My Two Worlds Met

Tuesday, January 10th was a special for me (Jonathan) as two of my "worlds" met each other. It was at Fort Myers Christian School, and the FMCS Eagles were playing the Lee County Home School (LCHS) Ambassadors in Basketball. FMCS is where I work as a Math Teacher, and LCHS is where I coach for basketball. For the most part, I knew almost everyone in the gymnasium yesterday. Students, players, coaches, parents, and even the referees were familiar to me. It was a fun day. Today, as I came to school, the students asked me who I was rooting for during the game. "Both teams, of course!" was my answer. I was happy to see good play by both teams!

We'll do it again on January 30th, except this time the girls will also play, including two of my girls. So I'll be more biased next time toward the Lady Ambassadors!

Sugar cookies~by Beth

Katie sent the girls a set for making sugar cookies with lots and lots of cut outs and sprinkles. They just made them two days ago. Thanks Katie.

Christmas Day 2011~by Beth

Merry Christmas!! I am waiting for the Au Gratin Potatoes to finish baking. The children are playing with their new gifts (thanks for the scooters Grandma and Grandpa!!), Jon is napping and I am taking the time to upload our family photo. Our crew is a little smaller this year. All our Texas children could not make it to Florida for the holidays, and Joel is not here. But here is the family today. We thank God for each one.

Fall Sports 2011~by Beth

The two boys in high school, Zach and David, played football this fall. Their team went to state, though they lost the first game. But, we all had fun. Zach proved to be a very valuable player being back up QB, catching some key passes, and being the kicker. One kick was 39 yards that he made.
A week or so later we went on our annual golf outing. The children had two hours instruction with a pro, then lunch and the rest of the day on the course. What a great time we had. That same night Katie flew in for a wedding, then she went back to Texas two days later.

Flood October 2011~by Beth

Here was the most rain that we have seen in about an hour or more. Of course, the water receded by the evening and we were thankful. Here's the photo.

Back to school picnic 2011!~by Beth

Time flies. Here it is Advent season and I am behind on blogs. We have been busy. Here is a photo of Johanna at the picnic for homeschoolers. It was held at Lakes Park so the children had the joy of using the water park there. Since it was hot, we were glad they could cool off.

Zach goes to School~by Beth

We had a wonderful, relaxing summer. That is, until about 2 or 3 weeks before school started up again. Since our county moved up the first day, Jon began on August 5th this year. Just before he went back Jon and the boys put in radiant barrier in the attic. It was a long, hot job. Hopefully it will reduce the electric bill. The jury is still out on that. Simultaneously the guys also screened in the lanai. It looks really nice. We look forward to opening up the house when the weather cools. Then, because of a persistent leak, we remodeled the girls bathroom in 6 days! We put in tile, new vanity, sink and mirror, along with a new storage unit. This was also the week the younger children went to VBS. When school began, Caleb returned to High Tech North to complete his degree in culinary. Zach began at the same school in the computer class. He loves it and seems to be excelling. He has had opportunity to show Christ's love to other students just in the first weeks of school. We are doing well at home too. Abigail also began school and is catching on so quickly. Stephen joins us for the drills we do in phonics and math. He is super smart and we enjoy his presence daily. The boys are playing football, and we are back to music lessons. Christiana is teaching all 4 of her younger sisters violin. She is a natural at it. Here are some pics of first days and the bathroom remodel.