I LOVE HOMESCHOOLING !

I can't believe my first year of homeschooling is almost over , it's went by so fast . I have really enjoyed it , Riley loves school so much that when were not doing lessons she plays school with Leah . She has done so good this year , Dallas couldn't believe what all we have done this year , she said all she can remember doing in kindergarten was ABC's and counting to 100 , she said they didn't do science or science projects . I am already excited about next year and trying to decide on curriculum , for those out there who are not sure about homeschooling you don't know what you are missing , I love being with my kids and love the fact that I get to be a part of their education and I get to decide what they are taught . One of the main things I learned this year is that days don't always go as planned and it's OK , even though I like for things to run like clock work , a lot of days you may have to do lessons here and there and sometimes at night , but it's not the end of the world when things go wrong , I think another thing I realized is that I really love teaching . 

OUR GYOTAKU

 

OUR GALLON GUY

Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children , and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house , and when thou walkest by the way , and when thou liest down , and when thou risest up .

Happy Weekend

Spent the weekend playing with the kids , had so much fun :) we went trail riding and camping , (the kids most favorite thing to play) we picked dandelions , played a board game and went for a walk . I love spending time with my kids . Hope everyone else had a great weekend to .

 

 

RIDING OUR PONIES

RILEY AND HER HORSE TRIGGER

 

LEAH AND HER HORSE S'MORES

LEAH WATCHING AN AIRPLANE , SHE LOVES AIRPLANES

Our Easter 2013

We have had a wonderful weekend , this is the first holiday we have had since Thanksgiving and not been sick . Yesterday we had nice weather so we went ahead and done our outdoor stuff . We spent the day at mom and dads house , they love to color eggs so I let them do that with the kids this year . We all had so much fun . The kiddos loved their Easter baskets , I think Riley and Leah's favorite thing from their basket was a sticky octopus from the Dollar Tree , they had a ball throwing them on mama's front door and seeing which one would come down first , Leah just kept jumping up and down yelling mine! mine! mine! I think she wanted us to know which one was hers . Job got little baby rings in his basket , of course he wanted what everyone else got instead  Dallas is on her way to the beach for spring break , one of her friends from school invited her . I miss her already , don't know what I will do when she goes to collage . We are not going to have a spring break , we are going to use that time to catch up . Hope everyone had a nice weekend . Some pics ....

 

Cabin Fever ?

This has seemed like the longest winter , it took me a good 2 months to completely recover from that head and chest flu , it was the worst and I took walking pneumonia on top of it . Not long after that we got the stomach flu and after that I was in bed again with a pinched nerve . Since then we have also had colds . I don't ever remember so many different things going around at one time , which makes me think they are releasing this stuff into the air , but I won't go into that right now . We are just trying to catch up on everything , we are really behind from all that sickness , I just thank God we got through it all and spring is around the corner :) here are a few recent pics of the kids . My camera is not working and looks like I need a new one so until then my pictures may not look so good .

After The Tribulation

Watched this movie last night , I can't say enough about this film , everybody needs to watch it . Love how they put the gospel at the end , if your not saved please watch this to the very end .

False Repentance Doctrine Exposed

Snowman Face Ornaments

We made these our last week of school before our break ,

we are going to hang them on our memory tree .

You will need:

*Clear glass or plastic ball ornaments 

*Artificial snowflakes

*Rubbing Alcohol

*Fabric paint ( in squeeze bottles ) black

and orange.

*Pencil 

Remove the top of the ornament and fill with fake snow . Use the eraser end of a pencil to push the snow down a bit so you can get the ornament nice and full  , if  you pack the snow to loosely then as it settles , the ball will no longer be full of snow . Replace the ornament top . Wipe down the outside of the ornament with rubbing alcohol and wait a few minutes for it to dry . Using the black paint , squeeze out 2 dots for eyes and 6 dots for a mouth . Using the orange paint , paint on the nose . Place on top of a cup to dry . We took a sharpie and put our initials and date on the bottom .

I had craft projects and making snacks planned to do with the kids over our break but this is my 8th day with this flu and lets just say that the flu is harsh , it will not let go , all the kids have it now . We are postponing Christmas , at least getting together with family , we don't want other people getting this flu , believe me it's terrible . I didn't even finish the kids stockings so we are not going to have any this year , it's ok with them they know what Christmas is all about , I let them have an early present today , it was a stop sign , they have been wanting one for a while , they love to ride their riding toys in the house in the winter , they don't know it yet but under the tree they have a traffic light to go with it and a gas pump . I can't wait to watch them open their presents .