He requested a Super Hero party and This Momma decided we would do a super hero training party. Let me tell you it was a huge hit and I think all the kids had a blast.
The cake - Orange with a lightning bolt as was requested. :)
Super Strength Chris
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Happy Birthday Super Caleb
My Super Man Caleb is 5 years old today. 5 years since I rushed out in the middle of the night in disbelief that my water had broken and convinced I could not really be in labor yet. :) In 21 minutes I was calling Shae to tell her I was sooo sorry but I had my baby boy and she still had to wait a bit for hers. He is still a huge ball of energy and the speed he came into the world with no longer surprises me. He takes the world by storm and Loves Life with a passion.
He requested a Super Hero party and This Momma decided we would do a super hero training party. Let me tell you it was a huge hit and I think all the kids had a blast.
The cake - Orange with a lightning bolt as was requested. :)
Awaiting the arrival of guests while watching some Super Friends.
Super Grand Bee
Some students awaiting training.
Fire rescue- They all maneuvered the fiery building to rescue the teddy.
Target practice
Speed and Agility
Get the villain with the water balloons. :) Also known as soak the Daddy
Super Strength Caleb
Super Strength Katherine
Super Strength Timothy
Super Strength Joshua
Super Strength Benjamin
Super Strength Evangeline
Super Strength Emily
Super Strength Ivy
Super Strength Chris
Super Strength Jadon
Super Cape designing
Loving his Pillow Pet
The new sandbox was a big hit!!!
He requested a Super Hero party and This Momma decided we would do a super hero training party. Let me tell you it was a huge hit and I think all the kids had a blast.
The cake - Orange with a lightning bolt as was requested. :)
Super Strength Chris
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Independence Day Shirts
4th of July is coming soooo fast. I had picked up these red T-shirts at the Dollar Tree at least a month ago with plans to make shirts for the kidlets to wear.
I gathered all of the red white blueish fabrics I had pieces of and traced these stars from Family Fun on them. Star Pattern
Then I cut them all out
Using my trusty glue sticks again I lightly glued them on the shirts. Some layered.
Stitched them closeish to the edge with a straight stitch
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Summertime fun
Butterflies ready for freedom
Perched on the cage before it takes flight
Watching the butterflies
Timmy let them go in the veggie garden hoping they will keep coming back
Bonfire smore time
Kaylin said she did not want to get in and then drenched herself anyway :)
Monday, June 20, 2011
Passing the time while Daddy is away
We have been watching our caterpillars cocoon and we await there transformation any day now.
Grandpa Keith and the kids have done so much yard work. mowing, and mowing, raking, and raking, and bagging, and finally the yard is usable again. :)
We went to pick berries last week and they have found there way to the freezer. Well most of them did. :)
Papa and Uncle Bob on Fathers Day out back with the kidlets.
The garden is growing well with all this sunshine and so are the kidlets.
Naturally we have not finished as much as I had hoped, although we do have 6 long days left until Daddy returns so maybe we will get some of it done after all.
Where?
Joining Second Star to the Right again this week for her blog hop. This week we are supposed to share the Where of our home school.
The first stop on the tour is the front bookcase. This is the case that holds the day to day curriculum. So we are using these shelves everyday.
Here is the living room area, Math U See is done while on the couch or the floor and once a week they will be watching a dvd before they do it. This is also where a lot of read aloud time takes place.
Kitchen table is the main station for sit down work at the moment. I hope to get a desk or table area in another spot for my oldest son before school next year as we will be starting the 2 youngest on more sit down work and the table may become there zone. :) Oh and the computer is here directly to the right so it is easy access for when we do any type of online games, drills, printing ect...
This is my daughters desk in her room. She goes here for reading time, writing time, and anything else independent she wants quiet for. :) Sometimes she sits on her bed which is to the right as well. None of the boys go to there rooms for work as they do not have the concentration yet to do anything when they are out of eyesight of momma.
That is basically it, we pretty much school all over the house and it is a bit chaotic most of the time.
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The first stop on the tour is the front bookcase. This is the case that holds the day to day curriculum. So we are using these shelves everyday.
That is basically it, we pretty much school all over the house and it is a bit chaotic most of the time.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Just for Today
FOR TODAY
Outside my window... A few red roses against a green back yard
I am thinking... Just 14 days to go until my Justin comes home
I am thankful for... Amazing Family and Friends who are there for me even when I didn't realize I needed them.
From the learning rooms...(if this applies) We are learning to Pray and Trust
From the kitchen... Dirty dishes since my dishwasher is acting up. Time to give it a good cleaning and see if that will help.
I am wearing... My boots that have seen better days, Jeans that I embroidered that have also seen better days, and a stripey yellow and grey shirt with a hood. (Oh and one of my headbands from Shae)
I am going... To town in a bit to give my sister a ride to WIC and to see if anything can be done about Travis phone not working in India.
I am reading... A Pocketful of Pinecones to myself and The Hobbit (same edition I linked too it's so pretty) as a read aloud to the kids
I am hoping... To start working on the boys paint touch up soon
I am hearing... The kids playing with some bugs
Around the house... Flowers on the kitchen table, a bit of cleaning to do, some fresh herbs I just picked on the counter
One of my favorite things... Hearing my Justin on the phone
A few plans for the rest of the week: Go to the park if it is nice out, maybe drive through the Safari, Have a WIC class sometime, Small group on Tue, Keeping busy as much as possible - maybe some sewing.
Sadly we only have one camera and it is with Justin so I do not have a pic to share :)
Outside my window... A few red roses against a green back yard
I am thinking... Just 14 days to go until my Justin comes home
I am thankful for... Amazing Family and Friends who are there for me even when I didn't realize I needed them.
From the learning rooms...(if this applies) We are learning to Pray and Trust
From the kitchen... Dirty dishes since my dishwasher is acting up. Time to give it a good cleaning and see if that will help.
I am wearing... My boots that have seen better days, Jeans that I embroidered that have also seen better days, and a stripey yellow and grey shirt with a hood. (Oh and one of my headbands from Shae)
I am going... To town in a bit to give my sister a ride to WIC and to see if anything can be done about Travis phone not working in India.
I am reading... A Pocketful of Pinecones to myself and The Hobbit (same edition I linked too it's so pretty) as a read aloud to the kids
I am hoping... To start working on the boys paint touch up soon
I am hearing... The kids playing with some bugs
Around the house... Flowers on the kitchen table, a bit of cleaning to do, some fresh herbs I just picked on the counter
One of my favorite things... Hearing my Justin on the phone
A few plans for the rest of the week: Go to the park if it is nice out, maybe drive through the Safari, Have a WIC class sometime, Small group on Tue, Keeping busy as much as possible - maybe some sewing.
Sadly we only have one camera and it is with Justin so I do not have a pic to share :)
Friday, June 10, 2011
When?
Joining my sister again! Second Star to the Right
Today we are supposed to discuss the when of our Yearly schedule.
Just the term Yearly schedule seems to imply a much more organized and tidy individual than I find myself to be. :)
Intending to or not, we seem to be year round schoolers. We take a break for Christmas which is always at least 2 weeks, a break for Easter of about a week, a break for Thanksgiving of about a week, and we go slower in summer usually just doing math, grammar, reading and extras. We also break for birthdays if they are midweek, vacations (if we have one), and when we are just cranky. hehehe Then again we school some Saturdays if daddy works. So it all works out in the end.
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Today we are supposed to discuss the when of our Yearly schedule.
Just the term Yearly schedule seems to imply a much more organized and tidy individual than I find myself to be. :)
Intending to or not, we seem to be year round schoolers. We take a break for Christmas which is always at least 2 weeks, a break for Easter of about a week, a break for Thanksgiving of about a week, and we go slower in summer usually just doing math, grammar, reading and extras. We also break for birthdays if they are midweek, vacations (if we have one), and when we are just cranky. hehehe Then again we school some Saturdays if daddy works. So it all works out in the end.
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