So, my plan for this weekly update was to go through and tell y'all everything that went on this week. however, when I started trying to type it, I learned that it's quite a tedious job and I don't want people getting bored half way through, so I'll leave you with the highlights of each day and a few other things. Let's see how it goes shall we?
Highlights of each day: After church on Sunday, my parents went out to eat with some old friends and the rest of us went home to feed children.
Johnna and I were the lunch masters of the day, we had roast and gravy with mashed potatoes.
Amazing I know! It's surprising that Johnna safely heated up the mashed potatoes considering the fact that the girl burns water. How? I have no idea. She can cook breakfast foods and tacos, anything else is..Well just inedible.
I can't really think of anything else really from Sunday so let's move on.
Monday, my parents went out for coffee with some friends, in the meantime we had a miniature cat fight live in our home! Claudia and Johnna both upset for minor reasons started going at it, but don't worry Ali and I stepped in and solved the "crisis". Now both parties are fine and there were no injuries. Honestly they didn't stay mad for more than five minutes and everything was back to normal.
Tuesday was my parents 20th anniversary! Yay them! They went out to eat and saw the new planet of the apes movie.
Wednesday, My parents, Alison and Claudia went to the beach to visit some friends. Emma, Simon, Andrew and Tempi went to a different beach with our adopted grandparents. The rest of us went to church. Johnna and I started house and dog sitting for Gideon's occupational therapist.
Thursday, Gideon had therapy.
Johnna, Blake and I went wake boarding, and Johnna gashed her head with a board. Ouch! Don't worry, we super glued it!
Mark, Nikki and my parents went on a double date.
That night Johnna and I discovered we had locked ourselves out of the house we were house sitting. (It was actually Johnna who locked us out, but I won't play the blame game.. ;) We could still feed the dogs since they are outside dogs.
Friday was great! Simon got his halo taken off and is now in a neck brace! Woot woot!
Also, we had a home made sushi night as a late celebration for Alison's birthday, her gifts were 4 infinity scarves and a pair of knockoff Vans shoes. Downside of Friday, Pascal got sick. *sad face*
Also, the sushi was great but pretty much everything went wrong at first. While my parents were with Simon getting his halo removed, I was home trying to prepare the spicy crab and crab rangoon for dinner. I didn't realize that the crab had gone bad so I happily got everything mixed up so my mom would have less to do when she got home. Not to mention that I taste tested, and of course I put all of the crab in a refrigerator that doesn't work. During the time that I was messing with crab stuff, Alison was starting the sticky rice. When my parents got home they discovered the crab problem and had to go buy more. Then, they went to check the rice and it was a goopy mess, we had to make another batch of everything. My mother was not pleased at all. In the end we had a dinner that was supposed to start at 6:30, start at around 8:15.
The sushi was really yummy though!
Saturday(which is today) we had a late birthday lunch of Country Fried steak for Emma, her presents were; running gear and Tangled the movie.
My mom somehow magically figured out how to open one of the doors to the inconveniently locked house!
My parents are headed to Alabama to visit a friend, and while they're gone over the weekend Temperance is staying with church friends, Gideon is staying with Mrs.Val his physical therapist, Simon and Andrew are staying with our adopted grandparents and the rest are at home being tortured I mean watched by us older kids.
Extra Tidbits: My Dad is on sabbatical right now, for those of you who don't know; a sabbatical is where someone takes time off, but still gets payed as if they were working. My Dad's sabbatical is for 30 days.
I'm really happy about it because he rarely takes time off and when he does it's usually for family reasons.
Out of the mouths of babes:
The scene is I'm laying on the boys bed playing with a toy guitar, Simon hops on the bed beside me.
Simon: Two words, Si-ing.
Me: That's one word.
Simon;Oh, I meant two sybables.
Me: Smile in awe of his adorableness.
Simon haloless!!
Saturday, July 26, 2014
The Extras
Since this blog is about life in my family, I figure I should say something about the people who are around us.
We'll call them "The Extras."
I'll start with Blake.
Blake Alexander Bonts. Age:19
Blake is like a brother to all the children in the family, and a son to my parents. He and Mark met their freshman year of ROTC. -Side note, yes we've all been home schooled our whole lives but, Mark, Johnna, Alison and I have all taken at least 1 year of NJROTC.- Anyways, so they met their freshman year which was over 5 years ago, Mark got him to come to church and he's been family ever since.
Blake now lives in Mark's house trailer about 5 feet from our house, and is transferring his major from chemical engineering to commercial music. What can I say? He's a man after my Dad's own heart! It's been so interesting watching Blake grow and change into the young man he is today. 5 years ago he was very serious, closed off and although he was nice he still hadn't warmed up to anyone but Mark. Now he is warm, caring, he always helps us keep the house clean, gives us advice, has a questionable sense of humor and he changes diapers! There are a few downsides to having an unbiological teenage excuse me college age brother, for instance I can't walk around in a sports bra. However, the upsides outweigh the down, did I mention he cleans and changes diapers?
I love my "adopted" big brother!
Blake The Red Head
Nicole Renee Froelich."Nikki" Age:20 (on August 9th)
Nikki is Mark's awesome girlfriend. It took a little while for some of us to get used to her, but her adorableness just seeps in and you can't help but love her. Nikki is sweet, gentle and caring. She is fantastic with the kids, but best of all she can handle Mark and let me tell you, that is a great feat!
She moved here around a year ago and was brave enough to come to our church even though she didn't know anyone there. She and Mark started dating/courting January 26, 2014.
Nikki works in the Publix deli, which Mark really appreciates, because he likes sandwiches.
Overall everyone really likes Nikki! So yeah, love you!
Nikki The Girlfriend
So that's our extras for now, and I'll let you guys know if we get anymore!
We'll call them "The Extras."
I'll start with Blake.
Blake Alexander Bonts. Age:19
Blake is like a brother to all the children in the family, and a son to my parents. He and Mark met their freshman year of ROTC. -Side note, yes we've all been home schooled our whole lives but, Mark, Johnna, Alison and I have all taken at least 1 year of NJROTC.- Anyways, so they met their freshman year which was over 5 years ago, Mark got him to come to church and he's been family ever since.
Blake now lives in Mark's house trailer about 5 feet from our house, and is transferring his major from chemical engineering to commercial music. What can I say? He's a man after my Dad's own heart! It's been so interesting watching Blake grow and change into the young man he is today. 5 years ago he was very serious, closed off and although he was nice he still hadn't warmed up to anyone but Mark. Now he is warm, caring, he always helps us keep the house clean, gives us advice, has a questionable sense of humor and he changes diapers! There are a few downsides to having an unbiological teenage excuse me college age brother, for instance I can't walk around in a sports bra. However, the upsides outweigh the down, did I mention he cleans and changes diapers?
I love my "adopted" big brother!
Blake The Red Head
Nicole Renee Froelich."Nikki" Age:20 (on August 9th)
Nikki is Mark's awesome girlfriend. It took a little while for some of us to get used to her, but her adorableness just seeps in and you can't help but love her. Nikki is sweet, gentle and caring. She is fantastic with the kids, but best of all she can handle Mark and let me tell you, that is a great feat!
She moved here around a year ago and was brave enough to come to our church even though she didn't know anyone there. She and Mark started dating/courting January 26, 2014.
Nikki works in the Publix deli, which Mark really appreciates, because he likes sandwiches.
Overall everyone really likes Nikki! So yeah, love you!
Nikki The Girlfriend
So that's our extras for now, and I'll let you guys know if we get anymore!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Meet My Family!
Hey Guys! I'm going to give y'all a few words about each member of my family and I'll start with my Dad.
My Daddy is 46, his name is James Adam Hill. He goes by; Adam, Mr.Adam, Pastor Adam, P.A, Daddy Hill, or my personal favorite, Darth Vader. My Dad is the greatest man you could ever meet. He is a giant geek; all of his children have seen Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Doctor Who, Firefly, and of course super hero movies! He is extremely smart, he can take apart and put back together pretty much anything, he's super tech savvy!
He is loving, has a great sense of humor, kind and patient; sure he gets mad at us occasionally but he never stays that way. Ever.
He is the leader of our house and lives according to the biblical standard. I know he's not perfect, but he is my personal super hero. He has taught me so much and I know I will continue to learn more from him.
Next, my Mamma. She is 40 years old and her name is name is Kiona Danielle Hill. Also known as Mamma Hill. My mom is an extraordinary woman of God.
She is always a strong rock in the midst of chaos. I've seen her handle some extremely difficult situations with ease. She is beautiful, strong, a great multi-tasker, and one of my best friends. Best of all she and my dad have a fantastic relationship!
My mom is the mother of all mothers, she has helped me through everything and I know she always will.
These are my beautiful parents!
Now to go through the siblings.
Mark Adam Hill. Age:19
Mark, although a HUGE know it all is a great big brother.
Yes, he always has to be right, yes he doesn't always know when he has lost the argument, and yes he's a weird history buff geek, (no offense to history buffs) but he has a big heart.
My older brother will help anyone who needs it, no questions asked. Okay well he might ask 1 or 2, but he'll still help.
He is definitely seeking after God and even though he and his fiance are gross to watch when they kiss, I know that he has a great future ahead of him.
Mark and his lovely girlfriend Nikki
Johnna Dianne Hill. Age:18
Johnna, she's little Miss Perfect. And when I say little, I mean little! She is twig thin, but fairly tall for a girl. I'm not sure how she stays that way considering she eats like a horse; constantly and messily. She's also a perfectionist, everything has to be just right.
She is athletic and loves to work out. (she's jealous of my muscle arms) She is very competitive, but good natured and will punch you at any given time so watch out!
Johnna is my best friend and has given many people great advice.
She is not currently interested in pursuing a relationship with anyone, but I like to pick people out for her.
She loves Jesus and her family more than anything, so I'd say her priorities are straight.
This is my gorgeous sister Johnna (I don't know why she's not smiling)
Charissa Shalom Hill. Age: 16 (This is me!)
I like to consider myself the comedian of the family. I like to make people laugh and I'm pretty darn good at it.
My parents call me the peace maker because I hate it when people argue so I find the best solution to stop the argument.
The only athletic thing I do is wake board.
I plan on going to cosmetology school since I love hair and makeup, and pretty much anything feminine.
I am working on keeping God my number 1, and so far I'm succeeding!
This is Me, Myself and I!
My Daddy is 46, his name is James Adam Hill. He goes by; Adam, Mr.Adam, Pastor Adam, P.A, Daddy Hill, or my personal favorite, Darth Vader. My Dad is the greatest man you could ever meet. He is a giant geek; all of his children have seen Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Doctor Who, Firefly, and of course super hero movies! He is extremely smart, he can take apart and put back together pretty much anything, he's super tech savvy!
He is loving, has a great sense of humor, kind and patient; sure he gets mad at us occasionally but he never stays that way. Ever.
He is the leader of our house and lives according to the biblical standard. I know he's not perfect, but he is my personal super hero. He has taught me so much and I know I will continue to learn more from him.
Next, my Mamma. She is 40 years old and her name is name is Kiona Danielle Hill. Also known as Mamma Hill. My mom is an extraordinary woman of God.
She is always a strong rock in the midst of chaos. I've seen her handle some extremely difficult situations with ease. She is beautiful, strong, a great multi-tasker, and one of my best friends. Best of all she and my dad have a fantastic relationship!
My mom is the mother of all mothers, she has helped me through everything and I know she always will.
These are my beautiful parents!
Now to go through the siblings.
Mark Adam Hill. Age:19
Mark, although a HUGE know it all is a great big brother.
Yes, he always has to be right, yes he doesn't always know when he has lost the argument, and yes he's a weird history buff geek, (no offense to history buffs) but he has a big heart.
My older brother will help anyone who needs it, no questions asked. Okay well he might ask 1 or 2, but he'll still help.
He is definitely seeking after God and even though he and his fiance are gross to watch when they kiss, I know that he has a great future ahead of him.
Mark and his lovely girlfriend Nikki
Johnna, she's little Miss Perfect. And when I say little, I mean little! She is twig thin, but fairly tall for a girl. I'm not sure how she stays that way considering she eats like a horse; constantly and messily. She's also a perfectionist, everything has to be just right.
She is athletic and loves to work out. (she's jealous of my muscle arms) She is very competitive, but good natured and will punch you at any given time so watch out!
Johnna is my best friend and has given many people great advice.
She is not currently interested in pursuing a relationship with anyone, but I like to pick people out for her.
She loves Jesus and her family more than anything, so I'd say her priorities are straight.
This is my gorgeous sister Johnna (I don't know why she's not smiling)
Charissa Shalom Hill. Age: 16 (This is me!)
I like to consider myself the comedian of the family. I like to make people laugh and I'm pretty darn good at it.
My parents call me the peace maker because I hate it when people argue so I find the best solution to stop the argument.
The only athletic thing I do is wake board.
I plan on going to cosmetology school since I love hair and makeup, and pretty much anything feminine.
I am working on keeping God my number 1, and so far I'm succeeding!
This is Me, Myself and I!
Alison Ruth Hill. Age:15
Alison has always been a helpful one. She likes to serve and that's a good quality.
On the downside she also likes to cry. And cry. And cry.
She cries about good food and bad food. She has happy tears, sad tears, mad tears all kinds of tears. She just cries.
Although she has gotten better recently so I have to give her some credit. Way to go Ali!
Alison really does have a kind heart and she's a lot of fun to be around.
However, she needs to be careful because she can be pretty naive, but sometimes that's a good thing.
She's really good at anything crafty. Crochet, knit, draw, paint, projects.
You name it!
This is the Crafty Ali!
Claudia Elise Hill. Age:13
Claudia is the big musician. I mean all of us can sing, but she has a lot of above average talent! She plays guitar, writes her own songs and sings like a bird.
Now she does have a tendency to get cocky because of her abilities, but don't worry I always put her in her place! ;-)
Claudia's only major issue is anger. She easily gets mad and argues. We're working on it.
When she's not angry, she is one of the most fun people to be around!
This is the Talented Lala (her nickname)
Emma Katherine Hill. Age:12
Emma is a bit kookier than the rest of us. We love her all the more for it!
Of course, being the preteen she is we often find ourselves wanting to hide from her. Turns out she's not all that scary. Tweens can actually be pretty cool. Gosh, I can't believe I just typed that.
She's still in that stage where she's figuring out what kind of person she will be, where her talents lie, and what she likes to do. So far she likes making jewelry and enjoying her childhood.
Emma the Tweeny Bopper
Judah Cole Hill. Age:10(in less than a month)
Judah, is an average 10 year old boy. He likes video games, playing outside and getting dirty.
He also is probably the best male singer in the family other than my dad.
I personally think he's going to be a heart-breaker. My opinion may be slightly biased..
Judah is great when we need an extra hand to do little jobs; like take out the trash or unload the dishwasher. He's doesn't talk all the time, but when he does you should listen.
He always watches out for his younger siblings and that makes me a proud sister!
Judah the Guard Bro
Levi Owen Hill. Age:8
Levi is definitely a goofball! He's crazy and somewhat a monkey
He's also one of the sweetest kids you could ever have the pleasure of meeting.
Levi loves to love on people. He gives great hugs, and is a good snuggle buddy!
He's really smart and figures things out really well.
If only he would take a breath in between words!
Lovable Levi
Simon Taylor Hill. Age:5
Simon Taylor, known to many as Simon Trouble. He's a rowdy one, always running around and playing, and getting into everything. He likes to explore.
Simon can be sweet and usually is, but for some reason he likes to torture Johnna's cat(Pascal). Oh well, some things can't be helped. Just kidding!
We remove Pascal from harm's way.
Unfortunately, over this past spring break Simon injured his second vertebrae.
Now he is wearing a halo. Which he will hopefully get off sooner rather than later.
He also likes to think of himself as Iron Man.
Which I think helps him while he's temporarily disabled.
Simon Iron Man Trouble
Andrew Shepard Hill. Age:5
Andrew is Simon's fraternal twin. He is.. hmm how do I put this? Strange. Don't get me wrong, the kid is smart and if you give him some legos he is an amazing architect! Honestly, he's just a weird kid, he thinks differently than the rest of us. It's very endearing. Andrew even made up his own super hero and calls himself the Red Panther. He can be a bit of a whiner, but Andrew is definitely a great kid!
Andrew the Red Panther
Temperance Danielle Hill. Age:3
If you could only use one word to describe the word Diva, that word would be Tempi.
Tempi is my buddy, we use the buddy system at our house which means I help take care of her needs. So she is my prodigy.
She changes clothes at least 3 times a day. Has to have her coffee in the morning.
And she will not sleep without someone else in the room. She's adorable.
She speaks in full conversations with adults,teenagers, children, and infants.
She says she loves me more than silverware! (I'm hoping that's a lot)
Tempi the Diva
Gideon Samuel Hill. Age:2
Gideon is our miracle baby. He was born not breathing and didn't breathe for 30-45 minutes.
During which we and everyone we know prayed, and prayed, and prayed.
Finally, my dad called us from the ambulance saying he was breathing.(It was a home birth)
He lived in the Shands NICU for 25 days. When he came home, it was hard trying to accommodate him. You see Gideon now has Cerebral Palsy. That basically means he can't control his muscles.
The motor skill part of his brain doesn't work,so his brain is having to form new pathways in order for him to move correctly. Gideon is by no means stupid. Please do not ever call someone who is mentally disabled, stupid or retarded. Gideon is probably smarter than most 2 and 3 year olds.
He is improving everyday. He has a sense of humor and he loves peanut butter.
Anyone who meets him automatically falls in love, he has the biggest smile and loves to laugh.
G-Man!!
Victoria Jewel Hill. Age:6 months
Since Tori is so young I can't really say much about her personality. I can tell you she drools a lot, likes to chew on anything in her reach, scoots around everywhere, and likes to see how much of her fist she can get in her mouth at one time.
Tori Drools-A-Lot
Thank you all so much for reading this post. I hope you've enjoyed "Meeting My Family".
Friday, July 18, 2014
Introduction to My Blog
This blog is about life in my family. We live in the Florida Panhandle. There are 13 kids (Not including the extras that come around) and 2 parents (Go figure!). The age range is from 19 years-10 months. All of us children are completely biologically related and were born naturally. Yes my mom is Wonder woman!
Before you ask; No we're not Catholic or Mormon, yes my parents know what causes children and no they don't need a new hobby. They like the one they have. We are a Christian family with no particular denomination. We love Jesus and that's what matters!
In case you were wondering; I am number 3 in the line up, I'm 17 years old and very much a female.
Anyways, this blog is about life in this wonderfully large family I have! I will be praying for all of you and can't wait to tell you more about my family!
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