*Our San Diego trip was filled with fun, cold weather, beautiful scenery, whining children, lots of pee on the baby carseat and stroller, BIG marshmallows, Swiss Family Robinson movie, sand, bubbles, a bouncing ball, flowers, trees, and sea creatures.
*Memorable moments from Sea World--freezing weather with drizzle, a dolphin show, a shamu show (both of which Aubrey did not enjoy and ended up falling asleep in my arms after crying for awhile), a 2 month old porcupine, a baby tortoise
*Memorable moments from the San Diego Botanic Gardens (I LOVED this place!)--beautiful flowers, trees, fruit from different continents, a view of the ocean, a children's garden with a tree house that stressed me out, an art area for the girls, setting up for a wedding (what a great place to get married!)
*Beach day--Lots of sand!!! Aubrey did a face-plant in the sand and didn't like it, Madelyn pretended to be a sea turtle, and Gracie picked up every shell on the beach and brought them home
Wednesday, May 30, Gracie learned how to put her hair in a ponytail all by herself!
The girls pretended to be Fancy Nancy and created art for an art exhibit that they want to have.
Thoughts, quotes, and poems on raising and homeschooling 3 little women. Ephesians 2: 8-10--For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." ~William Butler Yeats
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Five in a Row for Summer
We will be continuuing our Five in a Row curriculum through the summer, and I'm so excited! It gives us a chance to continue reading and learning together but in a very casual way. Here are the books we will be reading soon.
Albert
Miss Rumphius
When I Was Young in the Mountains
Harold and the Purple Crayon
And we are going to be doing author studies. First up, Cynthia Rylant, one of our favorites!
Albert
Miss Rumphius
When I Was Young in the Mountains
Harold and the Purple Crayon
And we are going to be doing author studies. First up, Cynthia Rylant, one of our favorites!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
I am very passionate about education. I think that's why I am having such a hard time knowing what to do with my own children when it comes to educating them. What I am realizing is that there is no best way to educate them. There is only God's way. Jim and I love teaching the girls. We are always doing some sort of project with them, reading chapter books at night, looking up some question we have. I thought homeschooling would be perfect. But being at home all day is hard for Gracie. And there are days it's hard for me too. It affects her attitude when she is not able to be around others, observing and interacting. And I think God is calling me to put them in school, but I have been ignoring the calling until now. We enrolled Madelyn in Shepherd's Fold, the preschool Gracie went to. And since Madelyn is going to school, Gracie wants to go too. It turns out that we are in the boundaries for the new elementary school that is being built. I am praying it is a good fit for Gracie.
2 Timothy 1:7 says, "For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." I am letting go of my fears and sending them to school. Gracie would make an excellent teacher some day. She has the perfect personality for it and loves to learn.
I will still be using my homeschooling curriculum with them, especially during the summer. It is full of picture book suggestions and ideas. They can delight themselves in learning what they would like to learn as they make their way through the summer. When school starts, I will continue reading the Bible with them, memorizing scripture with them, teaching them the truth about history, learning science from Jonathan Park, and choosing wonderful books for them to read and listen to. I am also going to make sure Gracie continues learning art techniques and Madelyn continues learning about animals and the body.
And everyday when I drop them off at their schools, I will whisper to each girl "you are a beautiful wonderful child of God". I pray they know that, act like it, and won't let anyone tell them differently.
2 Timothy 1:7 says, "For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." I am letting go of my fears and sending them to school. Gracie would make an excellent teacher some day. She has the perfect personality for it and loves to learn.
I will still be using my homeschooling curriculum with them, especially during the summer. It is full of picture book suggestions and ideas. They can delight themselves in learning what they would like to learn as they make their way through the summer. When school starts, I will continue reading the Bible with them, memorizing scripture with them, teaching them the truth about history, learning science from Jonathan Park, and choosing wonderful books for them to read and listen to. I am also going to make sure Gracie continues learning art techniques and Madelyn continues learning about animals and the body.
And everyday when I drop them off at their schools, I will whisper to each girl "you are a beautiful wonderful child of God". I pray they know that, act like it, and won't let anyone tell them differently.
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