"Little Women" Family: Playing Outside

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Playing Outside

My kids love playing outside!!! They have been outside almost all summer, having a blast!! Riding their bikes, playing on the swing set, coloring on the sidewalks, etc. While Liz was here, we found a Gi-normous Moth!!!!! I have never seen one even half that size!!! It was crazy! My kids were fascinated (and a little scared) of it! I put one picture to show the wingspan and then the picture of Sariah and the Moth, to show the size.

7 comments:

Joy said...: Seriously - that is a small rodent. Yuk!; 7/12/07, 10:09 PM
Anjuli Fry said...: My boys love being outside too,; 7/13/07, 11:20 AM
Karla Cheney said...: Wow! Just how many inches across would you say that moth was?; 7/14/07, 1:14 AM
Elizabeth C said...: Love these pictures! Fun times with you guys!!; 7/15/07, 1:52 AM
Celestia said...: GROoooooooosssssssssss! That Moth is as big as a bird! I can't believe it. Check out Ripleys Believe it or Not and see if it is the biggest! Stratton is so scared of bugs right now, he would probably scream 'beeeee' and faint if he saw that. I love the pics of the kids playing! It makes me excited for when we have a house someday and Stratton can play outside in the backyard!; 7/17/07, 8:30 AM
Celestia said...: Seriously, are you sure that it is a moth and not a different species of a bat or something. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!; 7/17/07, 8:32 AM
Angela said...: You guys are hilarious!! These were great comments! LOL! Mom, I'd say it had a wingspan of like 4-5 inches; 7/27/07, 11:43 AM

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. :)