Things the Herrel kids say
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Leah (singing): "Dreams don't come true if you don't believe in fairy tales or happy endings too" -
Samuel: (10 minutes before bedtime) “I’m going to start getting ready for bed because I want to make sure we have e… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Leah: “All my burps today have been (tasted like) sausage”
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Leah: “I just can’t believe tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. It goes by so quickly!”
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Dad: “The angel told Mary to name the baby Jesus”
Leah: “Why didn’t she get to choose (the name)?”
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Author Archives: Rachel
Birthday Celebrations
This year Leah truly had an entire “Birthday Week” and not just a one-day birthday. The Thursday before her birthday, Leah celebrated her birthday at school. This meant that she was the “snack helper” for the day and got to … Continue reading
Happy 5th Birthday, Leah!
OCTOBER 14, 2018 Leah, we are so proud of the “big girl” that you are becoming! In many ways we cannot believe that you are already 5 years old, but in other ways you seem so grown-up to us! You … Continue reading
Birthday Celebrations
Samuel had three fun days of birthday celebrations this year! On Thursday, August 30, Samuel celebrated at school with his teacher and friends. Leah and I came to school to eat lunch with him and then we were invited to … Continue reading
Happy 7th Birthday, Samuel!
Happy Birthday, Samuel! It is so hard to believe that you are now 7 years old… how did this happen??? 🙂 This past year of being 6 was a year of great growth and maturing for you. You had such a … Continue reading
Baseball
Samuel participated in his first season of baseball through his school. He had so much fun and learned a lot as well. We’re so proud of his hard work! 🙂 Baseball Video
Flying Piglet
May 5, 2018 Once again this year, Michael ran the Flying Pig Half Marathon (and got a personal best time!) 🙂 For the third year in a row the kids also wanted to run in the Flying Piglet race. Despite … Continue reading
Leah’s Dance Recital
May 6, 2018 Leah was in ballet class this year – every Wednesday for 9 months! She made a very good friend in her class and she learned some ballet moves along the way as well. 🙂 She was very … Continue reading
Leah the Performer
April 2018 Leah has always loved to sing and dance. About a year ago Grandma gave her a bunch of Mommy’s old dance costumes. Ever since then, Leah has loved dressing up in dance costumes and putting on her own … Continue reading
Easter 2018
March 24 – April 2 We spent Spring Break and Easter at Hilton Head Island again with Grammy & Gramps and the whole family. While the weather was a bit up and down, we still had a great time bike … Continue reading
Leah is reading!
Watching Samuel read chapter books for the last two years has definitely influenced Leah! She loves to sit down and “read” chapter books to herself (usually fairy chapter books). While she can’t read all of the words/sentences, she knows a lot … Continue reading