Week 2

Well week 2 has come to a close today! We started science this week. You can read all about our science plans here. I felt that it deserved it's on place. This week we had some distractions in the form of behaviors and the car having to get fixed but I still tried to chug along. We also started using Brain Pop and I cannot say enough about that site. I really like Brain Pop and so do my kids! Skyler is still all about Head of the Class as well. She really enjoys that and the fact that it is free well, all the better! We are still doing the flat traveling and state box exchange on the facebook group homeschool swapping adventures. My kids still really love that as well. You can read all about our adventures on that one right here. I tend to get all clustered when there is too much in one place so I like certain things to have their own space so to speak! I know I need to update all the things we are using now and I will get around to that sooner or later anyway lol. Two weeks down thirty something to go!

We worked on newspapers this week. Talking about what they were and everything. They also made some of their own personal newspapers as well. This picture is Skyler working on hers! Notice her hair is pulled into a pony that is a major big deal as she hates piggie tales but I am so tired of her hair in her face!

Our first day back!!

Today was our first day back at school! YAY!! I have come to the conclusion I hate breaks. There is too much time for nothing and they wind up driving me insane. I really truly wonder how I used to deal with summer vacations when they went to school. Oh, I just remembered, they went to daycare and I was at work or school. I miss those days sometimes. I miss college. I did well there and actual adults cared what I had to say. I do love being with my kids though so I know I got the better part but at times I do miss adult interaction. Anyway today started off a bit rough for Fox. He is my"difficult" child. We all have one of those, right?

We strted our day off with the new morning board I have put together. Calendar, weather our phone number and address as it seems I had neglected to make points of those since we moved! What basic stuff we overlook when worried about everything else! They liked the morning board and especially the temp. chart. We have a clock in the house that tells the temp and a gauge outside so it was fun for them to compare the difference. We also made it the first day using our workboxes and schedule strips. I am in love with this by the way.

It was so wonderful to not hear, "Mom how much more work?" I hate hearing that all day. This way they can just see exactly what is going on each day and they have it all figured out! They liked having everything in their baskets to as far as pencils, crayons and such. They did their work, asked for help when needed and it went pretty good for a first day. As a special little treay they had fun boxes at the end of their schedule.

The boys had airplanes to build and paint and Skyler Bay got a mini glass tea set. It was a fun little extra for their first day and they really enjoyed it. Now if I can get Fox to keep his glasses on tomorrow then it will be even better!! We also decided that this year we want to have a 100 day party to celebrate 100 days. If you would like to see any more pics of our first day please go here.

Back To School Party

Today we had a back to school party! If all goes according to plan we start back Monday. We continued the German tradition we started last year of the school cones. They are filled with just some small goodies for the kids. Play-dough bags, little lego people, art packs and such. Just a little something extra for fun. We started it last year and the kids really liked them so there you have it!

We had make your own ice cream sundays, cookies and playing after spending the morning at Lowes building little lockers.

Here they are opening all their goodies. skyler Bay was thrilled with Captain America stickers and the boys were super happy with mini lego figures. Fox got spiderman and Damian got green goblin so they had to battle it out!

FIELDTRIP!

Jacksonville Zoo. It was very fun to see all the animals. We haven't beeen to the zoo in over a year since we left IN. So not only was it a fun day but to a place we had never been! The only dissapointment was no real ocean animal displays. My kids are really into sharks and dolphins so that was missed. We did get to pet some sting rays so that was awesome and we also fed a giraffe.

Damian really liked petting the sting rays!

While Devlin is no longer homeschooled she is still my daughter and when I get a picture I am proud to post it! Look at that beautiful girl feeding one of her all time favorite animals!

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Happy Birthday Baby

That is my baby! Today she is seven years old. I think of where we were when she came, where we are now. All the in between. All I have learned from having her. She has her fathers eyes, it's nice to see them looking at me with love instead of anger. She has my love of all the little animals. She loves clothes like her big sis, she loves dirt and legos like her brothers. She is the best little girl I could have hoped for. She can love on her hamster and beat up her brother five minutes later then run in the kitchen and smother me with kisses. God blessed me with giving her to me even if I didn't realize it at the time, I know now. It has been a crazy roller coaster since she was born, I can't wait to see what is going to happen in the next seven years. Happy Birthday my little princess, I hope you always stay the same loving little angel you are now.

Today We Built A Solar Oven!

Today we took a pizza box and made a solar oven. We used the directions from here. I know you will get a ton of hits if you just put in make a solar oven on google. It was pretty easy and the kids enjoyed it,

Well this is our oven all ready to cook some bagel pizzas. The kids ate them happily and were pretty darn proud of theirselves at that. After a little research we found even more recipes that could be used here. We were so excited we forgot to let the oven preheat so t speak. It makes cooking time faster so don't forget. I also think I was suppose to put black construction paper inside which I skipped. That may have made it work better.