Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Pictures of Jordan


Yes, this is a prank photo. With Jordan, it's got to be fun to get his personality.





Well, that's it for the photos for now. I will post some photographs of the new children when they come, and hopefully I can convince my parents to pose for some together. We'll see if Daddy will go for it.

Happy Birthday Nicole


It's a few days late, but we do wish you a blessed seventeenth year. We love you!

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Pictures of Kayla and Kendra

As promised....
Kendra is harder to take pictures of. I felt like I should have been taking a video instead of photos. She is always on the move!

Some calmer shots.


Kayla's sweet smile.


Monday, August 20, 2007

Church in the Hills

Our friends the Parish family invited us up to their campsite at Huntington Lake to have church with them yesterday. It was beautiful! None of us children had ever been up there before and we really enjoyed the weather, the lake and the very green forest.



Daddy was able to relax while we were up there, which was nice since his new position at work is very different from his old postion.

The little girls and Jacob played hide 'n' seek for a long time, chasing each other over the hills and around the stumps, bringing up a puff of dirt with every step. They even got all of us older girls to play, but we don't have pictures of that because we girls are the ones that took the pictures.

When it was time for the service, everyone was filthy! Nicole, Kayla and I hadn't been that dirty (besides our hands) in years.

It is not too visible in this picture, but Jayni looked like a racoon, and the other girls were just as covered with dirt. It is fun, though, sometimes, to get dirty and not worry about it. Just spending the whole day outside was definitely worth the late night baths after we got home.
After the service, we older children went on a walk while the little ones played and the parents talked. Shauna collected pinecones and rocks from the shore for the younger ones. We had a good time soaking our feet in the very cold water, taking pictures, and talking with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Friendship with like-minded Christians has been God's greatest gift to us this year, and we praise Him for the relationships and growth that He has brought about.

When we got back to camp it was time for dinner, clean-up, and the long drive home. On the way home we saw two deer and a wonderful sunset. After such a pleasant day, we might have to try camping ourselves!

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Pictures of Nicole and Shauna

I (Raylene) have been trying out my photography skills on the family recently. Of course, with such good subjects (beautiful and cooperative), it is hard to mess up. Here are some of the best. Pictures of the others will be forthcoming.






Tuesday, August 14, 2007

A Day in Our Life

We all had to write personal narratives last week for school, and Jordan's was so accurately descriptive we had to share it.

Hello, my name is Jordan Werzinski. I'm fourteen and a sophmore in high school. I'm also homeschooled. This paper is written to give you a glimpse into the daily life of my family.

My day begins at six o'clock every morning. I have the choice of two ways to be woken up; my alarm or my sister's dog Sasha. If I don't get up with my alarm the dog licks me in the face with her incredibly slobbery tongue, then as soon as I open my eyes she runs away.

Next comes Bible reading, breakfast, and schoolwork. In our house school runs differently than in most other houses. Many times a simple math question has turned into a philosophical discussion, with my mother, five sisters, and I all involved. Because of this, we not only get our basic school done, but develop theology and advanced thinking skills all at the same time.

After school comes lunch, which is my second favorite time of day and one of the five meals I eat. Then we practice our family hymn for an hour, and finish our chores.

My father returns from a hard day's work with the California Department of Transportation around 4:00 every afternoon, which is the beginning of our nightly routine. We have free time until 6:00 which is my favorite time of day and the time we eat dinner. After dinner my father reads to us out loud, we sing a rousing old hymn from our hymnbook ( in three part harmony I might add), pray, and go to bed by 10:00 to rest for the next day of our exciting life.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

All Dressed Up


Here is a picture, finally, of the dresses that we made. Jordan is not wearing the shirt that we made him in this picture, but on the way to the first party that we wore these clothes to, he had to help move a horse off of the road. So, he decided to wear every-day clothes to the second party.
The dresses were quite a challenge to make. For my dress we made a complete dress for practice, along with two bodices, before ending up with what we wanted. Nicole's wasn't so bad, only needing one practice bodice before the dress. Kayla did not get to wear her dress to the party, because there was something wrong with it, but she will be able to fix it and wear it to the English dances that we go to.
We girls want to thank Grandma Hurst, Grandma Ruth, and Mommy for their tremendous help in our sewing projects over the years. None of our dresses would have gotten done without you.

Back to School


We went back to school on Monday. We always take our school picture on the bench in front of our house.
Shauna