School's Out...Let's Party!!!

I took the girls to Chuck E. Cheese today for their end-of-the-year party. We are thankful that we have completed another successful year of school. The girls are enjoying homeschooling more and more. They are having fun, and they are really excelling in all their studies.

Each of the girls got a special gift from their "teacher". We will do the PARENT appreciation on Sunday when Daddy can be with us. Even though we love school and enjoy "doing something worthwhile" everyday, we are in need of a break. We are all looking forward to our upcoming trip to Arkansas. We are going to enjoy this time off because the new school year will be here before we know it!

Wrapped Up

Aliya has been wanting to carry Isaiah ever since he has been born. We have not allowed her to do so because we didn't want her to accidentally drop him. Then the other day she saw me carrying Isaiah around in the Maya wrap and asked if she could do that, too. It has turned out to be the perfect solution. Aliya still can't walk all over the house with him--she has to stay close by--but she's happy with that.

Kiahna can't really hold him up--he's too heavy for her, so sitting down is the perfect solution for her!

Of course Niah is strong enough to hold him, but the wrap just adds that extra bit of safety. Isaiah has learned to love the wrap. He gets really excited to "see" the wrap because it means he gets to do lots of fun stuff. His favorite thing is "helping" me to cook. He LOVES watching all the activity that goes on with preparing a meal. I already have 3 big helpers in the kitchen, so one more is even better!

FIRE!!!

Aliya and I were on our way home from the library when she noticed some black smoke in the sky. We were about 1.5 miles from our home at that point. The fire looked like it was coming from one of the housing additions off of MacArthur. We turned onto 50th, and that is when we saw the firetrucks coming towards us. My heart skipped a beat when I saw them pull onto the road that leads to our apartment. I followed the firetrucks all the way to our building, and then I parked the car. At that point I wasn't sure whether or not we needed to prepare to be evacuated or if we were going to be okay. Within a few seconds, we realized we were going to be okay, and that is when I got my camera.

I think I saw just about every tenant today! It didn't take long before almost everyone was outside watching, and many had their cameras. I'm not 100% sure if it is true, but the rumor is that the fire started by cooking with a grill on the balcony (which is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN). This is a perfect example about how the actions of one person affects many. Four units where destroyed or damaged by the fire and water, and the other 4 units have some smoke damage. The whole building will not be inhabitable until the utilities can be restored--which will be many months from now.