Spanish Church

We go to a Spanish church. We love it! Of course, we do speak Spanish. The children however... weeell, let's just say we have to tell them if is a prayer or not. It has been a struggle for us to keep them somewhat quiet and still. I have been very creative in the past, bringing their favorite (quiet) toys, books, coloring books and crayons, snacks, fancy quiet books, file folder games... rotating it weekly to prevent boredom, blah blah blah. They were always wild animals no matter what I'd bring for them. Until I decided they (the girls) are too old for all that and they are capable of sitting still and quiet for an hour. They each have a church bag.

Inside they keep a notebook and a pen. Maybe some water. That's it. And guess what, it is all they need! Of course, Ryder is a different story entirely, but he is 2.

Breckyn likes to read, but I wouldn't classify her as a bookworm exactly. Writing is her favorite. She definitely see's herself as an author and will write pages and pages of stories, quizzes, journals, lists etc. She can't spell a lot of words correctly but it does not stop her, she spells it how it sounds. Like, 'Picsee Holoe', and 'you did stoopendis!' I love it! I find the best things written in her church notebooks.




Kyra happily draws queens, fairies and princesses. I love how she keeps her 'Cheerleader Champion' ID card that she got at Chuck E. Cheese. Very important to keep that.


Now if I could just figure out what could help Ryder be a little less wiggley and a lot less quiet, we'd be doing pretty good!