car washing day

Watering her apple tree

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Happy Saturday

Saturdays are Genevieve's favorite day!!
We get to snuggle in bed and read books and play together.
Today is sunny and warm so Luke, Jennifer, and Genevieve will head out to the nature center for a picnic, hike, and birdwatching.
Jerrod is working today and playing drums for Realife 6.8 tomorrow.
Next week he is modeling for Greystone Graphics.
Daddy is away in California visiting family and Jackson is in the wild woods somewhere.....at youth camp.
Spring break has arrived for Jennifer...no classes for the next week!!
We hope to visit the monastery in Ava, find some new trails, and stay in the treehouse cabins by Eureka Springs.
Spring is coming and garden plans are in the making as well.

Monday, February 1, 2010

December 09 and January 10

Here are some photos taken in the last two months.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Snow

We are shoveling lots of snow here this weekend and the children are having snowball fights, sledding, and making snowmen. School semester has started and the joys of running a preschool, household, work, and homework keep us thoroughly occupied. Everyone is doing well, staying healthy, and reading lots of great books. Upcoming plans include starting a garden, painting the inside of our house, basketball games, visiting Mark Twain's hometown, Springfield Little Theater, History Speech Banquets, and a trip to New York.
Peaceful, warm blessings to all our family and friends.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

let the festivities begin

We finally have a tree and Genevieve is so excited about helping with the decorations.
It's a little late this year due to final exams, but now we are relaxing a bit next to a roaring fire and sipping our hot chocolate....

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

December

It's December.
Things are very busy in the Tascian house this season as you can see from our lack of posting.
Better photos can be seen on facebook and abcgarden.blogspot.com which are updated more frequently.
Vahe is finishing his business degree.
Jennifer is now in school working on Psychology, Art, Anthropology, and English Literature studies.
Apple Blossom Preschool is an early childhood program that we run in our home with 9 children now enrolled.
Jerrod is a senior in highschool, taking college classes, piano lessons, sword fighting, playing in A Bedtime Story band and plays locally once a week.
Jackson is in 6th grade, getting all A's, playing basketball, drawing, and writing eloquent speeches.
Luke is in 3rd grade, playing basketball, and dissecting all kinds of creatures in preparation for his surgical work in the future.
Genevieve is 2 and loves to go to the park with daddy and anywhere that anybody is going away from this crazy house.
Lots of love and peace to all

Friday, June 12, 2009

OUR BEANS ARE GROWING!

Our beans are growing. She helps water them every morning.
First Shakespeare play at Jordan Valley Park. Water play, picnic, then Much Ado About Nothing.
Discovers bugs. Sings Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me.
Get together for b-b-que at Per, Stephanie, and Elias's house....wonderful time.
Wearing hair in ponytail...for longer stretches.
Says "Nobody", "Mamy" for Amy, "Mommy", knows all her favorite book titles and asks for them by name, insists on saying goodnight to the moon outside every night before bed, and enjoying summer nights in the backyard around the bonfire, listening to crickets, watching fireflies with all the boys...and mommy.
My best friend....

Thursday, May 7, 2009

May flowers.....and feet

Genevieve was excited about all the flowers in the garden today and walked along her favorite paths. She brings a magical sense of wonder to all our daily pursuits and discoveries.

Confused as to the whereabouts of daddy's beard, she has been touching his chin and thinking.

Her words for the boys are:

oo (Luke)

aa (Jackson)

aw (Jerrod)



Other words this week are:

Kitty Cat

More soup please

granola bar

birdie
baw baw(for dog - sounds like barking)

swing
num-nums

thankyou ma-ma
thankyou da - da

oh my cup fell