Christmas presents

Marcus - Here's what I got for Christmas: a black remote control car, HUGE pipe cleaners,

Mythbusters science kit, Safari animals, dino hat, STAR WARS TOYS, Zumbuddy, smelly pencils, a how to draw book, Phineas and Ferb P.Js, Transformer, Lioness Webkinz, doodle book, etc.

I got to play with the black remote control car and the STAR WARS TOYS and the rest got packed up (we were at Uncle Jeff and Aunt Jamie's house).

ANNEKE- AT MY UNCLE JEFF's House i did opin prezinz an i gat the fancy nancy the 100th day of school.

Random Anneke

Anneke - family, I like to go to the ballet class. mom dad (Anneke typed on her own.)

My song is - I love eggnog because it tastes like ice cream but water is too cold. Eggnog is the best. But water is the coldest and milk is too cold. Eggnog is the best because it tastes like ice cream. You might know how that started. I like eggnog. You might say yes to that because I like eggnog. Like eggnog, eggnog, eggnooooggg.

Marcus's assignment

Marcus's story -

The first Saturday (at least this year) in December our family has St. Nick come to our house because my dad’s grandparents are from Holland. We leave our shoes out before we go to bed. When we wake up our shoes are full. Another thing we have is 3 advent calendars (Lego, Christmas tree, and daily events). Every year we leave out cookies for Santa and a carrot or an apple for the reindeer. This year we are going to my Uncle Jeff’s house. Those are a few things my family does for Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving

Marcus made this in art. It was too big for our scanner. Sorry. Have a great time with family this week. We will be in Las Vegas.

Anneke's day and what Marcus wants to do for Luke's birthday.

Anneke - I am thankful for Thanksgiving and for my mommy and for myyyyyyyyy brother. I had a pajama party today. We wore feetsy pajamas. Marcus has Transformer ones, Mommy has red ones and I have snowflake ones. I also have Tinkerbelle pajamas. I had a slippery slide game and we watched a movie and we ate popcorn and hot chocolate and we played games and we had fun. And this is my blog and Marcus has his own and we are blogging about what we did today and today is sunday. My mommy is a good girl and we are friends. And Scout goes to ballet class. Marcus said, "Are you blogging about what we did today?"

Marcus - I am not going to blog about what I did today. Instead I am going to blog about what my baby brother's birthday should be like. I think that he should have a car birthday party. It can have the character's from Cars, like Lightning McQueen, Mater, Doc, Sheriff, The King, etc. The cake can have the ones listed on top. And for his birthday I think I should get him a new puppy.

The End!

Lunch

Anneke - I got to make my own lunch and I decorated the top of the sandwich with peanut butter and honey.

"My name is not Anneke. It is Chef Anneke!" (Coming soon to TLC)

Favorite scripture story

In Family Home Evening Anneke had us draw pictures of our favorite scripture stories (or scripture). Can you guess what Marcus's is?

School Party

Anneke - I went to a Halloween party. Marcus did, too. I wanted my baby brother, Luke to come. I'm a fairy ballerina. The earrings and necklace are my mom's. The wings I got from the Renaissance festibal and my mom said she didn't want them to get ruined. AND I wanted to say I go to church. I watched a movie where a pig had to find bees. Okay?

Marcus - At my party I had peanut butter eye balls, (Anneke interrupted to say,"Marcus, Guess what? I had chocolate strawberries.") and I also had black cats. I had ghost cookies, green cupcakes annnnnnnd I also had sugar cookies with different colored sprinkles. I saw four other vampires, um, I believe three witches, a couple of Batmen (mans?). The kindergarten kids had a LOUD parade and I tried to say 'Hi' to Anneke but she didn't hear me. (Anneke said, "I heared you but I couldn't find you.") There was another vampire in the same costume contest and we tied for first place. My mom came to my party, well, actually, my NICE mom came to my party. I brought cucumber slices to the party and gave away sticky and stretchy rats.

Sandcastle

Anneke -

I made this sand castle with my mom. And I dunked water on it and she said I'll need lots and lots of sand and water. The flowers are the windows and the pipe cleaner is the flag and the door is a piece of paper. And those are my school clothes. I actually want to say that me/I went to school and then I came back and me and my mom made the sandcastle and I used one of our watering cans to pour the water. I was so excited to build it. My mom said if we had this as our activity today I would have had to change. (Mom note: She is supposed to change out of her school clothes for the purpose. I don't remember saying much about it, but apparently she knew she should have changed first.)

Hot Air Balloon

Marcus -

"I drew this picture in art. I am in the basket. I am wearing red because I could not find the brown. Down below the balloon is a circus. The triangle is the tent and the line is a roller coaster. I drew the happy face and everybody thought it was funny. The art teacher said that it was a good picture 3 times."

Marcus was very excited about this picture. He couldn't wait to post it.

My wings

Anneke -

I got wings at the festibal yesterday. I love them. They are beautiful. I wanted you to know.

I want to be a missionary

Marcus -

I drew this during General Conference. It is a picture of me when I grow up as a missionary. In the background there is the United States with Hawaii down below.

When I grow up I want to be a missionary . I think teaching the gospel would be fun. David O. McKay said "Every member a missionary."

Anneke's homework

Anneke does not have a lot of patience when it comes to homework. It takes time out of her life where she could be dancing or playing. (I would say singing, but she does that while she works anyway.) I give you exhibit A:

She made this family picture in about 10 minutes including writing all her family members names. I know she wasn't trying because...I give you exhibit b:
Anneke to Mom, "This is you playing princess with me." (I think I am the red one.) These pictures were made about 18 hours apart.

At school

Anneke's post

This was homework. I got to draw my favorite animal.

I got these at school today. My table had the most points and I got to pick a prize from the box.

Anneke's update

I like playing with my Barbies and I am playing with them right now. Only my babies fit with my Loving Family stuff. (in a deep voice singing) Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. (in a high voice) Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh.

Anneke's afternoon

My mom is great. My mom is good. I like cupcakes and we are having a tea party now. With cupcakes. They have strawberries on top and I just ate one that looks like a basket and Rosy's brother gave them to us. Now I want to have a tea party. That's all.

My family

Marcus created this in church yesterday using Crayola crayon. (I love that we are all in pants except Anneke. Saturday she told us that she feels like a boy when she wears them.)

The trouble on the bus

(Marcus)

"Today I learned not to draw on the bus because people can be mean."

Things About my School (Marcus)

I made this work of art at school in art yesterday.

I used colored pecils (pencils), markers, water, tracers and paper (My hand was in the mood for writing so I tried to figure more stuff out).

Homework

(Sorry that it isn't more clear.) Anneke's homework for today was to write her name several times and draw a picture. The picture was supposed to be of her new friends. Anneke said, "I drew lots of people because I have lots of friends." Gotta love the confidence.

Princess

Anneke's blog post:

Anneke got hurt on the playground once.

My family is great. Marcus is going to school sometimes. (I want to write it, Mom.) What else to say? We are teaching Luke how to speak and talk. Luke is just one. Sometimes there are school days and sometimes we can go to you guys's house. That is all I want to say. Oh, Marcus is reading the scriptures before he gets baptized. Why is that red dotted line there? (Answer: It isn't a word.) What isn't a word? (Answer: Guys's.) Guys's means family. I don't like going to bed. My mom knows she can be a part of our family and that is how she knows sometimes I need her when I cry in my bed. I get Luke after his nap or tell Mommy and Daddy. Yea, that is all.

Starting Up

We will see how this goes. I am letting my children have pretty much free reign with very little intervention. I hope you all enjoy it and comment a lot. They like that.