"Little Women" Family: Saying Goodbye to the "Handsomes"- April/May 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Saying Goodbye to the "Handsomes"- April/May 2009

I thought this deserved a post of its own. Our good friends the "Handsomes", moved to Colorado. It was SOOO sad to see them go!! Lane and Heather have 5 boys, similar ages as our 5 girls. And they do public school at home also!! We traded piano and violin lessons for 2 years. We have so much in common and ALWAYS had a blast hanging out with them!!! The girls and boys acted liked siblings (in a good way)! It was so cute!! Maybe someday we will have a marriage between one of them. LOL! ;) Hey, we can dream right?? We miss them so much!!

3 comments:

Elizabeth C said...: I LOVE that there is a boy for each one of them! That is soooo cute! Hopefully they can keep in touch! Maybe see each other again at BYU. :); 8/24/09, 4:04 PM
Dan said...: We love the Handsome family, too. What GREAT pictures! I also love the new picture above in the wheat field. You all look very happy.

Dan; 8/25/09, 9:52 AM
Heather said...: We sure miss the Drees! Love the photos. Not sure how I missed them before, but hey, I am trying to keep up with five boys over here! Craziness all around!; 10/1/09, 8:37 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

To learn more about The Book of Mormon or to get a free copy: http://www.mormon.org/book-of-mormon/

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. :)