Saturday, October 28, 2017

All Three in School

This is our third year to homeschool, and my first year to officially teach all three kids with Rooke in fourth grade, Gretchen in second, and Bridgette jumping in to kindergarten.  My days are full, and I am grateful for the support and encouragement from the community we are a part of here.  

We do a lot of piano practicing!  My favorite is when they play together on their own =)


Every now and then we find ways to all work together, in the same room, at the same table, without bothering one another!  Snacks help =)


We do a LOT of reading . . .



Sometimes we take our work to the park . . .


And we love field trips!!  What a treat to learn about the Declaration of Independence, and then put our eyes on the actual document!  Ryan was able to join us for this particular field trip, which always makes our time more fun =)






Our most recent field trip was with friends to Historic St. Mary's: Maryland's first capital and the fourth permanent English settlement in North America. 





 

An afternoon tea party while learning about the Boston Tea Party

Abstract art with Daddy

Gretchen played soccer this Fall and Aunt Vallerie got to join us for a couple of the games!

Costco lunch is always a good way to break up the day

Afternoon imaginary play with special friends

We work through plenty of conflict every day, but I love seeing their friendships grow
 

Saturday, September 16, 2017

More August fun

Making the most of our Six Flags season passes!

We celebrated my Gramma's 92nd birthday after church!  We took the party to her room =) 



Gretchen and I got pedicures (her first!) on a girl's night with our friends 

The kids and I were pretty proud of the solar eclipse viewers we made . . .

 . . . then we walked to our neighbor's house to view the eclipse and were SO glad we got to use the real glasses!


The moms were the most excited!

A picnic lunch to break in our new lunch boxes




Sunday, September 10, 2017

Cousin Camp Weekend

 Kaye K and Big Daddy hosted another weekend of Cousin Camp!  All cousins ages 6 and older were invited, which left Aubyn and Maisy to play with us all weekend!  We had one full day all together before Cousin Camp took off, so we went to the pool!





Bridgette went off the diving board for the first time!!

Gretchen and Evelynn coordinating their jumps:

After the pool, dinner was back at our house with Steve and Valerie


Aubyn and I took our girls on the metro for an adventure day in DC . . . we played in the kids area at the American History museum, treated the girls to the carousel on the Mall, ate yummy lunch, did a little shopping, and enjoyed time with our five-year-olds.




Latte on tap.  It's a game-changer.  Sharing this new treat with my sister (twice) made it ever better.


On Saturday Ryan joined us for a trip to the zoo!

We spent a long time watching the gorillas, who were so entertaining, and then the girls were startled by this:



a failed attempt at pedicures ended up with a frozen yogurt treat and some thrift store shopping



picnic dinner in the shopping cart while the mommies find the deals


Aubyn helped me give our front porch a little makeover.  Reason number 25,284 I love my sister. 

And while we were playing, the kids were having a blast at Cousin Camp! 

We had one last lunch all together before everyone headed back home.

Thank you, Kaye K and Big Daddy, for a wonderful weekend!