Mrs. Denmark, The giggling, happy, but strict teacher!

She’s a giggler apparently!

Also, she is a fair, but fun and hard teacher! We love that.

Well, let’s back up. Tatum popped right out of bed at 6:15. She even did her quiet time this morning and put on the FULL ARMOR of GOD! WOOT WOO!

Oh, here she comes…all uniformed up and ready to rock and roll.

Even Panda earrings to match her….

Coopy, do you like her backpack?

She wanted a smoothie, so I whipped up a banana, raspberry surprise …with whip of course. (and sprinkles!)

We always read the Daily Bread: Today it was on STANDING FIRM! How cool! I just gave her Josh 1:9 as her verse for the year: Here was the encouragement for DB today:

God will never leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5–6). When we look to Him for help in moments where we feel intimidated, He’ll give us “power, love, and self-discipline” to see our assignment through to the end (2 Timothy 1:7). YES!

You are protected, loved and encouraged, my girl. Let’s be a BUILDER UPPER of others this year.

We arrived early for the prayer and pledge at the flagpole.

I have to DROP HER OFF (YEEKS!) at the FRONT now! WWWWHHHAAATTTT!?? Yes, not the little playground anymore. The big kids entrance. I will NOT be kicking her out of the truck and drive off. I will stop. Walk her to the gate, thank you very much. ! (Until she makes me stop. ) There!

Ok, when I picked her up, her comment was about Mrs. Denmark being AWESOME and a giggler. Oh, I love that.

I took her to get ice cream, and for dinner, we had a little goodie for her + cupcake of course.

Daddy got her a Honeywell mug. It’s a great home for Boo for now. (at least until she picks up our coffee habit! HA!)

More to come. We A.D.O.R.E you Totinator!

Launching TOT into 4th grade!?

YES!
The night before, we gave her a little launch party.

We invited Mama over; Tatum couldn’t wait!

Thanks to takeout tonight, it saved me much work!
OK, we are ready!

Daddy is here too!

I wanted Tatum to know that this year, stand on Joshua 1: 9

I went through each word. What does it look like to be strong? To be courageous!?
To stand firm in your faith and not follow the “crowd.” HE IS WITH YOU wherever you go as you may feel out of place at times. You are NEVER out of place in HIS arms.

We enjoyed conversation of our Thankfulness, Kindness, and Mercy project.

We were all thankful Mama joined us!

Tatum is ready to unveil each little goody:

GO TOT!

She wanted a little snuggle bug to grab onto! BOO!

And of course, the cupcake! FOURTH grade here we come!

I think she is ready. I am not! HA! I’ll miss you, but I know you are going to rock it, cutie pie!

The wall is filled with my heart: MY ART! New editions

We are now up to TWENTY little art kisses from me to her on her wall.

I just finished a piece I’ve been working on for a few years! I put it aside back in 2019, and now I picked it up again to finish. (all colored pencil)

A sundae!

But the key is the cherry.

The cherry on top is what she is to me. The cheery cherry. So I framed it. (And I added: A cheerful heart is good medicine (Prov 17:22)).

And then…I found this in my art book. Figured I’d frame it too!

And so…Here is the wall now!

I love you so much, my girl.

Visiting Eliana. Melissa’s miracle baby

Seven miscarriages and 3 failed attempts of IVF. The miracle then happened. Melissa got pregnant with her amazing man, Ethan.

July 31st, 2022. Six little lbs: Eliana Jaymes Banning.

Tatum has been chomping at the bit to meet lil’ Ella.

Tatum is a natural!
She wants to babysit in 3 years.

Then I got to hold her! Oh, the memories.

She is such a little peanut! Tot got to feed her.

We brought her books of course.

We can’t wait to visit again. You too, Maddox!

Art Day with Tot! We love to paint

Last birthday, Tatum gave me some things to paint, and we found them in our art room today!
So, we decided to break out the acrylics, paintbrushes, and our creative brains.

She worked on the butterfly and I worked on the cross. I wanted to give it to her!

I finished mine, but hers is still in progress.

I think she likes it!!!

To my girl. I pray you experience the LOVE, JOY, PEACE, and FAITH daily.

TKM: The Peace Project for the Hays

Upon listening to a podcast by Kay Wyma on Family Life Today, I knew we needed to embark on this Peace Project.

Each day, we will each look for ways to be Thankful, Kind, and Merciful: T.K.M.

Tatum and I are reading a chapter a day.

And we fill out our journals.

Then we share at dinner with Daddy. Off to a great start!


Stay tuned.