Our new night time routine:
"Mommy, I wannnna.....hmmm...(puts his finger up to his chin, rolls his eyes back, and thinks for a second)...a little kiss."
very soft peck.
"Now I wanna....BIG kiss!" (holds his arms out wide)
mmmmmmmma!
"Mommy! I wanna little hug"
so gently, barely touching
"Now a BIG hug!"
huge squeeze
I love teaching opposites.
Showing posts with label Learning at home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learning at home. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
The Run
Yesterday was Summer's first 5k. I didn't run 3 miles until I was 17, and that was because I didn't want to play volleyball, and I didn't want to go home. So I joined cross country as the worst long distance runner in HHS history. I didn't run to win, obviously, but I had a darn good time!
Thankfully, my husband likes to run. Savannah is a natural, but Summer I wasn't so sure about. She complains when we run together...I preached to Savannah that she needed patience with her since everyone has different gifts... and Summer ran the whole way, finishing with a sprint.
Remind me to never underestimate my children again.
I always put the numbers on the back, and it's supposed to be on the front. I never remember that.
It was a great family day, and a first for my eight-year old.
The letter from the Church of the Resurrection, the church that organized the run, said this money was going to orphans, women, children, and young adults in sub-Sahara Africa, specifically the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are learning about deserts, so we found the Sahara, and then the sub-Sahara on the map.
And the verse on the back of the shirts, which I covered up with the misplaced numbers says:
"I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith." -2 Timothy 4:7
This was the verse that the girls had learned at church on the Wednesday night before, and one of the verses on our family mission statement. I love God's timing. It made the verse so much easier to hide in their hearts.
Activity, family time, geography, faith, giving, and growth on a Saturday morning. That's how we roll. Or try to, anyway.
Thankfully, my husband likes to run. Savannah is a natural, but Summer I wasn't so sure about. She complains when we run together...I preached to Savannah that she needed patience with her since everyone has different gifts... and Summer ran the whole way, finishing with a sprint.
Remind me to never underestimate my children again.
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And the kid's run....
On your mark,
Get set,
GO!
I always put the numbers on the back, and it's supposed to be on the front. I never remember that.
It was a great family day, and a first for my eight-year old.
The letter from the Church of the Resurrection, the church that organized the run, said this money was going to orphans, women, children, and young adults in sub-Sahara Africa, specifically the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are learning about deserts, so we found the Sahara, and then the sub-Sahara on the map.
And the verse on the back of the shirts, which I covered up with the misplaced numbers says:
"I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith." -2 Timothy 4:7
This was the verse that the girls had learned at church on the Wednesday night before, and one of the verses on our family mission statement. I love God's timing. It made the verse so much easier to hide in their hearts.
Activity, family time, geography, faith, giving, and growth on a Saturday morning. That's how we roll. Or try to, anyway.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Learn
My brain may be different than most- or, at least different than a prize pupil. Learning in a classroom was typically a chore until I was sitting in the Spanish classroom, right outside the Moorish style courtyard fountain in Granada. I was there, living it. And even though my Spanish is very poor today, I did learn so very much, and loved learning it.
The funny thing is, my mother was an excellent teacher- I just never knew I was learning. Most of my ideas stem from her influential parenting.
Even now, my love for learning has exploded. Therefore, I am biased, bent on teaching with as much enjoyment and immersion as possible.
For example, the Overland Park Arboretum:
And what did we learn? It's 2am. That will be my next post :)
The funny thing is, my mother was an excellent teacher- I just never knew I was learning. Most of my ideas stem from her influential parenting.
Even now, my love for learning has exploded. Therefore, I am biased, bent on teaching with as much enjoyment and immersion as possible.
For example, the Overland Park Arboretum:
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| "Let's take a picture under the willow tree!" |
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| Breaking for art |
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| Super fancy poses |
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| Counting stepping stones |
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| A quest to find blue flowers |
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| Daddy giving Max a hard time |
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| He made my day |
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| "This was the second best day of my life!" "What was the first?" "Uh, I don't know...." |
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Proactive
Since work has been a focus for me lately, I decided to encourage my girls to help out a little. So, one day as I was leaving work, I said, "Repeat after me. Pro-act-ive."
"Proactive" they chimed in response.
"It means to do something without being told. That is what you need to do while I'm at work." (Daddy watches them, but does not enforce work since he's the sub).
They all decided that they could be proactive by brushing their teeth before he told them to. That was a start.
So when I leave, I say, "be proactive!" and we list a few things they could do.
When I get home, I ask, "how were you proactive today?" (cue the crickets)...
I am getting more responses now. They know what proactive means. Hopefully it will develop into a positive mindset.
Proactive.
"Proactive" they chimed in response.
"It means to do something without being told. That is what you need to do while I'm at work." (Daddy watches them, but does not enforce work since he's the sub).
They all decided that they could be proactive by brushing their teeth before he told them to. That was a start.
So when I leave, I say, "be proactive!" and we list a few things they could do.
When I get home, I ask, "how were you proactive today?" (cue the crickets)...
I am getting more responses now. They know what proactive means. Hopefully it will develop into a positive mindset.
Proactive.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Full
Sidewalk chalk art. Greek food. Greek dancing. Navajo sand paintings. Rain. North American animals. Tigers. Raptors. Piano. Flora. Swallowtail caterpillars. Conifers. Rainbows. Giggles. A rainbow of tractors. Photo ops. Running through water. Baseball.A gallery of chickens. And turkeys, ducks, and geese. Queen Bee. Free ice cream. Kids loving animal research. Kids saying they are so lucky to be mine. A smile from Sook. I am full.
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