My new baby sister

Farah Joy, the seventh child of Troy and Jennifer, was born on July 6th, 2010, at 11:30 pm.
She weighed 6 lbs. 9.4 oz. and was 18 in. long.
She died July 7th, 2010, at 12:30 am.

~I love you Joy-Joy! Till we meet again,
Your big sister, Emily~

1st Practice Bible Bee

Yesterday morning we had our first Bible Bee practice meet.
It seemed like it went really well. Only four of the seniors (my age group) came, but there were six primaries, and I think ten juniors. It was about half of the families in our local group.
Alyssa, Isaiah and I all won first place in our age groups. :D
Hopefully we'll continue to do well... :)

~Emily


Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kins of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Learning

Alyssa and I went to an awesome self-defence course this morning. I feel much more confident in my ability to defend myself now. Alyssa really liked one of the moves. It's just like a dance step she does. :)
Still working on learning bible verses. Slow and steady wins the race! (i hope :) )
I better go pack for our camping trip. It's just over the weekend, but in this family, it doesn't make a difference in the packing list. ;)
~Emily

Bible Bee

Had a great time last night, we had our first Bible Bee meet. About half of the people in our group came. We all hung out for a while and got to know each other. Some of my age group started playing a game. Something about "kung fu" I think. I had never heard of it so just watched for a while. After I joined in I actually won once. :)
Working on learning some of the bible verses. I've almost gotten Genesis 6:5 down.
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
With things being that bad, it's no wonder God destroyed the earth!
Well, back to work.
~Emily

My Morning

Nana and I gave two dogs hair cuts today. They looked so cute after we finished. :)
I practiced swimming underwater for a while. Dad came out and swam with all the kids a little bit. Afterwards I swam 100 laps! (2,300 ft) I am exhausted!
Working on writing out my thoughts on "A Life God Rewards".
<3's
~Emily

Family Fun!

Having an awesome time visiting with Nana and Papa!
We've all gone swimming lots, Nana and I gave a few dogs baths, and last night we stayed up late playing Ligretto and laughing. Laughter is good medicine. :D
Today I swam 1600 feet without touching the bottom of the pool. (50 laps) I was soooo tired! All of us kids have gotten sunburns. :(
Lyss and I got to go over to one of Nana’s friend’s house this afternoon and help groom some of their horses. We’re planning on going riding this weekend, but it’s not set in stone. I hope it works out.
Dad arrived safely this evening, bringing the rest of our clothes for the week and all our random stuff. :)
I’ve started looking through some of my CollegePlus! materials. I really enjoyed reading “A Life God Rewards” by Bruce Wilkinson. (I’m planning on writing something about that book later)
Well, I think that’s everything!
Adios!
~Emily

Fun Zone

Had an awesome time today. :) We had a home school meeting at a bouncy house this afternoon. It was sooo fun! Elijah got a couple minor injuries, but he's fine now. We left at about 3:15 and the Guills came over to our house to see the puppies. :D
Well, Mom and Dad are headed out for a date. Guess I have to go take care of the kids. Later,
~E