"Little Women" Family: "What do I do with these things anyway?"

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

"What do I do with these things anyway?"

Decorating Eggs this year, was so much fun! Mostly because of a certain 1 yr. old! :) It was so funny! Before we started, I didn't think she was really old enough but I decided to put her up there and see what she would do. First, she tried to eat an egg (shell and all!) She didn't like that! Then she saw some colored juice, that she wanted to try. Yuck! So I decided to help her out and helped her drop an egg into a color. When I pulled it out, she got so excited! How pretty! She started grabbing eggs and chucking them into the cups, then 2 seconds later, she wanted to reach in and pull them out! LOL! It was hilarious! I had to move the cups to keep her from taking them out too soon! Then when she did pull them out she would chuck them at the egg carton and half of them landed on the floor. It was so funny! I really had to try hard to just let her have fun, and not worry that every one of her eggs was cracked to pieces. She had such a ball! It was so much fun to watch her. All the girls loved decorating the eggs. When the eggs dried, they enjoyed decorating them even more with tons of stickers. I love making fun memories like this one with my girls! :)

7 comments:

Anjuli Fry said...: Great Pictures! And the story is great!! Kids are so much fun and each one so very different.; 4/12/07, 9:46 AM
christine said...: Your girls are adorable. Sounds like they had a fabulous easter.; 4/13/07, 12:47 AM
Megan and Jeremy said...: How fun! We should have tried that with Hyrum! Next year for sure. Your girls are beautiful Angela! (How close in age are the two oldest?); 4/14/07, 5:59 PM
Elizabeth C said...: I love the story about Karina being so excited with decorating her eggs. It is amazing how you don't know if a child is old enough for something, and maybe you underestimate their ability to do certain things, and they can handle it just fine and they love it. These are great pictures of your girls at Easter. IT looks like you had a lot of fun.; 4/14/07, 10:36 PM
Angela said...: Thank you Anjuli. Yes, they are each very different. Thank you for all your comments Christine! Thank you Megan! You should definitely try it with Hyrum next year! Riana and Sariah are 16 months apart, then we have almost 3 years, and then Tierra and Karina are 19 months apart. Thanks Liz! I always underestimate them and they always amaze me! :); 4/16/07, 2:08 PM
Karla Cheney said...: I love your "What do I do with these things anyway?" picture story, Angela. Love, Mom; 4/17/07, 10:12 AM
Angela said...: Thanks Mom! You have always been my favorite person to tell my stories to!; 4/18/07, 3:42 PM

My Favorite Part of The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:21-24

"21 And when (Jesus) had said these words, he wept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.

22 And when he had done this he wept again;

23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.

24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them."

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/17

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Our homeschool program!!

My style of homeschooling is "public school at home." We began homeschooling on our own, the 1st year. Then we were enrolled in the Washington Virtual Academy (WAVA) for 3 years. Now we are enrolled in ORLA. Our girls are taking several classes at an Elementary School that is no longer used for a typical Elementary School. Instead 450 homeschooling students (K-12) take classes there with certified teachers (you choose which ones and how many) but you do have to be at the school with them until they are 12 (in another room with toys for the younger kids) or sign them out to a friend. Then you fill in the rest at home. For example, my girls take Music, Art, P.E., and Science at the school 2 days a week and then I teach them Math, Language, and History at home, on the other 3 days. The school also pays for an additional $300 a year of curriculum (like the Math, Lang, Hist.) We do have to keep up with a certain number of hours per week. We also have a "home room teacher" that helps us with everything, like deciding what extra things to do at home and making sure we don't miss anything. We are really enjoying this program-- it truly is the best of both worlds! If you have any questions, email me. :)