Bellah (26 weeks in belly) She is finally moving a lot more to where everyone can feel her. The girls love it... Brian Jr is adjusting.... we have all the baby clothes and such but will get a new infant car seat for her and some other things.
Brian Jr (20 mths old) is just full of so much energy, it must be a boy thing. He loves to imitate Puss from the movie Puss n Boots and says' you break me' or something like that, him and his Daddy do it back and forth it is really cute. He is always on the go and talking so much. He enjoys running, climbing, low crawling and taking naps in the pool.
Sarah (3 yrs 7 mths) is doing very well and learning how to pronounce some letters that are a little difficult for her, but she is talking so much and has a great personality. I did not realize she would be my little beauty queen, she is great w/ makeup and dress up. She loves her brother and sister and loves to play with them and insists on getting them a treat whenever she is allowed to have one, so thoughtful. Sarah can count to 12 by herself and is doing well with her ABC's she sometimes struggles a bit with colors but she is very smart and may be a future gymnast! :)
Hannah (5 yrs 4 mths) full of questions that I always try and answer until I have reached my max for the day. She loves to sing and makes up her very own songs and wonderful stories. She is an amazing artist. She is always playing and keeping an eye on her siblings. She likes to write as well, she is doing well at spelling some things on her own. We hope to learn how to read before Kindergarten is over!
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Has it really been so long....
Well, I once again am just posting an update. We are expecting our baby girl in October around the time Brian Jr turns 2. I am officially starting homeschool in September and will use Five In A Row. With other things... I have my schedule and plan to do 'year round' which will make it flexible for me to meet the standards here in Colorado. I am excited about it. I have been doing little things here and there with the kids to 'warm' them up to the schedule. I have decided the only 'extra' things we will do are 'field trips' weekly story time at the public library, but may switch to an english/spanish one... Then ofcourse AWANA on Wednesday nights and most importantly Church Services and Sunday School. But, for the first semester we will not have the kids in any organized sports or dance.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Westminster Parks
Squire Park http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/ParksRec/Parks/ParkLocations/SquiresPark.aspx
This park is great. Very large and different play structures for all ages. A large grass area for running and soccer games. One of my favorites was the slide to Enter the park, parents can take the stairs and kids can take the slide too cute!
Hampshire Park a small nice park in a neighborhood. Nice play equpment but has some dangerous features, like the 2-3 ft drop off retaining wall... but, o.k.
Sensory Park tons of fun! http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/ParksRec/Parks/ParkLocations/SensoryPark.aspx
Especially for a child that is in a wheel chair or disabled. Very nice park for all kids! The only thing odd is that the 'parking' for this park is a parking lot for a business area, it is very hard to find on GPS. But, fun once you get there. Can not wait to go when there is no snow. Kids loved the sea-saw it seats 4 people!!!
Center Park (not to be confused with City park) is one of MY favorits. Love the soft turf play area, the ship play gym and musical things for the small kids and climbing wall for the toddler/older kids. Can not wait to have fun with the water features in the summer!
This park is great. Very large and different play structures for all ages. A large grass area for running and soccer games. One of my favorites was the slide to Enter the park, parents can take the stairs and kids can take the slide too cute!
Hampshire Park a small nice park in a neighborhood. Nice play equpment but has some dangerous features, like the 2-3 ft drop off retaining wall... but, o.k.
Sensory Park tons of fun! http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/ParksRec/Parks/ParkLocations/SensoryPark.aspx
Especially for a child that is in a wheel chair or disabled. Very nice park for all kids! The only thing odd is that the 'parking' for this park is a parking lot for a business area, it is very hard to find on GPS. But, fun once you get there. Can not wait to go when there is no snow. Kids loved the sea-saw it seats 4 people!!!
Center Park (not to be confused with City park) is one of MY favorits. Love the soft turf play area, the ship play gym and musical things for the small kids and climbing wall for the toddler/older kids. Can not wait to have fun with the water features in the summer!
Getting Ready for Next Year
We have had a lot of changes recently. Moved due to hubby promotion, rented our home, adjusted from single family home to apartment living with kids. We do love the new area and are trying to go to a different park each week. But, now is for getting on a really good 'learning' schedule for next year! I want to incorporate our learning time into our daily activities. Like, maybe nutrition talk during snack time? Learning body parts during exercise/wiggle time. We will do a proverb a day according to the day of the week. I am so excited to get the learning/morning wall up for the new year! Also, my hubby is leaning more toward FULL home school w/out supplemental schooling in the public school system. I need to remember that anything is possible with Gods help! Lord please give me the patience to raise up my children according to your Word. I need patience, perseverance, kindness, slowness to anger, the ability to calm my tongue when I want to yell! :) :) I feel this can be done if I do stick to a schedule and get organized! There are so many options out there for curriculum that I am going to just use our school district or standard guidelines for what a pre-k and kinder should know and go from there. We have a great library and I am teaching Hannah to read so that should be fun! As far as the girls only being home-schooled, some may worry that they will not get 'outside' influence or be good 'socially'??? I am sure that will not happen, I do take them out in public. Also, AWANA is a great club for learning and interacting, weekly story time at the Library w/ crafts, Sunday School, MOPS twice a month and outings. Also, extra curricular activities; the girls will each have a dance class this coming semester, Hannah in Ballet, and Sarah in pre-dance. Well, this kind of went off on a tangent.... I was just 'writting' since it had been a while! :) Now to put all these plans into action!!!!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
God's Promise
The view from our deck. We have had so many Rainbows recently, or have I just been noticing them recently? Well, it is sad to admit that when I look at this, the first thing that comes to my mind is, 'oh, look a rainbow, and a double one at that'... BUT, when Hannah my 4 1/2 year old sees this, the first thing she says is, "look mom, It's GOD's PROMISE! Mom, GOD's PROMISE!" Oh how wonderful! That is why we are told to have faith like a child... I am learning so much from my children as they learn the Word of God. May my first thoughts turn toward HIM, the great I AM!
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