A New Year, Backpedaling to Catch Up!!!

   So much has happened over the last couple of years, but the biggest is that we moved to Virginia.  Randy was accepted to a Fellowship at Langley AFB, VA.  So June of 2012, we packed up our household good, homeschooling materials and tried to bring a little sun with us on a long journey to the east coast!!!

     The kids enjoyed homeschooling so much that we continued on that journey and found a Classical Conversations near us to make sure we found a community of like minded people!  Missy continued to tutor Essentials and this past year even picked up tutoring Foundations and Essentials!

This past year 2013-2014 Ella started Jr. High and began Challenge A with Classical Conversations.  She has not only flourished, she has memorized the by heart, along with drawing it by heart, memorizing capitals, rivers, and mountain ranges!  She also is diving into Latin, Rhetoric, Biology and Algebra.  This girl amazes me, but I know God has big plans for her!

Eli has continued to be full of energy, wild about Minecraft and picked up a new hobby of soccer.  Eli is also flourishing in school, even though he doesn't know it!  His goal is just to get done with school so he can play Minecraft!!!  Eli joined Cub Scouts last year, and moved up to Webelos this year!  He is truly a "nature man" and loves the outdoors.  If an activity involves guns, knives or fire, he is all over it!

Emersyn continues to be a spunky chick who keeps me on my feet!!!  She is always on a whole different level than I am , which keeps me always wondering how I can keep her on task.  I am pretty sure if I set up her education around bugs, dirt and flowers, she would be the perfect student!  Maybe that is what we will do this summer!!!  She, along with the older two kids, have started playing piano with a great retired Orchestra Conductor!  Of course, Emmy has already composed her own music, but that is just her!

Everett is the boy who embodies sweetness.  He was gifted with a heart of gold!  His sweet personality melts everyone he meets!  He also is quite the smarty pants and picks up everything that the older siblings are learning!  He has become a super-hero wannabe and collects all "characters" that are easily held in the hand!  This year Ev was in Prek-3, but will be joining his siblings in Classical Conversations!

Randy and Missy have had a busy year and a half painting, fixing things and allowing the kids to get a DOG!  Well, not only a dog, but 3 hamsters, too!  The more the merrier!!!  Gumbeaux is a brindle boxer and is probably way more energy that we were expecting!  But because of Gumbeaux's high energy, he has become a great running partner for Missy!

PS.  Enjoy the wonderful pictures taken by my great friend Nadia!!!

 Eli age 9

 Everett age 3

 Ella age 12

Emmy age 6

Gramma and Grampa's Visit

Just a little fun in the sun on the North Shore in Halw'iwa!

Getting caught up! Romantic Kauai Trip

For our 11th anniversary, my wonderful mom stayed with our kids and we headed over to Kauai for 2 days. It was way to fast, but we got in a round of golf, a helicopter ride and some much needed "us" time. Hopefully we can do this once more before we leave the island. Next stop, Lanai!

Fantasy Island waterfalls!

The Lagoons golf course, beautiful!

AF Ball 2011

Can't tell how many glasses of wine I have had, but this AF BAll was one of the best I have ever been to! They paid a tribute to all of the AF past men and women, and then dedicated the evening to a Hawaii AF vet who had both legs and an arm blown off in Afghanistan. He was also the first AF amputee to be able to walk on prosthetics. It was an amazing story and he and his wife were there to celebrate! Then our guest speaker was 3 time Cowboys Superbowl Champ Chad Henning. What an amazing Christian man who is teaching men how to be honorable and to be leaders in their families. It was a great start to our 2 weeks with my parents, as they help watch the kids while Randy and I jet off to another island for a romantic weekend away!

Surfs Up

Now that I am finally physically able to surf (not preggers or nursing) we decided to go surfing!!! How could we possibly live in Hawaii and NOT surf?! So we took our quick 3 minute lesson (no kidding, the safety brief was on how to fall off the board so the coral wouldn't get our feet) and hopped in the water. It was rough, but so much fun. I took to it like a fish to water and so did Eli. Ella played it safe and rode the waves in while sitting, but she finally got up. Eli acted like he has been surfing for years and even rode a wave all the way onto the beach and hit the sand and flew off his board. It was so much fun and now I think Randy will even try it! It is probably the most exciting sport I have ever tried!!!

Hickam Beach, going away

Well, our last great neighbors, the Foxworths, moved away, so we spent the day at Hickam Beach for their going away party. We have been so blessed to meet such wonderful people. I know that we would have never met so many friends, if it weren't for the military! And as our new neighbors move in, I realize that we are once again going to have another set of great neighbors to build friendships with. Aloha!

Emmy turned 4!

My pictures are out of order and I can't figure out how to move them! Ha, well about a month ago, Emersyn Elizabeth Bosch turned 4. I am so amazed at how time is flying by. We let her chose a restaurant and friends that she wanted to bring. She chose ChuckECheese's and only one friend, Hannah. Her BFF Kendall recently moved and she really misses her, so she picked Hannah to go instead (since Kendall is in Washington, now). She had so much fun and I think small birthdays are so much more meaningful! Here's to another wild year with you, Emmy!