"Little Women" Family: June Dance- 2012

Friday, August 24, 2012

June Dance- 2012

I took a bunch of pictures at the girls' dress rehearsal. Sariah danced to, "Down," Riana danced to, "Just the Way You Are" and "Camouflage," and they both danced to, "IkoIko" and .................... Tierra, Karina, and Aurora's classes danced to the same songs they did earlier. (Karina's class may also have danced to "Who Let the Frogs Out" sometime during the year.) Calyssa found herself a really nice seat to watch the rehearsal. She sat there, quite contently. She was very entertained.

It was crazy how many looks we got walking to the car (downtown)-- 6 little girls in their dance costumes.

Grant's Aunt Janet, Uncle Mike, and cousin Missy happen to be in town from Southern California and were able to make it to the recital. Missy was so cute. She enjoyed it so much that she pretty much giggled through the whole recital. Before the recital this year, they had a slideshow full of pictures. It was a really nice addition. It was especially neat because she used a lot of the pictures I have taken and given her over the years. The girls all did a fantastic job. It was also fun to see our friends kids who were in the show (like Josie R, Katelyn O, etc.) Afterwards, the girls received ribbons. Aurora loved getting a ribbon!! Then we went and picked up Calyssa, who was being watched by our friends Jake and Andrea. (It took her a bit to warm up to them but then she had a great time. They said she had no problem holding her own and wouldn't let Hailey (who is about to get her first sibling) take her stuff. They said they could tell she is the youngest. LOL! And that she could come over any time, to help prepare Hailey to have a sibling.) Then the girls changed their clothes and (after Janet, Mike, Missy, and Riana got a bit lost in town) we all went out for ice cream. It was a fun evening.

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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. :)