This throw-back Thursday is dedicated to the ghetto pool and the years where we were basically drowning in littles. Good thing we have some pictures because it’s pretty much a blur.
Category Archives: Theodore
Theodore is…
My kids often get lumped all together in these blog posts. We are together almost all of the time so I guess it’s natural. The truth is, each of my children are so different and so full of life, experiences, humor, sadness, learning, suffering each and every day that there would be no way I could record it all. Yesterday was an important day for Theodore though so I wanted to be sure to get it down.
You know those games people play when they ask you to describe yourself or a loved one in one word? I could do that fairly easily with everyone in my family. For example, Chris is…strong, Foster is…a thinker, Katie is…a dreamer, Parker is…indecisive, Jonah is…easy-going. I would be stuck when it came to Theodore. Theodore is FULL. He’s full of energy, passion, determination, strong-will, humor, excitement, stubbornness, anger, compassion, kindness and on and on. He’s a small boy for his age, a little shorter and a lot skinnier than his peers but he is HUGE inside.
Yesterday was a hard day and a great day with Theodore. Chris had to work overtime so I was getting everyone ready for church and Theodore gave me a terrible time. He was arguing with me and everyone else about little things, but he’s tenacious, he gets something in his head (those are HIS sunglasses, that’s NOT FAIR) and he will not let it go. He made me so angry before we left that I refused to help him tie his shoes (yes, he’s 7 and doesn’t know how to tie his own shoes, nobody teaches that past the first kid). He worked it out, Foster helped him. But the rest of the day continued down a path of one that led to me offering to leave him in a parking lot on the way home so he could find a new family to abuse (disclaimer: you may not want to follow my parenting advice). When we made it home, he came to my room crying and said ” I don’t deserve anything.”
My response shocked him and may shock you but I agreed with him. Then we sat down and I read to him from Romans 3:23 “… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. I explained to Theodore that I don’t deserve anything either. That he and I are the same. Sinners. I told him that is why we need Jesus. Why we need the free gift of forgiveness.
Theodore said his prayer last night, he wanted to be sure and he wants to be baptized next Sunday. He knows that he will still get angry and still be disrespectful but now he has help (the Holy Spirit) and now he has hope and a secure future.
Theodore is…redeemed.
Theodore’s 7 and the surgery
Theodore chose to go to RJ’s Courtyard for his family birthday dinner. He loved all his gifts and only struggled with choosing which dessert he would get. Sometimes it’s hard to choose when you are afraid you might miss out on something better!
We’re such sweet parents that we scheduled Theodore to have his tonsils and adenoids removed just a few days after his birthday. We didn’t really do that on purpose, it just worked out that way! He had a ROUGH week but thankfully no complications. He enjoyed tons of ice cream, popsicles, pudding and sweet drinks. Right up his alley.
I’m sure they learned something today
Sometimes with homeschooling you just have to roll with it. You’re tired. Or they are tired.
This morning right after breakfast, Parker (age 4) decided he would pull out a couple of his 24 piece puzzles and then couldn’t find a piece.
That’s really how it all started. Then Foster started to help him find his piece in the puzzle cabinet and noticed that some of the boxes were falling apart. Foster pulled out a 300 piece puzzle and put it on the bar to work. I got out my sharpie and big Ziploc bags and started cutting up the broken boxes to get organized. Then Katie and Theodore decided they wanted to play with the beans…but then they wanted to do puzzles when Jonah wanted the beans…
And so forth and so on…then there was playing with Legos, watching Magic School Bus, popcorn and animal crackers for lunch and a story before rest time.
I’m sure they learned something today.
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| (Wanted to include the knocked over basket of cardboard, the basket of dirty laundry and you can’t make them out but the sink is full of dirty dishes too.) |
Theodore is 6
It was Theodore’s turn to have a friend party this year. He said he wanted a baseball party and he made a great choice! We all had so much fun and I know he enjoyed himself because all his favorite things were included: family, friends, baseball, hot dogs and cake! Theodore is a bright-eyed, mischievous go getter! He has always given his daddy and I a run for our money and I am sure he will continue to do so. My prayer for Theodore is that he is able to take all that determination and use it for good. He makes us laugh and scream just about everyday. We are so blessed to have him in our family.
dove huntin’ 2013
That little guy didn’t go…but hopefully next year!
first day of school 2013-2014
Jonah Amos (1 year 23 months old)
Parker Elijah (4 years old)
Theodore Reece (6 years old)
Katie Belle (7 years 10 months old)
Foster Owen (9 years 6 months old)
Christopher Brent (33 years old, but still 4 years younger than me.)
All the Little Grubbs 