Elizabeth loves legos almost as much as Tommy! This afternoon she’s happily playing by herself, making some beautiful pink and purple creations for her Lego Friends.
Category Archive for 'Elizabeth'
Back to Normal
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 8th, 2014
After a day of adjustment, we’re pretty much back to normal around here. Bug is making messes… And the kids are conscientiously coloring for school. Latin vocab. And as usual, Q is hamming it up for the camera…
Egyptian Reliefs
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 1st, 2014
We’re learning about the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Pharaoh Menes, and today the kids colored reliefs based on stories of his life. And of course they insisted on taking pictures to put on the blog. It’s quite a meta life they live–should I be concerned?
Lunch Outside
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Sep 26th, 2014
Since Derek hurt his back last Sunday while his students were over, I haven’t had anyone to help me carry the table back inside. At this point, students are coming back this Sunday, so we might as well leave it out. So we’re just eating on the floor of the kitchen or out on the […]
Sumerian Activities
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Tommy on Sep 10th, 2014
Last week, the entire CCA student body spent an afternoon in Sumerian garb, making tin foil jewelry and cuneiform seals out of clay. I remember doing the same project at Morningstar Homeschool, 25 years ago!
LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Susanna, Tommy on Sep 9th, 2014
A friend just told us that the LA Philharmonic rehearses for their concerts at the Hollywood Bowl the morning of the performance–and anyone can go in and listen for free! So we packed up a lunch and a bunch of snacks, grabbed some journals and colored pencils, and drove down to Hollywood this morning to […]
Elizabeth’s First Soccer Game!
Posted in Elizabeth on Sep 8th, 2014
The Sunshine Lollipops had a great first game. Elizabeth got so excited that she screamed any time anything exciting was happening to the ball. She even got her foot on it a couple of times. It was pretty much the cutest thing ever. And what fun to have Coach Daddy alongside the whole time!
Elizabeth’s soccer team came over last night for a team meeting with Coach Derek. Our newest soccer player was literally bouncing up and down with excitement as each little girl came in. They picked the name “Sunshine Lollypops” for their team, and the first game is Saturday. This afternoon, Tommy is giving our favorite Sunshine […]
Mesopotamian History
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Sep 3rd, 2014
We read about King Sargon today, and the big kids are coloring pictures and maps. Susie is entertaining herself with Lumi-doh (Thank you, Aunt Terri!) And this is how Janie homeschools…don’t worry, I pulled her off right after taking the picture!
Scenes from School
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Tommy on Sep 1st, 2014
We’re doing school today, sortof. Janie woke up at 5 am, went down for a nap at 8 am, and was back up at 9 am. So we rushed to get some school in between 8 and 9, but we’re taking a break until her next nap. In the meantime, here are a couple school […]