Fantastic Gymnastics

Kiahna was given a very special opportunity to attend a gymnastics class with her friend Carson. Kiahna was SUPER excited, because she has been waiting to do "balance" her WHOLE life!!!

A while back she was given a leotard with matching pants, so it was extra special to be able to wear them to the REAL place and not just around the house.

After the session, they got their feet and hands stamped with a "special" stamp. Carson and Kiahna were excited to show off their stamps.

Kiahna REALLY wants to continue doing gymnastics. Aliya wants to take ballet classes. We are considering enrolling them into a class. The classes are not cheap when you have to multiply them by more than one child! So for now, we will see...

Isaiah's 1st Birthday

Isaiah's 1st Birthday was a VERY full and fun day. This year the annual capital day homeschool event just so happened to be scheduled on his birthday, so we started our morning at our state's capital building. This was our first time participating in Capital Day. I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but I was encouraged by some fellow homeschooling friends that Capital Day really is a fun and important thing to do.

We roamed the halls, toured the Supreme Court and Senate floors, admired the dome that cost millions of our tax dollars to build, and enjoyed the display booths from the Water Conservation exhibitors. I DID speak to ONE of my representatives--that's as much courage as I could muster for the first visit! Next year I plan on being a little more prepared, because I want to meet with all my legislators--we might even do the sit-down luncheon!!

When we finished with Capital Day, TJ left with the girls to pick up his Dad at the airport while Isaiah and I got ready for his pictures. We all met back at home, and I attempted to take his birthday pictures outside. It was really cold, and we still had some snow on the ground. I was only able to get one picture, so we decided to go ahead and have his birthday pictures taken at JcPenney's.

After pictures, we went to Incredible Pizza to have his little party. He loved all the attention from his sisters!!! They were excited to "help" him open up his presents! He also loved the Birthday Song, so we had to keep singing it OVER and OVER and OVER!!!

I'm still having a hard time believing that he is already 1 year old. Time has gone by too fast! It just seemed like yesterday that we were bringing this new little bundle home from the hospital. He has a special place in each of our hearts. Happy Birthday, Isaiah. We love you!!!

PE Fridays

We LOVE Fridays!!! We do most of our academics Monday through Thursday, and we do PE and Home Ec on Fridays. Technically, Isaiah is too young to participate--but he doesn't know that!!! Kiahna participates sometimes, but she mostly flutters around from happy place to happy place.

After PE, we do our coupon and bargain shopping. If you are not familiar with coupon shopping, then you might not appreciate all the effort that goes into each purchase. It's a lot of work, but it pays off in the end. On today's trip, I averaged $0.86 per item. That's not too bad, but there are other couponers who would have done better than that.

It's often 8:00 PM before we arrive home. Fridays are VERY long days, but we always look forward to them!