We celebrated Elaina's birthday on Jan. 3rd. She wanted to make her own cake and decorated it so cute! She didn't do any school work that day...she has the nicest teacher ;) !!! (There are some benefits of homeschooling!)
John was really upset that it wasn't HIS birthday and would not except the fact that he wasn't getting any presents.
We did sing to him and that satisfied him for a moment!
Elaina went shopping for her birthday present with Grandma and had a great time!
Here are some things about our 11 year old Elaina...
-favorite color: hot pink/black and white or zebra prints
-favorite hobbies: play the piano, riding the ripstick, playing the wii, knitting scarves and hats
-favorite food: Hawaiian haystacks and soup in homemade bread bowls
-favorite subject in school: math
Elaina is such a joy to have in our family! I love to spend time with her and have really enjoyed homeschooling her this year! She is a really good babysitter and is always willing to watch the kids for me and loves to go babysitting other kids!
Travis loves to make things out of legos. He was really proud of this creation that he made!
He is really enjoying reading right now and is in the middle of "The Guardians of Ga'hoole" series. He loves to play tether ball at recess but lately has been playing football with other kids at school. He loves being in 3rd grade and his teacher Miss Ekegren! 
Suzanna is such a fun girl! She is a really good friend and everyone loves to be around her and play with her. The girls love to play "really people", barbies and play school. Suzanna can't wait until she turns 8 this year! The primary had our "Baptism preview" last Sunday to get the kids excited about getting baptized this year and help them learn more about the importance of getting baptized. Suzanna got to recite the 4th article of faith in front of everyone and she did such a great job! I love Suzanna's giggle and how contagious it is!!!
Makenna is enjoying kindergarten so much this year! She is doing so well and loves to learn new sight words and loves to draw and color and tape and staple and glue....I have to ban her from things some days because she would use up our whole supply of things if I didn't! She really loves to play with friends and has lots of fun with John in the morning before kindergarten. We had her off of milk and eggs for a whole year because she had a tummy ache and was losing a lot of weight but the last couple of months we introduced them back into her diet. She has been pretty good but last night she had a pretty bad stomach ache so we may need to take her off of something again.
John is.....well, John! He really keeps things interesting and very lively around here. He loves to play with the kids and is really sad when they have to go to school. He had tubes put in his ears in December and since then his speech has really improved!
He loves to watch shows, especially "Cat in the Hat" on PBS and any movie with a dragon or dinosaur in it. He is really picky about what he eats and usually asks for "cereal and milk".
In primary this year our theme is "I know the scriptures are true"! I just love that theme...we are encouraging the kids to read the scriptures daily. Our kids love to read the scriptures and have been reading them on their own each night before bed. I'm so grateful for the scriptures and I know that when we read from them everyday and keep the commandments we are truely blessed!
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