"Little Women" Family: Cured!!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Cured!!

All my life, I have always wanted to have twins. Call me crazy but I thought it would be a lot of fun and really special. When I had my first child, I was temporarily cured of this want but it eventually came back. Recently my friend Tracy had twins and I have had the opportunity to babysit them quite a few times. I love watching them because I can get my baby fix. It is so fun... but it has definitely CURED me! The day that completely cured me was when they were both crying-- one of the twins is an acid reflux baby and the other had an ear infection and they didn't know it. Yeah! I was holding them both and couldn't get anything done. And when your arms get tired, you can't switch to the other arm. Then, to make matters worse Aurora decided that she needed to be held whenever I was holding them. Anyway, I hope to get to watch these cuties a lot more but I don't want twins of my own 'cause you can't ever give them back! To all parents of twins-- YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! I just don't know how you do it!

7 comments:

Ali said...: LOL! Way to be honest. Parents of twins are amazing! I think they've got a pass straight to heaven.; 5/11/10, 6:54 PM
Evelyn said...: Its definitely an experience! I actually never wanted twins but now I wouldn't change it for the world!; 5/12/10, 8:08 PM
Preston and Rachel said...: I think that just borrowing Tracy's twins every now and then is a great idea. I can't imagine how hare two at once would be.; 5/12/10, 9:21 PM
Mike and Julina said...: Tracy and all parents of multiples are AMAZING! I've been watching the twins on Thursdays for almost 2 hours at a time, it's fun but there are hard moments. They're so sweet though!; 5/13/10, 3:55 PM
Steph said...: Sometimes the grass is 'browner'. HaHa.
We gotta love the gifts we were given, cause they were meant for us. :o); 5/15/10, 12:19 AM
Ryan and Leah said...: Why thank you! It is so funny the stuff you talk about because that is my life. But I don't know any differently! Thank goodness our Heavenly Father knows what difficutlies and trials we need in our life!; 5/15/10, 2:58 PM
Anonymous said...: Twins run on my grandpa's side of the family and I've always secretly hoped that I would have twins. I've never even babysat Kayla and Ellie, but they've cured me too. Just watching Tracy has been enough for me to know I am not cut out for 2 infants at once! :); 5/22/10, 12:49 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. :)