"Little Women" Family: The Rest of January

Sunday, February 13, 2011

The Rest of January

My handsome (picture 4) and strong (pictures 1-3) man twirling around, with Sariah and Aurora in his arms, at the same time. I was very impressed! And they loved it!

1) Karina and Aurora painting pictures they earned and "bought" out of the prize jar.

2-4) The night before I gave birth to Calyssa, Aurora went up to her Daddy, and grabbed his hand, and said, "Dance with me, Daddy!" It was so sweet!!

1-5) We really enjoy the Seahawks at our house. In January, we were able to watch the 2 playoff games, as a family. The first one ended surprisingly well and therefore, they advanced. The second one didn't end as well. Bummer! Grant (or I) always makes up yummy snacks to help us all enjoy the game, when we watch important games.

6-7) Karina and Aurora just lookin' cute!

1) Rarely do we get the Little People out because we have so many (I love Little People- they are so cute and very durable!) But when we do, all the girls have a lot of fun playing with the whole "city."

2) Our girls, led by Riana, created a "Spa" for Grant and I. We had our feet soaked and massaged with our lotion of choice. It was great!

3) Aurora loves her older sisters and they sure love her! Here she is with Sariah.

4-6) Aurora and Karina had a few days home with Calyssa and I, by themselves. (The older 3 went to school on Tuesdays. Grant dropped them off and I picked them up. We were able to do this because we signed them out to my friend, Traci. It was so nice! I am so thankful for her.) Karina and Aurora had a lot of fun playing together and getting closer to each other. In the first picture, they are creating our family out of grapes. In fact, my girls do this with all kinds of objects. (I'm wondering... Is that a girl thing to do? Or do boys do that to?) So sweet! In the second picture, they are watching Elmo. (Due to her broken leg, Aurora has been watching an unusually high amount of TV and IPOD. She enjoys Sprout, NickJr, and Disney Channel. Aurora especially loves "Mickey Mouse Club-club" (clubhouse), "Dora," "Little Einsteins," "Wonder Pets," "Kipper the Dog," "Angelina Ballerina," and "Caillou." She can even find the Netflix app on my Ipod, and click on it, then scroll through to find her shows and watch them. Smart girl!) In the last picture, they are playing with the "clip-clip" dolls- another of my favorite toys. They are the cutest little dolls and also very durable.

1-3) Aurora being silly!

4) Grant gave each of the girls a little treat- their very own box of conversation hearts. They loved it!

2 comments:

Jen Hakes said...: Oh my goodness. I am now craving football watching snack foods and it's only 10 something in the morning!; 2/14/11, 10:36 AM
Mike and Julina said...: Daddy's dancing and playing with their daughters is so precious!; 2/14/11, 11:15 PM

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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. :)