Good Going

(Here is Zackery doing his best Elvis impersonation.)
Hi to everyone!! Had to report that Joshua just passed his third Math test with a 90% or above in his first year back in homeschooling!! We are so proud of him he has really been working very hard in school! Good job Josh!!!!

New Number

(Fun picture of Zackery at McDonald's.)

Hello to everyone!! Not sure how many of you know but we are no longer available at our home number. Any of you who I have not given our new number to please know it is on the way or we will give you a call.
Been a busy week for us here at home! We are looking at putting a lot of our things into storage in order to de-clutter our home. Because there are so many of us we can tend to be over crowded very quickly. Now with Zackery we are popping out of our home ;) Our home is on the market so hopefully this will do nothing but help our situation in the long run.
Don's hours at work have calmed down this week so he has been able to do some resting after his 83 hr week last week.
School has been going very good!! Joshua has been learning to cook (Yikes.) What a brave son I have. At 13 years old he has made his first steak not to mention hamburgers last night. Amanda and Josh have been budgeting money in order to purchase there own food that they must prepare. They are doing a great job!
Jordan went on a trip recently to School of Economics and had a blast! He learned how to be a chef and how to make business cards.
As far as myself goes.......as I always say, I am just trying to keep my head above water from day to day. Zackery has been standing with little support and learning so much. That has been where a lot of my time has been. He turned seven months old today the 20Th of Sept. It sure does not feel that way ;)
Our love to all!
Leanna and Family~

Below-Joshua & Jordan playing air hockey at the cool McDonald's.

Local Carnival

Here are a couple of pictures of a local carnival we went to.

It is hard to see but Amanda & Joshua are on this ride!

33 Miles

(Look! It's me with '33 Miles'!)

Not sure if any of you have ever heard of the group 33 Miles or not. We were so blessed to recently be able to see them in concert. They are a Contemporary/Pop music group and they have been blessed with the gift of music. This was my husband Don's first christian concert and it was memorable for one of many reasons. It was truly powerful!
This was the first concert I have been to since I was possibly 13 years old! I hope to do it again in the near future.

Zackery's trip to the doctor!

(Could this child be any happier? I don't think so!)

He is now 16 lb 10 oz and 26" long! What a growing boy he is! His doctor has now approved him to eat stage two baby food along with table food. (Mushy of course since he hasn't any teeth) He turns 7 months old on the 20th. Not sure where all the time has gone! He also was able to be taken off his high cal formula that he has been on since he was born. It was so great to have the GREAT news of our sweet baby being healthy and growing as he should.
Please continue to hold him in your prayers!
Blessings to all,
Leanna ~

(Notice Zackery's new bib below.)

How Is That Family?

We are doing great! It is always one day at a time and always trying to keep our head above water. With four children there is never a moment to spare!

Amanda is doing good in school and has been working hard on her Italian. She had previously taken Spanish beginners, A and B. Now that she has completed that with great success she has moved into another foreign language (Italian). In today's world we believe you should know at least one if not more languages (if possible.)

Josh has now been in (home)school long enough that he has been able to get our daily routine and has been adjusting great. He is currently reading "The Moccasin Trail" for History. It seems to be an interesting book for him to have started out with. It is so hard for me to believe that he is 13 years old now. It really does not seem that long ago since he was born. He is such a cutie! Amanda is 18 and even that seems very strange because when I look at her she still looks Josh's age. Not to mention raising her since she was three in a half (how time flies.)

Don is still working some long hours! Other than that he is doing great! He is the best hubby!

Jordan is enjoying school! His newest enjoyment besides cars has been riding his bike. He probably keeps me on my toes more than the baby. He is a sweetheart!
Hope everyone is doing well, my love to each of you!
~Leanna

Update from Kim: Leanna called me today and said she had taken Zackery to the Dr. for his checkup. He is doing well. He is 16 lb. & 10 oz. He is 26 inches long. Dr. said he is still short for his age (he was 6 weeks early after all). She said he is a 'little guy' but we all know that wonderful things can come in small packages. When you look at that adorable face you know it is true. The Dr. also said they can let him start praciticing with a sippy cup and eating solid foods. He graduated from high calorie formula so that is a really good thing.

Zackery is a big boy now!

Cute picture from Leanna's new cell phone.

~Kim (the blog fairy)


Zackery can now sit in a bouncy seat that looks like a walker without the wheels to move. I think the correct name is a Saucer. He has learned he can drive ;) He is also reaching for daddy now when he would like to be held. He goes to the Doctor in the morning (Thur) so I will update everyone soon on his weight etc. We recently had to re-schedule his appointment or we would have had info sooner. His new favorite food is Squash but not to be outdone but his sweet potatoes. I just developed a disk so I should have pictures up soon.
Zackery sends his love to everyone and his hugs and kisses to!!