Monday, October 29, 2012

Annual Jack-o-Lantern Guessing Game

This is the fourth Halloween for the six-member Team Tapper.  Once again, we have followed tradition and carved our pumpkins for the holiday.  And, once again, I am offering my faithful blog readers the opportunity to guess which design was chosen/created by which Tapper child!
 
Here are the completed designs-- rose, maple leaf, mustached man, and hockey skate:
 

Put your guesses in the comments and check back there as I will update on Halloween with the correct answers!

Friday, October 26, 2012

Rest Needed

Instead of recovering from today's scheduled tonsillectomy, Abby is recovering from yet another throat infection.  Surgery rescheduled for December 7.  Sweet thing.
 
 

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Boys and Blocks

My boys love to play with blocks.  Their endless creativity makes me smile, too.
 

“Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.”
~ Abraham Maslow

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Guess Who...

It's only October, but guess who has been praying for snow!???!!!??!
 

Ethan was pretty excited to sport his new gear, as he anticipates learning to ski this winter :)

Monday, October 8, 2012

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving (and more!)

Every Canadian Thanksgiving, we Tappers have another celebration to add to the joy of enjoying the harvest and counting our many blessings.  Abigail Hope Tapper was born on a stormy morning, seven years ago today! 
 
Today, we know a girl who loves stretching down into the splits and working on her cartwheels.  She has been learning a lot of French and has started reading chapter books.  She enjoys swimming, shopping, singing, and playing piano.  And she is, by far, our most creative child--drawing pictures, writing stories and songs, and even designing party games for the entertainment of whoever might enter her room on a designated party day!
 
Abby is a very loyal friend and, although she may often present as rather quiet, she can be your loudest and most uplifting encourager when you need it.  She can also be amazingly stubborn, and we hope that she will learn to be most stubborn about the things that are truly most important!  We call her our beautiful treasure, and we believe that she is a gift from God, created for good works that we can only begin to imagine.
 
Happy Birthday, Sister Bear!
 

Friday, October 5, 2012

Andrew's First Big Race

Andrew came home from school several weeks ago, excited about an opportunity to participate in a running group during lunch recess.  All who were willing (which, of course, included Andrew, who would never pass by a good challenge!) trained with the gym teacher each day.  Every afternoon, I would get a report on the day's training.  First, I heard all about his aching muscles!  Then, I started hearing about how he had managed to get a few more laps in than the day before.  Finally, he brought home a paper from the school detailing a regional cross country meet for elementary students--a real race!  Imagine his excitement!

Today was the big day!  Andrew ran his mile with determination, finishing in the top 20 of his age bracket with a time of 7:22.5.  Not too bad for his first race!  (I think there might be more...)




Wednesday, October 3, 2012

A Sweet Girl...


A sweet girl took her "baby" for a walk to the park tonight.  She was delighted (and delightful!) as she pretended to do all kind of "mama" things for her little one.