A journal of our homeschooling adventures. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:10:00 -0500 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:10:00 -0500 This weekend, we had Abby's birthday party.  As part of her party we had a lady come to do facials and skin care/make-up lessons for the girls.  Emma participated a little bit, just with what was appropriate for her age.  One of the things they did was brush powder on their face.  After Em put some powder on, she ran over to me to show me her face.  Caleb chased after her frantic saying, "EMMA don't run, the make-up might fall off your face!!!" http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/731210/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:10:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/731210/ We are now the parents of a teenager.  Yes, today is Abby's 13th birthday.  Where has the time gone???? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/727916/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:28:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/727916/ Caleb just called out to me, "Mom, I have a weally bad headache."  I replied, "I'm sorry, Buddy.  Would you like something for that?"  Which got the response, "Yeah, like a banana." http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/696002/ Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:34:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/696002/ We watched a family movie last night.  Caleb and Noah sat in a chair together.  They are good buddies.  All of a sudden, Caleb announced, "I'm scared."  And, without missing a beat, Noah replied, "It okay, Baba.  I got you."  And hugged his big brother around the neck.  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/684775/ Fri, 1 May 2009 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/684775/ This is Abby at a castle they visited in Segovia, Spain while on a missions trip in March.  I don't know how to make it bigger, but Abby is standing on the left in a brown jacket looking out at the view. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/682085/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:42:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/682085/ Tonight, Emma said, "Once in the middle of the day, I saw half of the moon out." Daddy asked, "Where was the other half?" Caleb pipes up, "In New Jersey."   *************** The girls were recounting a story about a time Caleb had stood on our dirt hill and 'preached' to them.  In the middle of their story, Caleb says, "I got really dizzy spinning around and around and around with my words."  Meaning, he was talking in circles. ;) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/681483/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:05:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/681483/ This is an interview I did with the three big kids about their Mom- me: 1. What is something mom always says to you? A: Pick up after yourself! E: Go clean your room. C:  I love you. 2. What makes mom happy? A: When we pick up after ourselves.  When we don’t fight. E:  When you obey and when you say she looks pretty. C:  Doing what things are right. 3. What makes mom sad? A: When we all fight and no one listens to her. E: When you don’t obey and you don’t say she looks pretty. C: Disobeying her. 4. How does your mom make you laugh? A: When she makes up silly songs about us. E:  There’s lots of ways – when she gets our names mixed up. C: Doing some things that are funny. 5. What was your mom like as a child? A: I don’t know.  I bet she was like me – except she was quiet. E:  I have no idea.  She had long hair. C: Like…um…a little girl. 6. How old is your mom? A: 35 E: 32!!  Wait, she’s not 32!  I thought you were 35. C: Whispers “I don’t know.”  “I think you’re 55.” 7. How tall is your mom? A: 5’10” E: A giant, she’s a giant.  She’s about like 5 ft and a half. C: Whispers “I don’t know.”  “50 feet?” 8. What is her favorite thing to do? A: Clean! (giggles)  Talk to her friends. E: I have no idea…laugh…spend time with Daddy. C: Um…play with your kids. 9. What does your mom do when you’re not around? A: I don’t know, I’m not around! E: I don’t know, but you better not be playing the Wii. C: clean, do hard stuff.  And, I’m very sad that you have to do that. 10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? A: On t.v. as a judge for a home decorating show. E:  Getting our names mixed up – probably singing or something.  Singing with Daddy, cause she can’t get famous all by herself, then she’ll get really lonely. C: singing 11. What is your mom really good at? A: being a mom and everything that comes with that E: singing and taking care of us C: taking care of the kids 12. What is your mom not very good at? A: disciplining us – she’s too soft E: I don’t know.  She’s good at a lot of things.  Um…I don’t know. C: I don’t know. 13. What does your mom do for a job? A: She’s a teacher at home. E: She helps Daddy and she stays at home and cleans and makes us clean, too, which I don’t like.  And, she takes care of us.  She has many jobs with Daddy. C: Work for the kids, and work for Daddy sometimes. 14. What is your mom’s favorite food? A: I don’t know – um - Chinese E: Casserole or something, maybe?  Some kind of pizza dish. C: any food I will cook for you when I grow up 15.What makes you proud of your mom? A: First of all, if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be here.  So, I kind of have to be proud of her for listening to God and marrying the right person.  And, she types really fast.  And, Daddy is always talking about how she’s the most godly woman he’s ever met and she’s so pure and stuff. E: everything C: everything 16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? A: Nani (Lilo’s older sister) E: Dora the Explorer C: a famous singer 17. What do you and your mom do together? A: clean E: fold laundry C: read books 18. How are you and your mom the same? A: we’re both tall E: we have the same nose C: we both love each other 19. How are you and your mom different? A: I’m young and she’s old? E: We don’t have the same eyes.  She likes different things than I do. C: we don’t do the same stuff sometimes 20. How do you know your mom loves you? A: Because she tells me all the time. E: Because she tells me. C: ‘Cause I just know 21. What does your mom like most about your dad? A: I don’t know – everything. E: That he helped her give birth to children. C: Whispers “I don’t know” 22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go? A: Grandpa and Grandma’s house, Iowa and Aunt April’s house E: home C: everywhere you want to go http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/674188/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:04:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/674188/ The 3 big kids had their Christmas program at church tonight.  Abby helped lead worship with the kids church.  She did great., and is growing up before my eyes.  Emma sang and smiled and danced as an angel to 'O Holy Night' - beautiful!  Caleb was sitting with the preschool/kindergarten group.  They would sing and then sit on the front row until their turn came again.  Everytime he went up front, he waved at me.  Except for the time he gave me a thumbs up sign. ;)  One song they sang was "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas".  They held up pictures of a hippo and they were attached onto a stick.  He waved it back and forth, turned it around and rested it on his forehead, covered his face with it and peeked around it grinning.  Then he got poked in the eye with someone else's picture.  The next song he sang, his hand was covering his eye the whole time.  After that song, on his way to sit down, he noticed his dad.  So, he went over to Daddy and said, "Hey, Daddy, did you see my new Christmas sweater?"  Apparently, it was pretty cool and he wanted to be sure Daddy noticed! ;)  My friend said she got that one on tape, as she was sitting right next to Daddy.  ;)  Noah has come down with something and had a fever when we got home.  Abby's school concert is tomorrow night.  She came to me when we got home and said, "Mommy, just so you know, I'm totally fine with you not coming to my concert tomorrow.  It's more important that Noah gets well, than you coming to hear a bunch of songs you've heard a million times."  Awww.  How sweet is that, and how blessed am I? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/633751/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:07:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/633751/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdxJf9nwTA Abby is the one in a skirt in this human video done by her class at school. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/623530/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:53:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/623530/ Wednesday night, I picked Caleb up from his class and he ran up to me so excited.  C-  "Mommy!  We learned about Caleb and Joshua tonight!  They were spies!" Mommy - "That's so cool, Buddy." C- "I like the name Caleb." Mommy - "I'm glad.  So, we picked a good name for you, huh?" C- "Yep!  When I grow up, I'm going to be a super spy dad." (He's been saying lately that he's going to have a lot of kids - like 100. :winksmile:) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/615957/ Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:54:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Kelly3kids/615957/