"Little Women" Family: Trip Part 1- Over the River and Through the Woods

Saturday, January 05, 2013

Trip Part 1- Over the River and Through the Woods

We were excited to spend Christmas with Grant's family's this year. So on Christmas Eve, we headed over the mountains. We had a nice trip that was completely uneventful… just the way we like it. Grant so thoughtfully bought me this Peppermint Shake and it was so delicious!! YUM!

We arrived on Christmas Eve and we greeted by Grandma, Grandpa, Phil, Michelle, and the boys. We hung out together and set things up. Grant’s parents were sweet enough to allow us to stay with them. Aaron and Shailee stayed there too. It was fun! The girls set up a little fireplace, complete with stockings, and a Christmas tree for their dolls to have Christmas. Then the kids enjoyed watching Santa Tracker and getting excited!! Aaron and Shailee and Grant and I stayed up super late to take care of a few things. It was fun hanging out with them. (I will post a separate post for Christmas Eve PJs and one for Christmas Day.)

1- When we arrived, the girls set up a fireplace, complete with stockings, and even made a tree for their American Dolls’ Christmas… very creative!

2- And speaking of American Dolls, Sariah didn’t like the way that her leg warmers looked, so she made her American Doll some matching pajamas instead. I love how she even made it modest.

3- Callie wanted to wear Grandpa’s boots and she looked so stinking cute in them!! Oh how I love this picture!!

1-2- Silly Uncle Air-Guy wearing Karina's pretty hat and looking in Sariah's pretty mirror
3- Aurora trying to pull Phil’s hair… not an easy task. LOL!

1- I love the randomness of this picture… everybody just doing their own thing. (Shailee is so thoughtful making sure Callie doesn't fall and hurt herself.)

2- Just a little brother wrestling

3- Our kids are so lucky… they have the best Aunts and Uncles in the world! I love this picture! I think it should be in the dictionary under Aunt and Uncle. It is such a great Aunt and Uncle picture! They sure love Uncle Aaron and Auntie Shailee!! J

1-2- Kids watching Santa Tracker

3-4- Even though they were very tired, Aaron and Shailee were sweet enough to stay up and "get things ready" for Christmas with us. It was super fun hanging out with them.

Here are some of my favorite memories of our time in Spokane…

1- Grandpa’s yummy homemade scones—so good!!

2- Grandpa showing something to Tierra and Sariah- cute!

3- Josh and Nina playing a game together

4- Grant eating some leftover pumpkin pie

5- Callie was upset about something and Josh rushed in to cheer her up with the doggy. It was very sweet!

The kids had so much fun with all the snow in Spokane! They loved playing in the snow with their cousins. It was a bit colder than my girls were used to but they did have fun!

Our triple date to see “Les Miserables”—Phil and Michelle, Aaron and Shailee, and Grant and I. It was so much fun hanging out together.

Grandma was very excited to show us Hobby Lobby! It is quite an amazing store! It gave me the decorating bug. I need to decorate my house!

1-2- Aurora and Aaron sword fighting in the store—not really a fair fight… Aurora had 3 swords and Aaron only had a shield.

3- The kids were having a lot of fun… luckily they didn’t break anything!

4- Connor and Aurora just hanging out—so cute!

5-6- After they were done playing in the store, they went out and played in the parking lot. They had a lot of fun climbing all over the snow pile. When they were done, Tierra was having a hard time getting down and started crying. I really didn’t want to climb up there and get her. All she had to do was take 3-4 steps and she would be down but she was tired and cold and was just really upset. Joshua climbed up and said, “Don’t worry Tia. I will help you!” Oh my goodness! What a sweetheart! He is so aware of other people’s needs and rushes in to help cheer them up, and I really appreciate that!

1- Calyssa loved Uncle Phil! She kept running over to him and hugging his legs. He would pick her up and she loved that! When it was time to leave, she gave him like 5 goodbye hugs! It was sweet!

2- And Aurora loved Auntie Michelle! Here she is hanging out with Auntie Michelle, Connor, and Clover their dog.

3- Here is Aurora and Calyssa snuggling with Auntie Michelle. I think she kinda loved it! J

We always have so much fun with our family in Spokane and this trip was no different!! We sure are blessed to have great families!! J

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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. :)