"Little Women" Family: Adventures with Liz and Kids

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Adventures with Liz and Kids

My sister, Liz, and her children came to visit for a couple of weeks. Her husband, Mark, unforunately had to work.

One day, we all went swimming at Chris and Mandy's neighborhood swimming pool. Liz and her kids, Chris's kids, my kids, Celestia and her kids, and Grandpa and Grandma all went swimming. The best part about it was that it was free. They all had so much fun!!

Another day, we went swimming at a local pool. (It was pretty hot outside that week!) We had a membership this summer, so it was free for us, and we were able to get discounted passes for everyone. Liz and her kids came and Celestia and her kids came. Even though it cost a bit, it was fun because the little kids were able to play on their own in the baby pool... they loved that! And the older kids were able to jump off the diving board... and they loved that! :) Tia was teaching swimming lessons to Nina and Rachie, in this picture... so cute!!

Another day, we had a putluck dinner at our parents' house. We always enjoy being together. The cousins especially love being together. We are blessed to have each other.

Later, we attended Nathanael's ordination to the priesthood. He turned 12 and was able to get the priesthood. It was really neat to be there for our nephew, especially since we don't have a son.

One night, Liz's girls came over to our house for a sleepover. Every night is a big girl party at our house and I think Kate and Rachel loved hanging out with our girls. We're glad they could come.

The second week that Liz was here, she went to the ocean with my parents. The girls and I joined them for a day. We spend some time on the beach: some of us (the crazy ones) played in the water (pretending to be mermaids), others played in the sand (writing love messages), and others just visited. Afterwards, we went over to the RV Resort to swim in the pool. The kids especially loved the waterslide. Even the ones who weren't as strong of swimmers were able to go down because they had lifejackets. They were happy to go swimming in a warm pool after the freezing cold ocean and I was happy because it washed off more of the sand, so I didn't have to bring it home-- win/win situation. :) We had a fun day!!

1 comment:

Elizabeth C said...: These are great pictures, and fun memories. We had such a fun time with you all. :); 12/14/12, 3:28 AM

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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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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. :)