in our family

:: we call peanut butter and jelly sandwiches PGJ's.  Thanks to a 3 year old who didn't say B.

:: we decorate the kitchen the night before a birthday so that the birthday person wakes up to a celebration.

Brennan and Grace - November 2006

:: we hang the number of streamers as the age on the birthday family member's door.

:: we never seem to be caught up on laundry.

:: we constantly are telling little one's to be careful when shutting doors.

:: we homeschool -- in our kitchen.

:: we have science experiments on my kitchen window sill and on the counters.

:: we've homeschooled for ten years.

:: we have Nerf basketball hoop on our family room door.

:: we no longer have the basketball.

:: we go through an entire box of Clementine Oranges in one day.

:: yes, one day.

:: we have a rotating chart for kitchen duties.

:: we love art.

:: we have a massive garage sale in the spring.

:: we have to move many many many bikes from the garage and put them on the front porch.

:: we can be goofy.  Just slightly. :)

:: we have a Keurig coffee maker that has been used every single day since it's purchase.

:: we have a birthday to celebrate  8 months out of the year.

:: everyone has their own birthday month except for Samuel and Caleb -- they share September.

:: Samuel was due in October.  If he had been born then we'd all have our own month.

Samuel in October 2009 - 2 weeks old

:: we have the kids exchange names for Christmas

:: we forgot to do that this year.

:: we love watching The Food Network

:: we really really really listen to our kids.

:: we believe parenting is a great responsibility -- one that must be covered in prayer.

:: we take our kids out for one on one time

:: we garden.

:: okay, I garden, but my family reaps the rewards.  Who doesn't like fresh peas? Or tomatoes?

:: we work together

:: we love being with our children.

:: we love samples at Costco

:: we can easily fill the back of the truck with food for the week.

:: we eat lots of fruit. Remember the Clementines?

:: we go to the lake in the summer with my family.  Every year since I was eight.

that's our dock -- sigh

:: we use big blocks of time at the dentist. Or eye doctor.  All done at once!

:: we provide lots of business for medical professionals.

Brennan before his tonsil surgery

:: we love to play Fruit Ninja on Chloe's Ipod Touch

:: we, okay that's me, wishes for an Ipad.

:: yes, my word is content.  I'm working on it.

:: we are thankful for Saturdays.

:: we share.

:: we believe that family is a gift. 

old fam pic -- 2007 -- 2 weeks before Elijah was born

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How about you?

What are some of your -- in our family -- lines?