Keilee has decided to wait until after the play to move full speed ahead on her All in One Homeschool. She is just SO busy lately and there just isn’t time to do 3 or 4 hours a day of academics. She is still doing a few things but not the entire curriculum.
This summer will always be remembered by me as the summer of Creativity. She is always creative but every day seems to bring something new for her to make, sing, create, draw, read, paint, play, bake, learn, etc.
This past weekend we went to our Farmer’s Market. They were having a Corn theme and were giving away free corn. Keilee and I opted out since it was 9:00 AM. Then we went to an antique car show. We stayed about 20 minutes. Neither of us are huge antique car fans although they were beautiful.
She has created Art pages although all she does is quotes from songs and some art around them. She told me she is going to choose another theme soon! 🙂 She was really inspired by Lilah’s Manga drawings and wants to try more of that.
Keilee’s music is very important to her. She listens to it continuously. She sings all.the.time. She doesn’t know every song on the radio because we rarely listen to the radio but she has her Pandora channels and she is rarely without music. What I love is that she has such a huge range of musical taste. She also loves many of the bands I always loved; Matchbox Twenty, 3 Doors Down, 3rd Eye Blind, Green Day, etc. She is a huge fan of 90’s music. But she also loves current music. HER brand of current, not Top 40 brand of current. 🙂
Play practice is going GREAT! They are actually further along than Keilee has ever been in a play. They could seriously perform it now. I still need to pick up a couple of things for her costume though.
Keilee is loving the Blimey Cow Photo Challenge a Day. If you haven’t checked out Blimey Cow you should. Most Homeschoolers know them from the “7 Lies About Homeschoolers“ video. If you haven’t seen this video YOU SHOULD WATCH IT. Keilee has followed them for years. It is 2 brothers, Jordan and Josh Taylor. Josh is married to Kelli and she helps too along with other people. The cool thing about this is that Kelli started following Keilee on Instagram! She has like 3500 followers but she only follows about 190 people. Keilee SCREAMED like someone was after her when she saw it! She has also commented on several of Keilee’s photos. She is “krftaylor” 🙂
This is very ‘creative’ also because Keilee comes up with ideas for the pictures. This day was “Hipster Josh Approved” So yeah…her ‘Hipster’ photos. 🙂
Some of my favorite photos from the week. She got that guitar when she was 6! She has been playing every day. She watched YouTube videos and has gotten out the guitar books she had when she took guitar lessons when she was 6!
The theme for “7 Cool Homeschoolers” was “Freestyle”. Keilee has been wanting to do a video for Pink’s “Just Give Me A Reason”. She asked me if I would go get Will, one of her very best friends, and let him do it with her. This is a love song but she had this vision in her head and since they are just the best of friends; they even call each other brother and sister; I was fine with her doing it. It was strange seeing the finished product. Like a glimpse into an older Keilee and a “BOY”!!!! She had a place she wanted to film that we have passed a million times and I have never noticed. It was perfect. Even though we did get in trouble for being there but when the owner saw how stinking cute they were she let them finish. 😉
And here is the video if you would like to watch it.
So there is our week. The weather here is HOT and it has rained so much this summer! Last summer we had a drought. Feast or famine I guess.
Happy Friday!
Homeschool Rocks!
Karen
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!” Dr. Seuss
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” Jack London
Linking with
Mary at “Collage Friday”
Sylvia at “Friendship Friday”
Love your week and the video. The setting was perfect…even the wind blowing Keilee’s hair! So fun and creative:)
Great job on the video! It would not surprise me at all if someday soon she is making her very own real music videos! Watch out mom! My daughter Rebekah and her boyfriend, Will (yes! his name is Will too!) started out as friends at ages 12 and 14. Now they are planning to get married in two years!
That little pink guitar is sooo cute! We just lent C(9)’s first guitar to a younger friend – I can’t believe it was the right size for her only two years ago!
Keilee’s photos are amazing (and you take them so well), I’m not surprised Kelli is following her. I can just imagine that excited scream 😀
Looking forward to seeing shots of the play when it is performed. Keilee is definitely very creative. She looks a natural performer.
Gorgeous video, Karen and Kei! I loved loved loved it, especially the outtakes at the end. You can really see how real and wonderful Will and Kei’s friendship is, and I am incredibly impressed with their maturity in making it. I’m also impressed by their exuberant, infectious silliness! Oh, I wish we lived closer. 🙂 I love that my boy watches Kei’s videos and that she watches his. I wonder if she knows anyone who lives further away than us? Hey, we should do a video for you guys giving you a taste of our lives here. Wouldn’t that be fun??! 🙂
I loved the video. Pink is one of our favorite singers around here! I second Mary’s thought that Keilee’s videos are so well thought out.
Davan also has a guy best friend and I’d never feel weird about them doing something like this together, as they also are more like brother/sister than anything. In fact, Tanner, who has been the only boy in Zig Zags for the last two years, has joined in on numerous group slumber parties – Davan’s birthday party, a trip to the beach with a few Zig Zags, going to Great Wolf Lodge just recently – and I’ve never worried that something inappropriate would happen because it’s like family.
Another great video. So funny that she used that song – currently Grace’s favorite song. Another great post, looks like you guys are having a wonderful summer.
Blessings
Diane
You know what I love about your posts? The happiness. Your daughter seems to be one happy lady, and as her mummy it must make your heart sing!
I love all of the creativity! You and Keilee are making awesome memories!
I love seeing what you guys are up to. And thanks to Keilee for introducing me to a new song. Love it.
Karen,
I feel blessed to know you. I look at what you and Kei do and it inspires me to get out and discover more in my own backyard. It also makes me want to pack a bag and head south! I have to start planning our next trip to TN….!
Thanks for the Easy Peasy shout out! I began using with my kids and it’s been a hit! I am so happy with it. It was an answer to prayer… filled lots of gaps that I had no clue how I was going to fill.
As for your week, lots of fun and color!! 🙂
Yummy CORN! Yesterday I bought 8 ears of FARM FRESH corn from the farmer’s market, all the had left. We can’t wait to grill it up tonight with burgers!
She most DEFINITELY is a creative young lady! She’s even creative with FASHION. Love the hipster look with the hat and glasses!
Love Pink! Great video!
Keilee is just so creative all the time. It would tire me out to be that creative. Your weeks always sound so excited, happy and fun. I hope everything keeps going well for you two.
It’s been hot hot here too, but our rain tapered off so I’ve been out in the hot watering the yard. It’s not fun. We generally avoid the outside heat. We are not the outdoorsy types.
Have a great weekend!
Looks like a beautiful week! I love seeing Keilee have so much fun 🙂
The summer of creativity … I love that! Keilee has such richly diverse talents and passions — what a gifted kiddo. 🙂
I love the video. You have two very talented (almost?) teens there. It is wonderful to see them together. It is obvious how much they care about each other, just as friends. It looks like you guys had a really great week. So full of talent.
Another awesome week, Karen — Keilee’s videos are always so well thought out!!
Have a great weekend – let’s hope for no rain!