Logan's 1st tooth

Logan lost her 1st tooth, Dec. 5th, 2009. Nolan just couldn't let her have all the glory so he pulled a tooth the same day too! The tooth fairy left a crystal and $5 under her pillow. I now have three children with missing teeth (they look like a bunch of hillbilly children)!

Congrats to Cody!

Cody auditioned for the Winthrop ST-ARTS program and made it in! The program is for Gifted and Talented students in the arts.

There were only 40 spots open and over 140 students auditioned. Cody played "Devil's Dream" and the judge said his performance was "intense". We are SO extremely proud of him! Go Cody!

Being Thankful

A recent project assigned to Logan was to make her own "Thankful" book. I decided to also have Nolan do this. First we discussed what being thankful meant. I told them what I was thankful for and then asked them what they were thankful for. Logan was the first to say that she is thankful for her bird, crayons, gerbils, and candy. Nolan's response was the bird, legos, and hotwheels. Wow, Dad and I didn't even make it onto the thankfulness list. I came up with my own list.

What I am thankful for:

I am thankful for the hard times; which have taught me to have patience, hope, and forgiveness.
I am thankful for my children; they have taught me humor and how to act silly again.
I am thankful to know and feel what it is like to be poor; it has taught me to have sympathy and charity.
I am thankful to live in America; most thankful that we only have 3 years until the next presidential election and not 4!
I am thankful for freedom from religion. We are able to choose what to believe.
I am thankful that I have had a chance to homeschool. No other time in my life will I get the opportunity to watch my own children learn and grow from everything that I have taught them.
I am thankful for my husband; he always keeps my spirits up and guides me when I ask. He gives 100% of himself to me and the family.
I am thankful for my car; I could not or would not want to walk long distances with my children!
I am thankful for coffee; how could I stay awake to homeschool without it?
I am thankful for museums; my children have been able to escape into the science of the world.
I am thankful for headache medication.
I am thankful for my eyesight; to see all the beautiful sights of the world.
I am thankful for my hearing; to hear my children's laughter.
I am thankful.

152

152....you are asking yourself what is this number about? That is precisely what I have been trying to figure out. It all began about 6 months ago when Logan said, "I want 152 cats, and 152 gerbils". Then a couple weeks later she said, "Watch me do this trick on my skateboard, I can jump the ramp 152 times". Then one month later she said, "I want to eat 152 cookies". After that she said, "I have 152 dollars". The list goes on and on. Logan loves the number 152. I would LOVE to know where she came up with 152 and why it sticks in her mind. Maybe one day she will write 152 books, or help 152 animals. If you have had any experience with 152 please let me know so that we can solve this mystery.

Logan's K5 Education & Technology Class

Logan has been taking a Technology class at school. She is learning how to speed type, use Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Paint. Here is her latest masterpiece she made using the Microsoft Paint program. She is doing very well in school. Her teacher gave her the Deibels and LEAP assessments yesterday and scored well above the class average. She is loving school this year and she even talks to her teacher!

Logan & Mrs. Watkins

We attended a meet and greet at The Knight's game last night. It was great to meet Logan's teacher face to face, we interact with her everyday but it is on the computer monitor. Logan was excited even though she isn't smiling in the photo.

Logan even meet another kindergartner in her class that lives less than 2 miles from our house! We are hoping to play with her,Chloey, this week! It was great seeing other homeschool friends that have also switched to Connections Academy. Going to be a fantastic school year!

Nolan's Creativity

Steve walked through the backdoor Friday afternoon, just home from work. Nolan dashed downstairs eager to show both of us something he had created. He begged us to come upstairs to see, so we followed. He pointed to our bedroom door and there it was. It was what the three children have been doing for a while now, decorating their own doors. Nolan made this lovely sign for my and Steve's door. I thought it was so adorable that I left it up.