Homeschooling week 2

So it has begun!!!! Week 2 of homeschooling and no one has died! Can you imagine that? Miriam is getting better at recognizing her letters and spelling words on her own little by little.

Some of the best gems from today were when we were discussing prayer and I asked her what she thinks about when she prays to Jesus. "Mama Mary." "That's nice sweetie, but is Jesus there too?" "Of course," she said. "He is sitting on Mama Mary's lap." "Oh, it's baby Jesus you see." I said. "Yep, and John the Baptist is there too, but he is just dunking people under water."

Then we were discussing a classical painting of Heaven and I wanted her to identify Jesus, Mary, and God the Father. She correctly pointed to Jesus and Mary and then looked confused, pointing to Jesus again. "But Jesus is God, Mom." I smiled. "That's true, but in this picture, God is the older man with the world in his hands. But you are right, Jesus is God." She gave me another look, "It's complicated Mom."

All in all, I think we are enjoying ourselves so far. The best was today when I had Miriam copy the word Angel, and she did so well! I will include a picture. Our adventures continue in the Kenny house.

Homeschooling adventures

So a quick note about life. I'm going to attempt to start homeschooling Miriam with the Seaton Pre school program starting in a few weeks.

I'm not sure how well I will do, but I'm taking it one day at a time.

I will update with pictures and progress when I can. Pray for us. Also, any advice you can offer for our homeschooling journey, I will take. :)

On a completely unrelated note, Brendan and I watched the movie "Warm Bodies" tonight. It had some crazy good religious undertones which I will try to write more about later. If you haven't seen it, please do.

I leave you with some family pictures from a photo shoot at St. Hubert's.

Oh Baby

My last entry I was 16 weeks pregnant with our third baby. Today, Feb 16th, is Chiara's due date and Brendan's 35th birthday. Chiara Rose Kenny was born on January 8th at 34 weeks and 3 days. I am so, so happy we made it that far. She had a little trouble breathing, so she was in the NICU for awhile, but she is home now and doing great.

So what has been happening during this time? Life. Life has been happening. Surviving one day at a time and trying to wrangle 3 crazy kiddos. For the most part, Miriam has been an amazing big sister, helping where she can and absolutely loving Chiara. James is another story. Our 20 month old has decided that screaming all day, everyday is the cool thing to do. Sigh, I'm glad God invented wine for Mommy when Daddy walks through the door, because by 7pm, I really need it. :)

Chiara will be baptized into the Catholic Church on Sunday, and we are all excited to have a new little Catholic in the family. Oh, and for everyone wondering, Chiara is named after St. Claire of Assisi and is pronounced (key-are-a).

What else? I guess I have an old man as a husband now, seeing as Brendan is 35 and all. Hehe.  Overall I think his birthday was a hit, we all made it to Church, had some good food, played with the kids, and watched a good series (Sherlock Holmes the BBC version-awesome!).

Speaking of watching something, I want to give my review of the movie Winters Tale, but that will have to wait for another day. But just a heads up, don't waste your money on that one. :)

Lastly, here are some pictures of the last few months, enjoy!