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so thankful and blessed…

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so thankful and blessed…

I just love this time of the week.  Another week full of blessings has passed us by.   I love thinking about all that God has done for my family and I.  Every day, no matter what type of day we have had, I can always think of something that God has blessed us with.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

16 Rejoice always, 

17 pray without ceasing, 

18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1031.  Being able to go to a Symphony.

1032. Their dad being able to go to the Symphony with us.

The view from our seat.

1033. the experience of trying to see Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. (we did get to see Paul Ryan standing in the front of his bus when he pulled up late.)

1034. being physically able to walk up the side of that mountain!

1035. the cooler temps!

1036. the beautiful snow that we got!

1037. watching the kids play together in the snow.

making snow angels

1038. calling my momma and wishing her a very happy birthday!

1039. helping the kids put their costumes on.

1040. the costume party at the apartment complex.  The kids had a really good time talking and play with other kids.

Link (from Zelda), Emperor Palpatine (from Star Wars) and Wonder Woman!

 

I would love for you to join in counting the many blessings that God gives. Stop by A Holy Experience and visit others who are also sharing their many blessings.

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Squaw Pass Road

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Squaw Pass Road

I have mentioned before that our family loves to go on drives in our area. We also love to take pictures. This is a post that is picture heavy from a recent drive that we went on. We first headed to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. They have a beautiful visitor center with a lot of historical information about the place and how it came to pass. They have also just recently opened up a 9 mile loop that your family can drive. We were so excited that the loop was opened and we were able to take a drive around it. These are a few of the pictures that we took.

Buffalo

Buffalo

ducks swimming

Mule Deer

Prairie Dog

Prairie Dog

Hawk

After we left the Wildlife Refuge, we headed back towards Lookout Mountain to get on the Lariat Loop.  We took this picture of the town of Golden, CO and the Colorado School of Mines.  This is were we moved to, so my husband could work at that University.

Colorado School of Mines from Lookout Mountain Road

We some how another missed the Lariat Loop turn-off and ended up on the Squaw Pass Road.  While we may have missed the turn-off, we sure didn’t miss the beautiful views of the mountains and wild life.  I don’t think I will ever get tired of seeing God’s creation.

Echo Lake

Snow-capped Mountains

Mountains on Squaw Pass Road

Mountains with snow

Mule Deer on Squaw Pass Road

Mule Deer

Herd of Elk

Herd of Elk in Evergreen

I love driving around and exploring where we live with our family.  We always have so many wonderful adventures with one another!

 

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Colorado Symphony ~ field trip

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Colorado Symphony ~ field trip

We were able to go to the Colorado Symphony this last week.  I don’t know who was more excited, my husband and I or the kids!  My husband and I were in band when we were in high school and played in a concert group.  I played the french horn and my husband played either the tuba, baritone or drums, depending on where he was needed the most.  Our family has a love of music and this was just an amazing experience for our family.

French Horn player making notes before the start of the concert.

I loved how this group did the concert for all the kids.  The conductor of the symphony explained the different groups of instruments and introduced them in a way that highlighted the instruments.  He also talked about different composers and their music.

Trumpet player warming up.

The seats we had were amazing!  We could have reached out and touched the guy that was playing the Timpani’s!

The view from our seat.

They opened up with two groups of brass playing.  It was beautiful and brought back a lot of memories from when we played in high school.

Brass waiting for the conductor to begin.

The symphony ended with the 1812 Overture.   This overture was written by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.  He wrote it in 1880 to remember Russia’s defense against Napoleon’s invasion in 1812.

This was a great field trip for our family, since we all love music so much.  It also got our kids to talking about what they would like to learn to play.  So far, they have mentioned a cello, violin and upright bass!

The best part about the field trip, besides spending time together?  The kids wanting to go again and soon!

Have you ever been to a symphony before?  What are your favorite instruments to listen to?

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Snow Day!

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Snow Day!

Union Ridge Park

This was the 2nd snow of the season.  We woke up to 4-5 inches of snow on Thursday morning.  The kids were so excited!  Since we didn’t take a snow day on the first snow (only about 1-2 inches), I decided we would have one today.  The first thing the kids wanted to do when they got out of bed was go outside and play.  Then the hunt was on to find all of our snow clothes!

throwing a snowball at his sister

We are very blessed to live in an apartment complex that has a park right across from us.   One of the joys of homeschooling is having a park all to ourselves!

throwing a snowball at her brother

The kids had fun throwing snowballs at each other.  They asked to take the sled, but I said no.  I may have to say yes to that next time!

trying to figure out who to throw this snowball at.

The youngest may be small, but she sure did give the older two a few good shots to the body!

Union Park

We loved walking around the park and looking at the snow on the tree branches.  It was so beautiful outside today.

Freezing!

While it was beautiful, it was also very cold!

making snow angels

Our family loves the cooler weather and especially love the snow.

snow covered trees

We are looking forward to many more days of snow to play in!

 

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The Homeschool Mother’s Journal

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The Homeschool Mother’s Journal

  • In my life this week…

     In my life this week, I finally feel like I am on track with schooling and keeping up the house.  I think we have found a system that works for mom and the kids.

  • In our homeschool this week…

     In our homeschool this week, we have talked more about the sun and how Elisha performed so many miracles and what some of those miracles were.  My son finished up his math book and we are moving on to the next level.  We visited the Colorado Symphony and have played in the snow!

  • Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

     My tip for the week is if you are having a bad day, set aside the books and take time to figure what the problem is.  Pull out a favorite book to read or snuggle on the couch to watch an educational film.  It is okay to put the books away for a day.

  • I am inspired by…

    I am truly inspired by my friend, Lena.  She blogs at Lovin’ My Crazy Life.  Her heart is pure gold.  Best of all?  She loves Jesus!  She uses her blog to talk about her life with a child who has autism.  I am telling you, she is a sweetheart!  Stop by and tell her hi!

  • Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

    We actually had tickets to see Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan speak on Tuesday evening.  When we got there, there were about 20,000 people ahead of us!  Yes, they gave out 25,000 tickets to a place that only holds about 10,000 people.  We were about 50 feet from the gate when they closed it, due to fire code capacity.  We did get to see Paul Ryan pull up late in his bus!

  • My favorite thing this week was…

    We had our 2nd snow of the season on Thursday.  We got around 4-5 inches of snow.  We are supposed to get 2-4 more inches of snow through Thursday night and Friday morning.  I had a wonderful time watching the kids play in the snow together!

  • What’s working/not working for us…

     I am thoroughly enjoying our curriculum this year.  I am loving our Science and History lessons we have been doing!

  • Questions/thoughts I have…

     Since moving, I have been wondering what plans God has for me.  Where does He see me serving at in our new community?

  • Things I’m working on…

     I am working on reviews for Knowledge Box Central, Jim Hodges Audio Books and Heritage History.  I can’t wait to share with you all about these amazing products!

  • I’m grateful for…

     I am so thankful and grateful for those who have been lifting my family and I in prayer.  It is always a transition when you move and having people pray for you always makes it a little easier.

  • I’m praying for…

    One thing I am definitely praying for is this election.  As we get closer to election day, the words being slung around are getting a lot worse.  We need a miracle to get America  back on the foundation it was built on and only God is able to do that.  I am praying that other Christians are also lifting this Nation up in prayer.  Yes, we need a miracle!

  • A photo to share…

    We went on an amazing field trip to the Colorado Symphony on Tuesday.  I can’t wait to take the kids back to another concert!
    Colorado Symphony field trip.

Stop by iHomeschool Network and see what all the other homeschool moms have been up to this last week!

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