We are still singing Christmas songs around these parts.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Simple Days
Often our favorite days are the ones that we spend playing and doing simple things around home. I love having slow days where we can pause to wonder, enjoy one another's laughter, and not be in a rush.
Karis loves sharing her Cars stickers with Peter.
I love hearing our girls read together.
Since our girls rarely get to drink juice they've decided to start making their own. They squish oranges into a cup and then take turns sipping the drops. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Patterning with gummy bear math. And a princess.
Peter is moving a lot these days. He has become an "ambiturner" He can roll from his tummy to back and from his back to his tummy. In doing this he can actually move around fairly well.
Gift giving is huge amongst our girls. The other week Karis had sore molars (but they are all through now - yay!!). Ella and Juju put a gift bag of crafts together to help her feel better.
Does anybody have a Phillips screwdriver that we could borrow for Peter's bellybutton?
"We believe in the One True God. We believe in Father, Spirit, Son. We believe that good has won." Powerful words.
Ella loves to play the drums. She has been learning how to drum at music school. We don't own a drum so she finds ways to improvise - a diaper box and tinker toys. Peter enjoys listening to the music. I don't always enjoy it as much :)
The other day when Moriah was over, the girls made a very long gummy bear pattern.
Karis loves to borrow my Ergo for her baby.
A simple beauty exists in our homeschool days.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Juju's Reading
Juliette is almost finished her 100 reading lessons. She loves to read from her new book "The Ultimate Dick and Jane Storybook Collection." She reads really well and this book is a perfect level for her. Way to go, Juju!
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Date with Dadda
A couple of weeks ago, Spencer took Ella on a surprise date. He took her skating. Just the two of them. She was so excited and LOVED it!
However, when she got home she asked "Mom, can you take me skating some time. You can twirl on your skates, and Dadda's don't do that :)"
These 2 are so cute!
Charlotte the 4th
Around our house, whenever we find a spider we catch it and put it in a jar. We then put things in the jar that we think would help a spider survive. And then we name the spider "Charlotte".
2015 - So far..
The girls continue to love their baby brother. There is no lack of stimulation for Peter. He has few baby toys, because he usually has one of his sisters entertaining him.
During Christmas break we finished reading "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". This was the first time reading this book for everybody in our family. It was amazing and led to a deeper comprehension of the Gospel. Ella was really grasping the concept of substitutionary atonement. She was very moved when Aslan died instead of Edmund, even though "he was the one who did the no-nos" and then her eyes got very big and she said "that's just like how Jesus died for me, even though I do the no nos." These conversations were sweet moments in the development of her Faith.
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