Random Moments

* Random Moments *

Art

  

 Conrad and Samuel at Avon Lake Library

I made these skirts for the girls...

I'm not a seamstress.   

Dentist office

North Olmsted Fall

This train goes through the whole mall.  Harrison was in Heaven.

Two separate science experiments.

What happens when you put salt in between two ice cubes?

What happens when you put marshmellows in the microwave? 

(That one was too easy for the kids.)

 Wavy and Harrison making lunch...

I'm not sure how helpful H was.

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Cleveland Museum of Art

We definitely have to go back to this museum...without our cute Harrison.  This is the coolest museum!  We were only able to stay for an hour.  Harrison was trying to touch everything, which was giving me a panic attack.  

We've been studying the Ancients in school.  It was fun to see all of this Ancient art work.  

Latest Crochet Items

Crochet * Crochet * Crochet

I can't figure out how to rotate my pics...I think I have to do it before I upload them.  

Independent Projects

Independent Projects

This is Conrad's latest project.  It's a birthday gift for Cameron.  He's drawn animal pictures, cut the paper down, hole punched and tied together to make a book.  He's finishing up by adding color.

Harrison is loving the scissors...a little too much.  We had to confiscate them today because he was determined to cut his hair. 

Jaylee has spent HOURS of time copying books.  It's very interesting to me.  She's the one with a reading disability yet she chooses to spend hours coping books.  She has always done this.  

Waverly has gone through a typing phase...always working on her typing program.  At one point she was way ahead of Conrad and Jaylee.  She's also gotten into sewing phases.  She mainly sews things for her American Girl doll.  

My role in all this??  Make sure we have interesting things around, turn off the TV and let the kids go.  

East River of The Falls

East River of The Falls

Almost nothing like nature to lift my spirit.  The kids collected items for the park to make an art project out of.  I wanted to see what they'd come up with.  They also do better at 'school' after they've ran around for awhile.  Beautiful day.  

FamilySearch Indexing

Indexing is worthy of a post:)  We spend hours a week on indexing. Now, when I say WE, I mean myself, Jaylee and Conrad.  (Conrad just got his own account today.)  We also volunteer for FamilySearch once a week in Cleveland at the Probate Court.  

I like to index because

*it's a very important work.

*it's relaxing.

*I can do it while I listen to TV or the kids or whatever.

*I feel a sense of accomplishment when I finish each batch.

*I don't make it to the Temple very often, so it's my way of doing Temple work from my home.

*it's fun.

Below is a picture of Jaylee's indexing history.  She's proud of herself:)

Indexing has also showed me that there is still a need to learn cursive.  Many schools have cut cursive out.  Our history is in cursive!  We need to be able to read it.