Zooey

It's that time of year again

The one that we all dread...

Hot season!

However

Zooey is all over it

And has found

The coolest place on the property

To hang out

It is an especially wise choice

Because right above...

Is the faucet...

So when someone comes

To wash their hands

She cools off

Even more

Smart dog!

:)

Happy Happy Birthday Eston!

It is that time again

Another Birthday!

This time...

It is dear Eston!

And 

As you can see

He is now 5 years old!

Big man :)

For his birthday

We had his two favorite foods!

Pizza and Hamburgers

And everyone came for the party

Since the McCourtney's have

Such a large family

Eating out

Is super special

I think his birthday

Was a success!

And everyone kept saying

"I'm so glad

It is Eston's birthday!"

Thanks Eston!!!

Happy Birthday dear :)

And many more to come!

Learning Made Fun!

So it is a Saturday

Which means

A break from normal school

And yet the McCourtney children

Just love to learn!

It is sweet really...

So what we do

Is at the beginning of the morning

I make a list

Of WAY more things

Than we could even begin

To do in one day

Then we make another list

Of the kids names

Remember the game 

"Pick a Number Between"

Well

We put that game to use!

This is the result

The kids love it!

It's kind of fun for all of us

:)

You never know

What the next will pick

This evening

Enoch selected

Twister

I think it is his favorite 

Because even though

He is only 4

He is ridiculously good at playing it

So to make it

A little more challenging

We decided

To play where the kids

Have to play "properly"

Which means

Right hand and Left hand!

So

Out comes

The sharpie

And the kids

Are ready to play!

 

Way too much fun! 

Let me tell you

So once the kids

Start looking like this

You KNOW

The day was a success!

Yeah for twister!

Who says

Learning can't be fun!

 

P.S.

I realize

That Elizabeth isn't smiling...

I believe

This must have been

Her "Game" face

:D

Baby Rabbits and Cute Kids

I'm pretty sure

The title says it all!

With no further adeui!

Baby rabbits...

and

Cute kids!

 Elianah

 

Enoch

Eston

 

Eden

Eli

 

Elijah

 

Elyssa

 

Elizabeth

I'm not sure

How I managed to miss

A few of the kids

Guess I will just have

To spend more times

With the cute kids ;)

And our three baby rabbits!

Wow

My life is HARD

;) 

Exams This Week, Lord Help Me!

So once again

It is THAT time...

The time

That stresses every teacher out

(I know I'm not alone in this!)

Exams...

To be precise...

Mid-Term Exams...

While going through

Some cirriculum

From here...

I discovered something

That pretty much 

Epitomizes...

The Ugandan take

On schooling here...

If you note

Under the badge

It says

"School is God"

Yep...

I found it

In the curriculum

A lot of people here

Think school is

The beginning and end 

Of all...

Please be praying

For the children

The school system here

Puts HUGE priority

On passing exams

So the way they go about that

Is by having the kids just

Memorize

The things the teachers know

Will be on the test...

Contrary to that

We have been teaching the kids

The actual facts

And making sure they understand

Each thing they are taught...

As a result

Sometimes our kids get discouraged

If they can't answer

Every one of the questions

Even though some of them

Are far to advanced

For a 6 or 7 year old...

Please be praying

That the McCourtney children

Would be a light

As they go for testing

That they wouldn't become discouraged

But would know that

Everything that they do

Is "unto the Lord"

And

That their teacher

Would have peace

That only comes from the Lord!

:)

Blessings all!

Birthday Birthday Birthday!!!

Happy Happy Birthday

To Miss Elianah

She is making!

This many

:)

 

In the absence

Of a cake

We made due

With candles...

And in the absence

Of an oven

We had

Pumpkin pie...

Minus the baking

And the crust...

 

 

All's well

That ends well

Right!

 

 

I love birthdays :)

Beavers or Ducks...

Trust me

I know this is

A touchy subject...

But it cracked me up

Too much

Not to post!

Yesterday

Enoch was a bit

Under the weather

However,

By mid-morning

He was back to normal

I asked him

To put on a coat

And he got

The OSU sweatshirt

That I am sure

Some avid fan

Sent us...

Anyway

I asked him

To continue resting

On the bed

As I continued

To read my bible

All of a sudden

I heard

Get this...

Duck noises

Coming from the bed

I have no idea why

But it destroyed me

That here he was

Wearing Beaver colors

And quacking

True contradiction!

Best of both worlds maybe?

:)