The Russo's

We have been in our house for 11 years. We painted inside when we remodeled and it was time for a refresh! The walls were sienna sand. The kitchen cabinets were botany beige with an antique stain.  The fireplace also got a update  I picked Sherwin Williams alabaster this time. The walls, trim, ceiling and cabinets are all the same color. We painted the main living areas. We will get the bedrooms done at a later time.  I got a new dining room table and chairs The fireplace turned out so good! Josh and Papa did a shiplap wood look.  I updated some of the decor like new light fixtures and barstools. I still have a few more things I would like to change, but this is mostly done.  The hall bathroom was redone also. I'm so happy with the house and glad we could finally do it! 

On Saturday, my Mom, Jamie, our kids and I went to the Blue Zoo. It was our first time going there.  The sting ray pool touching a star fish  touching a sea urchin  It was a fun day together  We had dinner at Olive Garden after  Sunday morning at church  Jen preached a very good message that morning  We had crawfish at our house with Josh's family. The kids did a parade for the mothers.  I'm so thankful to God for these two gifts and the opportunity to stay home with them! Every year I realize how fast the years are going by. I'm grateful for the times I have with them!

They started to type their spelling words on the computer this year. It made it more fun for them.  Hudson would sing his words to help him memorize them. His attention span hasn't changed and we struggle with keeping on task.  During hurricane season, we tracked a few of the storms for science. The earth and physical science was pretty complex. I tried to do activities to simplify the lessons.  Camo is always close by me  Tie dye experiment I was glad to already homeschool this past year with Covid. It meant our daily life didn't take a drastic change. It was tough at times, but having school helped keep us on a schedule. The kids are growing up so fast and I'm grateful to have so much time with them!  The last week of school was crazy because our house was being painted, so I forgot to do the official picture. We finished on April 28th. This was taken the week before.  4th and 6th grades complete