The Bible For Little Eyes

One day I heard some interesting playing taking place. In my most stealthy manner, I tiptoed over to the door and listened without being noticed. Bergen was wrapped up in a towel and his long three year old body was condensed into a picnic basket.

(Of course, that picnic basket had formerly been holding a plethora of toys in Mosely's bedroom which I assumed must now be strewn across her floor, but that doesn't aid my story here......or my life......)

At any rate, Bergen was swaddled in the basket and London was bowing down before the basket over and over again. And then she was bringing the towel baby gifts while he lay in said basket.

London saw me and explained, "This is baby Jesus. We are worshipping him and bringing him gifts," she offered, as she handed the new born babe his greatest gift yet - a monster truck!

(Their other favorite Bible stories to reenact are baby Moses - they really like fitting Bergen in a basket - and the story of King Solomon offering to slice a child in half for two arguing mothers. They love that one!)

The Snowy Day

I should really name this post The Snowy Three Hours That Quickly Melted. For that is the truth. But for three glorious hours we touched snow. We tried to collect enough for snow cream, delicious snow cream, but it was all leaves and dirt.

Hands On Science

Bergen likes planes. Bergen likes trucks. He likes to throw things. He likes to jump and to climb and to slide and to be really, really loud.

Bergen likes rockets and spaceships and jets and he turns everything he touches into a flying object in some form.

Recently, Kevin purchased one of those Styrofoam planes for Berg. You know, the kind every boy has at least once in his life. The kind that seems so cool because it is larger than any toy you have ever owned. The kind that usually shreds as soon as it hits the pavement or the frozen ground. The kind that you are sure will really take off and fly far if just the wind could catch it right.

The kids had a wonderful time in the sub-freezing weather tossing that plane toward the ground and chasing it all over the yard.

Get a Haircut

Mosely and London each received a new hairstyle from our in-house Hair Designer.

Great work Daddy!!!

Katy and the Big Snow

It's back-to-school time. And some Keigley kids greet the new school week with joy and anticipation and some with sighs and moans.

The wee ones and I are reading Katy and the Big Snow this week (wishful thinking, on my part, with 60 degree weather here and nothing but rain, rain, rain). Yesterday we made a giant map of a town we created - Popperville. Popperville features Mosely's Ballerina Studio, Daddy's Coffee Shop, Lacey's Library, Bergen's Chocolate Dipping Factory, Riley's soccer field and the house where London lives. Oh and I think Piper has a crib factory somewhere on the edge of town as well.

Riley began guitar lessons today and is currently almost done with a 700 plus page book about Abraham Lincoln! (Written by our "relative" Carl Sandburg - have I mentioned that I am sort of related to Mr. Sandburg?) She is on the sixth book in the Anne of Green Gable series and the fifth book in the Narnia series. Plus, she is pretty excited because the word on the street is that soccer try outs are upcoming.

So go the days at the School of Keigley. By the way, South Carolina homeschool law actually requires a name for your homeschool - so if you guys have any fun suggestions, just let us know.

A Room With A View

Just some more house photos...... The kids' bedrooms are all finished so if you come visit now you needn't sleep on a camp mattress on the floor in the living room. Nope, instead you can sleep in a loft bed in a little kid's room. Moving on up!

Berg's room has a cowboy theme. (I like to state the obvious.) It's kind of like a tribute to my Wyoming brothers - hehe.

You Are My I Love You

Mosely is FIVE YEARS OLD!!!!

We had an early birthday party to celebrate Mosely's special day. A lot of summer staffers came over to help us celebrate (we don't know many five year olds!). They really made the party so sweet - they showered Mosely with gifts, beads and dress up clothes for her dress up chest. She loved the glittery dress in the photo best. (I just can't let her wear this one in public!)

Mosely also got a beautiful pink and purple doll house with the cutest little folksy people who live inside the house. For dinner she asked for spaghetti with gigantic meatballs. This is the fifth year Mosely has requested spaghetti for her birthday meal. Quite a pattern. For dessert her birthday cake was pink (as usual) with Cinderella drawn on top.

She received a TON of balloons, one which played a rap song every time it was touched. (It was not a very popular balloon with the grown-ups.)

Happy Number Five Mo-Town!!!

A Room With A View

Have you seen Mosely's new princess corner? It's adorable.

(Funny, Mosely isn't even in this photo!)

(And if you look closely, you may notice that Bergen dressed himself that morning - camo with camo.)

Good Housekeeping Recipes

Christmas cookie time ----- our friend Jamal came over and we made Christmas cut-out cookies galore. We rolled and we rolled and we cut and we cut and then we frosted and sprinkled and decorated until

we could hardly stand it anymore.