Introducing the Three Little Pigs and the Big, Bad Wolf!
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Sewing Projects, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 31st, 2015
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American Girl Paper Dolls
Posted in Elizabeth on Oct 28th, 2015
A second generation is loving my American Girl paper dolls! We have to wait until Janie is napping to get them out, but after twenty-three years, they’re just as fun as when they were brand new…
Two digit addition using dimes and pennies
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 27th, 2015
This was Tommy’s favorite section of 1st grade math, and the girls are enjoying it this time around!
Thank Goodness We Have Dental Insurance
Posted in Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 23rd, 2015
All four kids had their dental check-ups today, and whew, it’s going to be an expensive coming decade. Tommy and Elizabeth have small jaws that will probably need some expanding, and their teeth are coming in huge and crooked. That’s normal at this stage, but the dentist affirmed that their mouths are so crowded that […]
Underwood 2015, Take 2
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 19th, 2015
Today we headed back to Underwood Farms for real pumpkin picking with the Kims. The weather actually cooperated–it was a cool 74 degrees. Tommy loved running around with four rambunctious boys, and can I just say that watching a teenage boy gently take a four year old through a corn maze is one of the […]
Underwood 2015, Take 1
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Tommy on Oct 13th, 2015
Our CBS homeschoolers’ Underwood Farms pumpkin picking field trip was yesterday, but the little girls and I weren’t up to going along. Thankfully, PJ and Christina totally didn’t mind keeping an eye on my big kids along with their crews (and sending me some pictures afterwards). It’s a fall tradition the kids love so much […]
Math Lesson on Money
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna on Oct 12th, 2015
Watercolor Painting Like Aunt Jennifer!
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 11th, 2015
Well, maybe that title was a bit presumptuous. We don’t fancy ourselves professional artists here, but I did ask Jen to recommend art supplies to buy with our charter school money (and bought everything she said was best, despite the kids’ ages). The big order came in this week, and we pulled out our new […]
California Winter?
Posted in Elizabeth on Oct 9th, 2015
When you ask a Californian child to draw you a picture of winter, you get a snowman at the beach…