A Very Newsy Post....

Today was a busy day around here.Silas had a dentist appt. scheduled with a pediatric dentist in the northern part of the state this morning.While Dad took Silas in to his appt. Mom and the other children did school in the van.We actually learned quite a bit about town meeting today so that was fun.Even Mercy was interested in the book.

We stopped at the discount food store on the way to pick up Granola bars for an on the go breakfast treat.See that sticky Faithie face?

Learning how to dress a baby.....

 Our most precious baby.....:)We cannot believe how fast she has learned to play with her baby dolls.She absolutely LOVES them.It is so cute to watch.

Emma and Lydia were in the very last seat of the van.

Sorry about the blurry Hosea picture,no flash.

We told the kids they could share our "old"  camera.It does not work consistently and takes awful indoor pictures but the kids are enjoying it anyway.Josh told them they can each have their own memory card but they do not each need their "own" camera.

Dad and Silas coming out of the dentist.Thank you Grandma D for the dress shoes.

I had gotten a coupon one day for $5 at Once Upon a Child.No minimum purchase.So I knew I wanted to get  a pair of Robeez for Mercy for this summer.These butterfly ones were perfect.I spent (out of pocket)$2 and that included buying an adorable summer hat as well.

What can you buy with 99 cents?A gingerbread house from the Discount food store.It doesn't expire till August.My kids have been wanting to do one and this one was cheaper then making one from scratch.Although,we do want to try that someday.

Mercy wants Joe to see she has a new monkey.:)

Mercy's BEST monkey face.I really think she does this intentionally.It is too cute.

A work in progress.How many kids can crowd around a childrens table?Eight so far!

Silas LOVED the decorating part.

Some of the artists with their masterpiece.

Under construction.....this is our kitchen.We LOVE our cupboards  but this set up was not working so well.At least not for us.

This picture is embarrassing but it is what our kitchen USUALLY looks like.See how narrow that space is?It is very hard to walk,cook,clean there.When I am pregnant it is even more narrow.Okay my husband would say( the space) actually stayed the same size but well you can picture it.Anytime Salinn and I try to cook,bake,do dishes or anything else together it is ALMOST impossible to move.I am not complaining but wanted to point out the reasons WHY we are changing things around a bit.Anytime we open the oven the door it hits the drawers and we always worry that a child will fall on it.So we had to make some changes.

The first change was to take down the upper cupboard over the sink.We are going to be moving the whole sink base Lord willing.....giving us a little more space.We bought an old farmhouse sink off Craig's List and that should be a little easier to use as the sides are a little wider I think and the water from drying dishes should drain back into the sink .We will use the old cupboards later, maybe in our bathroom.It will be awhile before it is exactly put back together but we have to start somewhere.I honestly do not mind when things are not "pretty" as long as they function well.Anyway,thanks for stopping by our "haven" tonight.