Session

This year we have decided to homeschool Jake for his pre-k year. He is very excited about learning and we decided that he was ready to begin some systematic instruction with him. We are partnering with a Veritas Classical Schools in the area. Our original plan was for him to go to class one day a week and homeschool the rest of the week. Our plans did not work out so well but we are receiving weekly lesson plans from his teacher so that helps me a lot.

Monday was out first day of school and we had a great time. Judd did a lot of the activities with us and I was very impressed with both of them. Today went well but Jake has been running a fever so we did not get to everything I had planned but that is ok.

I will update with pictures soon.

Vacation in Georgia

We first arrived in Georgia late July 2. The next day we had some good friends come to visit. Angie Kudlas brought her three kids to Jim's parents house to swim after lunch. It was fun to catch up and see all of her babies. Later that afternoon, Jason, Kelli, and Eli Sikes came to visit. We had dinner and they stayed the night.

I ran the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th.

30 Year Goal Updates

I am slowly marking things off of my list. I am excited to see so many lines crossed through. I am still trying to decorate the playroom, dining room, and the living room. This is a slow process. I just hope it is finished soon.


1. Memorize 24 verses (2 each month)
2. Run Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th
3. Read the following books

• The Heavenly Man
• 90 Minutes in Heaven
• Disciples of a Godly Family
• There's Gotta Be MORE!
• Love and Respect
• Don't Make Me Count to Three
  
• One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven

5. Complete a Home Management Folder
6. Paint and Decorate the Playroom
7. Decorate the Living Room
8. Facilitate a Bible Study
10. Do a self-guided study through the Book of Proverbs

4th of July Weekend

July 3-
July 4-

Peachtree Road Race
July 5-9

All of the Perdue Grandbabies!!

Summer Fun and Family Photos

These are Anna Kate's one year pictures and a few of the boys!






Random Pictures from the Summer

June Recap

Since I am so behind in my posts I am going to try and catch up with one post. On June 14, we left Memphis to go to Youth Retreat in Panama City Beach. We stopped in Birmingham to meet Mrs. Mary so that she could take the kids to Georgia for the week while Jim and I went on to Florida. Mom was able to come up and spend a few days helping Mrs. Mary watch the kids. Actually, I think they helped each other a lot and they slept well each night.

The kids were able to swim, play at the Mansion and have a very fun day at the Atlanta Zoo. Here is a recap of their week in pictures.

The kids sleep almost the whole way to Birmingham. It was the MOST amazing ride that we have ever experienced traveling with our children.

Yes, that is Anna Kate sleeping under her blankets. It is the only way she will fall alsleep. No, I didn't leave her like that the whole time.

A rare occasion for us. Jake is napping and he is napping in the car! I am telling you, it was a GREAT ride.

Sweet Baby Judd, you can always count on him to sleep.

In the car with Nana, awake, all buckled up and ready to go to Georgia.

Monkey Boy, Judd!

Good Job, Judd!

Jake had a lot of fun feeding the birds.

I don't think she was very interested in the birds.

Cousins