"Little Women" Family: Aurora's 1 year pictures

Monday, June 15, 2009

Aurora's 1 year pictures

I took Aurora to get her pictures taken at JCPenney. Here are a few of my favorites. She was super clingy and shy but you can't really tell in the pictures. (Every time I sat her down to take her picture, she would crawl back to me. We either had to give her something to play with or stick her on/in something she couldn't get off/out of.) They turned out pretty cute despite her mood. Luckily, my favorite photographer was taking the pictures. She always does such a great job!!

For the restaurant of choice, I chose a Thai food place. I chose chicken with a peanut sauce and fresh spring rolls-- my favorite!! It was super yummy!! Aurora slept through the whole thing. I guess the picture appointment tired her out! But it was sure nice to have a nice with just her.

5 comments:

Ali said...: She's sooo cute! They grow up so fast.; 6/15/09, 9:15 PM
Elizabeth C said...: She is such a little doll Ang! What great pictures!; 6/16/09, 2:36 AM
Mike and Julina said...: I could just eat her right up....so flipping cute.; 6/16/09, 10:58 PM
sherrie said...: i love those pok-a-dot shoes! so cute. she's growing up quick...; 7/1/09, 11:00 AM
Summer said...: What a doll!; 7/1/09, 3:45 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. :)