School begins & Samuel's #2

Art
"Art" covers, art, music and anything else creative. Here are a few of our first, we'll call them "Lessons in expression"
Primary Colors...she discovered on her own lesson #2 Secondary colors. The rainbow is from History, Noah and the great flood. So great in fact was this flood that even the people who did not believe in our one true God recorded it (The Epic of Gilgamesh).

We have read "The Nutcracker" and watched the Ballet. I hope to have many field trips for our Art class. Because I think it is fun!

History
Like it says "His" story. So, we are starting at the beginning (creation)and learning from there. I am tempted to spend all my time in the not so important subjects (Art, History, Science)for a Kindergarten. Nick reminds me that I needn't stretch myself to thin Lillian really needs to know Math, Reading, and Grammar. Actually it is funny how that works. He is correct, but somehow I think that might be the area he would spend all of his time were it him teaching her.

We are studying Egypt and other Ancient civilazations along with Abraham-Moses. It looks good on the blog, but really it isn't so fancy. Most of the time we are reading and talking.

Reading
This is the most difficult part of our day so far. It requires the most effort from Lillian, although she is a great reader. Here are a few books she has read.

We play alot of games. I have found some good ones that we both enjoy.

She is a great writer. Practice makes perfect...I have heard. So we both get to take time doing something that does not come natural to either of us; practice. I spent most of my child hood pretending to be a brilliant child prodigy. If it didn't feel like a celestial gift, it didn't happen. I woke up to that fantasy when I was ten and realize I wasn't really any good at Ballet.

Lillian likes to extend the pleasure of writing practice by making the words "Fancy"
Math is pretty basic, plus all the important things we all have to learn; months, days, name, address.

Science
September is Astronomy!

Last night we went out and found a few stars. Nick is going to take our little pupil to the planetarium this month. I am enjoying with great amazement the reminder that our God, and our Savior hold together the most amazing things. Wow! Really, if we can do anything when we put our minds to it, what sort of adventures had/has he planned for us outside of our own atmosphere?
Well, I was going to incorporate Samuels big day in this blog but think I'll honor him with his own. I love that I get to play and learn with them all the time!
Love to all!

Uncle Seth's Big Cookie

It is funny how you find significance in the little things. While Keely and Brad where here this summer Nick took them to the grocery store. Yes, we are hosts who live on the edge; we like to exceed the limits of vacation expectations with trips to the grocery store. Anyway they brought this very large cookie home. This particular store has everything and this cookie proves it. The cookie is called "Uncle Seth's Big Cookie". We all enjoyed a bite and were thankful to have a Seth to connect with. On to other news. Our lease is a sixteen month lease, we had hoped to hang out here for a while longer but the Landlords need to sell. Don't scratch through our names, yet again, until after Christmas; we will be moving in April. Nick and I found a quaint little Beach community we like, "quaint" however is a word that generally has a substantial price tag attached. I am currently beguiled by the weather; PERFECT. If the weather was like this six months out of the year I would absolutely root myself. House hunting in such weather is like doing your grocery shopping on an empty stomach. I even felt the urge to buy; ridiculous! I want to live on a farm-esque property so bad. But if this is any example of the tricksy weather, yesterday we were down town and I thought "Lets sell the car and move into a one bedroom right in the middle of Seattle". I may revisit that thought again before we settle on something. For the same rent I could live within a shout from seven art galleries, the Art Museum, and the Symphony; Nick could walk home every day for lunch, plus on my back steps would be grocery,restaurant's...you name it, everything. And this is Nicks problem with the idea, EVERYThING includes women making out with each other on the sidewalk (which he saw last week) and weirdo's yelling obscenity's at each other with no regard to children. And it would mean downsizing; I could probably sell him on the idea with that point alone. Who needs a whole bunch a stuff anyway? Oh well, I won't convince myself.