Dec 6, 2011

Ya casi llegan los libroooos!!!!

Estoy emocionadisisisisisisisisimaaaaaa!!! Resulta que este va a ser el segundo año en el que no compro curriculum completo, y en un par de días llegan los nuevos libros.
Estoy muy contenta por que siento que esta ves tengo muchas mas bases para las decisiones y selecciones que he hecho, además con el test que se le aplico a Nick es muy reconfortante el tener la certeza de que es un niño con capacidades sobresalientes y no ideas de su mamá cuerva jajaja! La elección es un poco complicada por la asincronía en el desarrollo que presentan este tipo de niños. Por ejemplo su nivel de vocabulario y comprensión es el de un niño de 3 grado, osea de aproximadamente de 8 años, su nivel de lectura es de 1er grado osea aproximadamente 6 años, matemáticas también, pero emocionalmente es un enanito lindo y travieso de tan solo 4 años..... Este año esta feliz por que quiere que Santa le traiga un aspiradora jajaja!! Es maravillosa la cantidad de tiempo que puede estar concentrado trabajando en algo que le apasiona, el brillo en sus ojos y sus manitas heladas de la emoción.... es una verdadera bendición.. tan fuerte y tan terriblemente frágil a la vez.... Gracias a Dios por mis niños.... por estos hermosos seres dueños de mi corazón....

Ninna :)

Dec 2, 2011

Ebooks online gratis para niños!

Hay una página que adoro! Se llama We Give Books. Es una organización que apoya diferentes causas, pero siempre gira en torno a la lectura, por cada libro online que lees la editorial dona un libro a la causa que tu elijas. Debes registrarte para poder leerlos, pero es gratuito. Espero que les sirva el link y que lo disfruten tanto como nosotros :)

Ninna..

Diciembre.

 Ahora si a tiempo con la fecha!!! :) Que rápido se paso el año! Este año no pensábamos poner arbolito, sino nuestra rama navideña jajaja!!  Recorremos los lugares cercanos para buscar algún árbol seco, pongo el tronco en una lata grande con yeso, y cuando fragua listo!! Metemos la rama a la casa y la decoramos jajajaja!! pero bueno los enanitos tenían mucha ilusión de tener árbol, el año pasado toco rama. Esta es la navidad en la que Nick ha disfrutado más, todo lo emociona muchísimo, las luces, los adornos todo... es que a los 4 años todo es mágico y novedoso. Cada año trato de que hagamos alguna manualidad para navidad y la vamos guardando. El nacimiento de las fotos fue de un dibujo que hizo Johiss cuando tenia como 10 años, lo pegue en fibracel y lo recorté con una caladora y ahora tenemos un lindo nacimiento que ella misma hizo.


Este año se nos ocurrió hacer estos adornos con fieltro, listones y demás cosas que encontramos, Nick estaba fascinado, le encanta hacer cosas. Cuando lo estábamos haciendo me dijo: Ah! Creo que ya entendí!! El chiste de la Navidad es que brille no? jajaja!! Cada Navidad con los chicos es mas especial.




Ninna :)


Dec 1, 2011

Día de muertos.







                                                                                                                                                                    

Mi niña es toda una artista!! Para este día de muertos hizo un calendario azteca giganteeeeee!! Y también hace unos días termino una hermosa maqueta de un edificio histórico. Mi princesa es todo un estuche de monerias, toca la guitarra, dibuja, pinta, lee y ademas esta aprendiendo japones! Es una chavita super creativa!!! Estoy cada día mas orgullosa de ella!!! La amo con todo mi ser!!!


                                                                                                          
Estas fotos del pan de muerto horneado en casa y el típico dulce de calabaza con piloncillo, son para hacer notrar que Halloween no esta peleado con el Día de Muertos, por que no festejar las dos??? jajajaja!!


Ninna :)

Halloween, o mas vale tarde que nunca...



Por fin despues de mas de un mes me he dado tiempo de subir algunas fotos de nuestra celebración de Halloween!
Este año hicimos básicamente 3 cosas,  cupcakes, adornitos para la escalera con pompones y foami, y la linterna de calabaza de cada año!! :) Aquí comparto algunas fotos de lo que hicimos!
Mis enanos disfrutaron mas que nada los cupcakes jajaja!! Y es super lindo como aun cuando la diferencia de edad es tan grande ambos se divierten mucho juntos... son mi vida, mi motor, mi alegría.... verlos divertidos e ilusionados con la calabaza y las demás cositas no tiene precio....


Halloween tiene un significado muy especial para nosotros también, por que es el cumpleaños de mi abuela, ella tiene ya 97 años y es profundamente amada por toda la familia, así que es día de fiesta en casa :)

Ninna 

Nov 30, 2011

Oct 4, 2011

Spiders......


Huge spider!!!!!


Letter soup... but just in paper because the other from the stove he can´t stand it!!! LOL :p


His spider draw!!!


Huge spiderweb inside our classroom!!

So much fun together!!!! love you lil Monkey!!!! and love you my lil Princess!! you are fresh air in the middle of a summer day... you are wonderful, awesome kids... so proud of you both....

Ninna ;)

Oct 2, 2011

POR FIN!!!!!!!!!!


WOWWWWWWWW!!! Mi princesa me acaba de avisar que la segunda temporada de BAKUMAN ha comenzadooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! para todos los que tienen alguna idea de lo que eso sea mis mas sinceras felicitaciones!!! espero que esta temporada cumpla todas y cada una de sus espectativas!! que todos los personajes sigan vivos, que nadie se deprima por que se dejan de amar o no les salen sus planes.... espero que esta temporada sea maravillosa, pero que no llegue a su final la historia para que existan muchas muchas temporadas mas!!! VIVA BAKUMAN!!! BAKUMAN RULESSSSS!!! PRINCESS I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART!!!! Te amo mi princesa adorada, mi niña hermosa!!! Diviertete con Bakuman, Bleach, aunque yo no entiendo de eso, pero me pone feliz que tu lo disfrutas tanto!! Te amooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Mamá ;)

Oct 1, 2011

Bienvenido otoñooooo!!!

Por fin llegamos a la época mas bonita del año!! o al menos mi favorita!! De Octubre a Diciembre pura diversión y millones de cosas divertidas que hacer con los niños!
Nick y yo estamos trabajando varios temas sobre el otoño! Encontre un sitio maravilloso con ebooks de temas variados, pero básicamente son de ciencias y matemáticas, se pueden leer en Inglés o en Español, además cada libro tiene un activity book, donde se aplica el cuento a Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, etc. El ebook que estamos usando es Count down to Fall. La verdad es que no se quién es el mas emocionado con estos libros jajajaja!! Creo que yo... jajajaja!!

Esta hoja la dibujé en base a una de las actividades del libro. Me tarde como 1 hora :p. Por si acaso la digitalice para no perderla!! La pongo aquí por si alguien la quiere utilizar :)


Ninna

Sep 29, 2011

Late review!!!

Took more time than what was expected, but finally I am here writing my time 4 learning review.... well... definitely it is completely different the way an English native speaker relates with something like time 4 learning, and the way a Spanish native speaker relates with it.... Lil monkey is 4 yrs old and he loves to play on the pc, he wanted to answer every single math exam of 1 st grade and was for almos 4 hours infront of the pc.. so I thought he just loved it! but after that day he didn´t even wanted to turn on the pc... so we were just for once using the program... there are several things to consider here... first even when he understands a lot he is not a native english speaker, he is gifted so he is kind of a little wierd with his tastes, interests, fears.. and list goes on and on... ;)
So even when I think this is not a good curriculum for our family, I am sure this is a great curriculum for most families! and I really apreciate the oportunity of testing this wonderful program!

Ninna :)

Aug 18, 2011

La primera plantita y Miss Spider



Ayer fuimos al vivero a comprar unas plantas con la Abuela :) y resulta que ahora Nick es el orgulloso dueño de su primera planta!!!! es el mas feliz del mundo!! la puso en su recamara junto a su librero y cada 2 minutos me pregunta si ya la puede regar jajajaja!! Creo que es bonito el darles estas responsabilidades desde pequeños y el aprender a valorar como todo un ambiente cambia y se armoniza gracias a una plantita.
El único defecto que tienen las plantas son las arañas…. me dan pavooooor!! Pero ayer paso algo muy curioso…. puse una de las plantas en el fregadero de la cocina para regarla, cuando más tarde regresé por la plantita había una araña que inmediatamente me recordó a Miss Spider y me dio mucha tristeza darle un zapatazo!! no se si sea el principio de un cambio en mi manera de ver y de sentir con respecto a las arañas… Me esfuerzo por no transmitir este miedo a mis enanos, pero vivimos en una zona donde hay viudas negras y pues al ser tan venenosas, desde pequeñitos les he enseñado que muchos insectos pican, y que son sumamente peligrosos, que no se deben de acercar a ninguno hasta que no pregunten a un adulto.
Bueno demasiada platica de arañas para un día………..


Ninna :)

Aug 17, 2011

Mom, what does synonyms means?


This is the question that my little 4 years old monkey popped just like that at 6:30 am LOL!
And after his question was answered, he went back to play with his hot wheels while Mom was doing breakfast! I love the way his little brain works, after he was tested a lot of things are easer for me… is not the number, is just that is easier to be patient or to try to find some other ways to explain him the things when I am sure that he does not act just because he is a spoiled one… it is easier for me to be patience if I know those reactions are something that sometimes came completely out of control for him. I know this is going to be a long journey and I pray God every single day and night to teach me and guide me to be able to guide my children.
He had been behaving a lot better, a couple of weeks he used to wake me almost every night crying in my ear, hitting me and asking me to get up and carry him…. there has been about 2 weeks of sleeping all night long, without hitting, insulting or any other kind of aggressive behaviour.. I know it is not easy for anyone, specially for him to deal with such a big levels of frustration and not being able to express them through 4 years, I hope things continue changing from now on.
Ninna :)

Aug 16, 2011

Thrilled with the first review of something in my lifeeee!!!

I've been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a curriculum review. Time4Learning can be used as an online homeschooling program or afterschool tutorial. Be sure to come back and read about my experience.

Ninna

Aug 15, 2011

One Million Giraffes

This is a page we discover today: ONE MILLION GIRAFFES… although the project is over, they are still uploading the photographs, so Nick and I decided it would be cool to make our own giraffe.


It is amazing to share time and such a lovely project with my lil one….. I miss my princess she is at school since last week, and even dough she is over there for just a couple of hours I miss her with all my heart… :)
Ninna

Aug 14, 2011

Well, at the end we have a very bright monkey!!!

According to the WPPSI test, our lil Nick tested 155 iq, it says that it has a standard variation of 15 points, so that maybe is an indicator that he touch the top of the test and that he will need another test in a couple of years to have a more accurate rating of his iq. This is not for a just wanting a number or feeling the smarties round here… this is because I need to know what is going on his head to be able to help him, to guide him and to teach him exactly what he needs!! And because I am his MOM!!! :)
There were several mixed emotions… mixed feelings around all this giftedness stuff… but now the water is starting to get to its normal level. In one hand that sense of feeling so proud of my son, and at the same time that overwhelming feeling of having someone with so much potential and being afraid of not having enough capacity to guide and lay the roots of a happy adult, responsible, healthy and successful in all areas of his life.
Now the path that we have in front of us as his homeschool partner LOL, as parents and as family is a huge ? LOL. I think the first step that we need to give is to start reading as much material as we can, and lots and lots and lots of patience… G and I need to start working together as a single front as parents, something that has been a little hard for us because we have such a different approach in discipline and education about the kids…. But I am sure that we will find our way to sort all this things… we deserve it, and our kids deserve it more… they are such a lovely gift from God, not enough time in the universe to be as grateful as I should be for being a mother of this two angels…. :)
Ninna

Little one´s test


So after a couple of years of doubts and questions, we took our monkey to have the iq test.
There had been so many things that we had learn as parents, and so many things that I had learn with this experience as a mother and as a woman…. First I feel completely glad and grateful that we made it because my beloved G has changed in an amazing way his approach to discipline to the lil one, and the monkey behaviour has been improving a lot too… so the house is 5% more peaceful than before LOL. In the other hand we had a horrible experience with Ana Azuela… she is very recognized in the field and she has the IDDENT thing here, but to be honest I would never ever recommend anyone to have any kind of interaction with this woman specially in the professional field. When I contacted her i felt some kind of uncomfortable feeling inside of me, so I googled her name and her association and the only things I found were marvellous articles in a lot of different web sites, a book that she wrote and the only two big gifted sites of the country linked to her IDDENT page… so I thought… maybe she is a genius too LOL and she has some kind of weird behaviour…. But she is the most rude and informal woman I had know… she told me that the price for the test was going to be 100 Dlls, because she did not have a place to do it, and because i needed to travel, and after she made the test when we pay her she told me: “Excuse me but I told you it was going to be 150 Dlls”…. OMG!! I could not believe it.. because I was sure I asked her several times through the phone how much this was going to cost…. I thought that maybe she was kind of disperse and with any bad intention behind…. so we paid her the rest of the money… the test was almost 4 weeks ago.. we are 200 kms away from the place where she is.. and we have offered her at least 10 ways of sending us the certificates of the test and she is always busy, giving poor excuses for not give us our papers, I even call her one morning to ask her to set a time that would be ok for her because we were going to send a taxi to pick the papers and put them on the post office, she answer me that 8 am of the next day would be fine, so I sent her an email explaining her that the cab would arrive at 8 am to pick up the papers. She didn't answer the mail, but after we pay for the evaluation it seemed like she loose any kind of interest of answering my emails the way that she used to do it when i first contact her. To make this short when the taxi arrived the driver call us to explain that this Ana Azuela told him that we didn´t let her know that he was going to pick something, and that the papers were not ready, that she has not printed them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine how we feel….. This papers should had been printed since 3 weeks ago… And when my husband called her to ask her what is this game she is playing, she even have the cynics of asking him to send him money to her account so she could send us the papers by ups…. as you can imagine we are not going to give her one single cent more….
That was the horrible story and we do not even know if we are going to have our certificate or not… I will write another post about the results of the test and some other happy stuffs:) I do not want to mix my little monkey´s business with this woman… :p
Ninna

May 11, 2011

Mi pequeño guepardo…. :)

Artículo en español o en english.
Espero que les guste tanto como a mi… I hope you enjoy it as much as I did…
Ninna :)

May 9, 2011

my little scientist!! :)




This was the last time i found little Nick creating his own mess with his greatgrandma´s things….. so after several times cleaning the bathroom, the kitchen and the bedrooms, I decided that maybe instead of a time out he needed a right place to explode the scientist that lives inside of him lol!! and so…… we are making science!!! :) and he is the happiest kiddo in the entire world!!
This was our first time with the science class……
We mixed vinegar, baking soda and watch the reaction… so much fun!!! :) so we decided to give him a scientist birthday present and it is a nice chemistry thingy for kids that teaches them about colour theory…
And guess what?? the bathroom disaster is something from the past.. because this huge science boy behaves himself and knows that every time he feels the need to try something he can ask for it and he will have a place and a time to have fun in a way that his marvellous brain needs. :)
Ninna :)

May 7, 2011

Monkey´s birthday


Thank God for this awesome 4 years by your side!! You are my SUN!!!! You make me shout, love, scream, laugh, breath… i deeply deeply love you my darling.. my own very special Wild Thingy lol!! love you Nick… Life could not be better than it is today, you are my miracle… my handsome boy…

Mom… :)

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May 6, 2011

Felices Pascuas!!



Me he propuesto el subir fotos frecuentes de algunos de los trabajos que hace Nick, así que aun cuando la fecha ya paso quiero llevar un recuento de algunas de las actividades con las que nos hemos divertido durante este tiempo!!
Este año la decoración de los huevitos de pascua fue mucho mas sencilla, pero me gusto, primero los pintamos todos con plumones acuacolor y después con un pincel y agua le hicimos un efecto estilo acuarela ;) Casi todos son BLUE por que es el color favorito de Nicolás!! El trío de huevitos guapos los decoro mi princesa!!! Cada día dibuja mejor y mejor…. son mi par de artistas!! los amoooooo!! :)


Ninna :)
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