Milestones

As of August 2018, all three of my sons that are still with me are teenagers! I really enjoy having all teens, but it isn't easy! Less crumbs on the floor and sticky finger prints on the glass, but more deep thoughts, tough decisions, and life lessons!

Next month Michael will graduate from High School. Homeschooled all the way through and took dual enrollment classes at Brewton Parker College the past year and a half! Michael finishes his classes at BPC on May 1st. It has been a really good experience for him. Just for the fun of it, we are having a homeschool graduation ceremony/party with a few other homeschoolers who are also graduating this year. We ordered him a cap and gown in his favorite color and I am working on getting a diploma ordered! We gifted him with a laptop for his 18th birthday/graduation gift. He is working part time now and plans to work more hours once he graduates. He is saving up to go to Bible College in a couple of years. At least, that is the plan at the moment.

Gideon got his driver's license in March! He turned 16 in February. He is a very good driver, but I do worry about all of the other crazy people out on the road. I always pray for the boys when they go anywhere. Right now, Gideon can't decide whether he wants to be a Blacksmith, or a Chef, or maybe both! He really enjoys both, but lately has been focusing mostly on cooking and baking.

Jason is getting ready to start Swim Team in a few weeks. He is excited for a longer season this year as the last season was cut short due to the new pool not being open yet. This year he will be able to start the end of April. He got a haircut for the first time in 2 years, partly to make swimming easier, and partly because he would really like to get a job at Chick-fil-A in August when he turns 14 and he figured a clean cut haircut would help. It looks really good on him! You can still see a bit of the purple hair dye if you look closely.

Archie and I will celebrate our 20th Anniversary on May 1st. I can't believe it has been that long! Then again, those 20 years have been jam packed with life! We decided to go on a little trip just the two of us. The boys are old enough now to do without us for a few days and we have never really gone away by ourselves more than a day or two. I am really looking forward to it! 💕